Former Hershey and Coca-Cola Executive adds extensive legal, governance, and policy expertise to Chemours’ Board of Directors
The Chemours Company (Chemours), a global chemistry company with leading market positions in Thermal & Specialized Solutions (TSS), Titanium Technologies (TT), and Advanced Performance Materials (APM), today announced the appointment of Leslie M. Turner to its Board of Directors, effective February 19, 2025. The Company also announced the date for its 2025 Annual Shareholders Meeting.
Turner brings extensive experience advising Boards, corporate executives, and government leaders on legal matters, corporate governance, public policy, global risk management, and strategic planning. Turner started her legal career in 1985 as a judicial law clerk to William C. Pryor, Chief Judge, D.C. Court of Appeals, before joining the global law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld as a litigation associate and later rising to Partner. From 1993 to 1996, Turner held significant roles within the U.S. Department of the Interior, including as assistant secretary for the Office of Territorial and International Affairs (later replaced by the Office of Insular Affairs), and subsequently as counselor to Secretary Bruce Babbitt and as director of the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs. In 2006, Turner joined the Coca-Cola Company, where she first served as associate general counsel for the company’s bottling investment group and later as general counsel for Coca-Cola North America. In 2018, she retired from The Hershey Company after nearly six years as Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary, where she led the company’s legal, government relations, and corporate security functions.
“Turner’s extensive experience with corporate governance and her proven track record of success in navigating complex legal, regulatory, geopolitical and business environments speaks for itself,” said Dawn Farrell, Chemours’ Board Chair. “She brings additive skills and a range of new perspective to the Chemours Board that will prove invaluable as Chemours continues to drive its refreshed business strategy, Pathway to Thrive, and create long-term shareholder value.”
Turner serves on the Board of Directors for FirstEnergy Corporation, as well as several non-profit boards for Georgetown, Stillman College, Manor College, and The Bay Park Conservancy. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree from New York University, a Juris Doctor degree from Georgetown University Law Center, and a Master of Laws in Law and Government from American University’s Washington College of Law.
