Gateley announced that, further to the CEO succession announcement issued on 10 July 2019, Rod Waldie has been appointed to the Board as Chief Executive Officer. Michael Ward stands down as CEO but remains on the Board as an executive director with oversight responsibility for the Group's non-legal consulting businesses. In addition to his role as the Senior Office Partner at Gateley Legal's Manchester office and leading the Group's national property team, Rod has been a key member of the Group's management board since joining Gateley via the acquisition of part of the Manchester office of Halliwells LLP in 2010 and played an instrumental part in Gateley's IPO in 2015.