Pinsent Masons appoints Masters as Chairman of Scotland and Northern Ireland

Pinsent Masons has announced Richard Masters as its new Chairman of Scotland and Northern Ireland. 
 
Masters joined law firm McGrigors as a graduate lawyer 30 years ago and was the firm’s managing partner at the time of the 2012 merger with Pinsent Masons.
 
After three years as Pinsent Masons’ Head of Client Operations and a member of the executive board, he became executive chairman of Cerico, the compliance and regulatory specialist which is majority owned by Pinsent Masons. He will continue as a non-executive director of Cerico.
 
The Chairman post became vacant following the death of McGrigors/Pinsent Masons stalwart Kirk Murdoch earlier this year. 

Masters said: “I am delighted and honoured to take on the role of Chairman for Scotland and Northern Ireland and will build on the foundations laid down by Kirk Murdoch who was a strong influence on me both personally and professionally.
 
“My objective is to support our lawyers in Scotland and Northern Ireland in maintaining and growing our market share and reputation, while making a significant contribution to the firm’s overarching ambition of being the market leader in the global sectors in which we operate.”