Recently retired Holland & Knight partner Charles S. Johnson III has been named executive vice president and general counsel of Tuskegee University.

“We are fortunate to have someone of Mr. Johnson’s caliber guiding the university’s legal affairs,” Tuskegee President Lily D. McNair said in an announcement posted on the university’s website. “His professional acumen will benefit us in a wide range of matters governing university operations, academics, fiscal affairs and external partnerships.”