Law firm Eversheds has appointed Jackie Palmer international head of reward.

Previously, Palmer spent eight years at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, where her most recent role was senior manager, compensation and benefits.

Her previous roles include compensation and benefits manager at Herbert Smith, HR generalist at Gratte Brothers and graduate recruitment administrator at Andersen Consulting (now Accenture).

Palmer and her Freshfields team were crowned ‘Benefits team of the year’ at the Employee Benefits Awards 2013.