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Company portfolio includes dating platforms Tinder, Hinge and OkCupid Samantha Wellington will join eBay as senior vice president, chief legal officer (CLO), general counsel and corporate secretary on October 7. In her new role. she will oversee all global aspects of eBay’s legal department, including government relations, intellectual property, employment, litigation, regulatory and corporate work. She will report to CEO Jamie Iannone. Wellington most recently was executive vice president of business affairs, CLO and corporate secretary at TriNet. In that role she led a team including members in the company’s legal, compliance, government affairs, customer service, sales, operations, product management,…

Samantha Wellington was previously CLO and corporate secretary at TriNet Online dating company Match Group has hired Sean Edgett, a former Twitter (now X) general counsel, as its chief legal officer (CLO) and corporate secretary. In his new role, Edgett leads the legal team and functions across the company’s portfolio of brands – which include Tinder, Hinge, Match, OkCupid and PlentyOfFish – and reports to Match Group’s CEO Bernard Kim. Edgett was previously CLO and corporate secretary of UPSIDE Foods. Before his time with the private food technology company he spent more than a decade at Twitter, most recently as…

Gregory Jordan to retire as general counsel and chief administrative officer The PNC Financial Services Group is promoting Laura Long to become its next general counsel. She succeeds Gregory Jordan, who will retire as general counsel and chief administrative officer (CAO), effective September 25. He will stay with the company as vice chair in an advisory role to the board and William Demchak, PNC’s chair and CEO. In her new role, Long will oversee PNC’s legal department and corporate ethics office. She joined the firm in 2006 and has been deputy general counsel since 2013 with oversight of various legal…

John Min was legal chief at Kellanova after its spin-off The Wendy’s Company has appointed John Min as its new chief legal officer (CLO) and corporate secretary, reporting to president and CEO Kirk Tanner. Min succeeds EJ Wunsch, who was appointed as president of the company’s international business in June. Min was most recently senior vice president, CLO and corporate secretary of Kellanova following the separation of Kellogg Company into two firms, the other being WK Kellogg Co. According to his LinkedIn profile, he spent more than 13 years at Kellogg Company before the split in roles such as CLO-designate…

Mehlman is a member of Governance Intelligence’s Corporate Governance Hall of Fame Ally Financial has recruited Hope Mehlman as chief legal and corporate affairs officer, effective December 2. Mehlman, who won Governance Intelligence’s (then Corporate Secretary’s) 2019 Corporate Governance Award for governance professional of the year (large cap), will join Ally from Discover Financial Services where she is chief legal officer, general counsel and corporate secretary. Discover says in an SEC filing that Mehlman will continue with the company until the earlier of it closing its merger with Capital One Financial Corporation or November 29. In her new role, Mehlman…

Gina Adams has been with the delivery company for 32 years FedEx Corp has named Gina Adams as executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary, effective September 24. She became general counsel-elect on September 1 and will take on her new role to succeed Mark Allen, who will move into a senior adviser role for the company until his retirement on December 31. Adams joined FedEx in 1992 as a managing attorney for international regulatory affairs and has since been promoted through multiple international government and regulatory affairs leadership positions until her most recent role as corporate vice president…

Andrea Nelson gets promoted from chief counsel and deputy general counsel Almost a quarter of shareholder votes have backed a proposal seeking a separate CEO and board chair at McKesson Corporation’s AGM, amid a flurry of similar proposals this year. The resolution, filed by activist shareholder John Chevedden, asked that McKesson’s board ‘adopt an enduring policy and amend the governing documents as necessary in order that two separate people hold the office of the [chair] and the office of the CEO. Whenever possible, the [chair] of the board shall be an independent director. This includes that a former CEO is…

Iké Adeyemi to join chemicals firm next month Eastman Chemical Company has recruited Iké Adeyemi as senior vice president, chief legal officer and corporate secretary, effective September 9. Adeyemi will join Eastman having most recently been vice president, corporate secretary and associate general counsel at The Clorox Company. In that role, she has overseen legal support for corporate governance, corporate, finance, tax and treasury matters, SEC reporting, ethics and compliance, global trade compliance and enterprise risk management, among other responsibilities. According to her LinkedIn profile, she has held that position since December 2020, having joined Clorox in December 2018. Before…

Tonya Robinson was previously acting general counsel of the US Department of Housing and Urban Development Vanguard has hired Tonya Robinson as general counsel and managing director of its legal division. Robinson, who will join Vanguard in October, will be responsible for all legal and compliance activities, public policy and investment stewardship. She will also be secretary of the Vanguard board and Vanguard funds. Robinson is joining the firm from KPMG, where she has been vice chair and general counsel for legal, regulatory and compliance since 2017. Before moving to KPMG, Robinson was acting general counsel of the US Department…

Kimberly Hicks to also lead company’s worldwide defense general counsel team Rolls-Royce has promoted Kimberly Hicks to become general counsel for defense and Rolls-Royce North America (RRNA). Hicks, who is based in Washington, DC, now leads the company’s global defense general counsel team and oversees other general counsel team members located in the US. She also joins the RRNA board, which is accountable for oversight of Rolls-Royce’s special security agreement with the US Department of Defense. Hicks has been interim general counsel for defense and RRNA since January 2024. Before joining Rolls-Royce in 2022 as assistant general counsel, she led…