Stacy Lancaster Cozad Named Ingevity EVP, General Counsel

Ingevity Corporation named Stacy Lancaster Cozad as executive VP, general counsel and secretary, effective Feb. 1, 2021. 

 

The general counsel role became vacant with the retirement of Katherine C. Burgeson on Aug. 1, 2020.

 

“Stacy brings a wealth of legal experience to Ingevity that will support our already adept and accomplished legal team,” Ingevity President and CEO John Fortson said. “Her seasoned career has encompassed a broad range of legal experience, from litigation, transactions, compliance and corporate governance. We are excited and honored to have Stacy join Ingevity’s leadership team as general counsel.”

 

Cozad joins Ingevity from Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. where she served as senior VP, general counsel, chief compliance officer and corporate secretary since January 2016. 

 

Her responsibilities included the company’s ethics and compliance program, contracts management, export compliance, business continuity and corporate governance.