Consumer company, Energizer Holdings, has announced that Gayle Stratmann, vice president and general counsel of Energizer since March 2003, will retire in the first half of 2012.

Upon her retirement, Mark LaVigne will assume the general counsel role. LaVigne joined Energizer in 2010 and has served as secretary and assistant general counsel. LaVigne came to Energizer from law firm Bryan Cave, where he was a partner.