Wellbeing

Jemimah is responsible for the strategic direction of HR within Kingsley Napley, and has overall leadership of the HR, development and recruitment functions. She sits on the firm’s management board and works closely with the business to ensure that people management and development is always at the forefront of the discussion, both strategically and operationally. 

Kingsley Napley is very proud of its positive, open and inclusive workplace culture which is people-focused and championed by the HR team. The firm’s culture is recognised as a key contributor to the firm’s success and its exceptional levels of employee engagement have been recognised for the past seven years in the Sunday Times Best Companies to Work For List.

Andy is an award-winning entrepreneur and author who specialises in helping people make the most of their minds. Mindapples is the campaign he started in 2008 in response to the lack of attention being given by policymakers and campaigners to public mental health. Mindapples has since gone on to reach hundreds of thousands of people around the world with positive messages about mental health and wellbeing.

Before that, he co-founded the influential social web start-up School of Everything in 2006, which won several awards for its innovative work connecting independent learners with teachers in their local areas. He also advises large and small organisations on innovation and performance through his consultancy, Sociability Ltd.

Lisa leads on Wellbeing at DAC Beachcroft and supports on Equality and Inclusion. She is passionate about creating a culture that celebrates individuality and promotes inclusion across the legal sector. Over the past five years Lisa has led the transformation of the Wellbeing Strategy and is responsible for the development, implementation and delivery of health, wellbeing and diversity and inclusion programs and initiatives.

Chris joined Gowling WLG in 2015, where he coaches and develops senior leadership teams and boards, helping them to achieve business success through their people, talent and inclusion strategies. Chris has spent his career in the City working across different sectors, predominantly in complex global international financial services companies as an HR Director and Chief Operating Officer. Chris thrives on change and progress that has a positive purpose. Further afield he is a judge for the Business Culture Awards and an Advisory Board member for a local secondary school.   

Born and educated in Lancaster, Chris moved to Hertfordshire over twenty years ago, having completed his degree in Birmingham and his CIPD qualifications in Suffolk. He and his wife, Sarah, have two children. Outside of a busy work life Chris enjoys participating (badly) in many sports, travelling and being a taxi service for his children!