People

Guiding businesses through a fast-changing global economy

The WGP Global team will work with you to become part of your business, providing objective counsel and best advice to safeguard your interests and keep you one step ahead at all times.

David Orchard
President and General Counsel

David Orchard is a commercial lawyer and President and co-founder of WGP Global. His expertise is in international regulation, fund structures and advising clients with operations across multiple jurisdictions. Read More

Christopher Orchard
Operations

Christopher Orchard is CEO and co-founder of WGP Global. He is a seasoned corporate advisor with specific expertise in evaluating investment needs and securing the best capital to create, grow or re-structure businesses.

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Chris Disspain
Chairman

Chris Disspain is Chairman of WGP Global. He is a corporate lawyer with many years’ experience and is widely regarded as a world-leading expert in Internet and domain name system (DNS) governance.

David Young Sohn
Director and Head of Seoul Office

David lives and works in Seoul, South Korea. He has an incredible depth of experience from 25 years of commercialising Korean technologies.

David Man
Director and Head of Global Strategy

David is a highly experienced finance specialist with a proven track record in delivering complex and critical projects and crisis turnaround.

Claire Gauci
Director of Compliance and Head of Malta Office

Claire heads up WGP Global’s Compliance team based in Malta. She is an outstanding Compliance Specialist in financial services and provides a most competent and safe pair of hands to guide clients through the required processes.

Nick Thorne CMG
Head of Government Relations

Nick is a former British diplomat to the United Nations. He heads up WGP Global’s Government Relations with a focus on cross border and multi-jurisdictional services.

Professor James Mayall
Head of International Relations and Emeritus Professor of International Relations at the University of Cambridge in England

James leads WGP Global’s geo-political services division. He is Emeritus Professor of International Relations at the University of Cambridge.

Adam Williams
Chief Operating Officer

Adam is COO of WGP Global. He works closely with Christopher to lead the daily operation of WGP Global.

John Mitchell
Executive Vice President for Sports and Infrastructure

A former professional footballer for Fulham for eight years, John has worked extensively in the sports media and football sectors.

Steve Michael OBE
Executive Vice President for Healthcare

Previously, Steven was Chief Executive South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust from 2007 to 2016. He led the trust to foundation status in 2009 and has a proven track record in change management.

Professor Sir Tom Blundell
Special Advisor for Global Health and Lifesciences

A British Biochemist and structural biologist, he is also Director of Research and Emeritus Sir William Dunn Professor of Biochemistry at the University of Cambridge.