Around the house: legal leaders arrive at Arup and Celonis
20 May 2021
Around the house: legal leaders arrive at Arup and Celonis
This week s collection of in-house counsel moves also sees Ashurst add a former Deutsche Bank GC
Engineering consultancy veteran for Arup London-based construction and engineering services firm Arup Group has named Margot Day as its new general counsel. She is taking over from Clare Marshall, who is leaving Arup after 20 years to launch a specialist business consultancy. Day joins Arup after spending much of her career in-house at construction and engineering consultancies, most recently serving as global director of risk, commercial and legal at Buro Happold. She was also UK general counsel for Arcadis and UK legal counsel and company secretary for Hyder Consulting. Her areas of expertise include construction and engineering law, dispute resolution, risk management and contract negotiation.
Dennis brings over 20 years of legal expertise having advised some of the most renowned public and private companies in the world, coming to Quest following an eleven-year tenure with Delaware North - a global leader in hospitality and food service management. During this time, Dennis held the role of Head of Legal & Compliance APAC and was recently awarded the Travel, Tourism and Hospitality Lawyer of the Year.
As General Counsel, Dennis will lead the legal function of the Quest business, providing strategic direction to support the growth and financial health of the company in line with commercial imperatives. Dennis is a highly experienced legal professional with tremendous intellect, capable of managing the intricacies of our unique business format franchise model and will further streamline and strengthen Quest s legal function to deliver outcomes which empower us for ongoing, sustainable growth , said Managing Director of The Ascott Limited Australia, David Mansfield.