She is a qualified chartered secretary with 13 years’ international financial services experience. She has an extensive background as a trustee and director, leading teams in administering a variety of offshore structures including funds, special purpose vehicles, employee benefit plans and sovereign wealth funds.

Dean Godwin, chief executive officer at SANNE, said: “We are delighted to welcome Lucy to SANNE. Her wealth of experience in professional governance and administration services will ensure that our global corporate and institutional capabilities continue to grow and thrive in an increasingly competitive and consolidated market.”

In her new role, Mrs Baird will work with other senior members of SANNE’s Corporate and Institutional team to expand the division’s service offering, providing professional administration and accounting services to a variety of FTSE100 and FTSE250 clients, global corporates, family offices, entrepreneurial groups and sovereign wealth funds

She said: “I am excited to be part of such a dynamic and evolving business and to be given the opportunity to add value to SANNE’s growing Corporate and Institutional business division. I am looking forward to working with the team to continue to deliver a best-in class services to our clients.”