Chief Legal Officer, Corporate Secretary, and Senior Vice President of Business Development
Kari (Potts) Brashear was appointed Chief Legal Officer, Corporate Secretary, and Senior Vice President of Business Development for Myers Industries in November 2025. She brings to the role nearly two decades of leadership experience spanning global manufacturing, agribusiness, and industrial supply-chain sectors.
Kari joined Myers from Scoular, a $7 billion global agribusiness and supply-chain company, where she served as Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary, overseeing legal, compliance, sustainability, and real estate functions. Prior to Scoular, she spent more than a decade with Valmont Industries, where she advanced through multiple leadership roles, ultimately serving as Vice President and General Manager for North America–Global Agriculture. In that position, she held full P&L responsibility and led strategy and growth initiatives across the region.
Kari holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Nebraska and a Juris Doctor from Creighton University School of Law.