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Michael A. Brizel was named Vice President and General Counsel for The Reader's Digest Association Inc. in July 1998 and promoted to Senior Vice President in August 2002. He had been Vice President Legal U.S. and Associate General Counsel since 1996. He is responsible for directing global legal activities -- both protecting legal interests and helping foster financial growth. In October 2005 Brizel also was given oversight responsibility for Global Human Resources.
Prior to joining Reader's Digest Brizel spent six years at General Foods Corporation in a variety of employment and labor law positions and later overseeing some of the legal and business aspects of acquisitions divestitures and joint ventures. From 1980 to 1983 he was an associate with Summit Rovins and Feldesman.
Brizel has a J.D. from Cornell Law School a B.S. from Cornell University New York State School of Industrial and Labor Relations and began his legal practice in New York in 1981. He and his wife Judy live in New York City. They have two children. | 