Carol Ann Petren
Carol Ann Petren is the Executive Vice President and General Counsel of MacAndrews and Forbes - a holding company owned by Ronald Perelman with diversified public and private holdings to include entertainment, biotechnology, cosmetics and military equipment. Ms. Petren is responsible for all legal matters affecting the company and is liaison to the lawyers at various companies in which MacAndrews and Forbes owns an interest.
Ms. Petren served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel of CIGNA Corporation from May 2006 through June 2011, where she was responsible for the Company's domestic and international legal and public affairs. CIGNA Corporation and its subsidies constitute one of the largest investor-owned health services organizations with world-wide international operations.
Prior to joining CIGNA, Ms. Petren served as Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of MCI where she was responsible for litigation, regulatory matters, government affairs, compliance and department operations. Before MCI, Ms. Petren served as Deputy General Counsel at Sears, Roebuck and Co., following 18 years in litigation defense practice with law firms in Washington, DC. Earlier in her career, she served as a prosecutor in Jackson County, Missouri, as Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri and as counsel to the U.S. House of Representatives' Committee on Standards of Official Conduct.
Ms. Petren is a magna cum laude graduate of Boston College and received her J.D. and L.L.M. degrees from the University Of Missouri School Of Law. Ms. Petren serves as director on various boards including the Association of Corporate Counsel, Equal Justice Works, and the Lupus Foundation of America.
