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Autologyx, a data driven workflow and process automation platform used by law firms such as Eversheds and Charles Russell Speechlys, and financial services firms such as Forge Global Inc, today announces the appointment of Stuart Barr as non-executive director. Barr is the former Chief Product and Strategy officer for HighQ and current non-executive director at Legatics and investor director at Syncly. He joins company Founder and CTO Ben Stoneham, CCO Ben Wightwick, Richard Hargreaves and Stephen Bullock on the Board of Directors.
Barr has 20 years of experience in the legal sector building innovative legal technology solutions, having led on product strategy at HighQ, the law firm collaboration platform, that was acquired by Thomson Reuters in 2019. Barr has subsequently continued to share his knowledge and expertise in the legaltech space.
“It’s great to have someone like Stuart join the Autologyx Board,” said CTO & Founder Ben Stoneham. “He has a wealth of knowledge in the technology industry and direct experience of navigating the challenges of a fast-growing Saas business so he has a real understanding of the journey that Autologyx is on.”
Ben Wightwick, CCO, added: “Having worked with Stuart for nearly 10 years at HighQ, I know the experience and value he brings at board level. I’m looking forward to working closely again and layering his experience into the things we do at Autologyx.”
Barr said: “I’m thrilled to be joining the Board at Autologyx. I know the team well and I’m excited about the potential of the business with the fantastic platform they’ve built.”
“There are many exciting opportunities to build automation and process workflows into legal working practices across the industry, particularly when combined with other technologies, including GenAI.
It’s exciting times for the team and I hope to be able to contribute to the acceleration of the business going forward.”
About Autologyx
Autologyx is a data driven platform that combines scalable process automation and workflow management with collaboration tools, harnessing the power of your data, to improve efficiency and elevate your firm's success.