Kimberly Chainey will join NYSE-listed AptarGroup as executive vice president and global general counsel, effective July 27.
She was most recently vice president and general counsel with Panasonic Avionics Corporation. According to Aptar, Chainey has more than 15 years of international and domestic experience advising C-suite executives and boards of directors of Global 100 and Fortune 500 companies, venture companies and government entities.
She has held progressively senior roles with law firms and companies including Morgan Lewis, The Hershey Company and Avis.
In her new role, Chainey will be responsible for Aptar’s global legal affairs and will become a member of the company’s executive committee.
Crystal Lake, Illinois-based Aptar designs and manufactures drug delivery, consumer-product dispensing and active-packaging products for end-markets including the pharmaceutical, beauty, personal care, home, food and beverage sectors.
‘We are delighted to welcome Kim Chainey to Aptar,’ Stephan Tanda, Aptar president and CEO, says in a statement. ‘Her breadth of experience across multiple industries as the lead attorney for global [M&A], strategy, innovation, intellectual property and compliance will strengthen our leadership team and better position us to achieve our strategic priorities.’