10 Ameren legal leaders
Vice president and deputy general counsel, director of commercial transactions and assistant general counsel, and director and assistant general counsel for labor and employment are current titles held by these ten Ameren legal leaders. A reader can learn how legal leaders work at Ameren from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Bill Holthaus, Jr.
LinkedInExperience: Director of Commercial Transactions and Assistant General Counsel · Ameren
Bill Holthaus, Jr. has been Director of Commercial Transactions and Assistant General Counsel at Ameren since February 2025. Bill Holthaus, Jr. was Senior Corporate Counsel -- Missouri Regulatory at Ameren from 2024 to 2025, Corporate Counsel -- Commercial Transactions Group at Ameren from 2018 to 2024 and Attorney, Construction Practice Group at Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale from 2014 to 2018.
Caryn Fine
LinkedInExperience: Director and Assistant General Counsel · Ameren
Caryn Fine has been Director and Assistant General Counsel at Ameren since June 2015, based in St. Louis, Missouri. Caryn Fine also held the title Managing Associate G.C. at Ameren from 2005 to 2023 and was Board Member at the Greater Missouri Leadership Foundation from 2010 to 2016, and the profile headline names Ameren Services Company.
David Hennen
LinkedInExperience: Director and Assistant General Counsel · Ameren Services Company
David Hennen has been Director and Assistant General Counsel at Ameren Services Company since January 2013, based in St. Louis, Missouri. David Hennen was Managing Associate General Counsel at Ameren from 1999 to 2013, Attorney at LS Power from 2006 to 2009 and Engineer at Union Electric Company from 1989 to 1995.
Jackie French
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Director Insurance, Governance & Privacy · Ameren
Jackie French has been Sr. Director Insurance, Governance & Privacy at Ameren since October 2022 and has also held the title Senior Director Insurance, Litigation & Claims at Ameren Services since January 2020. Jackie French also holds the Ameren title Managing Assistant General Counsel, and the profile headline gives the role as Senior Director Legal, Non-Regulatory.
Jennifer Stokes
LinkedInExperience: Assistant General Counsel · Ameren
Jennifer Stokes has been Assistant General Counsel at Ameren since July 2024, and the profile headline describes a focus on employee benefits compliance. Jennifer Stokes was Partner at BCLP from 1998 to 2024 and Adjunct Professor at Saint Louis University from 2005 to 2024, and the profile names leadership of an employee benefits and executive compensation group.
Julie Bregande
LinkedInExperience: Director & Assistant General Counsel, Labor and Employment · Ameren
Julie Bregande has been Director & Assistant General Counsel, Labor and Employment at Ameren since May 2025. Julie Bregande was Associate General Counsel (Labor and Employment) at SSM Health from 2023 to 2024, Assistant General Counsel (Labor and Employment) at SSM Health from 2016 to 2023 and System Director, Labor and Employee Relations there from 2015 to 2016.
Scott Huber
LinkedInExperience: Associate General Counsel · Ameren Services
Scott Huber has been Associate General Counsel at Ameren Services since June 2010, based in Bridgeton, Missouri. Scott Huber was Associate General Counsel at Anheuser-Busch from 2006 to 2010 and Senior Director Law - Business Operations at UniGroup from 1996 to 2006, and the profile headline gives the current title as Associate General Counsel at Ameren Services.
Stephen C. Lee
LinkedInExperience: Vice President and Deputy General Counsel · Ameren
Stephen C. Lee has been Vice President and Deputy General Counsel at Ameren since April 2020, and the profile says the role leads a 50+ member legal team in a multi-discipline legal department. Stephen C. Lee was Managing Counsel, Downstream Americas at bp from 2000 to 2020 and Assistant Vice President and Compliance Officer at KeyBank from 1999 to 2000.
Tabitha Bono
LinkedInExperience: Director & Assistant General Counsel, Litigation, Claims, Cyber, Data Privacy, and AI · Ameren
Tabitha Bono has been Director & Assistant General Counsel, Litigation, Claims, Cyber, Data Privacy, and AI at Ameren since August 2020, and the profile says the role oversees litigation, claims and regulatory compliance. Tabitha Bono was Assistant Counsel at TKC Holdings from 2017 to 2020 and Associate at HeplerBroom LLC from 2015 to 2017.
Wendy Tatro
LinkedInExperience: Director and Assistant General Counsel · Ameren
Wendy Tatro has been Director and Assistant General Counsel at Ameren since January 2014 and has also held the title Corporate Counsel at Ameren since 2005, and the profile headline gives the title as Senior Director and Assistant General Counsel. Wendy Tatro was Assistant General Counsel at the Kansas Corporation Commission from 2002 to 2005.
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