Suzanne Wachsstock, who built American Express global antitrust and trade association compliance program during her nearly 12-year tenure there, has been named chief antitrust counsel,
Suzanne Wachsstock will join Walmart on March 4 from American Express Co., where she built the company’s global antitrust and trade association compliance program during her nearly 12-year tenure as vice president and antitrust counsel there, according to her LinkedIn profile and an email from a Walmart spokesperson. In her new role, Wachsstock, who will be based in Walmart’s Washington, D.C., office, will lead all of its antitrust matters globally, the email said, adding that, “as Walmart’s business continues to evolve, we are always evaluating where we can acquire talent to support the business.”
In a notice distributed to the company’s global governance team, Karen Roberts, Walmart’s executive vice president and general counsel, said: “Suzanne’s prior experience leading global antitrust counseling and compliance, mergers and acquisitions, litigation, investigations, and strategy, makes her a perfect fit for this role.”
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