New leader for debt recovery firm

A Coventry-based debt recovery firm is preparing for a changing of the guard as a well-known regional figure is set to retire later this year.

Darren Davoile will head up Coltman Warner Cranston from the start of 2025 when Larry Coltman calls time on a 42-year career.

The pair have worked together since 1990 when they were part of the Warner Cranston team which eventually merged with Reed Smith. The company demerged from Reed Smith in 2006 and became Coltman Warner Cranston, based at Coventry Innovation Village.

Darren was made a partner in 2019 and will lead the firm through its next phase of growth when Larry, a former president of the Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce, retires.

The company, which specialises in business-to-business debt recovery and is a fixture in Legal 500 top tier, currently employs 13 staff, including 10 fee-earners, and has plans to recruit to help meet demand.

Darren said: “Larry and I have worked together over many years now and I have the utmost respect for everything he has done both here at Coltman Warner Cranston and elsewhere in his career.

He’s served the business community in this region in so many ways.

“I am also proud and delighted to be taking over the reins of such a wellrespected company that supports a whole host of firms in a fundamental area of