Sheri Mossbeck Attended 6th Annual DirectWomen Board Institute In New York

April 29, 2014 - PRLog -- Sheri Mossbeck, Vice President and Treasurer of Leggett & Platt, Inc., attended the DirectWomen Board Institute from January 22-24 in New York City. DirectWomen, an organization formed to position women lawyers to serve on boards of public companies, selects a group of qualified women lawyers from a competitive pool of applicants across the country to participate in the three-day program.

At the DirectWomen Board Institute Mossbeck attended informational sessions on key issues facing current and future corporate directors and had the opportunity to interact with Institute alumnae and past honorees. The Institute was co-chaired by Professor Hillary A. Sale, Walter D. Coles Professor of Law and Professor of Management at Washington University in St. Louis and Professor Lisa M. Fairfax, Leroy Sorenson Merrifield Research Professor of Law at the George Washington University Law School. Institute faculty featured leading experts on corporate governance as well as experienced directors and officers of large public companies. Speakers covered topics such as the role and work of nominating board members, the evolving nature of shareholder relations, the strategic role of audit committees and the role of executive search firms in board searches.

Mossbeck has 25 years of global business experience in corporate law and finance, serving as Vice President and Treasurer of Leggett & Platt, Incorporated since 1997. In her role as Treasurer, Mossbeck has led Leggett’s global treasury and finance functions to best-in-class status. As a corporate officer and member of the management team she plays key roles in risk management and a wide variety of acquisitions, divestitures and strategic operational and structural projects. Prior to becoming Treasurer she was Associate General Counsel of Leggett, acting primarily as M&A, financing and real estate counsel to the company.  Mossbeck joined Leggett after practicing law in Kansas City with Husch Blackwell, LLP (then Blackwell Sanders Matheny Weary and Lombardi) in their Corporate and Real Estate Practice Groups. During her legal career she has developed broad expertise representing public and private companies in complex corporate transactions, including bank combinations, leveraged buy outs, restructurings and cross-border M&A. Mossbeck earned her B.A. from Illinois State University and her J.D. with Order of the Coif Honors from the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law.

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“I am honored to be selected to attend the DirectWomen Board Institute,” said Mossbeck. “I was able to interact with women in my field, learn about the issues facing corporate directors and gain valuable insight into the process of nominating board members.”

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The mission of DirectWomen is to increase the representation of women on corporate boards. DirectWomen identifies, develops and supports a growing group of accomplished women attorneys who have the experience, independence and diversity required for good corporate governance. Partners of the program include Catalyst, the leading nonprofit membership organization expanding opportunities for women in business, and the American Bar Association's Commission on Women in the Profession.

Other attendees of the 2014 DirectWomen Board Institute:

Susan L. Blount

Executive Vice President and General Counsel at Prudential Financial, Inc.

Marcy S. Cohen

Managing Director, General Counsel and Head of Legal for the Americas, ING Financial Holdings Corporation

Sheri H. Edison

Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Bemis Company, Inc.

Barbara Finigan

Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary for Hasbro, Inc.

Michelle A. Friel

Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary for YRC Worldwide Inc.

Kayla J. Gillan

Principal, Leader of Investor Resource Institute, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Marie Oh Huber

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Agilent Technologies, Inc.

Sarah Hlavinka McConnell

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for ABM Industries Incorporated

Amanda M. McMillian

Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer for Anadarko Petroleum Corporation

Kim M. Rivera

Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary for DaVita HealthCare Partners

Carol Robles-Román

Former Deputy Mayor for Legal Affairs and Counsel to the Mayor, Mayor’s Office, The City of New York

Jeanne M. Rosendale

Former Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Head of Human Resources for Muriel Siebert Co., Inc.

Margaret K. Seif

Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Analog Devices, Inc.

Barbara Sicalides

Partner, Pepper Hamilton LLP - Antitrust Practice

Allison Leopold Tilley

Board Member and Partner at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, Corporate & Securities – Technology practice

Simone Wu

Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer for Choice Hotels International, Inc.

Loria Baskerville Yeadon

Executive Vice President of Intellectual Ventures Management, LLC