Veralto, a global leader in essential water and product quality solutions dedicated to Safeguarding the World’s Most Vital Resources™, announced the appointment of Kimberly Y. (Kim) Chainey as Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, effective December 1, 2025. She will report to Veralto President and Chief Executive Officer, Jennifer L. Honeycutt.
“Kim brings to Veralto not only impressive legal acumen with global reach, but also an ethos of business partnership,” said Honeycutt. “She is a forward-looking thinker with experience in areas that directly tie to our efforts to support clean water, safe food and trusted essential goods. Kim is an ideal fit for our business as we continue to grow our enterprise, deliver for our stakeholders, and drive a sustainable future for people around the world.”
Chainey joins Veralto from Aptar Group, where she oversaw global legal affairs as Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary. There, she led the organization’s legal, compliance, and government relations activities in support of the company’s drug and consumer product dosing, dispensing, and protection technologies.
Chainey has more than 20 years advising C-suite executives and boards at Global 100, Fortune 500 and government entities, leading complex global legal, regulatory, compliance and government relations functions to address their most strategic challenges. Before joining Aptar, Chainey held legal leadership roles of increasing responsibility at Panasonic Aviation Corporation, Avis Budget Group, the Hershey Company and Morgan Lewis.
“I have been following Veralto since its inception and have been inspired by the incredible things this company is doing to impact public safety around the world,” said Chainey. “Over the past twenty years, I have been honored to guide global organizations as they confront intricate legal, compliance and strategic challenges with integrity and vision. My career has been defined by turning complex problems into clear paths forward, as well as developing others to lead with purpose. It’s exciting to be joining such an impressive leadership team, a legal organization that is filled with top-flight talent, and an enterprise that is making important contributions to our planet.”
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