Julie D.

General Counsel, Risk Manager & Corporate Secretary (Phoenix Contact - North America) @Phoenix Contact USA

Middletown, PA, US

Snapshot:$3 billion revenue, privately held, German-based corporation. Oversee North American legal services, risk management program, insurance and corporate governance activities and serves as legal and strategic business advisor to executive management. • Created and formalized a comprehensive legal services program from concept to fruition• Oversee the board of directors’ meetings, governance program and entity management as Corporate Secretary • Serve as a strategic advisor to executive management • Advise and liaise to global legal, IP and business colleagues in matters of U.S. law• Drive the robust risk management program by directing comprehensive insurance strategies for properties, products, general liability, umbrella, fleet vehicles, global aviation and errors and omissions.• Regulate and develop the use of standard risk-based contracts for all business areas• Originate impactful policy statements on certain high-risk industry regulations • Led an intensive employee education series on risk mitigation using contracts

Widener University Commonwealth Law School

Doctor of Law - JD

Penn State University

BS

Pennsylvania College of Technology

Associate of Arts and Sciences (A.A.S.)