the chief
Message from
So What Do You Do Then?
Our philosophy is that
we have a legacy of
hundreds of years,
and to extend our own
success it is important
that the economies of
“our” towns (and city)
thrive on a long term
basis - so that we
can too.
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Usually at this point in the publication you would expect to
be reading the thoughts of our Chief Executive Chris Randall.
However, at the time that the Editor was fiercely enforcing the
deadlines to enable the magazine to be put to bed Mr Randall
was due to be sunning himself on a sabbatical break and so as
Chairman I have been asked to step into the breach.
My role as Chairman has a number of
facets and I thought that this may be a
good opportunity to answer the question
above – often posed at events that I
attend – and to highlight some of the
contributions that the firm makes to the
wider communities to which it belongs.
Within Mayo Wynne Baxter I have the
task of ensuring that the Board works
effectively, and that the tasks that it
is required to complete are dealt with
efficiently whether that is directly or, more
commonly, through the Chief Executive,
the Senior Management Team, Heads
of Department or specific project leaders.
Our Board is responsible to the
shareholders (i.e. the partners, since we
are an LLP) and we have to make sure
that we communicate effectively with
them. Often, it is also appropriate for us
to communicate with stakeholders - such
as staff and clients. This magazine is
a part of that communication process
with our stakeholders, but the process
takes many other forms, such as our own
internal social media network (Groups)
and our annual staff conference – the
next one of which will take place on 24th