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Carmen Lesperance

Cudahy,WI

Summary

Bilingual, highly organized and results-driven Legal Manager with 20+ years of industry experience with excellent written and oral communication skills, and strive to optimize workplace coordination and compliance. In addition. Ability to think on a highly analytical level and have very strong problem-solving skills.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience

Work History

Manager - Legal

Quad/Graphics, Inc.
09.2020 - Current
  • Managing the company's international real estate portfolio, which includes lease extensions, property dispositions, etc.
  • Support all corporate governance and securities queries
  • Responsible for Section 16 filings
  • Assist with the preparation of the Proxy Statement and Annual Shareholders' Meetings
  • Coordinate with proxy solicitors and transfer agent
  • File required disclosure reports with the NYSE
  • Support and interact with the company's board of directors and executives
  • Assist with the preparation of board and committee materials
  • Upload pertinent materials to online board platform
  • Create annual compliance calendars
  • Prepare and send quarterly trading window notices
  • support the VP and Deputy General Counsel as well as the General Counsel
  • oversee international entity management matters
  • Supervise one paralegal based in India

Manager Shareholder Services

Adient Plc (former Division Of Johnson Controls)
07.2016 - 07.2017
  • Creation, implementation and operation of the Shareholder Services Department
  • Drafting and implementation of policies, best practices and workflows relating to Section 16 personnel, insider trading and blackout periods, pre-clearance of stock transactions, and corporate governance related items pertaining to an Irish, publicly traded company
  • Acquiring knowledge and understanding of Irish corporate law matters, dividends, stamp duty, etc.
  • Responsible for Section 16 filings
  • Assisted with the preparation of the Annual Shareholders' Meeting, including drafting of proxy statement and related documents
  • Developed and implemented Shareholder Services website
  • Drafted board materials, resolutions, minutes, etc.
  • Managed the company's registered shareholder base

Corporate Paralegal

Fiserv
07.2015 - 07.2016
  • Corporate governance and securities compliance
  • Section 16 filings
  • Preparation of board and committee materials
  • Domestic and international subsidiary management
  • Implementation of subsidiary management platform

Senior Corporate Paralegal

Magnetek
06.2013 - 07.2015
  • Oversee corporate governance compliance
  • Filing of Section 16 and other SEC reports
  • Domestic and international subsidiary management

Paralegal Assistant

Rockwell Automation
11.2007 - 05.2013
  • Filing of Section 16 reports and other periodic filings
  • Responsible for share reconciliations relating to the various equity plans
  • Organization of Annual Shareholders' Meetings
  • International entity management

Education

BBA - Business Administration

Kaufmaennische Berufschule Regensburg
Regensburg, Germany

Communication

BBI Regensburg
Regensburg, Germany

Staatliche Realschule Regenstauf
Regenstauf, Germany

Skills

  • Bilingual - fluent in English and German, written and oral
  • 20 years of public company, corporate governance, and securities experience
  • Commercial real estate
  • Domestic and international entity management

Timeline

Manager - Legal

Quad/Graphics, Inc.
09.2020 - Current

Manager Shareholder Services

Adient Plc (former Division Of Johnson Controls)
07.2016 - 07.2017

Corporate Paralegal

Fiserv
07.2015 - 07.2016

Senior Corporate Paralegal

Magnetek
06.2013 - 07.2015

Paralegal Assistant

Rockwell Automation
11.2007 - 05.2013

BBA - Business Administration

Kaufmaennische Berufschule Regensburg

Communication

BBI Regensburg

Staatliche Realschule Regenstauf

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