Hansal N. Patel
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Hansal N. Patel is an officer of The Timken Company, serving as executive vice president, general counsel and secretary.
Named an executive officer in 2019, Patel is a trusted legal advisor to the company’s senior leadership and its Board of Directors. He oversees a global legal team that is responsible for Timken’s worldwide legal affairs, including securities, mergers and acquisitions, corporate counseling, litigation, ethics, compliance and government affairs. Patel also leads the company’s corporate governance initiatives and has responsibility for EH&S globally.
Patel has been instrumental in the company’s acquisition strategy to expand its industrial motion product offering — advising on over $3 billion of transactions over the last decade. He is steadfast in upholding Timken’s core value of ethics and integrity by running an industry-leading compliance program. His team’s efforts have resulted in Timken being recognized numerous times as one of the World’s Most Ethical Company’s by Ethisphere® Institute.
Patel joined Timken in 2011 and held various positions of increasing responsibility in the legal function. Prior to Timken, Patel was a senior corporate and securities associate at an Am Law 200 law firm headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, specializing in mergers and acquisitions, securities and general corporate law.
Patel earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from The Ohio State University and a juris doctor degree from Case Western Reserve University.