On-demand webinar: Choosing the right ESG partner

ESG is on everyone’s radar, but are firms meeting the changing needs of clients?

This panel discusses what cuts through the noise, what matters most and what makes clients choose one firm over another to support them in delivering their businesses’ approach to ESG.

Speakers:

Mark Maurice-Jones, General Counsel & Compliance Officer, Nestle

Mark Maurice-Jones leads a team of 15 staff dedicated to shaping the agenda of Nestlé UK & Ireland through proactive business partnerships and driving a culture of integrity. Mark is actively involved in helping to drive Nestlé’s ESG initiatives across Europe, Middle East and North Africa. Before Nestlé Mark worked for 15 years with Kimberly-Clark in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region. Mark started his legal career as a competition lawyer with international law firms in London and Brussels.

Anthony Kenny, Assistant General Counsel Corporate & CBS, GSK

Katie Smart, General Counsel, Tarmac

Since 2016, Katie has been the General Counsel and Company Secretary for Tarmac, the UK’s leading sustainable construction materials, road contracting and building products business. She has worked in the industry for 13 of her 20 years practicing and has been involved in major infrastructure and technology projects, international projects, business restructuring, M&A, and innovation in the in-house legal and corporate governance environment.

Stuart Morgan, Chief Legal & Risk Officer, Group Company Secretary & Director of Sustainability & Communications, Coats

Stuart joined Coats in 2014 and is responsible for legal, compliance, governance, risk management, ethics and integrity, internal audit, ESG/sustainability, internal and external communications and company secretarial matters. He is a permanent attendee at and advisor to the Group plc Board and a member of the Management Board, the Group Risk Management Committee, the M&A Committee and the Digital, Technology and Data Protection Steering Committee.

Julia Hayhoe, Managing Director& Independent Advisor to the World Economic Forum GC Community, Hayhoe Consulting

Julia is Managing Director of Hayhoe Consulting, focused on the legal sector enabling clients to achieve strategic, sustainable growth by adapting to changing market dynamics. Her expertise spans strategy, leadership and client success, including advising on how to incorporate ESG issues into strategy and stakeholder engagement.

She has an MBA, Post-Graduate qualifications in Sustainability, Organisational Behaviour and a Law Degree.

This free to watch webinar was part of The Lawyer’s Marketing Leadership Summit that took place between 9 – 10 June 2021.

For more information on the summit, a copy of the agenda, or to register interest for 2022, please visit the event website.