Textron has named E. Robert Lupone executive vice president, general counsel, secretary and chief compliance officer of the company, effective Jan. 31, 2012. He succeeds Terrence O'Donnell, who is retiring after 12 years with Textron.

Lupone has been serving as senior vice president and general counsel of Siemens Corporation, U.S., since 1999 and as general counsel of Siemens AG for the Americas since 2008, overseeing its legal and compliance functions. Throughout his 20-year career at Siemens, Lupone has managed a broad array of legal functions for Siemens management and operating groups, including litigation, M&A, corporate law, commercial and finance law, compliance and regulatory matters, government contracting, technology licensing, employee benefits, real estate and environmental matters.

Prior to joining Siemens, Lupone was vice president and general counsel of Price Communications Corporation, and earlier in his career, an attorney specializing in mergers, acquisitions, and securities at the New York-based international law firms of Fried, Frank, Harris Shriver & Jacobson and Rogers & Wells.

Lupone will report directly to Textron Chairman and CEO, Scott Donnelly.