MRC Global Inc. announced the appointment of Emily Shields as Senior Vice President – Sustainability and Assistant General Counsel. Ms. Shields began her career with MRC Global in 2013. Prior to taking responsibility for the company's ESG program, she led the company's litigation and compliance efforts as well as other corporate matters including labor and employment, and health, safety and environment as the assistant general counsel and compliance officer since 2020.

Before joining MRC Global, Ms. Shields was a senior attorney at Morgan Lewis & Bockius L.L.P and worked in private practice for 12 years. She earned a bachelor's degree in speech communication from Texas A&M University and received her juris doctorate from South Texas College of Law.