Burford Capital (NYSE: BUR) appointed Travis Lenkner as chief operating officer, the litigation finance firm announced. Lenkner currently serves as the company's chief development officer and will remain based in London.

In his new role, Lenkner will oversee execution and operating performance across Burford's business units while continuing to manage global business development, marketing, and corporate development initiatives. He will also join the company's Commitments Committee.

Lenkner entered the legal finance market in 2013 as a launch partner of Gerchen Keller Capital, which Burford acquired in 2016. He later co-founded and managed a U.S. complex litigation law firm before rejoining Burford in 2024. His earlier career included positions at Boeing as in-house counsel, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher as a litigator, and clerkships with Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy and then-Judge Brett Kavanaugh.

The company also promoted Carrie Tendler to managing director and head of its asset recovery team. Tendler joined Burford in 2024 as special counsel after serving as a partner at Kobre & Kim and previously practicing at Cravath, Swaine & Moore.

"Travis's expanded role as Chief Operating Officer strengthens the firm and underscores the depth of leadership we have built across the business," said Christopher Bogart, Burford's chief executive officer, according to the press release.

Lenkner will co-chair the company's Operating Committee alongside Chief Financial Officer Jordan Licht. Burford Capital trades on both the New York Stock Exchange and London Stock Exchange under the ticker BUR.