Maria Green

Maria Green retired as senior vice president and general counsel of Ingersoll Rand plc (IR) on June 28, 2019. She joined IR in November 2015, and was responsible for all legal and compliance activities worldwide. She joined Ingersoll Rand from Illinois Tool Works (ITW), where she was senior vice president, general counsel and secretary.

During her 18 years with ITW, Maria guided the company’s expansion through both acquisitions and organic growth. As GC, she led the Environmental, Health and Safety Group as well as Government Affairs and Risk Management.

At Ingersoll Rand, Maria was a member of the Executive Leadership Team and a trusted advisor to the CEO on legal, compliance and strategy issues and led a team of 75 lawyers based in the U.S., Europe, Asia Pacific and Latin America. She co-chaired the Global Business Integrity Council and served as executive sponsor for an employee resource group.

Maria joined the board of Tennant Company (NYSE: TNC) as an independent director in March 2019 (Chair: Nominating and Governance Committee; Audit Committee) and was elected to the board of Wisconsin Energy Group (NYSE: WEC) in July 2019 (Audit and Finance Committees). Most recently, Maria joined the board of directors of Littelfuse (NYSE: LFUS) in February 2020 (Audit and Governance Committees). Ms. Green has also been an adjunct professor at the John Marshall School of Law in Chicago, Illinois.

Ms. Green is a member of the bar in New York, Illinois and the District of Columbia. She is also a Board Member of the DuSable Museum, the Chicago Urban League and the Goodman Theatre. She is a member of the Economic Club of Chicago, the American and Chicago Bar Associations, International Women’s Forum, Executive Leadership Council and the Association of Corporate Counsel.

Maria holds a BA from the University of Pennsylvania and JD from Boston University Law School.