Barnes Group Inc. Names Claudia Toussaint Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
April 26 2010 - 4:30PM
Business Wire
Barnes Group Inc. (NYSE:B), a diversified global manufacturer
and logistical services company, announced the appointment of
Claudia Toussaint as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and
Secretary. She succeeds Signe S. Gates, who retired April 1 after
more than 10 years with the Company.
"As a global company, having an experienced and trusted legal
team is critical to our business,” said Gregory F. Milzcik,
President and Chief Executive Officer, Barnes Group Inc. “Claudia
is a proven leader, serving as general counsel and corporate
secretary with Fortune 500 companies. I am confident her skills and
expertise will complement the senior management team."
Before joining Barnes Group, Ms. Toussaint was responsible for
legal affairs as well as corporate governance and legal support for
the Board of Directors at Embarq Corporation, a telecommunications
company which was recently acquired by CenturyTel, Inc. She served
as Vice President, Corporate Secretary and Chief Ethics Officer for
the Company from 2005 to 2009. Prior to Embarq, Ms. Toussaint
served as Vice President, Corporate Governance and Ethics, and
Corporate Secretary for Sprint Corporation, a role she assumed in
April 2003. From 1997 through early 2003, she served as an attorney
for Sprint and its operating subsidiaries in roles of increasing
and varied responsibility. Before joining Sprint in 1997, Ms.
Toussaint was an attorney at the Los Angeles office of Morrison
& Foerster LLP.
Ms. Toussaint holds a Juris Doctorate from the University of
California, Hastings College of the Law and a Bachelor’s degree in
Economics from the University of California in Los Angeles. She is
currently President of the Kansas City Chapter of the Society of
Corporate Secretaries and Governance Professionals, and was voted
one of Kansas City’s top women executives in 2008 by Ingram’s
Magazine.
Ms. Toussaint will be relocating to Connecticut from Kansas.
Barnes Group Inc. (NYSE:B) is a diversified global manufacturer
and logistical services company focused on providing precision
component manufacturing and operating service support. Founded in
1857, the 4,900 dedicated employees on four continents worldwide
are committed to achieving consistent and sustainable profitable
growth. For more information, visit www.BGInc.com. Barnes Group,
the Critical Components People.
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