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Nov 14, 2023

Campbell Soup names general counsel

Charles Brawley joined the company in 2016

NYSE-listed Campbell Soup Company is promoting Charles Brawley to become executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary, effective November 30.

Brawley joined the company in 2016 and most recently was senior vice president, corporate secretary and deputy general counsel, overseeing Campbell’s legal functions of corporate governance, securities law and commercial contracts.

In his expanded role, he will oversee Campbell’s legal department including government affairs, global security and corporate responsibility and sustainability functions. He will report to president and CEO Mark Clouse and become a member of the company’s operating committee.

Before joining Campbell, Brawley was senior vice president, secretary and associate general counsel of Lincoln Financial Group. According to his Linkedin profile, before that he was vice president and assistant general counsel at PMA Capital Corporation. He was previously counsel with Cigna Corporation and began his legal career with law firm Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis in Philadelphia.

Clouse says in a statement: ‘Charlie has played a crucial role in all aspects of Campbell’s strategy and business, working closely with me, the operating committee and our board of directors. I’m pleased that our strong talent pipeline enables us to promote Charlie to step into this critical role and continue to build upon our momentum.’

Ben Maiden

Ben Maiden is the editor-at-large of Governance Intelligence, an IR Media publication, having joined the company in December 2016. He is based in New York. Ben was previously managing editor of Compliance Reporter, covering regulatory and compliance...