Around the house: new GCs for Luminar and UBS
30 April 2021
Around the house: new GCs for Luminar and UBS
In-house moves round-up also sees Fremantle acquire an Uber heavyweight and an O2 veteran leave ahead of its mega merger with Virgin Media
From Tesla to lidar unicorn Elon Musk’s scepticism about lidar sensors for autonomous vehicles hasn’t stopped his acting GC Alan Prescott from joining Luminar Technologies in Palo Alto. Prescott has become chief legal officer at the Peter Thiel-backed lidar sensor and software unicorn, which went public last December through a SPAC merger. His stint at Tesla lasted just under four years, serving initially as deputy GC and director of regulatory affairs before becoming acting general counsel and corporate secretary.
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SunPower Announces Chief Legal Officer
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SAN JOSE, Calif., April 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ: SPWR) today announced seasoned legal leader Regan MacPherson as its new executive vice president and chief legal officer. She brings more than 20 years of legal expertise to SunPower, including work in corporate law and governance, mergers and acquisitions, securities and transactional work and managing legal risk while achieving business objectives. MacPherson replaces Ken Mahaffey who has decided to leave the company to pursue other opportunities.
Regan MacPherson For the past 14 years, Ken has had a significant role in all our transactions – small and large – that have helped to shape the SunPower we are today, said Tom Werner, SunPower CEO and chairman of the board. I appreciate and am indebted to Ken for his commitment to the company and his many contributions.