Terry McLaughlin has been appointed the new chief executive of Duncan Cotterill Lawyers. Previously chief executive of the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants for the past five years, McLaughlin was earlier executive director of Audit New Zealand. As a chartered accountant, he has also had a stint as a partner with Ernst & Young. McLaughlin returns to his Christchurch hometown from Wellington. Meanwhile, former Duncan Cotterill chief executive Janice Fredric will be pursuing a career as a professional director.