CLEVELAND — Ferro Corp. has announced that Mark H. Duesenberg will join the company on Sept. 17 as vice president, general counsel and secretary.

Duesenberg, 46, brings legal experience at multinational companies to Ferro, most recently as executive director, Legal and Government Affairs, for Lenovo Group Ltd. in Washington, D.C. Lenovo is a $16 billion global personal computer and electronic device company. Previously, Duesenberg served as Lenovo’s Legal Director — Europe, Middle East and Africa in London.

From 1999 to 2005, Duesenberg held positions of increasing responsibility in the legal department of Invensys plc, a global manufacturing and services company in London.

Before his corporate law roles, Duesenberg was counsel at the Washington, D.C., office of Hughes Hubbard & Reed and was an attorney at the U.S. Department of Justice and law clerk to Judge Pasco Bowman of the Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. He earned a juris doctor degree from Harvard Law School in Cambridge, Mass., and a bachelor’s degree from Valparaiso University in Indiana.

Duesenberg’s expertise crosses numerous practice areas, including general corporate and commercial law, risk management, corporate governance, regulatory compliance, product liability, dispute resolution, human resources, corporate social responsibility and communications and marketing.

Duesenberg replaces James C. Bays as Ferro’s vice president, general counsel and secretary. Bays has been with Ferro since 2001 and will serve as of counsel to the company through his retirement at year-end 2008.

Ferro Corp. (www.ferro.com) is a leading global supplier of technology-based performance materials for manufacturers. Ferro materials enhance the performance of products in a variety of end markets, including electronics, solar energy, telecommunications, pharmaceuticals, building and renovation, appliances, automotive, household furnishings and industrial products. Headquartered in Cleveland, the company has approximately 6,300 employees globally and reported sales of $2.2 billion in 2007.