Tennille Checkovich was named General Counsel of Smithfield Foods on March 28, 2023, according to PR Newswire.
| Name | Tennille Checkovich |
|---|---|
| Role | General Counsel |
| Company | Smithfield Foods |
| Move | Appointment |
| Date | March 28, 2023 |
| Source | PR Newswire |
Smithfield Foods promoted Tennille Checkovich to general counsel in March 2023.
Career: Joined Smithfield in 2020 and most recently was deputy general counsel for litigation; earlier an equity partner in McGuireWoods’ business and securities litigation department and an attorney at Cravath, Swaine & Moore.
Education: J.D., Yale Law School; B.A. in economics, University of Virginia.
Who is the general counsel of Smithfield Foods?
Tennille Checkovich took the General Counsel role at Smithfield Foods in March 2023, as reported by PR Newswire. Legal leadership changes often, so check Smithfield Foods’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 Smithfield Foods
Other general counsel moves in March 2023
- Peter F. Riley Steps Down as Senior Executive Vice President and General Counsel of The Howard Hughes Corporation (March 31, 2023)
- David Pendarvis Steps Down as Chief Administrative Officer and Global General Counsel of ResMed (March 30, 2023)
- Benjamin Landry Named General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Health Catalyst (March 30, 2023)
- Jon S. Ploetz Named Vice President – General Counsel & Secretary of Applied Industrial Technologies (March 28, 2023)
- Jessica Morton Named General Counsel of Rogers Corporation (March 28, 2023)
- James F. Petelle Steps Down as Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer of Insteel Industries (March 27, 2023)
- Sanjoy Mukherjee Steps Down as General Counsel of Everest Re Group (March 27, 2023)
- Robert Ziems Named Chief Legal Officer of AGS (March 27, 2023)
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Source: PR Newswire. InhouseBlog summarizes publicly reported general counsel moves and links to the original report.
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