Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele on Monday named Kimberly R. Walker, an attorney who has held top positions at Johnson Controls, Inc., as Milwaukee County’s corporation counsel.
“Kimberly is an experienced attorney who has held top legal and administrative positions in the corporate world and state government,” Abele said. “She brings a breadth of legal knowledge, as well as expertise in human resources issues, that will greatly benefit Milwaukee County policymakers, administrators and taxpayers.”
Walker, a Marquette University Law School graduate, has served as director of HR compliance and employee relations for Johnson Controls’ Building Efficiency group since April. Her duties included responsibility for developing and implementing policies and procedures in support of federal, state and local laws and regulations affecting human resources programs.
Prior to that position, Walker was the senior human resources manager for Building Efficiency, human resources manager for the Johnson Controls’ Power Solutions group and group counsel for Power Solutions, Americas.
Walker previously served as the administrator of the State of Wisconsin’s Division of Energy in the Department of Administration and administrator of the Safety and Buildings Division in the State Department of Commerce.
“Milwaukee County is currently in the midst of an unprecedented storm,” Walker said. “Chris Abele is a thought leader whose passion for Milwaukee County will drive innovative solutions to not only weather the storm, but move the county out of its path. I look forward to working with the county executive and County Board of Supervisors, and to the privilege of serving Milwaukee County residents.”
Walker is a member of the Wisconsin Association of African American Lawyers and serves on a number of nonprofit boards.
