Association of Corporate Counsel global board of directors: Top, from left: Cristina Gonzalez, chief legal officer at Staples Inc.; Melissa Kennedy, executive vice president, CLO and public affairs at Sun Life Financial Inc.; Sharon Barner, VP and general counsel at Cummins Inc.; Rob Falk, GC at Truth Initiative; Sara Hall, CLO and GC at ALSAC/St. Jude; Jeff Wheeler, associate GC at Numotion; Tracy Preston, senior VP and GC at Neiman Marcus; Ed Paulis, VP and senior assistant GC at Zurich North America Group; Monica Palko, VP and GC at Lockheed Martin Space; Scott Taylor, EVP, GC and secretary at Symantec; and Rudy Rivera, chief international counsel at Fidelity National Financial Inc. Bottom, from left: Jan Alonzo, VP of legal affairs at Centene Corp.; Mike Madden, GC and secretary at Hyne Timber; Adrian Goss, GC at Bauer Media; Jo Anne Schwendinger, chief legal and compliance officer and secretary at II-VI Inc.; Anneliese Reinhold, GC and SVP of regulatory affairs at du; Russ Dempsey, AGC at AIG Consumer Insurance; Lily Hughes, SVP and CLO at Arrow Electronics; and Liz Walker, VP and chief counsel of Europe, the Middle East and Africa at BT Global Services.

Fresh off holding its annual meeting in Phoenix last week, the Association of Corporate Counsel has revealed its 2020 global board of directors, including top lawyers representing companies in the Middle East, Europe and the U.S.

The international in-house bar group's chair is Anneliese Reinhold. Formerly the vice chair and treasurer, she is the general counsel and senior vice president of regulatory affairs of du, the Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Co., in the United Arab Emirates.

Anneliese Reinhold, chair of the Association of Corporate Counsel global board of directors and general counsel and senior vice president regulatory affairs at du, Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company, in the UAE.

"ACC is moving in an exciting direction, embracing the 'Age of the CLO' and helping integrate in-house counsel all over the world in the new digital, international legal space," Reinhold said in a press release. "I look forward to working with the ACC board and leadership to continue building our global presence."

The Australian-born Reinhold leads the legal and regulatory functions at du, with winning the ACC's "Legal Department of the Year" Awards several times.

"Anneliese is an incredibly accomplished and creative in-house leader," said Veta T. Richardson, ACC president and CEO, in the release. "The breadth of her repertoire, from in-depth technological knowledge to intimate familiarity with the international business community, seem tailor-made to ACC's global membership and goals."

The vice chair is Jo Anne Schwendinger, the chief legal and compliance officer and corporate secretary of II-VI Inc. in Saxonburg, Pennsylvania. The secretary is Adrian Goss, the general counsel of Bauer Media Group in Australia, and the treasurer is Maria Varsellona, the group general counsel of ABB in Switzerland.

The newly appointed directors of the global board of directors are:

• Donny Ching, legal director of Royal Dutch Shell in the Netherlands
• Robert Falk, general counsel of Truth Initiative in Washington, D.C.
• Cristina Gonzalez, chief legal officer of Staples Inc. in Framingham, Massachusetts
• Melissa Kennedy, chief legal officer and executive vice president of Sun Life Financial in Toronto
• Ed Paulis, assistant general counsel and vice president, Zurich North America Group in Chicago
• Scott Taylor, general counsel, executive vice president and secretary of Symantec in Mountain View, California
• Liz Walker, general counsel of BT Global Services in London

The ACC boasts more than 45,000 members in 85 countries.