Sargento Foods Inc. announced the hiring of Chad Hamilton as senior vice president and general counsel.
October 25/Plymouth, Wis./Press Release -- Sargento Foods Inc. announced the hiring of Chad Hamilton as senior vice president and general counsel. An experienced attorney, Hamilton becomes the company’s first in-house legal counsel upon his hiring this month.
He will be responsible for setting up an in-house legal department for Sargento, while providing ongoing counsel to the company’s executive leadership team. He will proactively recommend steps to mitigate pertinent business risks on a corporate-wide basis. He will also manage all legal aspects of the company’s business including contractual agreements, advertising, intellectual property, co-development agreements and litigation, among others.