Matt Myren became General Counsel of Epsilyte in 2020 and Trecora in 2022. Both companies are portfolio holdings of the private equity firm Balmoral Funds LLC and are based in The Woodlands, Texas. They manufacture advanced chemical products serving the commercial building, food service, automotive, and related industries.

Matt oversees the legal department and corporate dealmaking, finance and contract negotiations. His responsibilities also include litigation, compliance, and risk reduction for the worldwide operations of both companies and their subsidiaries in Illinois, Kansas, Ohio, Texas, and Montreal, Canada. Matt has had extensive interaction with labor and employment matters, including negotiation of numerous employment law and severance matters and participating in union collective bargaining agreements and arbitrations for two US facilities and one Canadian facility.

Before joining Epsilyte and Trecora, Matt was General Counsel for several companies under private equity ownership for 14 years. Matt served as Legal Vice President for over 12 years at Sears, responsible for complex transactions/M&A, Securities, Procurement, Merchandising, IT, and HR legal work. Prior to his time at Sears, he was a corporate associate at the international law firm Skadden Arps in Chicago. Matt also created and co-taught a course on strategic partnerships at the University of Chicago Law School.

Matt earned his BBA and a Juris Doctorate in Law from the University of Iowa. He served as President of the Barrington Area United Way, and chaired a private school board for 3 years during COVID. Matt enjoys playing guitar and singing with his cover band, long-distance trail running, drinking wine, traveling, and reading. He is married and has four sons.