James D. Dee Leaves Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary Role at Carpenter Technology

James D. Dee left the role of Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary at Carpenter Technology on October 15, 2026, according to an SEC filing.

James D. Dee told Carpenter Technology on October 12, 2026 that he will retire as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary effective December 31, 2026, closing out sixteen years with the company. He stays in the role through year-end to support the handoff to Deputy General Counsel Jed S. Freeman. (Source: an SEC filing.)

More legal leadership moves at Carpenter Technology

• Jed S. Freeman Named Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Carpenter Technology (October 15, 2026)

Other general counsel moves in October 2026

• Lynne Fuller-Andrews Leaves Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary Role at Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (October 23, 2026)
• Christopher Garcia Named Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Dell Technologies (October 20, 2026)
• David Arroyo Leaves Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary Role at BuzzFeed (October 19, 2026)
• Richard Rothberg Leaves Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary Role at Dell Technologies (October 19, 2026)
• Nicholas Trutanich Named General Counsel of Fox Corporation (October 19, 2026)
• Adam Ciongoli Leaves Chief Legal and Policy Officer Role at Fox Corporation (October 19, 2026)
• Jed S. Freeman Named Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Carpenter Technology (October 15, 2026)
• Kyle Wood Leaves Chief Legal Officer and Secretary Role at Silvia, Inc. (October 14, 2026)

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