Carpenter Appoints New Senior Vice President - General Counsel and Secretary
08/28/2007 - Carpenter Technology announces the appointment of Oliver C. Mitchell Jr. as its new Senior Vice President—General Counsel and Secretary.
Carpenter Technology Corp. announced the appointment of Oliver C. Mitchell Jr. as its new Senior Vice President—General Counsel and Secretary. The appointment is effective immediately.
Mitchell’s experience spans both the private and public sectors. He most served as Counsel to The Margolis Law Firm, LLC of New Jersey and New York, where he advised individuals and corporations on a range of issues, including labor, employment, compliance, regulatory, and litigation matters. He also worked as an Assistant General Counsel at Ford Motor Co., where he was responsible for all commercial, consumer, Superfund, dealer, employment and other non-product litigation matters. He also was responsible for delivery of all legal advice at Ford concerning labor and employment issues. Mitchell eventually was appointed Chairman of Ford’s Dealer Policy Board.
Mitchell also served five years as an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts, where he prosecuted fraud, firearms, narcotics, tax and other violations of the federal criminal code. He also served the public as First Assistant District Attorney for Hampden County, Massachusetts, where Carpenter maintains one of its manufacturing facilities.
As part of his public service, Mitchell held a number of non-legal posts, including the appointment by the then-Governor of Massachusetts, William F. Weld, to the Board of Directors of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. Later, he was appointed by Michigan Governors John Engler and by Jennifer Granholm, his successor in office, to the Board of Directors of the Michigan State Appellate Defender Commission, where he later was elected Chairman. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of the National Judicial College, in Reno, Nevada.
In his new position, Mitchell will report to Anne Stevens, Carpenter’s Chairman, President and CEO.
Based in Wyomissing, Pa, Carpenter Technology produces and distributes specialty alloys, including stainless steels, titanium alloys, superalloys, and various engineered products.
