Kristin M. Coleman

Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary

Kristin Coleman serves as Albemarle’s executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary. In this role, she oversees the company’s legal, ethics, risk and compliance groups. Coleman joined Albemarle in November of 2022.

Coleman has nearly 30 years of legal experience, previously serving as executive vice president, general counsel, and chief compliance officer at US Foods. She also served as senior vice president, general counsel, and corporate secretary of Sears Holdings Corporation and as vice president, general counsel, and corporate secretary for Brunswick Corporation. Before moving in-house, she worked in private practice with Sidley Austin LLP.

Coleman earned a Juris doctorate from the University of Michigan Law School and a bachelor's degree in history and political science from Duke University. She founded the Chicago General Counsel Forum and is a member of the Economic Club of Chicago. She serves as a Board Member Emeritus for the Center for Enriched Living.

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