Clare joined 3i’s Group Secretariat as a company secretary in November 2018. She is currently the Group Deputy Company Secretary working closely with the General Counsel & Company Secretary on 3i Group’s corporate governance. She also acts as the company secretary for 3i Infrastructure plc and deals with all matters related to 3i’s employee share plans. 

Clare qualified as a solicitor with Freshfields in 1992 and joined Clifford Chance in 1993 in their Tokyo office, returning to London in 2003. Following a career break Clare returned to Clifford Chance as a senior associate in 2006 specialising in debt financing transactions. Following a further period abroad, she joined TSB Bank as an in-house lawyer in 2013, and became a company secretary there in 2016.