(Sept. 25) – Eric Hinton, the former chief ethics and compliance officer of 7-Eleven, has been selected to lead SMU Dedman School of Law’s new Robert B. Rowling Center for Business Law and Leadership.
Hinton will oversee the Rowling Center, including the development of innovative courses and programming for SMU Dedman Law students, alumni and the DFW business community.
“In addition to understanding the law, it is important that today’s law students possess knowledge and skills in communications, ethics and compliance, entrepreneurship, finance and accounting, influencing, and leadership in order to compete in a complex and global business environment”, Hinton said in a statement. “I am excited to lead the Rowling Center and direct it in shaping the future of business law leaders.”
In addition to his tenure at 7-Eleven, Hinton has more than 20 years of experience working in corporate legal departments. His resume includes stops at Genband, Lennox International and Caterpillar. He started his legal career at Gibson Dunn in Washington, D.C.
Hinton has been an adjunct professor at SMU’s law school for more than four years. He currently co-teaches a course called “Ethics and Compliance for the Global Enterprise”.