Markel strengthens its audit and governance committees with board appointment

Markel Corporation has appointed A. Lynne Puckett to its board of directors and its audit and nominating/corporate governance committees.

Puckett serves as the senior vice president and general counsel of Celanese Corporation, a global technology company that produces specialty materials and chemical products used in most major industries and consumer applications.

Prior to joining Celanese in 2019, Puckett served for nine years as senior vice president, general counsel and secretary of Colfax Corporation, which manufactures medical technology and fabrication technology products and services. Before that she was a partner at Hogan Lovells, the international law firm, where she practiced corporate law and mergers and acquisitions. She also worked at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) for five years.

Steve Markel, chairman of the board at Markel, said Puckett “brings a wealth of global experience and expertise in a number of key business areas, as well as important new perspectives that will be invaluable to Markel and its management team.”