James Pelletier was appointed to the role of Executive Vice President and General Counsel of JBT Marel Corporation in June 2025.
Mr. Pelletier joined the company with extensive legal and compliance experience across a variety of global industrial and manufacturing businesses. Prior to joining JBT Marel, he served as General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer at Kymera International (a portfolio company of Palladium) from 2024 to 2025. Before Kymera International, Mr. Pelletier was Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary at Masonite International Corporation from 2022 to 2024. Before that, he was Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary at Barnes Group Inc., where he served from 2015 to 2022. Earlier in his career, Mr. Pelletier held in-house counsel roles at United Technologies Corporation and GE Aviation. He began his legal career at the law firm Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP in Washington, D.C., and served as an Attorney-Advisor in the Office of the General Counsel at the U.S. Department of Commerce.
Mr. Pelletier holds a J.D. and LL.M. from Duke University School of Law and a B.S. in International Politics from Georgetown University.