Gunmaker Smith & Wesson Brands Inc. has named Kevin Maxwell general counsel and chief compliance officer, replacing legal chief Robert Cicero, who retired Aug. 1 after reaching a separation agreement with the company.

Maxwell joins Smith & Wesson from the corrugated packaging company WestRock Co., where he was vice president and associate general counsel. Prior to WestRock Co., Maxwell was vice president and assistant general counsel for Mueller Water Products Inc. and associate at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom.