Cornel Fuerer Steps Down as Senior Vice President, Chief Legal and Public Affairs Officer of Corteva

Cornel Fuerer left the role of Senior Vice President, Chief Legal and Public Affairs Officer at Corteva on August 26, 2025, according to an SEC filing.

Cornel Fuerer notified Corteva on August 21, 2025 of his intent to retire as an executive officer effective September 15, 2025. He keeps public affairs oversight and the corporate secretary role during a transition before retiring in 2026. (Source: an SEC filing.)

More legal leadership moves at Corteva

• Jennifer A. Johnson Named Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer of Corteva (August 26, 2025)

Other general counsel moves in August 2025

• Gary Martz Steps Down as General Counsel and Secretary of Greif (August 29, 2025)
• Dennis Hoffman Named Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Greif (August 29, 2025)
• James F. Stern Steps Down as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of A. O. Smith (August 28, 2025)
• Paul J. Jones Named Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of A. O. Smith (August 28, 2025)
• Lola Lin Named Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary of GE Vernova (August 27, 2025)
• Catherine Zeller Named Group Head of Legal, Compliance and Insurance of SPIE (August 26, 2025)
• Andrea Paul Steps Down as Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary of Zentalis Pharmaceuticals (August 26, 2025)
• James B. Bucher Named Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary of Zentalis Pharmaceuticals (August 26, 2025)

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Source: an SEC filing. InhouseBlog summarizes publicly reported general counsel moves and links to the original report.

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