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Owen Williams

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Interim Chief Marketing Officer at Trowers & Hamlins
📍 Surbiton, England, United Kingdom

Owen Williams is a professional services marketing leader with over 25 years of experience advising boards on growth and brand strategy. He is currently the Interim Chief Marketing Officer at Trowers & Hamlins. Educated at Cambridge Judge Business School and Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, he is known for his pragmatic and collaborative leadership style.

Outside of his demanding career, Owen enjoys traveling and recently took time to recharge in the Cayman Islands. His professional persona is characterized by curiosity, openness, and a sense of fun, which he brings to his leadership roles. He values maintaining healthy professional relationships, believing that "careers are long and memories are maybe even longer. "

Interesting fact: In a professional social media post, he humorously referenced being tagged as a "KPop Demon Hunter" by a colleague.

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Experience
19 Years
Current Role
Interim Chief Marketing Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Surbiton, England, United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Owen shows up

Achievement-Oriented
Assertive
Persuasive

If they come to believe in your value proposition, they will be your champion. They are not against taking risks and can make tough decisions when required.
 They prefer to ensure that they are in control of the situation.

Priorities

Topics Owen cares about

Team Leadership
He is passionate about building high-performing teams, acquiring top talent, and supporting personal and professional growth for his team members.
Professional Services Sales
He frequently chairs workshops and sessions on topics like work winning, sales, pricing, and procurement within the professional services sector.
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Career

Work history

12-2025
Interim Chief Marketing Officer
Trowers & Hamlins
7-2022 - 10-2025
Partner - Director of Marketing and Business Development
Simmons & Simmons
2-2018 - 7-2022
Global Head of Practices & Markets
Simmons & Simmons
10-2011 - 1-2018
BD Director, Corporate, FREP, UK & EMEA
Herbert Smith Freehills
12-2007 - 11-2011
Director - Global Head of Proposals
Clifford Chance
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
9-2019 - 9-2019
The Professional Service Firm Leader
Cambridge Judge Business School
2008 - 2009
Executive Management Programme
Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Influence (I)

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