Ward Hadaway appoints marketing director
Posted on 15 May 2026
Newcastle and Teesside-based law firm Ward Hadaway has appointed Dale Gorley as director of marketing in a newly created role designed to strengthen the firm’s market position and support its long-term growth strategy.
Dale joins from Womble Bond Dickinson, where he spent more than a decade in senior marketing roles, most recently leading marketing activity across the UK and internationally.
During that time, he supported major organisational change projects including mergers, international expansion and a significant brand refresh, while helping align marketing and business development activity more closely with commercial objectives.
Based in Ward Hadaway’s Newcastle office, Dale will work alongside managing partner Steven Petrie and the wider leadership team to develop a more strategic and insight-led marketing function across the business.
