Collas Crill has appointed Richard Summerfield as Chief People Officer.
Richard is responsible for the firm's group HR strategy that drives the attraction, retention and performance of Collas Crill's talented people across all its offices.
With more than 25 years of international strategic leadership experience, Richard brings multi-sector HR expertise to Collas Crill, gained working within telecoms, IT, financial services and private equity-owned professional services organisations.
He is an influential and well known HR leader, board director, non-executive director, executive coach, public speaker and business author.
During his career Richard has received multiple awards and industry recognition, including IoD Young Director of the Year (Channel Islands) and UK finalist.
The position of Chief People Officer is a newly created role and reflects Collas Crill's strategic focus on its people. Richard is supported by a multi-jurisdictional team who manage the operational aspects of HR across its Channel Islands, Caribbean and Bermuda offices.
On joining Collas Crill Richard said: 'The three things that I enjoy most in my role are building a powerful culture that attracts and retains the best people, leadership and development of my HR team and tackling complexity and challenges in the pursuit of an ambitious vision. This aligns perfectly with the people strategy already in existence at Collas Crill and I look forward to working with the team to really drive this forward.'
Group Managing Partner Jason Romer said: 'People are at the heart of our business and, with us, clients know that they will get first-class expertise, pragmatism and a human touch.
'Making sure that we continue to inspire and motivate people, and attract new and equally brilliant people, is a key element of our strategic plans – Richard's appointment is reflective of this and his extensive experience in this field will be invaluable as we look to the future growth and development of the firm.'
