Emerson (NYSE: EMR) announced today that Sara Yang Bosco, president of
Emerson Asia-Pacific, will become senior vice president, secretary and
general counsel for the company effective May 15. Timothy G. Westman,
who has temporarily filled the role since August 2015, will retire at
the end of the year after 30 years with Emerson.
Bosco has led Emerson’s corporate operations and strategic development
in the Asia-Pacific region since 2008. She joined Emerson in 2005 as
general counsel, Asia-Pacific. In the general counsel role she was
responsible for overseeing the company’s legal affairs in the
Asia-Pacific region, as well as providing legal counsel on a wide range
of matters such as mergers and acquisitions, compliance, dispute
resolution, and corporate and commercial operational matters.
“Sara is an experienced attorney and a strong leader whose experience in
one of our most dynamic regions will be extremely valuable to this
management team and the board,” said Emerson Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer David N. Farr. “She brings a diverse record of
achievement and will help us navigate important issues and opportunities
in the changing times ahead.”
Prior to joining Emerson, Bosco had a long history of supporting Emerson
as external legal counsel in her capacity as a partner with the Hong
Kong offices of the Baker & McKenzie and Perkins Coie law firms.
Admitted to practice law in New York, Bosco has practiced law in New
York, Taipei and Hong Kong.
Bosco has more than 30 years of legal experience, with a focus on
mergers and acquisitions, cross-border investment and joint ventures.
She was named as one of Asia’s leading business lawyers practicing in
China and was recognized in AsiaLaw’s leading lawyers surveys.
She has been living and working in Asia for the past 24 years. A U.S.
Midwesterner by birth, Bosco speaks and writes Mandarin Chinese.
Bosco holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in American Studies from the
University of Notre Dame. She also has a Juris Doctorate from Indiana
University Bloomington, and in 2014 she was named to the Academy of Law
Alumni Fellows, the highest honor bestowed by the university’s Maurer
School of Law. She is a member of the New York State Bar Association and
the American Bar Association. Bosco has served the past six years on the
board of the American Chamber in Hong Kong, most recently as a member of
the executive committee and treasurer. She is also an Emerson
representative of the US-China Business Council.
About Emerson
Emerson (NYSE: EMR), based in St. Louis, Missouri (USA), is a global
leader in bringing technology and engineering together to provide
innovative solutions for customers in industrial, commercial, and
consumer markets around the world. The company is comprised of five
business segments: Process Management, Industrial Automation, Network
Power, Climate Technologies, and Commercial & Residential Solutions.
Sales in fiscal 2015 were $22.3 billion. For more information, visit Emerson.com.
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