DWF announced that Matthew Doughty is to be appointed Chief Growth & Strategy Officer with effect from 9 September 2022. Matthew Doughty will remain an Executive Director and will focus on the implementation of DWF's strategy of providing integrated legal and business services to more of its key clients. He will also lead on all inorganic expansion activities, in particular the delivery of a strong M&A pipeline, and will also remain the Board sponsor of the Group's ESG strategy.

Company also announce the appointment of Matthew Glenville as Group Chief Operating Officer with effect from 9 September 2022. Matthew Glenville will be a member of the Executive Leadership Team and will have responsibility for pursuing operational excellence and delivering transformational change projects. The COO, who will not join the Board, will report to the CSO.

Matthew Glenville joins DWF from ICE Clear Europe, one of the leading futures and options clearing houses, where since 2018 he has held the positions of COO, Chief Technology Officer and Chief of Staff. Previously, Glenville was COO at ICE Benchmark Administration and led various teams across front office, operations and change management at Royal Bank of Scotland.