Laura Battley is Group Company Secretary and General Counsel at Watches of Switzerland Group PLC, a FTSE 250 luxury watch and jewellery retailer. Laura has responsibility for the group legal, secretariat, and governance functions as well certain aspects of compliance. Laura is executive sponsor for DEI and currently co-chairs the Watches of Switzerland Diversity Council.

Before joining Watches of Switzerland, Laura was Company Secretary and General Counsel at high street retailer New Look, with responsibility for the legal, secretariat and group compliance. Laura was also responsible for implementing New Look’s ESG framework and was also executive sponsor for Diversity and Inclusion.

Laura trained and qualified as a corporate lawyer at Magic Circle law firm Slaughter and May.