Jaron Brown
Head of Legal & Compliance, Americas at Outokumpu Stainless USA, LLC | Corporate Governance & Strategy | Compliance & Risk | M&A Deals & Transactions
- Role
- Head of Legal and Compliance, Americas at Outokumpu
- Location
- Atlanta, GA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Jaron Brown
I am a trusted general counsel, senior executive advisor, and corporate lawyer with nearly 20 years of combined in-house and private practice experience. I advise clients around the world and across a broad range of industries in executing their business objectives while minimizing risk and costs in dynamic market conditions.Currently, I serve as the Head of Legal and Compliance for Outokumpu Stainless USA, which is the Americas business unit of Outokumpu Corporation (HEL: OUT1V), the parent company based in Finland. In my role, I am a member of the Americas management team and a trusted advisor to the Americas President and CEO. I oversee governance, compliance, international trade, governmental affairs and relations, M&A, litigation management, labor and employment, and environmental, health, and safety (EHS).Prior to joining Outokumpu in 2021, for 8 years, I served as the assistant general counsel of Novelis, a US-based global leader in aluminum rolled products and the world’s largest recycler of aluminum. I reported to the general counsel and advised on M&A, corporate strategy, commercial contracts, and compliance.In the earlier part of my legal career, I worked for an Am Law 50 firm (King & Spalding) and an Am Law 200 firm (Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP), handling corporate, M&A, and capital markets matters for public companies and private equity firms. I am admitted to practice in Ohio and Georgia.
Experience
Head of Legal and Compliance, Americas
Sep 2021 — Present · US
Hired into newly-created role as first-ever Head of Legal for the Americas business of Finnish public parent company, Outokumpu Oyj (HEL: OUT1V), with oversight for governance, compliance, international trade, governmental affairs and relations, M&A, litigation management, labor and employment, and environmental, health, and safety (EHS). Member of Americas management team and trusted advisor to Americas President and CEO. Report to SVP, General Counsel of parent company with dotted line reporting to Americas President and CEO. Manage legal budget and lean legal team.
Education
Northfield Mount Hermon
Post-Graduate
1995 — 1995
University of Hartford
BSBA, Economics, Finance
1995 — 1999
Case Western Reserve University School of Law
Doctor of Law - JD
1999 — 2002
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