Ruth Pearson
InvestorGeneral Counsel and Group Company Secretary at BP Marsh & Partners PLC
London Area, United Kingdom
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About
Qualified solicitor who joined in 2025 as General Counsel and Group Company Secretary, supporting corporate governance and compliance; previously at Simmons & Simmons and LendInvest.
Experience
- B.P. Marsh & Partners PlcGeneral Counsel & Group Company Secretarycurrent2025 — present
- Disruptive GC NetworkExecutive Committee2024 — 2026
- NLCGeneral Counsel2024 — 2025
- Urban Synergy MentoringMentor2023 — 2024
- LendInvestGeneral Counsel and Company Secretary2016 — 2023London, United Kingdom
- Simmons & SimmonsManaging Associate2015London, United Kingdom
- Simmons & SimmonsSupervising Associate2013 — 2015London, United Kingdom
- Simmons & SimmonsAssociate2009 — 2013
- Simmons & SimmonsTrainee Solicitor2007 — 2009
- Royal Bank of ScotlandLegal Secondee, Real Estate Restructuring2012 — 2013London, United Kingdom
- SEBLegal Secondee, Syndicated Loans Team2010 — 2011London, United Kingdom
- BlackRockLegal secondee2008
Skills & more
Private EquityVenture CapitalExecutive TeamNetworkingGeneral Corporate CounselProfessional MentoringYouth OrganizationsAcquisition FinanceBankingMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)Debt RestructuringReal Estate Financing
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Corporate GovernanceCorporate FinanceCorporate LawFinTechIPOMentoringLoan RefinancingLoan WorkoutsDebt FinancingFund Finance- Mensa — Mensa International
- Introduction to Artificial Intelligence — The Open Centre for Languages and Cultures at The Open University
From Ruth's professional profile.
Colleagues at BP Marsh & Partners PLC
Abigail Benson
Investment Director at BP Marsh & Partners PLC
Alex Martins
Investment Associate at BP Marsh & Partners PLC
Alice Foulk
Managing Director at BP Marsh & Partners PLC
Brian Marsh
Chairman at BP Marsh & Partners PLC
Daniel Topping
CIO at BP Marsh & Partners PLC
Eila McCausland
Investment Assistant at BP Marsh & Partners PLC
Feroz Janjooa
Financial Accountant at BP Marsh & Partners PLC
Francesca Chappell
Chief Finance Officer at BP Marsh & Partners PLC
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ruth Pearson?
- Qualified solicitor who joined in 2025 as General Counsel and Group Company Secretary, supporting corporate governance and compliance; previously at Simmons & Simmons and LendInvest.
- Where does Ruth Pearson work?
- Ruth Pearson is General Counsel and Group Company Secretary at BP Marsh & Partners PLC.
- Where did Ruth Pearson go to school?
- Ruth Pearson studied at The Chartered Governance Institute UK & Ireland (Chartered Company Secretary); BPP Law School; University of Birmingham (LLB, Law).
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Also attended The Chartered Governance Institute UK & Ireland12
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Also attended BPP Law School85
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Also attended University of Birmingham165
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Shared employers
Also worked at Royal Bank of Scotland213
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Also worked at SEB103
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Also worked at BlackRock371
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