Vistage welcomes Teigue Thomas as Chief Legal Officer

San Diego, February 10, 2015—Vistage International has named Teigue Thomas as Chief Legal Officer. Teigue will be responsible for the company’s worldwide legal operations and compliance.

Vistage Chief Executive Officer Leon Shapiro said, “I’m excited to have Teigue as part of the executive leadership team. She is a corporate counsel veteran, having practiced over 20 years as an in-house lawyer. Her extensive experience and broad range of skills will be a great asset to the team, and we look forward to having her join us!”

Teigue’s broad experience includes Law Department leadership in companies ranging from startups to multi-billion dollar global enterprises. She was previously Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary with Acer America Corp., one of the world’s largest computer companies. Prior to Acer, Teigue was VP, General Counsel at Gateway, Inc. and was previously Senior Counsel at Zurich Financial Services in Boston where she was lead trial counsel in state and federal litigation. Teigue is also co-founder of YourKidVid.com, which provides professional editing services to consumers for video captured on cell phones or any other devices.

A frequent speaker at local and national conferences on a variety of topics, Teigue also serves on the Global Board of Directors of the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) and has served as President of ACC’s San Diego and Southern California Chapters. She is also a Board Member of Providence Speech and Hearing Center and chairs the Governance Committee as part of this involvement.

Teigue’s education includes a BA in Marketing from Bucknell University, a JD from New England School of Law in Boston, where she was an editor of The New England Law Review, and study at the Boston University MBA program.

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