Jeffrey Braun — Senior Vice President and General Counsel at ALLEGION PLC

Mr. Jeffrey N. Braun, also known as Jeff, has been Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Allegion Plc since June 13, 2014. Mr. Braun is responsible for the worldwide legal affairs of the Allegion. He joined Ingersoll Rand in September 2013 as the Deputy General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer and continued in those roles after Allegion became an independent company in December 2013. Previously, Mr. Braun served as the General Counsel for General Motors China, where he was responsible for providing day-to-day, tactical and strategic legal advice to the senior leadership of GM's largest and fastest-growing market. Prior to that, he held a variety of legal leadership roles at General Motors Company, including as the Executive Director of Global Ethics & Compliance. He has lived and worked in the U.S., China, India, Poland, Australia and Switzerland and has particular expertise in acquisition and divestiture transactions, global compliance, environmental law and joint venture relationships. Before joining General Motors, Mr. Braun was a Partner of Honigman, Miller Schwartz and Cohn in Detroit, Michigan, specializing in mergers and acquisitions. He serves as Secretary of Allegion Plc. Mr. Braun earned his Juris Doctor degree magna cum laude from Harvard University Law School.