Bird & Bird is on the hunt for a new CEO for its Baseline consulting arm following the departure of Dominic Cook.
It is understood Cook challenged the leadership of CEO David Kerr during the management elections earlier this year, but lost out to the incumbent boss, who has held the position since 1996.
Cook had led the consulting project since its conception last year and was previously a partner and co-head of the firm’s transformational projects group. He had been at the firm for over 20 years.
A Bird & Bird spokesperson confirmed the firm would be announcing a new CEO of Baseline in the coming weeks and that Cook will continue to be involved in Baseline initiatives “for a transitional period”.
The spokesperson continued Cook “has indicated that he wishes to focus his efforts on the development of multi-disciplinary platforms for the delivery of solutions to major technology enabled projects outside of the traditional law firm model”.
Last month, Bird & Bird reported a 5.7 per cent increase in its 2015/16 turnover, with revenue rising 5.7 per cent to hit €343.8m (£273.8m).
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