A Winston-Salem, North Carolina-based health care system announced Jan. 3 that a former partner at Hunton Andrews Kurth is its new legal leader.

Frank Emory is now Novant Health Inc.’s executive vice president and chief legal officer. In his new role, which he started in December, according to his LinkedIn profile, he will oversee the legal, government relations, risk management, corporate audit and compliance teams. Emory will report directly to CEO Carl Armato.