General Counsel

Position Summary and Purpose The General Counsel serves as VP Racing Fuels’ chief legal advisor and a strategic business partner to each member of the executive and leadership team. The role supports growth and operational execution across fuels, chemicals, manufacturing, and distribution, with particular emphasis on acquisitions and integration, complex regulatory environments, and international business transactions and cross-border operations. The General Counsel will initially operate as a legal team of one, personally handling core legal work, including drafting and negotiating agreements, advising business leaders, and resolving day-to-day legal issues. The role will strategically select and manage outside counsel and legal service providers for specialized expertise, local jurisdiction requirements, litigation, and additional capacity, while retaining accountability for legal strategy, quality, responsiveness, and cost. Essential Duties and Responsibilities Acquisitions and integration. Lead legal work on acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, and strategic investments from initial evaluation through diligence, structuring, negotiation, approvals, and closing. Identify regulatory, environmental, commercial, employment, and intellectual property exposures; allocate risk in transaction documents; and partner with functional leaders on post-closing integration, contract transitions, entity governance, and compliance remediation. Executive partnership. Work directly with each executive and leadership team member to translate business objectives into practical legal strategies. Partner with Finance on transactions, financing, and risk; Operations, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and quality and safety leaders on operational and regulatory matters; Sales and Marketing on commercial growth and brand protection; Human Resources on workforce matters; and technology leaders on data, systems, and cybersecurity. Regulatory and operational compliance. Guide compliance with applicable requirements affecting fuel and chemical formulation, manufacturing, blending, storage, transportation, marketing, and distribution. Advise on environmental obligations, permits, product safety and labeling, safety data sheets, hazardous materials, workplace safety, and fuel quality and emissions requirements. Coordinate with business owners and specialists on compliance programs, audits, corrective actions, and regulatory developments across operating jurisdictions. International business. Structure and negotiate cross-border transactions and commercial arrangements, including international supply, distribution, licensing, and strategic partnerships. Advise on market entry, foreign entity operations, customs, import and export controls, sanctions, anti-corruption, and competition requirements, coordinating local counsel and Finance on jurisdictional, tax, and transaction considerations. Commercial agreements. Personally draft, review, and negotiate customer, supplier, manufacturing, procurement, distributor, logistics, real estate, technology, licensing, sponsorship, and other material agreements. Support distribution relationships, territory rights, renewals, and terminations; establish clear commercial terms and workable risk allocation. Governance and enterprise risk. Advise executive leadership and the board or other governing bodies on governance, fiduciary responsibilities, corporate policies, and material legal risks. Maintain appropriate entity records and approvals; support financing and strategic initiatives; and develop practical ethics, compliance, reporting, and training processes. Disputes and incident response. Direct litigation, claims, internal investigations, government inquiries, and dispute resolution. Guide legal responses to product incidents, recalls, environmental matters, and other significant events; preserve privilege and relevant records; and coordinate with leadership, insurers, and outside counsel on response strat…

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