Katherine Pryor Burgeson elects to retire as executive vice president, general counsel and secretary of Ingevity
June 22 2020 - 6:15AM
Business Wire
Ingevity Corporation (NYSE:NGVT) today announced that Katherine
Pryor Burgeson has elected to retire as executive vice president,
general counsel and secretary of Ingevity. Burgeson opted to
participate in the company’s previously announced early retirement
program. Burgeson will remain with the company through a transition
period as mutually determined. Ryan C. Fisher, Ingevity’s deputy
general counsel, chief legal officer for Ingevity’s Performance
Chemicals segment, and assistant secretary, is expected to be named
interim general counsel and secretary upon Burgeson’s
departure.
“Kathy has played an integral role in the spin and launch of
Ingevity,” said Rick Kelson, chairman of the board, and interim
president and CEO. “She has exhibited great leadership and
commitment to establishing a strong culture of compliance at
Ingevity. In addition, she has been critical in leading the defense
of our Performance Materials’ intellectual property. Kathy leaves
our legal function amply poised for future success, and we wish her
the best in her retirement.”
Burgeson joined Ingevity in 2015 and helped facilitate the spin
off from WestRock. From 2000 to 2015, Burgeson served as deputy
general counsel at MeadWestvaco Corporation (MWV), joining the law
department of WestRock Company following the merger of MWV and
RockTenn Company in July 2015. Before joining MWV, she was a
partner in the corporate group of Cummings & Lockwood, LLC, for
10 years, representing public companies and private equity clients
on transactional and securities matters. Prior to that, she was a
corporate associate at Shearman & Sterling, LLC, responsible
for securities and mergers and acquisitions matters. She holds a
Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Trinity College, and a
Juris Doctor degree from Fordham University School of Law.
Fisher joined Ingevity in 2016 prior to the spin off as deputy
general counsel, chief legal officer for Ingevity’s Performance
Chemicals segment, and assistant secretary. From 2006 to 2015,
Fisher was associate general counsel at MWV, joining the law
department of WestRock Company following the merger of MWV and
RockTenn Company in July 2015. Before joining MWV, Fisher was an
attorney with Edwards, Angell, Palmer & Dodge, LLP, for three
years, and prior to that was an attorney with Cummings &
Lockwood, LLC. Fisher holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the
College of William and Mary, and a Juris Doctor from Boston
University School of Law.
Ingevity: Purify, Protect and Enhance
Ingevity provides specialty chemicals, high-performance carbon
materials and engineered polymers that purify, protect and enhance
the world around us. Through a team of talented and experienced
people, Ingevity develops, manufactures, and brings to market
products and processes that help customers solve complex problems.
These products are used in a variety of demanding applications,
including asphalt paving, oil exploration and production,
agrochemicals, adhesives, lubricants, publication inks, coatings,
elastomers, bioplastics and automotive components that reduce
gasoline vapor emissions. Headquartered in North Charleston, South
Carolina, Ingevity operates from 25 locations around the world and
employs approximately 1,850 people. The company is traded on the
New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: NGVT). For more information visit
www.ingevity.com.
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