Mark C. Darrell Joins CAO as Co-Chief of Staff
January 16, 2024

Former Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer at Spire



ST. LOUIS, MO (January 16, 2024) — Mark C. Darrell has joined the St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office as Co-Chief of Staff.


Darrell spent most of his 40-year career as a lawyer and executive in the natural gas industry. He spent the last 19 years as chief legal officer at Spire holding company, advising its Board of Directors, CEO, and senior management on legal and business matters.


“Mark is a skilled, seasoned leader with enormous scope, and a collaborative management style that will strengthen our leadership team and ensure the seamless internal operations of our office,” said Circuit Attorney Gabe Gore. With Co-Chief Jeff Jamieson, Darrell will have oversight of victim services, human resources, facilities management, technology, and the day- to-day operations of the Circuit Attorney’s Office.


In addition to advising Spire’s board of directors and senior management on legal matters facing Spire and its principal subsidiaries, Darrell supervised the legal function and, at various points during his time at Spire, the corporate secretarial, enterprise risk management, insurance, claims, internal auditing, industrial relations, corporate communications, and corporate security functions of the company. He was part of Spire’s senior executive and policymaking group and is past chair of Spire’s charitable foundation.


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For Immediate Release

For more information contact:

Amber Raub

Public Information Officer

St. Louis Circuit Attorney's Office

rauba@stlouiscao.org

314-589-6233 (office)

314-312-9912 (cell)

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