# Thomas Meek

> Thomas J. Meek is a corporate lawyer and former Minerals Technologies legal executive whose career includes Koch Industries and Alcoa. He joined Minerals Technologies in 2009, took on compliance and human resources responsibilities, served as interim co-CEO alongside Douglas T. Dietrich in 2016, and transitioned to special counsel to the chairman and CEO in January 2023.

- **Role:** Corporate lawyer and executive
- **Organizations:** Minerals Technologies Inc., Alcoa Inc., Koch Industries, Inc., McDonald, Tinker, Skaer, Quinn & Herrington, P.A.
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice, Central Missouri State University (now University of Central Missouri), Juris Doctor, Washburn University School of Law
- **Known for:** Named interim co-chief executive officer of Minerals Technologies alongside Douglas T. Dietrich in September 2016., Promoted to senior vice president and chief compliance officer in 2011., Served as Alcoa’s global compliance director and deputy general counsel.

## Career timeline

- **1985-1990** — Associate/partner at McDonald, Tinker, Skaer, Quinn & Herrington in Wichita, Kansas.
- **1990-1999** — Held supervisory legal roles at Koch Industries, ending as interim general counsel.
- **1999** — Joined Alcoa as assistant general counsel.
- **2001** — Added responsibility as Alcoa’s director of global compliance.
- **2006** — Became deputy general counsel at Alcoa.
- **2009-09** — Joined Minerals Technologies as vice president, general counsel and secretary, effective September 1.
- **2011-10** — Promotion to senior vice president and chief compliance officer announced.
- **2011-12** — Given additional responsibility for human resources.
- **2016-09** — Named interim co-chief executive officer alongside Douglas T. Dietrich.
- **2016-12** — Dietrich became permanent CEO on December 13; Meek continued in his legal leadership roles.
- **2023-01** — Transitioned to special counsel to the chairman and CEO; Timothy J. Jordan succeeded him as general counsel.

## Achievements

- Named interim co-chief executive officer of Minerals Technologies alongside Douglas T. Dietrich in September 2016.
- Promoted to senior vice president and chief compliance officer in 2011.
- Served as Alcoa’s global compliance director and deputy general counsel.

## Latest updates

- **2023-01** — Transitioned to special counsel to the chairman and CEO, with Timothy J. Jordan succeeding him as general counsel, secretary and chief compliance officer.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-meek-3050864b/

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