World Services Group Elects 2018-2019 Board of Directors
HOUSTON, Oct. 3, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- World Services Group is pleased to announce it has elected its board of directors for 2018-2019 at its 17th annual meeting in Nassau, Bahamas.
The multidisciplinary professional services group named Francesco Gianni of Gianni, Origoni, Grippo, Cappelli & Partners as the board's chair; Michael Bernard of Dykema as chair-elect; Ramon Moyano of Beccar Varela as secretary and Judith Whitehead of Graham Thompson as treasurer. The officers will serve one-year terms.
"I look forward to maximizing the visibility of WSG and its member firms and to demonstrate the strength of WSG as the premier network of leading independent firms across the globe," said Gianni, who succeeds Mark Harty of LCS & Partners as chair. "I'm honored to serve as WSG's chair."
WSG also elected the following directors: Yvon Dreano of Jeantet; André Vautour of Lavery Lawyers; Pedro Aguiar de Freitas of Veirano Advogados and Adam Handley of MinterEllison. They will serve four-year terms.
Newly elected directors:
Yvon Dreano, Jeantet – France
Yvon Dreano is a partner and a member of the Board of Partners at Jeantet, legal firm member for France. His practice focuses on litigation, mergers and acquisitions, private equity and restructuring and insolvency. Dreano has been very active within WSG personally attending many events and participating as a part of the European Regional Council from 2014-2016. Jeantet joined WSG in 2011 and has been very active in many aspects of WSG, including hosting more than seven meetings, attending events and actively referring opportunities to members across the globe.
André Vautour, Lavery Lawyers – Quebec, Canada
André Vautour is a partner at Lavery Lawyers and focuses his practice in corporate and commercial law, strategic alliances, joint ventures, investment funds and mergers and acquisitions. Vautour served on WSG's North American Regional Counsel from 2014-2016. Lavery Lawyers joined WSG in 2004 and has acted as host to an annual meeting and Canadian managing partners meetings.
Pedro Aguiar de Freitas, Veirano Advogados – Brazil
Pedro Aguiar de Freitas is a partner at Veirano Advogados, legal firm member for Brazil. Freitas has extensive experience advising clients on corporate law, mergers and acquisitions and infrastructure issues with exceptional industry knowledge in mining, construction, project finance, energy and natural resources. Freitas participated as a part of the Latin American Regional Council from 2015-2017, acting as chair in 2017. Veirano Advogados joined WSG in 2003 and has hosted multiple WSG events.
Adam Handley, MinterEllison – Australia
Adam Handley is the managing partner of Western Australian business at MinterEllison, legal firm member for Australia. Handley is a senior partner specializing in North Asian merger and acquisitions and project development in the energy, resources and agricultural sectors. Handley is active in various WSG practice groups and events, and he has participated in the Asia Regional Council since 2017. MinterEllison joined WSG in 2004 and hosted its International Bar Association event in 2017 among several other meetings.
About World Services Group
World Services Group is the globally recognized resource for professionals and their clients to receive the highest quality, value and service from legal, investment banking and accounting services. WSG provides members the ability to create new business opportunities and relationships to better serve their clients. For additional information, visit https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/aboutus.asp.
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