Senior Vice President and General Counsel of International Flowserve Corporation Serves as Alumnus in Residence

September 23, 2009

Ronald F. Shuff, senior vice president, secretary and general counsel of Flowserve Corporation, served as Capital University Law School’s 2009-2010 Alumnus in Residence.

Based in Irving, Tex., Flowserve is a NYSE traded company and a multi billion dollar global manufacturer of valves and pumps for such industries as oil, power, and water. Flowserve operates in 56 countries, employs more than 14,000 people and generates sales of nearly $4 billion.

As Flowserve’s chief legal officer, Shuff manages corporate legal matters; health, safety and environmental compliance; export/import compliance, contracts and corporate development departments. He has negotiated, advised and helped obtain Board approval of global acquisitions and joint ventures in the U.K., France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Australia, Middle East, South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Brazil and China. He has more than 25 years of experience in working with corporate boards on such issues as CEO terminations and recruitments, major acquisitions, governmental investigations, shareholder class action litigation, accounting restatements, corporate governance and major financings.

Shuff met with law students, faculty and staff and presented a lecture during his two day visit Sept. 24-25.

 “As secretary to the Board of a multi billion global corporation, Mr. Shuff has an intriguing law career,” said Dean Jack A. Guttenberg. “His presence at the Law School for two days was an exciting learning opportunity for our students.”

Upon his graduation from Capital University Law School in 1977, Shuff was an attorney with the Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Company. He then served as secretary and general counsel of AccuRay Corporation, a Columbus, Ohio, manufacturer of computer-based process control equipment (now a unit of ABB). In 1988, he joined The Duriron Company, Inc. (the prior name of DURCO International Inc.), where he was vice president, secretary and general counsel. Shuff has been with Flowserve since its creation in 1997, from a merger with DURCO International Inc. and BW/IP Inc.

The Alumni in Residence program, which began last academic year, brings alumni to the Law School for several days to connect with law students, faculty and alumni in the classroom, in small group settings, and in discussions.  The program provides an opportunity to showcase the Law School’s outstanding alumni to the community and for students to learn from their varied and extensive experiences. Former U.S Deputy Attorney General Paul J. McNulty, a 1983 graduate of the Law School, served as the inaugural alumnus in residence in 2008-2009.