COLLEGE STATION, TX — G-CON Manufacturing, a manufacturer of off-site prefabricated, flexible cleanroom solutions, announces that it has appointed Jody Lynn DeStefanis to serve as General Counsel. DeStefanis joins G-CON with more than 20 years of experience in intellectual property, ethics and compliance, and operations.

"We are very excited to have Jody join our team at this dynamic time in our company," said Maik Jornitz, CEO of G-CON. "Jody brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in several areas critical to our continued growth including, Compliance, Governance, Intellectual Property, ESG, M&A, and general corporate matters that will surely have a positive impact on our mission of Building for Life."

DeStefanis will oversee G-CON's IP estate, contractual negotiations, and ethics and compliance while also advising management on legal issues arising in day-to-day operations.

Prior to joining G-CON, DeStefanis served as General and IP Counsel at Schlumberger from 2002 to 2021, with responsibilities ranging from overseeing the Ethics & Compliance framework, including the internal investigations program, the Ethics & Compliance training program, and the Ethics & Compliance anti-corruption and fraud audit program, to developing and implementing IP and technology development strategies and managing IP portfolios, including drafting and prosecuting more than 400 U.S. patent applications and their non-U.S. counterparts.

DeStefanis has a Bachelor of Science in engineering from the University of Connecticut. She received her Master of Business Administration with distinction from Quinnipiac University as well as her Juris Doctor from Quinnipiac University.