Kemp hired as CEO of Law Society of Scotland – Daily Business

Ben Kemp, a general counsel, executive director and dual-qualified solicitor, has been appointed chief executive of the Law Society of Scotland.

Mr Kemp will take up the role in August, joining from the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA), where he has worked primarily as general counsel and executive director, with a recent 15-month tenure as interim CEO.

A University of Edinburgh law graduate, Mr Kemp qualified as a Scottish solicitor in 2001 and has worked in private practice in both Scotland and London, before moving in-house to the IFoA in 2012.

Law Society of Scotland President Susan Murray said: “He is joining us at an exciting time as we prepare for generational reforms around regulation and as the legal sector embraces technological and cultural change.”

Ben Kemp said: “We’re at a pivotal moment for Scotland’s legal sector and I plan to hit the ground running once in post, with a focus on long awaited reforms to how legal services are regulated and on supporting Law Society members in their work and advocating on the issues that matter to them.”

Kevin Lang will continue as Law Society interim CEO in preparation for an ordered transition to Mr Kemp, following the departure of previous chief executive Diane McGiffen last month.