The creation of the role represents a new era for the firm
Parry Field Lawyers has named Gilbert McKinnon as its first CEO.
In this role, he will collaborate with the firm’s partners to oversee Parry Field’s strategic direction; he will also assist in communicating and working together with clients and teams.
The creation of the CEO post represents a new era for the firm, according to board chair Kris Morrison. The firm previously followed a primarily partner-led leadership model.
“Having this new leadership role developing initiatives to meet and anticipate our client expectations will be incredibly valuable as we forge ahead developing our model of legal services”, Morrison said.
He explained that the shift in leadership structure would allow partners to concentrate on their practice.
“The new CEO has the right mix of customer service and operational expertise to position Parry Field for all that is ahead”, Morrison said.
McKinnon was most recently an executive at an Australasian wholesale and retail business, where he worked for five years. A Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand member, he has also taken on senior finance and operational roles in New Zealand and Australia, working across the retail, wholesale, manufacturing and property development sectors.
“My role is to keep driving excellence in all areas of the business, serving our clients and our team as we live out our vision to always get ‘to the heart of what matters’ ”, he said. “Our partners and legal teams are leaders in their areas of practice and have an outsized impact in the New Zealand legal landscape. I am looking forward to enhancing the best of customer service and business practice in this firm to support our ongoing growth”.
McKinnon commenced with the firm this month.
