Seven general counsel and chief legal officer moves crossed our desk this week, pulled from SEC filings and company releases. The headline: TE Connectivity brought in Jennifer A. Johnson as chief legal officer, and its 8-K shows the soft landing a big company can give a retiring GC. John S. Jenkins Jr. stays on at the same salary as an executive legal advisor until March.
The other theme is retirement. Winnebago and ePlus both lost long-serving legal chiefs, and ePlus handed the job to its deputy GC, who joined the company in 2017. If you are that deputy, our guide to becoming a general counsel maps the path, our earlier GC moves roundup shows the pattern, and new General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer jobs post every day.
- TE Connectivity: Jennifer A. Johnson joins as EVP and chief legal officer (expected Nov. 9). EVP and General Counsel John S. Jenkins Jr. retires March 31, 2027, staying on as an executive legal advisor until then. Source
- Winnebago Industries: Stacy L. Bogart, SVP and chief legal officer, retires Dec. 31; the company plans to name a successor on or before then. Source
- ePlus: General counsel and chief compliance officer Erica Stoecker retires; Deputy GC Amanda Dupree, with the company since 2017, becomes chief legal officer and chief compliance officer Nov. 27. Source
- Enovix: Chief legal officer and corporate secretary Arthi Chakravarthy departed effective Oct. 30; the filing names no successor. Source
- Agility Robotics: Newly public after its SPAC merger, the humanoid-robot maker lists Anastasia Lang as general counsel, chief administrative officer and secretary. Source
- Herc Holdings: Luis Machado, previously general counsel of TopBuild, joins the equipment rental company as SVP, chief legal officer and secretary. Source
- Caltech: Towson University GC Stephanie Shea becomes general counsel Jan. 6, 2027, succeeding Jennifer Lum after 16 years in the office. Source
As TE Connectivity’s filing puts it: “Mr. Jenkins will then remain employed by the Company as an executive legal advisor until his retirement on March 31, 2027.”