MSA Safety Inc. President and CEO Nish Vartanian announced that, in a planned management succession, Stephanie Sciullo will be promoted to VP and chief legal officer of the safety equipment company. In doing so, Sciullo will succeed Douglas McClaine who, after 35 years of service to the company, has decided to retire next year. Sciullo’s promotion […]
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc. promoted Robert (Bob) McKinney this week to be its senior VP and general counsel. McKinney joined B&W in 2015 and has been its assistant GC/ Before joining the manufacturer of energy and other equipment, McKinney was the deputy GC at EnPro Industries, Inc., and general counsel for Tredegar Corp. He […]
Defense contractor BAE Systems Inc. announced three appointments to its senior leadership team, including Alice Eldridge as senior vice president, general counsel and secretary, Travis Garriss as senior vice president and chief information officer, and Leslie Jelalian as senior vice president of Strategy & Corporate Development. Eldridge(in the photo above) succeeds Ian Graham, who departed […]
Rio Tinto has appointed Barbara Levi to succeed Philip Richards as Group executive, Group General Counsel. Levi, who is currently Group Legal Head, M&A and Strategic Transactions for Novartis, will join Rio Tinto nexst January 1. Richards will retire on New Year’s Eve. Levi, an Italian citizen, has over 20 years’ experience in senior legal […]
Toledo, Ohio-based building materials maker Owens Corning ranked No. 1 on Corporate Responsibility Magazine’s 100 Best Corporate Citizens list for 2019. The company says that it’s the fifth year that it has appeared on the list, moving up from last year’s number three ranking. The 20th annual 100 Best Corporate Citizens list recognizes top global environmental, […]
Daytona, Florida-based building materials company TopBuild Corp., has hired Donald Walther as general counsel and corporate secretary. Before his current job, Walther was general counsel of Esterline Corp, an aerospace and defense supplier. Before than, he served as GC at The Heico Companies LLC, a parent holding company for a number of manufacturing, construction, and […]
Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. has named Brian Berube senior VP and general counsel, effective July 15. He will be responsible for all legal functions and will report directly to Axalta’s CEO Robert Bryant. The company makes industrial coatings and paints for everything from football helmets to roller coasters. Berube will go to Axalta after 25 years […]
Dorman Product Inc. has hired Joseph Braun as senior VP and general counsel. Braun succeeds Thomas Knoblauch, who will continue as an in-house lawyer until his retirement at the end of this year. The company in a release says that Braun has than 20 years’ experience advising publicly traded companies on corporate governance matters, SEC reporting […]
The Irish-American manufacturing company Ingersoll Rand has promoted Evan Turtz to senior vice president and general counsel, effective immediately. He will serve as an officer of the company and be responsible for strategic leadership and oversight of Ingersoll Rand’s legal and compliance affairs worldwide. Turtz succeeds Maria Green, who will retire in June. Green served […]
Sealed Air Corp. announced today that Angel Willis has been appointed as Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, effective January 7. Sealed Air is one of those companies you rarely hear about, but whose products are used by millions daily. The Charlotte, North Carolina-based company produces Cryovac and, most importantly in this holiday season, Bubble […]