NYSE-listed financial services company Equitable Holdings has promoted Kurt Meyers to the position of chief legal officer and corporate secretary.
In addition to his new role, Meyers will also join Equitable’s management committee and report directly to president and CEO, Mark Peason.
Before his promotion, Meyers served as Equitable’s head of life Insurance and before that as the company’s deputy general counsel.
Prior to joining Equitable, Meyers was a partner at the law firm McGuireWoods and worked for theUSDepartment of Justice in the Western District ofNorth Carolina.
Meyers succeeds José Ramón González, who is leaving the company to pursue new opportunities.
Elsewhere, Nasdaq-listed NioCorp Developments, a critical minerals project in Southeast Nebraska, has appointed David Hamm as the company’s new general counsel.
Hamm most recently served as SVP, deputy general counsel and assistant secretary at Summit Materials. Prior to that, he was associate general counsel at Lumen Technologies.
‘David brings a wealth of public-company experience that will help NioCorp meet the highest standards of governance, disclosure, and commercial operations,’ says Mark Smith, CEO and executive chairman at NioCorp.
Meanwhile, alcoholic beverage maker Constellation Brands has confirmed that Jim Bourdeau, EVP and chief legal officer, will be retiring from his position on February 28, 2026.
Jeff LaBarge will succeed Bourdeau as EVP and chief legal officer on March 1, 2026, at which point Bourdeau will transition into an EVP and senior advisor role, consulting the firm’s executive management team.
‘Jeff brings a strong balance of industry knowledge and experience in business law to this role,’ says Bill Newlands, president and CEO of Constellation Brands. ‘He has played key leadership roles in a number of our company’s strategic initiatives, transactions, and investments over the past several years.’
In Delaware, Ohio, packaging products and services company Greif has namedDennis Hoffmanas its new SVP, general counsel and corporate secretary.
Hoffman succeedsGary Martz, who will retire from Greif onNovember 30, he has worked closely with Martz over the past 15 years, as part of Greif’s legal function.
‘I’m honored to serve Greif in this new capacity,’ says Hoffman. ‘Gary built a world-class legal organization, and I look forward to working with Ole, our board of directors and our global colleagues to continue and build upon that work.’
Meanwhile, software company Appian Corporation has confirmed that its general counsel and secretary, Christopher Winter, plans to retire at the end of the year.
In a Form 8-K filing with the SEC, the company said that Winters will continue in his current role through the next meeting of the Appian board of directors on November 4 and will help in the transition. His successor has not yet been named.
Over in Australia, ASX-listed Mineral Resources has appointed Sarah Standish as joint company secretary with Derek Oelofse.
She replaces Mark Wilson, who resigned from the role of joint company secretary earlier this month but will continue in his role as CFO.
She enters the role with 20 years’ experience in leading legal, governance, risk and compliance functions at ASX-listed and international companies.
Most recently she served as general counsel and company secretary at De Grey Mining, which was acquired by Northern Star Resources in May 2025. Before this she was general counsel and company secretary at St Barbara, general counsel at Imdex and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.