ATLANTA, June 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Novelis Inc.
Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Les Parrette, was honored as one of six General
Counsels in America who have been named 2012 "Legends in the Law"
at the prestigious Burton Awards. Parrette is also Corporate
Secretary and Compliance Officer for the global aluminum
company.
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The award was presented last night during a black-tie gala held
at the Library of Congress in Washington,
D.C., attended by dignitaries including U.S. Supreme Court
Justices, top law firm partners, law school deans, and leading
professors from across the nation. The Burton Awards, which are
patterned after the Pulitzers, are one of the most prominent awards
in the U.S. legal field.
"Congratulations to Les for this impressive achievement and peer
recognition," said Phil Martens,
President and Chief Executive Officer of Novelis. "His wisdom,
business savvy and leadership go well beyond diligent application
of legal processes and strategies, and have, in fact, tremendously
helped transform Novelis from a regionally focused organization
into a truly world class global enterprise."
Mr. Parrette supervises a team of 35 legal professionals at
Novelis operations around the globe. His team supports the company
in a broad range of strategic initiatives; litigation and other
legal proceedings; mergers, acquisitions and divestitures; the
administration of contracts; international and domestic securities
law; and corporate governance and compliance requirements.
Mr. Parrette rejoined Novelis in October
2009 as Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate
Secretary, and Compliance Officer, a position he held previously
from 2005 to early 2009. He holds an A.B. degree in Sociology from
Harvard College and a Juris
Doctorate in Law from Harvard Law
School.
The "Legends in the Law" award is given annually to the General
Counsel of a company with gross revenues of more than $1 billion whose reputation in both the legal
profession and as a proven authority in a specialized area of law
is considered superior. Nominations were received from managing
partners of the top 1,000 law firms. The Burton Foundation is
a not-for-profit academic organization run in association with the
Library of Congress.
About Novelis
Novelis Inc. is the global leader in aluminum rolled products
and aluminum can recycling. The company operates in 11 countries,
has more than 11,000 employees and reported revenue of $11.1 billion in fiscal year 2012. Novelis
supplies premium aluminum sheet and foil products to automotive,
transportation, packaging, construction, industrial, electronics
and printing markets throughout North
America, Europe,
Asia and South America. Novelis is a subsidiary of
Hindalco Industries Limited (BSE: HINDALCO), one of Asia's largest integrated producers of
aluminum and a leading copper producer. Hindalco is a
flagship company of the Aditya Birla Group, a multinational
conglomerate based in Mumbai,
India. For more information, visit www.novelis.com and follow
us on Twitter at twitter.com/Novelis.
SOURCE Novelis Inc.
