September 27, 2021 – Henry Schein, Inc. (Melville, NY) announced a series of changes to its legal team. Walter Siegel was promoted to the position of chief legal officer.
In this new role, Siegel, an SVP of the company, will continue to lead Henry Schein’s worldwide legal, compliance, and regulatory organizations. He joined Henry Schein as General Counsel in 2013 and is a seasoned advisor with a diverse legal background and expertise in corporate law and governance, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), partnerships, securities, litigation, and regulatory. Prior to Henry Schein, Siegel held the position of SVP, general counsel and secretary for Standard Microsystems Corporation.
With Siegel’s promotion, Kelly Murphy has been named SVP and general counsel, as well as a member of the Executive Management Committee. In this role, she will be responsible for the company’s legal activities related to M&A globally, corporate governance, litigation, and other general corporate legal matters. Murphy, who had been deputy general counsel, has held several key positions of increasing responsibility within the legal function since joining Henry Schein in 2011.
Jennifer Ferrero, vice president, senior counsel, has assumed an expanded role and will now serve as deputy secretary. Ferrero has held key positions of increasing responsibility since joining Henry Schein in 2004. In her expanded role, Ferrero will also work closely with the company’s Board of Directors, executive management, and joint venture partners on corporate governance.
Reid Arstark was promoted to vice president, senior counsel, Mergers & Acquisitions. In this new role, Arstark will be responsible for leading the legal team’s M&A efforts recognizing the importance this aspect of the strategic plan is to the success of the company. Arstark joined Henry Schein in 2016 from Proskauer Rose LLP, the company’s outside legal counsel.