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Assurant CFO Appointed Chief Risk Officer
Assurant, a global provider of specialty protection products and related services, has named Assurant's Chief Financial Officer Christopher Pagano as chief risk officer. The new appointment is part of Assurant's ongoing strategic realignment, Assurant said it will integrate the key functions of risk management, strategy and business development, communication and ...
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Endurance Names New Chief Risk Officer
Endurance Specialty Holdings, a Bermuda-based specialty provider of property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, announced that Christopher Gallagher will assume the position of chief risk officer and group actuary. Gallagher will transition responsibility for the company's corporate risk management function from Joan deLemps, who announced her intention to retire from ...
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NexBank Appoints General Counsel
NexBank Capital, a fully-integrated financial services company, has appointed Dierk Hohman as general counsel of NexBank Capital, Inc. and NexBank SSB. Hohman brings 15 years of experience in law and finance and will oversee all legal, regulatory and compliance matters for the company. Details inside.
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New Chief Compliance Officer Joins itBit
Digital currency exchange itBit has apppointed Daniel Alter as the company’s new general counsel and chief compliance officer. Alter joins itBit after stepping down in February from his most recent post as general counsel of the New York State Department of Financial Services. Details inside.
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Cooper Standard Appoints VP of Internal Audit and Compliance
Cooper-Standard Holdings, the parent company of Cooper-Standard Automotive, announced this month that it has appointed Peter Brusate to vice president of internal audit and compliance, effective Oct. 12. In this position, Brusate will oversee Cooper Standard's global internal audit and compliance activities. Details inside.
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FASB Appoints New Members to Emerging Issues Task Force
Paul Beswick, a partner with Ernst & Young and former chief accountant for the Securities and Exchange Commission, and Robert Malhotra, partner at KPMG, have been named to the Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB). Details inside.
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Anadarko Elects New Board Member; Promotes CCO
Anadarko Petroleum has elected Sean Gourley to serve as an independent director of the company, effective as of Sept. 15. Additionally, the company has promoted its chief compliance officer. Details inside.
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Hercules Technology Growth Capital Names Chief Compliance Officer
Hercules Technology Growth Capital, a specialty finance company, has appointed Melanie Grace as general counsel and chief compliance officer. Grace will oversee Hercules’ legal and compliance functions and serve as corporate secretary. She will report directly to Chief Financial Officer Mark Harris. Details inside.
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Institute of Business Ethics Appoints New Trustees
The Institute of Business Ethics this week announced that it has appointed four new trustees to join the Trustee board, chaired by Edward Bickham. The new trustees replace recent retirees, as well as augmenting the skills and experience of the Trustee board. Details inside.
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Mentor Graphics Appoints Chief Accounting Officer
Mentor Graphics, a provider of electronic hardware and software design solutions, has appointed Richard Trebing to vice president of finance and chief accounting officer. Details inside.
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Black Stone Minerals Names Chief Accounting Officer
Black Stone Minerals, an owner of oil and natural gas mineral interests in the United States, has appointed Dawn Smajstrla as chief accounting officer. Details inside.
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Commerzbank Chief Risk Officer to Step Down
Stefan Schmittmann, chief risk officer of Commerzbank, has informed the company of his intent to leave the bank at the end of this year. In a statement, Schmittmann cited upcoming regulatory changes as part of the reason for his departure now, even though his contract with the company runs until ...
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Rabobank Splits Chief Risk Officer, CFO Role
Netherlands-based Rabobank announced that it has split its chief risk officer and chief financial officer role as the company moves to revamp its governance model. The bank has named Carin Gorter as chief risk officer and Bas Brouwers as CFO. The role is currently held by Bert Bruggink. Details inside.
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MUFG Names Chief Risk Officer
MUFG, a financial holding company and bank holding company with total assets of $114.3 billion, has appointed Donna Dellosso as chief risk officer for the Americas for MUFG Americas Holdings and its U.S. banking subsidiary, MUFG Union Bank. Dellosso will serve on the company’s executive committee for the Americas as ...
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Yahoo Chief Accounting Officer to Resign
Aman Kothari, global controller and chief accounting officer of Yahoo, has decided to leave the company. His departrure took effect Sept. 11, according to a Form 8-K that the company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Details inside.
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Geoffrey Coll Joins BakerHostetler’s Securities Litigation Practice
BakerHostetler has announced that partner Geoffrey Coll, a former diplomat to France and India, has joined the law firm’s litigation group and securities litigation and regulatory enforcement practice in the firm’s New York office.
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Edwards Promoted to Castle & Cooke's National Compliance Manager
Castle & Cooke Mortgage, an independent mortgage lender with 38 locations throughout the nation, has announced the promotion of Jenifer Edwards to national compliance manager. Edwards has served on the Castle & Cooke Mortgage compliance team since June 2014.
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Karin Lockovitch is New Director of Compliance at Zions Bancorporation
Zions Bancorporation has appointed Karin Lockovitch, a 16-year veteran of the financial industry, as its new director of compliance. She joined the bank after serving as senior vice president and consumer compliance officer for SunTrust Banks and senior director of regulatory risk management for Ally Financial.
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Geoswift Names Michael Kireopoulos Global Head of Compliance
Geoswift, a provider of cross-border payments between China and other nations, has named Michael Kireopoulos as Global Head of Compliance. Based in San Francisco, he will be responsible for managing all facets of global compliance, with a specific focus on meeting anti-money laundering and money transmission regulatory standards.
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Marsh McLennan Promotes Compliance Chief to CIO
Marsh McLennan, a $13 billion conglomerate with large insurance and consulting businesses, has promoted Chief Compliance Officer Scott Gilbert to be the company’s new chief information officer.