Lincoln Electric General Counsel Frederick G. Stueber to Retire in 2017, Jennifer I. Ansberry Named Successor
December 14 2016 - 4:15PM
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:LECO) (the “Company”)
announced today that Frederick G. Stueber will retire from the
Company as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
in April 2017.
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Stueber’s retirement marks a distinguished 36-year
career in law and 22 years as Lincoln Electric’s General Counsel
and Secretary. While at Lincoln Electric, Stueber has led global
litigation, corporate governance matters, mergers and acquisitions,
corporate compliance, intellectual property, labor law and
environmental, health and safety initiatives. He also served
as a member of the senior Management Committee. During his
tenure, he successfully led an industry defense group and
collective plan against fume litigation which resulted in the
dismissal of numerous cases against the Company and industry. Prior
to joining Lincoln Electric in 1995, Stueber served at Jones Day
for 13 years, the last six years as a corporate partner. He started
his career as a law clerk for Federal Chief Judge Andrew A. Caffrey
following his graduation from Harvard Law School.
Christopher L. Mapes, Lincoln Electric’s Chairman,
President and Chief Executive Officer stated, “Fred has made
innumerable contributions to the Company and has been a trusted
strategic advisor and counselor to management and the Board. His
acumen, passion for law and his willingness to face tough
challenges has led to the successful defense of the organization
and a transformative approach to litigation in our industry.
We thank Fred for his leadership in the organization, his community
engagement on behalf of the Lincoln Electric Foundation, and wish
him and his family our very best.”
Upon Stueber’s retirement, Jennifer I. Ansberry will be promoted
to Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary and she
will serve as an officer of the Company. Ansberry joined
Lincoln Electric in 2004 and serves as Vice President, Deputy
General Counsel and oversees the Company’s legal function in global
mergers and acquisitions, securities law compliance, corporate
governance and other general corporate legal matters. She also
leads the Company’s environmental, health and safety organization.
Prior to joining Lincoln Electric, she served as an associate at
Thompson Hine LLP and Keating, Muething & Klekamp LLP. She
received her J.D. from the University of Cincinnati - College of
Law and received a B.B.A. in accounting from the University of
Cincinnati.
About Lincoln Electric
Lincoln Electric is the world leader in the design, development
and manufacture of arc welding products, robotic arc welding
systems, plasma and oxy-fuel cutting equipment and has a leading
global position in the brazing and soldering alloys market.
Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Lincoln has 48 manufacturing
locations, including operations and joint ventures in 19 countries
and a worldwide network of distributors and sales offices covering
more than 160 countries. For more information about Lincoln
Electric and its products and services, visit the Company’s website
at http://www.lincolnelectric.com.
Contact
Amanda Butler
Director, Investor Relations
Tel: 216.383.2534
Email: Amanda_Butler@lincolnelectric.com
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