Expanding Its Global Workforce, ContractPodAi Bolsters Legal AI Development for Future Expansion
ContractPodAi, a leading provider of legal AI solutions, has announced the appointment of five senior hires across legal, product, and commercial functions. The strategic expansion of its team reflects growing global demand for its agentic AI platform, Leah, which redefines legal processes and empowers strategic thinking.
The new hires include Jeremy Coleman, Vice President of Legal Research and Development; Kate Poppitt, Director of AI Programs (UK); Tara Bennett, General Manager of EMEA and APAC; Antoni Chrysostomou, Vice President of Sales, EMEA; and Chris Smith, Vice President of Account Management.
Jeremy Coleman, formerly Director of Innovation at Norton Rose Fulbright, will focus on advancing Leah's legal intelligence. With a reputation for reimagining legal service delivery and leading efforts in testing and implementing GenAI tools, Coleman is poised to enhance the platform's capabilities in delivering nuanced legal solutions.
Kate Poppitt, with over 12 years of experience at Hogan Lovells and Dentons, brings deep expertise in compliance, regulatory law, and legal advisory. She will shape Leah’s legal reasoning and output quality, contributing to the platform's ability to provide high-quality legal insights.
Tara Bennett, who brings two decades of enterprise tech leadership, previously working at Icertis, will manage the growing demand for ContractPodAi's solutions in the EMEA and APAC regions. Antoni Chrysostomou, who helped scale PatSnap’s sales organization, will focus on expanding ContractPodAi's presence in the EMEA region through strategic sales efforts. Chris Smith, with a background in sales leadership at Box, Coursera, and Cledara, will enhance client relationships and ensure effective account management strategies.
These hires are pivotal in enhancing Leah's legal intelligence by bringing deep legal backgrounds and expertise in AI and technology. They will contribute to enhanced legal solutions, global expansion, and improved client services.
ContractPodAi, headquartered in London and supporting teams across the world, including locations in New York, Glasgow, San Francisco, Toronto, Sydney, Mumbai, Pune, and more, has been recognised as a CLM Visionary by Gartner for the last four consecutive years and named a Leader in the 2025 IDC MarketScape for AI-Enabled Buy-Side CLM Applications.
Follow ContractPodAi on LinkedIn and Instagram to stay updated on the latest news. The company's commitment to innovation and efficiency in legal operations, combined with its recent partnership with Proxiio Global Solutions, further underscores its dedication to delivering secure, enterprise-ready innovation to accelerate growth and ensure measurable ROI, going beyond mere task automation.
- Jeremy Coleman's focus on advancing Leah's legal intelligence, along with his experience in reimagining legal service delivery and leading efforts in testing and implementing GenAI tools, will significantly enhance the platform's capabilities in delivering nuanced legal solutions.
- Kate Poppitt, with her deep expertise in compliance, regulatory law, and legal advisory, will shape Leah’s legal reasoning and output quality, contributing to the platform's ability to provide high-quality legal insights.
- Tara Bennett's enterprise tech leadership experience, particularly at Icertis, will manage the growing demand for ContractPodAi's solutions in the EMEA and APAC regions, while Antoni Chrysostomou and Chris Smith will focus on expanding ContractPodAi's presence and ensuring effective account management strategies, respectively, thus driving global expansion and improved client services.
