Appointment Blogs | Compliance Week – Page 179
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OMI Chief Vincente L. Martinez departing SEC next month
Vincente L. Martinez, Chief of the SEC’s Office of Market Intelligence since 2013, is leaving the agency next month. OMI plays a critical role in the SEC's Enforcement Division's collection, evaluation, and dissemination of the tips and referrals that come into the agency.
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Grapevine: Who’s coming and going in compliance
Just five months after reaching a $795 million settlement with U.S. and Dutch prosecutors for paying bribes to a government official in Uzbekistan, Amsterdam-based VimpelCom has appointed a group chief compliance officer, as well as a “chief values and culture transformation officer,” a newly created role; and Dean Foods and ...
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The Wolf of Wall Street comes to asset forfeiture
Plot twist! The Wolf of Wall Street, a movie about corruption on Wall Street, might have been funded by corrupt money. Suddenly, this is starting to sound more like Inception.
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Frank’s International launches bribery probe
Frank’s International, a Netherland’s-based oil and gas company, said in a filing with the SEC that it is conducting an internal investigation into operations of certain of its foreign subsidiaries in West Africa including possible violations of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the company’s policies and other applicable laws. ...
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Dean Foods names new general counsel, corporate secretary
Food and beverage company Dean Foods has named Russell Coleman executive vice president, general counsel, corporate secretary and government affairs, effective Aug. 1.
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Target names chief legal officer and general counsel
Retail company Target has named Don Liu as executive vice president, chief legal officer and general counsel, effective Aug. 22. He replaces Tim Baer who will be retiring in July 2017 after 23 years with the company.
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SFO charges F.H. Bertling with bribery
The U.K. Serious Fraud Office SFO announced that it has charged logistics and freight operations company F.H. Bertling, a U.K.-based subsidiary of the German-headquartered Bertling Group, and seven individuals with one count of making corrupt payments, contrary to Section 1 of the Prevention of Corruption Act. Jaclyn Jaeger reports.
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SFO conducting criminal probe into Unaoil
The U.K. Serious Fraud Office confirmed this week that it is conducting a criminal investigation into the activities of Unaoil, its officers, employees and agents in connection with suspected offences of bribery, corruption and money laundering. Jaclyn Jaeger reports.
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PresenceLearning hires chief compliance officer
PresenceLearning, a provider of telehealth services in education and health care, has hired Andrew Byrnes to lead the company’s legal, compliance, government affairs, human resources, and recruiting initiatives.
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Former general counsel of Novo Nordisk joins Lowenstein Sandler
Law firm Lowenstein Sandler announced that James Shehan, former general counsel of Novo Nordisk, will join the firm as a senior counsel in its life sciences practice and as head of the firm’s FDA regulatory practice.
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Ceresney flashback: Deposing 'The Donald' in 2007
We have written here for years about Andrew Ceresney's work as the Director of the SEC's Division of Enforcement. Ceresney joined the SEC in 2013, but he had a long legal career before that--including an interesting case now making headlines from his days in the private sector that involves the ...
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Theranos appoints chief compliance officer
Amid a heap of regulatory trouble, start-up life sciences company Theranos announced the appointment of two new executives to lead the company’s regulatory, quality and compliance efforts, including naming a chief compliane officer. The company also created a new compliance and quality committee. Jaclyn Jaeger has the details.
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FERF report spotlights audit possibilities via technology
For companies still struggling to get their arms around financial compliance, especially with respect to internal control over financial reporting, technology may provide the answer, according to the Financial Executives Research Foundation. Tammy Whitehouse reports.
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BlogStudy: cash retainers for board service reach new highs
While median pay for outside directors at the nation’s largest corporations increased modestly in 2015, the growing trend of taking a fixed approach to director pay drove the annual cash retainer for board service to $100,000 for the first time, according to an analysis by Willis Towers Watson. Joe Mont ...
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Certent acquires DisclosureNet
Certent, a provider of software-as-a-service solutions for equity compensation and financial disclosure management, has signed an agreement to acquire DisclosureNet, a provider of software-as-a-service solutions that improve the quality of external and internal reporting by enabling peer comparisons and analysis, access to accounting standards, and quantitative benchmarking.
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Volkswagen channeled Lance Armstrong
How does Volkswagen’s conduct around its emission-testing scandal mirror the actions of Lance Armstrong? For one thing, both were involved in the largest scandals in their respective spheres: Armstrong in cycling, and Volkswagen in car manufacturing. Yet, the similarities go even further. Tom Fox reports.
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BlogChange to U.K. CEO pay or regulation seen as inevitable
As experts examine what really drove the Brexit-empowering “leave” vote, a recent PwC report shows that widespread dissatisfaction with what is seen as excessively high levels of top executive pay in the U.K. is an issue larger than the Brexit itself. It pinpoints something companies can address on their own...or ...
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OpenText buys Recommind
OpenText, an Enterprise Information Management (EIM) software provider, today announced that it has closed its previously announced acquisition of Recommind, a provider of eDiscovery and information analytics.
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Brazilian authorities sign leniency agreement with SBM Offshore
Dutch engineering company SBM Offshore announced this week it has reached a leniency agreement with Brazilian authorities to resolve allegations relating to the Petrobras bribery scandal. Jaclyn Jaeger reports.
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Adding ‘father-son’ to the Familial Betrayal list
The upcoming insider-trading trial of a former Perella Weinberg Partners managing director may present “familial betrayal” of the father-son variety. Sean Stewart will go on trial on July 25, 2016, on charges that he tipped his father, Bob Stewart, in advance of five healthcare mergers. Bruce Carton reports.