About

CarTrawler is global vehicle hire business, and having built the CarTrawler legal department from scratch upon her appointment to the role of head of legal in 2010, Kearney assumed her current role as general counsel of CarTrawler in November 2014 and presides over a legal function deeply embedded into business activity. Helping CarTrawler oversee all aspects of its business in a legal sense, including successfully guiding CarTrawler through two private equity investments. Kearney has taken a hands-on role throughout the business’ rapid growth, reflected in her appointment as board director to CarTrawler’s reinsurance subsidiary. Challenged by the rapid nature of growth of the business and sector, Kearney has overseen a large amount of activity related to international M&A transactions. She has been particularly praised for developing a comprehensive and innovative contractual framework, which has revolutionised this aspect of business processes. She has also introduced biannual training sessions across marketing, partner management and supply management teams. Smith has also introduced fundamental compliance frameworks, including one for anti-bribery and corruption.