Our Newport office will be closed on Friday 19th June for the Isle of Wight Festival. Our Ryde office will still be open as usual, with phone lines and live chat available if you need us.

We’ll be back in Newport as normal from Monday 22nd June, thank you for understanding!

Proud to be celebrating 170 years in business

Catherine Ridzuan

Catherine Ridzuan

Chief Finance Officer
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Catherine Ridzuan

Chief Finance Officer

A strategic legal finance leader, transforming financial operations and enabling sustainable firmwide growth. I lean towards building modern, insight driven finance functions that strengthen governance, enhance profitability, and empower leadership teams to make confident, data led decisions.

With a career rooted in financial stewardship and operational excellence, I bring a distinctive blend of commercial acumen, legal sector expertise, and a collaborative leadership style. I work closely with department heads, and operational teams to align financial strategy with business priorities ensuring the firm is positioned for long term success.

My leadership impact includes:

  • Strategic financial planning — designing forward looking financial models that support growth, investment decisions, and market resilience.
  • Advanced reporting frameworks — introducing modern reporting facilities that deliver real time insight, improve transparency, and elevate decision making across the firm.
  • Profitability optimisation — analysing performance drivers, and strengthening matter level financial control.
  • Cross department collaboration — partnering with legal teams, HR, IT, and operations to streamline processes, improve efficiency, and embed a culture of financial accountability.
  • Risk and compliance leadership — ensuring robust financial governance that protects the firm while enabling strategic agility.
  • Change and transformation — the adoption of new systems, reporting tools, and workflows that modernise the finance function and enhance firmwide performance.

Dedicated to business success, I champion innovation, clarity, and continuous improvement. My approach is grounded in partnership: understanding the needs of each department, translating financial insight into practical action, and ensuring the firm has the tools, data, and confidence to grow.

Outside of work, Catherine volunteers at a local community football club supporting more than 400 children. Her commitment helps young people in the community stay active, build friendships, and enjoy the benefits of being outdoors. Football is a big part of life at home too with a house full of passionate Portsmouth FC fans, match days are always an event.