Katie Rowen Named Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer of Johnson Controls

Katie Rowen was named Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer of Johnson Controls on November 2, 2026, according to PR Newswire.

Johnson Controls has named Katie Rowen Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, reporting to CEO Joakim Weidemanis. She joins from Vontier, where she started as Chief Legal & Sustainability Officer and later added Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Transformation & Operations Officer responsibilities. Rowen earlier held legal and compliance leadership roles at Fortive and Raytheon. (Source: PR Newswire.)

Who is the Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer of Johnson Controls?

Katie Rowen took the Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer role at Johnson Controls in November 2026, as reported by PR Newswire. Legal leadership changes often, so check Johnson Controls’s own leadership page for the latest. If you know of a newer move, tell us and we will update the directory.

Other general counsel moves in November 2026

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• Lee Giguere Named Chief Legal Officer of Caldera Therapeutics (November 2, 2026)
• John S. Jenkins, Jr. Steps Down as Executive Vice President and General Counsel of TE Connectivity (November 2, 2026)
• Jennifer A. Johnson Named Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer of TE Connectivity (November 2, 2026)
• Michael Schade Named Vice President and General Counsel of Long Island University (November 2, 2026)

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Source: PR Newswire. InhouseBlog summarizes publicly reported general counsel moves and links to the original report.

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