Strategic growth specialist Siri Siriwardene has joined Knights as Client Services Director.
Siri is a proven leader with more than 28 years' experience of delivering sustainable growth in departments and organisations in the legal sector.
With a specialism in business legal services and private wealth, Siri is vastly experienced across all service lines including property, employment, corporate & commercial as well as private client and family law, and has held senior leadership roles, including at board level, in the UK and Australia.
Siri's arrival at Knights signals the further strengthening of Knights' presence in the South and comes just a few weeks after the business announced its arrival in the Thames Valley region following its latest acquisition.
Speaking of his decision to join Knights, Client Services Director, Siri Siriwardene, said: "It's extremely exciting to join Knights. The business has an ambitious growth plan and a model that is unique in the legal sector, with collaboration at the heart of all it does.
"Knights is the standout regional professional services firm nationally and I am looking forward to working as part of one team delivering the very best legal advice on a national scale."
Lisa Shacklock, Group Client Services Director, added: "Siri is a proven leader with a track record of delivering sustainable growth and we're delighted to welcome him to our leadership team.
"We're doing this differently at Knights, it's deliberate, and it's being noticed by people like Siri who are highly regarded in their field and want to join a thriving business focused on delivering great service to clients. With his extensive experience, Siri will help to drive us forward and build on our growing regional presence in the South of England."
Delivering premium professional services out of 28 offices nationwide, Knights is ranked within the top 50 UK law firms by revenue – providing multiple services to business clients alongside premium advisory services to private individuals.