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Gina Beredo has been with the company since 2021 Owens Corning has promoted Gina Beredo to the newly created role of executive vice president, chief administrative officer and general counsel. The move expands Beredo’s oversight to include the company’s human resources function in addition to her existing legal, corporate affairs, aviation and community affairs responsibilities. Beredo joined Owens Corning in June 2021 as general counsel. Since then, she has been involved in initiatives such as the acquisition and integration of Masonite International Corporation and the divestiture of the company’s glass reinforcements business. According to her LinkedIn profile, Beredo previously spent…

Richard Verma was most recently US deputy secretary of state for management and resources Richard Verma is returning to Mastercard as chief administrative officer (CAO). In that role he will oversee the company’s function for law, government affairs and policy; franchising; corporate security; inclusion and belonging; and transformation, risk and operations. Verma was previously with Mastercard between 2020 and 2023 as chief legal officer and head of global public policy. Since his earlier tenure and until last month he was US deputy secretary of state for management and resources. In that role he was COO of the US Department of…

Sandra Leung has been with the company for more than three decades Sandra Leung, executive president and general counsel at Bristol-Myers Squibb, plans to retire from her position during 2025. According to a company spokesperson, Cari Gallman will be her successor with the transition expected to occur later this year. Gallman’s new title will be executive vice president, general counsel and chief policy officer. An SEC filing from the biopharmaceutical firm states that Leung is expected to remain with Bristol-Myers Squibb to help with the transition of her duties. Leung’s LinkedIn profile states that she took on her current role…

Richard Baer has also been CLO at Liberty Media and UnitedHealth Group SiriusXM Holdings has hired Richard Baer as executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary, effective March 3. He will succeed Patrick Donnelly, who is retiring. Baer is a former chief legal officer (CLO) at Airbnb, where he oversaw the company’s legal, community policy and ethics and compliance functions. Before joining Airbnb, Baer was CLO at Liberty Media, UnitedHealth Group and Qwest Communications. A SiriusXM SEC filing last month stated that, to help with the transition, Donnelly would continue to be a full-time employee until April 4, 2025…

Kevin Connor has been with the movie theater company since 2002 Kevin Connor, senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary with movie theater chain AMC Entertainment Holdings, will retire from the company effective March 13 after more than two decades. AMC has appointed Edwin Gladbach, vice president for legal, as interim general counsel and corporate secretary. According to an AMC statement, the company will decide on its pick for the long-term general counsel position later in the year, with both external and internal candidates including Gladbach, being considered. Connor joined AMC in 2002 and has been involved in major…

Jeff Vining to succeed company veteran Tammy Finley, who is retiring NYSE-listed Advance Auto Parts has appointed Jeff Vining as executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary, effective March 2. He will report to Shane O’Kelly, president and CEO. Vining will succeed Tammy Finley, who is retiring and will stay with Advance in an advisory capacity as part of the transition. According to his LinkedIn profile, Vining is joining Advance from Unifi Manufacturing, where he has been general counsel and corporate secretary. Before that he spent 15 years at Lowe’s Corporation, most recently five years as senior vice president,…

Caroline Krass has held several senior legal positions in government Hilton has recruited Caroline Krass to become executive vice president and general counsel, effective March 17. She will report to the hotel company’s president and CEO, Christopher Nassetta. Krass is joining Hilton having spent almost three decades in various US government roles over the course of her career. Most recently she has been general counsel of the US Department of Defense. According to her LinkedIn profile, between 2014 and 2017 she was general counsel for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Before her time with the CIA, her government work included…

‘I have made the decision to step away from full-time corporate life’ HBO veteran Eve Konstan is stepping down as general counsel at Spotify. In a post on her LinkedIn feed, Konstan writes: ‘After an incredible 32 years practicing law, I have made the decision to step away from full-time corporate life and my last day at Spotify will be this Friday, January 31. ‘This marks the end of a chapter that’s been filled with unforgettable experiences and immense personal growth, and while it’s bittersweet to step away from a role and company that I love, I am confident this…

Bill Van Asselt was previously deputy legal chief Software company Tyler Technologies has promoted Bill Van Asselt to chief legal officer (CLO). Van Asselt succeeds Abby Diaz, who has been promoted to the newly created position of chief administrative officer. Diaz will continue to oversee Van Asselt’s legal team and adds to her role responsibility for corporate governance and responsibility, internal audit, data privacy and corporate communications. She will continue to be Tyler’s corporate secretary. Van Asselt was previously deputy CLO and joined Tyler through the acquisition of NIC in 2021. He had been at NIC for nearly 11 years,…

Priya Aiyar starts with the media company in February Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) has hired Priya Aiyar as chief legal officer, effective next month. She will report to CEO David Zaslav. Aiyar will join WBD from American Airlines, where she has been CLO since 2022. In that role she has overseen the company’s legal affairs and strategies globally and has overseen labor relations. According to a WBD announcement, Aiyar played a key role in American Airlines’ navigation of the Covid-19 pandemic and helped reach new contracts with the company’s unionized work groups. According to her LinkedIn profile, she joined the…