News Intuit Appoints New Chief People & Places Officer and New General Counsel Intuit has named Laura Fennell Chief People and Places Officer. With a widely-recognized track record of exceptional leadership, Laura served as Intuit’s General Counsel for 14 years. She started her career with the company leading the legal organization, and later expanded her role to include the stewardship of many other teams critical to Intuit’s growth, including Written by Intuit Blog Team Modified Nov 9, 2022 1 min read Intuit has named Laura Fennell Chief People and Places Officer. With a widely-recognized track record of exceptional leadership, Laura served as Intuit’s General Counsel for 14 years. She started her career with the company leading the legal organization, and later expanded her role to include the stewardship of many other teams critical to Intuit’s growth, including security, compliance, data science, and engineering and government relations. She officially began her leadership of the People and Places organization on August 1. Kerry McLean has assumed the role of General Counsel, leading Intuit’s legal, privacy and compliance team. Now in her 13th year with the company, Kerry was most recently Deputy General Counsel, leading the corporate securities, governance, M&A, and Intellectual Property functions, and engaged regularly with Intuit’s Board of Directors and senior leadership team. Kerry previously served in many legal roles, including Legal Business Partner for the Intuit Financial Services business. Kerry is well known for building strong partnerships and high-performing teams across the company. Previous Post Intuit’s 2018 Investor Day Next Post Intuit Fourth Quarter Revenue Up 17 Percent, Full Year Up… Written by Intuit Blog Team More from Intuit Blog Team Browse Related Articles Life at Intuit 5 ways Intuit is building a great virtual sales culture Global Stories The transformative power of foundational technology Innovative Thinking How Intuit Combined Advanced AI and Human Expertise to Reshape the Future of Finance for 100M+ Customers News Ahead of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission Administrative Hearing Innovative Thinking Helping taxpayers make the most of the 2023 tax season Customer Stories Building wealth over looking rich online with The Millennial CPA Customer Stories A London-based accountant rides the wave of digital transformation Customer Stories Helping taxpayers make the most of the 2023 tax season Customer Stories Carving out a niche: from frustrated cook to happy knife sharpener Intuit Experts Harnessing the power of the platform: Intuit’s innovative approach to power prosperity