All General Counsel articles – Page 40

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    Morton Salt Names General Counsel

    2015-05-12T14:30:00Z

    Morton Salt has appointed Chad Walker as general counsel and corporate secretary. He succeeds Mary Doohan, who retired last year after a successful 23-year career with the company. Details inside.

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    PayPal Names General Counsel

    2015-05-08T14:15:00Z

    PayPal has appointed Louise Pentland as general counsel, during a time when the online payment systems company prepares to separate from eBay and become an independent, publicly-traded company later this year. He will join the company on April 27. Details inside.

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    Owens Corning Names General Counsel

    2015-05-01T14:45:00Z

    Owens Corning, a developer and maker of insulation, roofing, and fiberglass composites, has appointed Ava Harter as general counsel and secretary, effective May 18. Harter will succeed John Christy and serve as the company’s chief legal advisor, overseeing all aspects of law, compliance, and securities compliance for Owens Corning. Details ...

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    SNC-Lavalin General Counsel to Depart

    2015-04-29T15:00:00Z

    SNC-Lavalin announced this month that Réjean Goulet will be retiring from his position as general counsel after a 30-year career with the embattled engineering-and-construction company, effective in July. Jean-Éric Laferrière, currently senior vice president of legal affairs, will serve as interim general counsel while the company conducts a worldwide search ...

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    BofA Deputy General Counsel Joins Moore & Van Allen

    2015-04-22T09:15:00Z

    Ed O’Keefe, deputy general counsel and global legal operations executive of Bank of America, will be joining the litigation practice group of law firm Moore & Van Allen in May. Details inside.

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    Publicis Groupe Appoints General Counsel

    2015-04-08T10:15:00Z

    Paris, France-based Publicis Groupe, a digital, technology, and consulting company, has appointed Joseph LaSala general counsel. He replaces Eric Antoine Fredette, who is moving on to a new career opportunity.

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    AOL Chief Compliance Officer Joins Panasonic as General Counsel

    2015-04-08T09:45:00Z

    Panasonic Corporation of North America, the principal North American subsidiary of Japan-based Panasonic, has appointed Damien Atkins as general counsel and corporate secretary. Atkins joins Panasonic from AOL, where he served as deputy general counsel and chief compliance officer.

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    3M Chief Compliance Officer to Join CHS as General Counsel

    2015-04-06T15:00:00Z

    CHS, a farmer-owned cooperative and a global energy, grains and foods business, has named James Zappa as general counsel, effective April 13. Zappa currently is associate general counsel and chief compliance officer for the 3M Compliance and Business Conduct Department.

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    Celgene Names General Counsel, Corporate Secretary

    2015-04-03T10:30:00Z

    Pharmaceutical company Celgene has appointed Gerald Masoudi as general counsel and corporate secretary, effective June 1. He will succeed Lawrence Stein, who is retiring after serving as general counsel and corporate secretary since 2012

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    Newell Rubbermaid Appoints General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

    2015-03-31T13:00:00Z

    Newell Rubbermaid this week appointed Bradford Turner as general counsel and corporate secretary, effective April 1. He will serve on the company's executive leadership team and will report directly to Newell Rubbermaid President and Chief Executive Officer Michael Polk. Details inside.

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    ACE Names General Counsel for Eurasia; Africa

    2015-03-27T11:30:00Z

    ACE Group has appointed Susan McDonald, currently legal and compliance manager for MENA, to the role of regional general counsel for Eurasia and Africa, as it continues to build its management team in its newest business region, effective April 1.

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    YRC Worldwide Names General Counsel and Secretary

    2015-03-20T12:15:00Z

    YRC Worldwide has named James Fry as general counsel and secretary for YRC Worldwide, effective April 20.

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    Delhaize Group Appoints General Counsel; Corporate Secretary

    2015-03-06T12:30:00Z

    Belgium-based food retailer Delhaize Group has appointed Philippe Dechamps as general counsel and corporate secretary. Details inside.

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    AECOM Names General Counsel

    2015-03-02T16:00:00Z

    Engineering design company AECOM has appointed Carla Christofferson as general counsel. In this role, Christofferson will oversee all aspects of AECOM’s global legal function, including risk management. Details inside.

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    American Water Names General Counsel and Secretary

    2015-02-24T09:45:00Z

    American Water, a publicly traded water and waste-water utility company, has named Michael Sgro general counsel and secretary, effective as of Feb. 18. Sgro, who has been with American Water for the past 22 years, most recently served as general counsel of its Northeast Division, and has also been serving ...

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    General Motors Names New General Counsel

    2015-02-20T13:45:00Z

    General Motors has appointed Craig Glidden as general counsel, effective March 1. Glidden will lead a team of staff attorneys who are integrated into all of GM’s regional and functional teams in more than 30 countries. Details inside.

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    News Corp. Names Chief Compliance Officer

    2015-02-12T10:30:00Z

    News Corp. has named David Pitofsky as general counsel and chief compliance officer. Pitofsky, succeeds Gerson Zweifach, has been deputy general counsel and deputy chief compliance officer of News Corp since 2013. Details inside.

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    Dean Foods Names New General Counsel, Corporate Secretary

    2015-02-06T11:00:00Z

    Food and beverage company Dean Foods has appointed Marc Kesselman as general counsel and corporate secretary, effective as of Jan. 26. He assumes this position from  Rachel Gonzalez, who stepped down in September to accept a similar position at a publicly traded company. Details inside.

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    Blue Cross Blue Shield Names General Counsel

    2015-02-06T09:30:00Z

    The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, a national federation of 37 independent, community-based and locally operated Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies, has promoted Scott Nehs to the role of general counsel and corporate secretary. Nehs was promoted to his current position after serving for three years as deputy general ...

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    CA Technologies Appoints General Counsel

    2015-02-06T09:30:00Z

    CA Technologies has appointed Michael Bisignano as general counsel. He reports to Chief Executive Officer Mike Gregoire. Details inside.