Forvis Mazars announces new director of people and culture

Forvis Mazars, a leading global professional services network, has appointed Tatham Crawford-Lennox as director of people and culture in the UK. In leading the firm’s People & Culture function, a national team of over 80 people, Crawford-Lennox will build upon the firm’s progress in creating a diverse, inclusive and engaged team that prioritises quality.

Crawford-Lennox is a chartered occupational psychologist with deep experience in shaping HR strategy and company culture in large organisations, most recently at PwC. At Forvis Mazars, he will be responsible for designing and implementing a strategy which closely aligns Forvis Mazars’ values and purpose with the daily lived experience of its people at every stage in their career journey. Focusing on four pillars; impact, progression, togetherness and purpose; the firm’s goal is for every team member to reach their full potential.

Forvis Mazars has established clear and ambitious objectives to put people at the heart of its development and is demonstrating measurable successes against these goals. The firm’s latest mean gender pay gap continues a downwards trend to 5.2%, with a mean ethnicity pay gap of just 0.8%. Following consistent promotion of its 11 employee diversity and faith networks, membership has grown by 53% in the past year. Forvis Mazars has been recognised in major national rankings for its focus on providing career pathways for candidates from a range of backgrounds, including the Rate my Apprenticeship Top 100, Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers, and Times Top 100 Graduate Employers.

Commenting on this, Forvis Mazars head of people and member of the UK executive board, Margaret Laidlaw, said: “Being inclusive is core to our approach as a firm, and that is why we are excited to have Tatham join us as our new Director of People & Culture. Tatham will bring her insight and ideas to a role that plays a key part in who we are at Forvis Mazars. We look forward to seeing her contribution in shaping and developing our culture to further reflect the values that we are so proud of.”