ATI Inc Appoints Vaishali Bhatia Senior Vice President, General Counsel And Chief Compliance Officer

ATI Inc Appoints Vaishali Bhatia Senior Vice President, General Counsel And Chief Compliance Officer

She succeeds Chief Legal and Compliance Officer Elliot Davis, who announced his intention to retire on 01 October

ATI Inc, the aerospace and defense company, has named Vaishali Bhatia as a Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer. She will report to the Board Chair and CEO Robert S. Wetherbee and serves on the company's Executive Council.

Bhatia will lead all aspects of the legal function including corporate governance, compliance, corporate social responsibility strategies and reporting, and risk management. She will collaborate with business teams to provide risk-based legal partnerships.

Commenting on the development, Wetherbee remarked, "Bhatia is a solutions-focused, strategic business partner with experience across a diverse range of complex legal and compliance matters. Her proven track record in incredibly demanding markets with long-standing and deep customer relationships will help her to guide ATI as we further develop our aerospace and defense leadership."

She succeeds Chief Legal and Compliance Officer Elliot Davis, who announced his intention to retire effective 01 October. To ensure a smooth transition, until then Davis will serve as Special Advisor, Legal and Compliance.

Bhatia began her career as an associate at the multinational law firm Jones Day. She graduated with a Juris Doctor, summa cum laude, from the University of Illinois College of Law, and a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from the University of Texas at Austin.

She served at HF Sinclair Corporation as Executive Vice President since 2023, and General Counsel and Corporate Secretary since 2019. Bhatia has been a part of the diversified energy company for over 12 years, starting as a counsel at HollyFrontier Corporation and Holly Energy Partners.