Veralto 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. Chainey joins the company 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.
Chainey holds a bachelor's degree in environmental science and public policy from Harvard University and both juris doctor and Master of Business Administration degrees from the University of Pennsylvania. Chainey has received numerous awards, recently being named a 2025 Legends in Law by the Burton Awards in association with the Library of Congress, the American Bar Association and Law360. Agenda, a FT news service, listed her as Future 50 board member, and Savoy Magazine included her as one of the Most Influential Women in Corporate America and Most Influential Black Lawyers in the United States.
Chainey is also a Board Member of DirectWomen.
