10 Ferguson legal leaders
A chief legal officer and corporate secretary, vice presidents and deputy general counsels, deputy general counsels for M&A, real estate, cybersecurity and privacy, and an associate general counsel hold the current roles among these Ferguson legal leaders. A reader can learn how legal leaders work at Ferguson from people who have held the role.
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Amy Bruch
LinkedInExperience: Director & Deputy General Counsel - Corporate · Ferguson
Amy Bruch has been Director & Deputy General Counsel - Corporate at Ferguson since January 2025, based in Richmond, Virginia, and was Associate General Counsel - Executive Compensation & Share Plans there in 2024 and Assistant General Counsel - SEC Disclosure and Executive Compensation from 2022 to 2024. Amy Bruch was Associate General Counsel - Corporate at Performance Food Group from 2016 to 2021.
Andrae Via
LinkedInExperience: Deputy General Counsel (M&A Supply Chain Fleet Real Estate Environmental) · Ferguson
Andrae Via has been Deputy General Counsel (M&A Supply Chain Fleet Real Estate Environmental) at Ferguson since November 2024, based in Chesapeake, Virginia, and was Associate General Counsel (Real Estate) there from 2020 to 2024. Andrae Via was Division General Counsel at Ferguson from 2019 to 2020 and Senior Corporate Counsel (Jr. Real Estate Attorney) there from 2013 to 2019.
Calais Fitzmaurice
LinkedInExperience: Deputy General Counsel - Cybersecurity, Privacy & Digital Commerce · Ferguson
Calais Fitzmaurice has been Deputy General Counsel - Cybersecurity, Privacy & Digital Commerce at Ferguson since September 2024, based in Richmond, Virginia, and held Associate General Counsel - Cybersecurity, Privacy & eCommerce there from 2020 to 2024. Calais Fitzmaurice held senior legal counsel roles in cybersecurity, privacy and IT at the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond from 2011 to 2020.
Diane Ivins
LinkedInExperience: Director and Deputy General Counsel, Strategic Development · Ferguson
Diane Ivins has been Director and Deputy General Counsel, Strategic Development at Ferguson since January 2020, based in the New York City area, with a headline of Senior Director and Deputy General Counsel, and was Assistant General Counsel there from 2018 to 2020. Diane Ivins was Vice President of Administration and Legal Affairs at World and Main (formerly Hardware Holdings) from 2014 to 2018.
Eric Gallo
LinkedInExperience: Vice President & Deputy General Counsel · Ferguson
Eric Gallo has been Vice President & Deputy General Counsel at Ferguson since June 2015, based in Newport News, Virginia, and the profile headline gives the same title at Ferguson Enterprises. Eric Gallo was a Partner at Troutman Sanders LLP from 2010 to 2015 and an Associate at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP from 2004 to 2010.
Geoffrey Beck
LinkedInExperience: Associate General Counsel · Ferguson
Geoffrey Beck has been Associate General Counsel at Ferguson since July 2025, based in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Geoffrey Beck was Senior Counsel, Risk Management at U.S. Xpress, Inc. from 2021 to 2025, Counsel, Legal Affairs there from 2020 to 2021, and held litigation attorney roles at Life Care Centers of America from 2016 to 2020.
Ian Graham
LinkedInExperience: Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary · Ferguson
Ian Graham has been Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary at Ferguson since May 2019, based in Newport News, Virginia. Ian Graham was SVP & General Counsel, BAE Systems, Inc. at BAE Systems from 2010 to 2019, VP & Deputy General Counsel (Strategy & International) there from 2009 to 2010, VP & General Counsel there from 2008 to 2009, and SVP & General Counsel at Armor Holdings from 2006 to 2007.
Jordan Stanaway
LinkedInExperience: Deputy General Counsel · Ferguson
Jordan Stanaway has been Deputy General Counsel at Ferguson since July 2025, based in Norfolk, Virginia, and the record also lists Associate General Counsel there since 2023. Jordan Stanaway was Assistant General Counsel at Ferguson from 2020 to 2023, Assistant General Counsel at ADS, Inc. from 2016 to 2020, and Senior Proposals Manager there from 2015 to 2016.
Julie Yutesler
LinkedInExperience: Vice President & Deputy General Counsel · Ferguson
Julie Yutesler has been Vice President & Deputy General Counsel at Ferguson since February 2024, based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and was Deputy General Counsel there from 2016 to 2024. The record also lists a Senior Corporate Counsel role at Ferguson since May 2001, with no end date shown.
Krista Jones McAninley
LinkedInExperience: Vice President & Deputy General Counsel · Ferguson
Krista Jones McAninley has been Vice President & Deputy General Counsel at Ferguson since April 2021, based in Newport News, Virginia, and the record also lists Senior Director & Deputy General Counsel - Legal Compliance & Risk there since 2020. The profile says the current role includes SEC/NYSE compliance, and Krista Jones McAninley was Deputy General Counsel - Corporate at Norfolk Southern from 2016 to 2020.
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