Linklaters appoints Lynne Burns as Chief People Officer

Linklaters has announced the appointment of Lynne Burns as Chief People Officer, with effect from 15 September.

Lynne has more than 30 years’ experience as a leader in HR, talent and transformation. She joins from HSBC where she held a number of senior HR roles, most recently serving as Global Head of Talent. Prior to HSBC, Lynne held senior HR and Commercial positions at Royal Bank of Scotland.

Lynne will lead Linklaters’ people function globally from London and work closely with Linklaters’ Senior Partner and Chair, Aedamar Comiskey, and Firmwide Managing Partner, Paul Lewis.

Aedamar Comiskey, Senior Partner and Chair at Linklaters, commented:

“We are thrilled to have Lynne on board. Her deep experience in talent development and transformation will be invaluable as we build on the terrific momentum we have as a firm, supporting our high-performing teams, and putting us in the strongest position to attract and develop the market’s top talent.”