10 Trane Technologies legal leaders
Erin Socha, Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, Corporate Contracts; General Counsel, Trane Supply Americas at Trane Technologies, is one of ten Trane Technologies legal leaders listed here, alongside people who hold deputy and associate general counsel roles at the company. A reader can learn how legal leaders work at Trane Technologies from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Allan Tananbaum
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, Product Litigation · Trane Technologies
Allan Tananbaum has been Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, Product Litigation at Trane Technologies since April 2020. Allan Tananbaum was Vice President - Compliance & Deputy General Counsel at Trane Technologies in 2020, Vice President - Compliance and Deputy General Counsel (Ingersoll Rand) from 2011 to 2020 and Deputy General Counsel - Litigation (Ingersoll Rand) from 2008 to 2010.
Ayanna Chance
LinkedInExperience: Associate General Counsel, M&A · Trane Technologies
Ayanna Chance has been Associate General Counsel, M&A at Trane Technologies since March 2023 and has also held the title Senior Corporate Counsel, M&A there since March 2020. Ayanna Chance was Associate General Counsel, M&A at Ingersoll Rand from 2018 to 2020 and Counsel, M&A and Supply Chain at McGuireWoods LLP from 2008 to 2018.
Bruno Jean-Etienne
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, Commercial HVAC EMEA & ANZ · Trane Technologies
Bruno Jean-Etienne has been Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, Commercial HVAC EMEA & ANZ at Trane Technologies since April 2020, and the profile says the role heads the HVAC commercial EMEA and corporate law legal team for the Trane brand. Bruno Jean-Etienne was Senior Associate General Counsel HVAC Commercial EMEIA & Corporate Matters at Ingersoll Rand from 2018 to 2020.
David Butow
LinkedInExperience: Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Compliance and Mergers & Acquisitions · Trane Technologies (Formerly Ingersoll Rand)
David Butow has been Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Compliance and Mergers & Acquisitions at Trane Technologies since February 2024. David Butow was Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Commercial HVAC Americas and Mergers & Acquisitions there from 2020 to 2024 and Vice President and General Counsel, Climate Segment and Mergers & Acquisitions there from 2018 to 2020.
Douglas Duff
LinkedInExperience: Associate General Counsel · Trane Technologies
Douglas Duff has been Associate General Counsel at Trane Technologies since May 2026, based in Charlotte, North Carolina. Douglas Duff was Senior IP Attorney at ABB from 2025 to 2026, Senior Attorney, Intellectual Property & Technology Transactions at John Deere from 2024 to 2025 and Intellectual Property Counsel at John Deere from 2018 to 2024.
Eric Waller
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Deputy General Counsel - SEC Securities Law and Finance · Trane Technologies
Eric Waller has been Vice President, Deputy General Counsel - SEC Securities Law and Finance at Trane Technologies since April 2023. Eric Waller was Vice President, Deputy General Counsel & Assistant Corporate Secretary at Peabody Energy from 2018 to 2023 and Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary at Armstrong Energy from 2015 to 2018.
Erin Socha
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, Corporate Contracts; General Counsel, Trane Supply Americas · Trane Technologies
Erin Socha has been Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, Corporate Contracts; General Counsel, Trane Supply Americas at Trane Technologies since February 2025 and has also held the title Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, Corporate Contracts there since May 2023. Erin Socha was Associate General Counsel at Trane Technologies from 2020 to 2023.
Glenn E.
LinkedInExperience: Chief Intellectual Property Counsel, Vice President & Deputy General Counsel · Trane Technologies
Glenn E. has been Chief Intellectual Property Counsel, Vice President & Deputy General Counsel at Trane Technologies since January 2015, and the profile headline adds global head of litigation. Glenn E. was President, Corporate Innovation & Intellectual Property at Dräger from 2011 to 2015 and Vice President & Global IP Counsel at Dräger from 2009 to 2011.
Jeremy Westlake
LinkedInExperience: General Counsel, Digital · Trane Technologies
Jeremy Westlake has been General Counsel, Digital at Trane Technologies since February 2025, and the profile headline describes a business unit general counsel role for digital in the climate technology industry. Jeremy Westlake was Associate General Counsel Intellectual Property at Trane Technologies from 2016 to 2025 and Senior IP Counsel at John Deere from 2011 to 2016.
Makila Scruggs
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, Labor and Employment · Trane Technologies
Makila Scruggs has been Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, Labor and Employment at Trane Technologies since April 2020. Makila Scruggs was Associate General Counsel - Labor, Employment & Immigration at Trane Technologies in 2020, held the same title at Ingersoll Rand from 2016 to 2020 and was Counsel at McGuireWoods LLP from 2007 to 2012.
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