Chicago & Midwest + Downtown + Finance | April 18, 2023

Cushman & Wakefield Hires Noelle Perkins as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Cushman & Wakefield has appointed Noelle Perkins as EVP, general counsel & corporate secretary, effective July 1. She will be based at the firm’s Chicago headquarters.

In this role, Perkins will provide strategic advice, guidance, oversight and support to the firm’s global business and operations. She will lead Cushman & Wakefield’s global legal function, playing a critical role in implementing governance and risk management practices for the firm.

Perkins joins Cushman & Wakefield from Univar Solutions, where she served as SVP, general counsel, chief risk officer & secretary. Prior to joining Univar Solutions, she served as chief counsel for the Oilseeds Processing segment of Archer Daniels Midland Company, as deputy general counsel for John Bean Technologies Corporation, and as a litigation associate with Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, which is now K&L Gates.

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