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Martin Marietta Appoints George F. Schoen as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
RALEIGH, N.C., Feb. 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. (NYSE: MLM) (Mar...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Martin Marietta Appoints George F. Schoen as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary\nRALEIGH, N.C., Feb. 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. (NYSE: MLM) (Martin Marietta or the Company), a leading national supplier of aggregates and heavy building materials, today announced the appointment of George F. Schoen as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, further strengthening the Company’s leadership team as it executes its long-term strategic plan. Mr. Schoen will join the Company in March 2026. Mr. Schoen, who most recently served as Co-Chair of the Global Mergers and Acquisitions Practice at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, is widely recognized as one of the nation’s foremost M&A and corporate governance attorneys. He has advised on many of the most significant and complex corporate transactions of the last 25 years. His extensive experience spans public company mergers and acquisitions, hostile and contested transactions, shareholder activism defense, joint ventures and strategic board-level counseling. “George is an exceptional legal mind and a proven strategic advisor,” said Ward Nye, Chair and CEO of Martin Marietta. “His extraordinary experience leading major public company transactions, combined with his deep understanding of corporate governance, and his superb advice to Martin Marietta over the years as outside counsel, make him uniquely suited to lead our legal function as we continue advancing our strategic and operational goals. We are delighted to welcome him to Martin Marietta.” At Cravath, Mr. Schoen represented companies across multiple industries including construction materials, energy, industrials, media, technology, healthcare and financial services. His notable matters include industry-defining transactions such as Disney’s acquisition of 21st Century Fox, Occidental Petroleum’s acquisition of Anadarko, and Precision Castparts in its acquisition by Berkshire Hathaway, along with numerous high-profile activism defense engagements. Mr. Schoen has been repeatedly recognized as a leading M&A lawyer by, among others, Chambers USA, The Legal 500 US and IFLR1000. Mr. Schoen was named as a “Dealmaker of the Year” by the New York Law Journal in 2022 and The Americ...