Rich Kent
Vice President & General Counsel, Industrial Automation at HoneywellVice President & Deputy General Counsel, Corp. Transactions, Securities & Governance
- Role
- Vice President & Deputy General Counsel, Corp Transactions, Securities & Governance at Honeywell Technologies
- Location
- Atlanta, GA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Rich Kent
Committed General Counsel with 20 years service as a trusted in-house advisor in roles of increasing leadership responsibility across most global business lines of one of the world’s ten largest conglomerates by market capitalization. Exceptional expertise in corporate transactions and commercial contracting for a variety of business models, along with more than a decade of experience managing a variety of commercial litigation (US and international), IP licensing and enforcement matters; developing and implementing compliance initiatives; establishing risk-mitigation strategies; and supporting internal and regulatory investigations. Extensive collaboration with anticompetition, environmental, labor & employment, anti-corruption, sanctions, export and data privacy experts.
Experience
Vice President & Deputy General Counsel, Corp Transactions, Securities & Governance
May 2025 — Present · Atlanta, GA, US
Manage a team of 8 legal and paralegal professionals• Oversee legal aspects of company acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures and equity investments, including announced spin-off transactions for Honeywell’s Aerospace and Advance Materials businesses• Direct and provide legal advice related to SEC reports, registration statements and related correspondence; compliance with stock exchange requirements; insider trading compliance; corporate governance matters, including legal compliance, preparation of annual proxy statement and implementation of governance best practices; and compliance matters relating to investor relations and shareholder engagement, including associated public disclosure• Oversee legal support for corporate bond issuances, credit facilities, share repurchases and other treasury activity
Education
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
Doctor of Law (J.D.), cum laude, Law
1995 — 1998
Yale University
Bachelor's degree, magna cum laude, Economics, Political Science
1991 — 1995
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