Shannon Lyndon-Lugg was previously general manager, people and development at Allens
Maddocks has announced the appointment of Shannon Lyndon-Lugg as its new director of people and culture. She will be based in the firm’s Melbourne office.
“Shannon brings with her a wealth of experience leading HR teams, and providing strategic and operational initiatives across talent, performance, career development and resourcing,” said David Newman, Maddocks partner and chief executive officer, in the firm’s media release.
“We are delighted she will be joining Maddocks as the firm continues to grow to meet client demands and evolve the way we work with each other and our clients,” Newman added in the firm’s media release.
Previously, at Allens, Lyndon-Lugg served as general manager, people and development. She held numerous people and culture leadership roles at the firm beginning in 2020.
“I’m so very grateful for the learning and growth opportunities, for the friendships, for the trust and deep care the firm shows to its staff,” Lyndon-Lugg shared on her LinkedIn page in relation to leaving Allens last week.
In the post, she thanked the partners, staff, and people at Allens “for letting me be a small part of your stories and for being a very big part of mine.”
Lyndon-Lugg has also worked in senior people roles at the National Australia Bank, SEEK, and PwC.
In all, she has more than 25 years of experience in human resources, recruitment, talent acquisition, and talent development in a range of industries and sectors, according to her LinkedIn page. She is an executive coach accredited with the Institute of Executive Coaching and Leadership.
Deborah Stonley, Lyndon-Lugg’s predecessor in the role of director of people and culture at Maddocks, will be retiring after six years with the firm. For almost three and a half decades, Stonley has worked with the people and culture teams of law firms.
Newman expressed his best wishes to Stonley on her retirement.
“I want to thank Deborah for her dedication and service to Maddocks over the last six years,” said Newman in the firm’s media release. “We were very fortunate to have her leading our P&C function and have her expertise through the pandemic, and as we modernised our P&C function over that time.”
Maddocks was awarded as one of the The Best Law Firms to Work for in Australia, and The Fastest-Growing Law Firms in Australia. Read the full report here.
