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- Skadden hires first chief people officer, Annemarie Crouch, from Fried Frank.
- Industry experts say the move and others like it, signals a recognition of the importance of talent development in the overall business structure.
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom has hired its firstchief people officer,Annemarie Crouch, the firm said Wednesday, the latest law firm toadjustit* C-suite to focus more on talent matters.
Crouch was the chief human resources officer at Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson for most of the last decade.Her job now will be to “oversee Skadden’s people teams and will lead all aspects of the firm’s people strategy for lawyers and business professionals,” the firm said in a statement.
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