Harsco Corporation, a worldwide industrial services and engineered products company, has promoted A. Verona Dorch to the position of vice president, deputy general counsel and assistant corporate secretary.

In her new role, Dorch will increase her involvement in the overall management and administration of the company's legal function and will take on additional responsibilities for providing direction to Harsco's legal resources, including overseeing the work activities assigned to the company's Americas-based attorneys as well as outside counsel. She will also continue to serve as the company's primary corporate and securities counsel and provide continuing support to the company's board of directors.

Dorch joined Harsco in 2006, having served in senior legal positions with leading law firms in Boston, New York and San Francisco, and as a member of the legal team for Sumitomo Chemical Company based in Tokyo, Japan.