Peter Lake – Managing Director
Peter Lake was appointed Managing Director of Sweet & Maxwell in January 2003, having previously been in charge of Thomson Legal & Regulatory's business development activities in Europe. During this time, he oversaw Thomson Legal & Regulatory’s expansion into The Netherlands, France and Germany. Before joining Thomson, Peter worked for Reed Elsevier and Pearson.

Ashley Doody – Chief Technology Officer
Ashley was appointed Technology Director in July 2006, having previously been Business Systems Manager for Sweet & Maxwell. In 2001, his role was expanded to include IT support in addition to business systems. Prior to joining Sweet & Maxwell, Ashley worked for Thomson Consulting for five years, providing fee based technology consultancy for Thomson businesses including Sweet & Maxwell, Compu-Mark, Derwent and Thomson Financial. Prior to joining Thomson Ashley was at Hoskyns, now known as Cap Gemini Ernst & Young.

Chris Elvin – Vice President – Customer Operations
Chris was appointed Customer Operations Director in August 2006. He joined Sweet & Maxwell from Thomson Financial where he was SVP Finance Operations based in New York. In this role, Chris was responsible for the operational management of Thomson Financial's North American revenue accounting, billing and collection functions. Before joining Thomson, Chris worked in a number of finance and operational roles for Reuters and MMS International.

Dick Greener – Director of Legal Affairs
Dick was appointed Director of Rights Management in 1998. The Rights Management Unit provides and reviews contractual documentation for the business and offers training and advice on a wide range of legal issues. A Barrister of Grays Inn, Dick joined Sweet & Maxwell in 1981 as an Editor. In April 2003 he was appointed as an Expert Member to the 15-strong government Advisory Panel on Crown Copyright.

Hilary Lambert – Vice President – Commercial
Hilary was appointed Commercial Director of Sweet & Maxwell in April 2007, having previously been Director of the Legal Print Business. She joined Sweet & Maxwell in 1995 as a Marketing Manager and later become Marketing Director. Before that she had been Director of Publications for Amnesty International and was also publishing manager for TFPL, a provider of services to the information profession. In her role as Commercial Director, Hilary is responsible for the commercial direction and product development strategy of Sweet & Maxwell in its core legal and compliance markets.

Teri Hawksworth – Vice President – Sales & Marketing
Teri joined Sweet & Maxwell in May 2008 from Wolters Kluwer UK where she was Group Sales and Marketing Director. Previous roles have included Group Sales and Marketing Director for LexisNexis UK and Managing Director of Corporate Intelligence Group - the UK subsidiary of Lebhar Friedman Inc. In her new role, Teri is focused on driving sales and marketing strategies that ensure Sweet & Maxwell remains closely aligned to its customers. In addition, she is ensuring that continued support is given to all new products and services being brought to the market.

Giles Grant – Vice President – Strategy & Business Development
Giles joined Sweet & Maxwell in January 2008. Prior to this, he was with Incisive Media, as both Group MD for Digital Strategy & Development, and MD for the Interactive Marketing Division, across both B2B and B2C brands. Between 1999 and 2005 Giles was MD of BSI Business Information, part of the BSI Group, developing digital and Asian business units. Before this he held senior positions at Reed Elsevier. Giles has also worked in retail (Laura Ashley) and services (RAC).

Mark Seaman – Vice President – Editorial & Production
Mark has been the Editorial and Production Director for Sweet & Maxwell since 2003. He manages the product delivery functions of the business in Print, CD ROM and Online (from editorial offices based in London, Yorkshire and the Netherlands) and is responsible for Sweet & Maxwell's content management strategy and environmental footprint. Previously Mark worked for LexisNexis (Butterworths) in the UK as Publishing Director (responsible for the LexisNexis online service in the UK), Business Operations Director and latterly as Marketing Director, specialising in branding and PR communications initiatives.