E2open Parent Holdings, Inc. announced the appointment of Jennifer Grafton as executive vice president, general counsel and secretary, succeeding Laura L. Fese, who is retiring from e2open effective March 1, 2023. Fese has served as e2open's executive vice president, general counsel and secretary for six years, overseeing the company's global legal affairs. She retires after a legal career spanning more than 30 years. Grafton joined e2open in January 2021 as deputy general counsel at the time of the IPO, leading the company's public company compliance and governance efforts. Prior to e2open, she served as chief legal officer and chief administrative officer of a $1.4B global publicly traded energy and mining business for over a decade, leading the company's legal and human resources functions. She was previously a corporate associate at various Denver
law firms for four years. Grafton graduated from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business (MBA),
University of Denver Sturm College of Law (JD), and University of Puget Sound (BA). Fese will stay on in a transitionary role during the company's first fiscal quarter.