Corporate Secretary, Vice President & Deputy General Counsel
Corporate GovernanceServed as Corporate Secretary of the Company, interacting with the Board of Directors and senior management on a daily basis, coordinating all Board affairs and managing the corporate secretarial professional staff.- Coordinated all meetings of the Board of Directors and its Committees- Advised the Board on and implemented corporate governance best practices- Oversaw selection and recruitment of new directors and director orientation and continuing education programs - Coordinated annual meeting of stockholders and preparation and dissemination of proxy materials- Formulated and implemented corporate defense to a proxy contest in conjunction with senior management- Solicited votes of institutional stockholders and their views on key governance, compensation and environmental issues - Engaged with stockholder proponents and proxy advisory firms on key governance, compensation environmental matters- Oversaw the stockholder relations functionCorporate and Securities LawActed as primaryl counsel for the Company for all corporate and securities matters relating to the Company, including all 1933 and 1934 Act filings, correspondence with the SEC staff and NYSE filings and correspondence, all public disclosures and state corporate law mattersCorporate FinanceServed as primary legal counsel on all corporate finance and commodities matters relating to the Company including numerous public equity and debt offerings, debt financings, tender offers and stock repurchases, and commodity and derivatives trading activityMergers and AcquisitionsActed as counsel in numerous mergers, stock and asset acquisitions and divestitures and strategic joint venturesExecutive CompensationExtensive experience in the design and formulation of executive compensation programs, incentive equity plans, change in control agreements, executive termination agreements, stock ownership guidelines and anti-hedging and anti-pledging policies
