HOUSTON, Feb. 24, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Gillian Ward, an international legal industry marketer with more than 28 years of award-winning marketing, business development and public relations experience, has joined Baker Botts today as its Chief Marketing Officer. She will be based in the firm's Houston office.
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Ward will be responsible for leading the Client Relations department, whose primary role is connecting the firm to its clients and prospects through implementation of strategic business development, client service, and marketing and communication initiatives.
"Gillian is an accomplished marketing executive with the breadth and depth of experience we need to lead our client relations team into the future," said Managing Partner Andrew Baker. "We are excited to welcome her creativity, passion and drive to the firm and are enthusiastic for what's to come with her arrival."
Throughout the industry, Ward is recognized as a passionate leader and strategic marketer who has brought great growth, innovation and brand building to the legal marketing industry in her previous position as CMO for the Canadian-based law firm Fasken Martineau, a position she held for nearly eight years. She managed the firmwide marketing and business development programs, as well as developed and led a 45 member marketing team.
Prior to joining Fasken, Ward was the VP of Business Development at AECOM (formerly UMA Group Ltd), a Canadian engineering and project management firm, for more than 10 years. Prior to AECOM, she held various marketing and sales positions for commercial and industrial companies over a 12-year period.
Ward is one of three recent strategic additions to the senior management team at Baker Botts. Ward, Jennifer Queen, the firm's new Director of Recruiting and Development, along with John Strange, who joined the firm last month as Director of Pricing and Project Management -- all leaders in their respective fields -- bring a wealth of industry experience that "will help us achieve our goals and continue our firm's position as a leader in the profession," Baker said.
About Baker Botts L.L.P.
Baker Botts is an international law firm of approximately 700 lawyers practicing throughout a network of 15 offices around the globe. Based on our experience and knowledge of our clients' industries, we are recognized as a leading firm in the energy, technology and life sciences sectors. Throughout our 174-year history, we have provided creative and effective legal solutions for our clients while demonstrating an unrelenting commitment to excellence. For more information, please visit BakerBotts.com.
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