Adelaide-based commercial law firm Kelly & Co. has appointed Mark Bisset as its new chief executive officer.
Bisset is the former managing director of the Sydney office of national accounting firm Grant Thornton and has more than 25 years of professional service firm leadership experience at board and CEO level. He is currently the business director victoria of The College of Law Australia and was previously an owner and CEO of branding consultancy, FutureBrand (Australia).
Bisset replaces Stuart Price who resigned from the firm in July. Kelly & Co. chairman of partners Jamie Restas said Bisset’s appointment followed a nationwide search. During his time at Grant Thornton, Bisset led the firm through considerable change, including a more than doubling of revenue. He was a member of the national board which was responsible for transforming the group from a state based federation to one national firm commencing 1 July 2008.
Bisset will be moving to Adelaide from Melbourne and will commence his position at Kelly & Co. on October 29.
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