James D. Hughes was promoted to Interim General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Compass Minerals on June 26, 2025, according to an SEC filing.
| Name | James D. Hughes |
|---|---|
| Role | Interim General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
| Company | Compass Minerals |
| Industry | Mining |
| Location | Overland Park, KS |
| Move | Internal promotion |
| Date | June 26, 2025 |
| Source | an SEC filing |
Compass Minerals reported that James D. Hughes, a vice president and assistant general counsel at the company since 2020, assumed the role of General Counsel and Corporate Secretary on an interim basis after Mary L. Frontczak ceased to serve as Chief Legal and Administrative Officer and Corporate Secretary on June 26, 2025. (Source: an SEC filing.)
Who is the Interim General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Compass Minerals?
James D. Hughes took the Interim General Counsel and Corporate Secretary role at Compass Minerals in June 2025, as reported by an SEC filing. Legal leadership changes often, so check Compass Minerals’s own leadership page for the latest. If you know of a newer move, tell us and we will update the directory.
More legal leadership moves at Compass Minerals
- Mary L. Frontczak Steps Down as Chief Legal and Administrative Officer and Corporate Secretary of Compass Minerals (June 26, 2025)
- Mary Frontczak Named General Counsel of Compass Minerals (October 28, 2019)
Other general counsel moves in June 2025
- Heidi L. Mason Steps Down as Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Freddie Mac (June 27, 2025)
- Mary L. Frontczak Steps Down as Chief Legal and Administrative Officer and Corporate Secretary of Compass Minerals (June 26, 2025)
- Robert A. Schwartz Named General Counsel of ConnectOne Bancorp (June 25, 2025)
- Matt Massarelli Named General Counsel of Cinterra (June 24, 2025)
- Christopher Walker Named Chief Legal Officer of CRB (June 24, 2025)
- Mary Throne Named General Counsel of Prometheus Hyperscale (June 23, 2025)
- Anne Marie Cook Named Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary of Phathom Pharmaceuticals (June 23, 2025)
- Susan Dawson Named Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary of Light & Wonder (June 20, 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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