Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic Avionics) has appointed Kimberly Chainey as its General Counsel.
Chainey is a legal leader and corporate generalist with over 15-years experience advising senior executives of Fortune 500 companies, venture businesses and government entities.
As chief legal officer and a member of the executive team, Chainey will advise Panasonic Avionics’ leadership on the company’s strategic direction.
Her responsibilities will include overseeing legal issues, promoting a disciplined compliance culture and analyzing legislation and its effect on the company. She will also manage commercial contracts and lead complex projects and transactions.
Chainey will report directly to Jessica Hodkinson, the General Counsel of Panasonic Corporation of North America (PNA) with a dotted line reporting structure to Panasonic Avionics’ Chief Executive Officer, Hideo Nakano.
