Peter Ryan Email & Phone Number

Charlotte, NC, US

Charlotte, North Carolina, US

Charlotte, North Carolina, US

Charlotte, North Carolina, US

Charlotte, North Carolina, US

Responsible for Securities law compliance, ’34 Act reporting, supporting debt and treasury transactions, counsel to the Board of Directors and its Audit, Compensation and Nominating & Governance Committees, Corporate governance and Enterprise Risk Management, as well as supporting the overall budgeting and administration of the SPX Flow Legal department

Charlotte, North Carolina, US

• Leader of the Food & Beverage end market of SPX Flow, a global business unit of 2,500 employees generating $800+ million in annual revenue in the engineering, manufacture and installation of components and turn-key.
• Appointed to lead the organization, including its Tier 1 staff of 12 direct reports, by Marc Michael, current SPX Flow, Inc. CEO and former President, Food & Beverage
• Accountable for the global P/L; worked closely with the VP, Finance to set the monthly, quarterly and annual Outlook, and then report Orders, Revenue, Operating Profit, Cash and similar metrics against Outlook and.
• Directed significant global cost savings actions with support from the F&B regional leaders in EMEA, South America, China and APAC, driving significant operating profit in Q1-Q2 2016
• Implemented a plan to identify key technology and commercial talent in the organization and provided focused managerial engagement, retention plans and hired new resources to support them
• Partnered with the VP, Commerical and VP, Project Delivery to monitor strategic and market developments to inform pricing and execution methodology for major capital projects; similarly, engaged with Product Management.

Charlotte, North Carolina, US

• Direct report to the President, Food & Beverage and responsible for the complete scope of legal requirements for the business including claims and litigation, contracts, intellectual property, compliance, corporate.
• Led a worldwide team of lawyers and contract managers to coordinate and support business priorities
• Guided implementation of enhanced project management practices and active review of open projects leading to significant profitability growth in this business sector from 2014 -2015
• Developed a global, functional execution model for the legal team that allowed each team member to focus on their areas of strength, increasing our capability and improving client engagement
• Implemented budgeting and reporting requirements for outside counsel, refining the process for approval and payment of invoices and instituting additional quarterly reporting to classify matters by practice area in.
• Participated in monthly business reviews with each of the Regional teams to proactively address legal risk and provided counsel to global commercial and operational leaders

Charlotte, North Carolina, US

• Lead counsel for two business units of SPX generating approximately $1 billion in annual revenue for the Power & energy and Food & Beverage industries:
• Directed the complete acquisition lifecycle for two $500+ million transactions: o Analyzed, drafted and negotiated acquisition documents and counseled the internal business development team regarding critical legal.
• Initiated training and consultation for core legal policies like FCPA, UK Bribery Act, Anti-Boycott and basic contractual terms and conditions across a global network of businesses including on-the-ground experience in.
• Managed a global team of lawyers and contract managers
• Illustrative Power & Energy project: managed legal and commercial requirements arising from a $100+ million project to design and manufacture nuclear safety valves for new installations in China and the USA o Directed.

Charlotte, North Carolina, US

• Counsel for a business unit of SPX Flow Technology generating approximately $700 million annual revenue in the design, manufacture and installation of process solutions for the energy, chemical, food and mining.
• Managed North and South American claims and litigation matters, tax issues, employment and employee benefits (including Federal and State EEOC)
• Drafted and negotiated customer and supplier terms and conditions guiding executive-level order decisions; Created format documents and set policies and procedures for a team of contract managers
• Coordinated restructuring activities in a project management-like capacity for projects ranging from facility closure or group termination (including WARN), product line relocation and legal entity rationalization
• Counseled the finance and commercial organizations regarding claim reserves, sales commission policies and practices and the establishment, management and termination of sales channel relationships

Charlotte, North Carolina, US

• Deputy counsel and direct report of the Senior Vice President and General Counsel of SPX Corporation
• Reviewed due diligence materials, prepared reports and drafted transactional documents for mergers and acquisitions in multiple jurisdictions and types (stock, asset, mixed, tender offer)
• Created a program for global real property management to support acquisitions, divestitures and lease negotiations as there was no dedicated staff for real property matters in the company
• Supported SEC compliance process, including 10-K, 10-Q, and proxy drafting and filing
• Recognized as one of the top young leaders in the company and one of fifteen persons selected for the first class of SPX’s Business Leader Development Program, a one-year training program through Indiana University’s.

Chicago, Illinois, US

Employee benefits associate in the Corporate group focused on business acquisition and divestiture analysis, qualified retirement plan and health and welfare plan guidance and benefits issues arising in insolvency.

J.D.

B.A., Political Science