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Former Shine national employment head joins byrne∙dean
Workplace behaviour and culture firm byrne∙dean has appointed the former employment and discrimination practice leader at national practice Shine Lawyers to lead its strategy offering.
Jerome Doraisamy
Samantha Mangwana (pictured) has joined byrne∙dean and will initially be operating out of both Sydney and London.
Ms Mangwana has come across from Shine Lawyers, where she was the employment and discrimination practice leader for almost four years. Prior to this, she was a partner at CM Murray LLP in London and a principal at Slater & Gordon Lawyers UK.
She will lead byrne∙dean’s strategy offering.
Speaking about the appointment, byrne∙dean co-founder and chief executive Matt Dean said: “We are very excited to have Sam join our team.
“She’s passionate about the work we do and wants to put her deep experience from litigation, policy and communications to work helping to create the kinder, fairer workplaces we want. Sam’s insights and creative solutions can expand what we offer clients on the strategy side; not only UK-based clients, but Australian and global organisations – and on all areas of workplace dynamics; things like creating a genuine speak-up culture, improving how we approach conflict in teams, and rebalancing senior teams.”
Ms Mangwana added: “I’m delighted to be joining byrne∙dean. My motivation in this career has been to achieve change, helping workplaces to be kinder and fairer places where people can realise their potential.
“The problem with litigation is that it can’t do that because it is after the fact. Even where successful, the problem has already happened, with bright, talented individuals losing their careers. Instead, work at byrne∙dean is about solving those issues before they start in the first place.
“I’m energised about diving deep into specific challenges, one workplace at a time, to achieve meaningful, tangible change.”
Jerome Doraisamy
Jerome Doraisamy is the editor of Lawyers Weekly. A former lawyer, he has worked at Momentum Media as a journalist on Lawyers Weekly since February 2018, and has served as editor since March 2022. He is also the host of all five shows under The Lawyers Weekly Podcast Network, and has overseen the brand's audio medium growth from 4,000 downloads per month to over 60,000 downloads per month, making The Lawyers Weekly Show the most popular industry-specific podcast in Australia. Jerome is also the author of The Wellness Doctrines book series, an admitted solicitor in NSW, and a board director of Minds Count.
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