Johnson Controls, the Milwaukee-based building systems company, says in its announcement that Katie Rowen is its new executive vice president and chief legal officer, reporting straight to CEO Joakim Weidemanis. She comes from Vontier, where her job kept growing: chief legal and sustainability officer, then chief administrative officer, then chief transformation and operations officer. Before that, legal and compliance roles at Fortive and Raytheon.
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“Katie Rowen has been named Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer and Shauna Latshaw has been named Vice President and Chief Information Officer, both reporting to Chief Executive Officer Joakim Weidemanis.”
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