Leigh Joins SHL From Steria

As part of SHL’S intended succession plan, John Bateson, chief executive officer, is to stand down from his role after nine years in order to pursue other interests. He will be replaced by David Leigh, who joined SHL more than a year ago as chief commercial officer. Leigh joined SHL from Steria, a pan-European IT and business process outsourcing company where he was group BPO director and a member of its executive committee. Prior to this, Leigh held positions as Xansa plc, ip Value Management Inc., and a consultant at McKinsey & Co.

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