JoAnn L. Beck

New Ringgold, PA

After almost thirty years of practice in employee benefits and executive compensation, I recently retired from my position as Senior Corporate Counsel, Global Benefits, Lyondell Chemical Company. I previously honed my skills in ERISA while I worked at Exxon Corporation and Exxon Company U.S.A. for nearly 15 years. I’ve especially enjoyed working with various colleagues in the ABA Labor Section Employee Benefits Committee and a number of ACEBC Fellows over the years. My practice as corporate counsel was as challenging as I could have wished. I never knew what esoteric problem I would encounter each day: the variety of comp and benefit issues in a merger and acquisition intense company as Lyondell provided a depth of experience I never thought possible when I started in benefits, including bankruptcy. I am now reaping the rare reward of a defined benefit pension and considering where I go in my next phase as a benefits attorney.