Minerals Technologies—a global developer, producer and marketer of specialty mineral, mineral-based and synthetic mineral products and related systems and services—has promoted Thomas Meek to senior vice president, general counsel, corporate secretary, and chief compliance officer.

Since Sept. 1, Meek has served as vice president, general counsel, and corporate secretary.

Meek joined Minerals Technologies in 2009 from Alcoa, an aluminum producing company, where he served as deputy general counsel. In that position he was chief litigation counsel for all global litigation, claims, governmental investigations and subpoenas. In addition, he also served as Alcoa's global compliance director.