Phillips Fox MD quits after 18 months
Phillips Fox insurance and financial services managing director Michael Gill has stepped down after 18 months in the job to focus on his legal practice.
For the past 18 months Gill has run his legal work alongside his managing director responsibilities but has now decided to devote his time to his clients as an insurance lawyer. With more time now, and using his experience gained in the top job, Gill will also serve as a mentor to junior staff.
John Pascoe will now take over as managing director at Phillips Fox. Pascoe has a legal and business background and will use this experience to manage the insurance and financial services team focusing particularly on client service.
Pascoe spent time as a partner with Mallesons Stephen Jaques law firm and is a former chief executive of George Weston Foods.
Currently, Pascoe is the non-executive chairman of that group as well as chair of Sealcorp and the Board of Management of Centrelink.
"John comes to Phillips Fox at a time when the firm is beginning to realise the benefits of an integrated structure and how these benefits can be shared with our clients," chief executive officer Tony Crawford says.
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