Career Biography

Claire M. Murphy is the Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Sustainability Officer at Element Fleet Management, the largest publicly traded pure-play automotive fleet manager in the world. In this role, Murphy is a member of the executive leadership team with global accountability for legal, sustainability, information security, and real estate and workplace.

Murphy brings over 20 years of leadership experience across legal, sustainability, strategy, and human resources. Upon joining Element in 2024, she played an instrumental role in establishing and expanding the company’s Leasing function in Ireland.

Prior to Element, Murphy served as Group General Counsel, Company Secretary, and Director of Shared Services at Speed Fibre Gorup, where she built and scaled teams across legal and compliance, people, ESG, facilities, and company secretarial functions. Prior to that, she held senior legal and leadership positions with First Data, Arthur Cox plc and Eirgrid.

Murphy holds a Bachelor of Business and Law, and Master of Law, from University College Dublin. She is a Qualified Solicitor with multiple accreditations from The Law Society of Ireland, including Diplomas in Intellectual Property, Inhouse Practice, and a Certificate in Technology Law.

Recognised as a passionate, meticulous, and collaborative leader, Murphy is known for driving operational excellence and innovation across her areas of responsibility and effectively challenging business norms to deliver sustainable results for clients and teams alike.