All articles by CW Staff – Page 137

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    MSRB Names Chief Compliance Officer

    2015-03-05T11:15:00Z

    The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board has promoted Deputy General Counsel Lawrence Sandor to the new position of chief compliance officer, in which he will be responsible for managing the MSRB’s corporate governance, regulatory support, internal legal and compliance activities. Sandor reports to the MSRB’s new chief legal officer, Robert ...

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    Merz Pharma Appoints Two New Compliance Chiefs

    2015-03-05T11:00:00Z

    Healthcare company Merz North America has appointed Salisa Hauptmann as chief compliance officer, effective March 9. As a key part of this transition, Katrina Church has been appointed chief compliance officer for Merz Pharma Group, the Frankfurt-based parent company of Merz North America. Details inside.

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    Willis Lease Finance Adds New Board Member

    2015-03-03T14:30:00Z

    Willis Lease Finance, an independent jet engine lessor in the commercial finance sector, has elected Robert Keady to its board of directors, effective immediately. Keady also will serve on the compensation and audit committees. Details inside.

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    AECOM Names General Counsel

    2015-03-02T16:00:00Z

    Engineering design company AECOM has appointed Carla Christofferson as general counsel. In this role, Christofferson will oversee all aspects of AECOM’s global legal function, including risk management. Details inside.

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    New Perspective Senior Living Names Chief Compliance Officer

    2015-03-02T10:00:00Z

    New Perspective Senior Living, which operates and develops senior living communities throughout the Midwest, has appointed Lore Brownson as chief compliance officer. In this role, she will be responsible for ongoing development and oversight of the company’s corporate compliance program. Details inside.

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    BofA Accounting Chief; Two Directors Step Down

    2015-02-27T10:00:00Z

    Bank of America said this week in a securities filing that its chief accounting officer will be stepping down. The bank also said that two of its board members would not stand for re-election at its 2015 annual meeting of stockholders. Details inside.

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    U.S. Steel Names Controller

    2015-02-25T10:00:00Z

    United States Steel has promoted Colleen Darragh to the position of vice president and controller, effective immediately.  Darragh has served as acting controller since July. Details inside.

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    Global Atlantic Names Chief Risk Officer

    2015-02-24T10:15:00Z

    Global Atlantic Financial Group, a financial services company, has appointed Peter Cai as chief risk officer. He will report directly to Chief Financial Officer Kim Lee. Details inside.

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    American Water Names General Counsel and Secretary

    2015-02-24T09:45:00Z

    American Water, a publicly traded water and waste-water utility company, has named Michael Sgro general counsel and secretary, effective as of Feb. 18. Sgro, who has been with American Water for the past 22 years, most recently served as general counsel of its Northeast Division, and has also been serving ...

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    Barington Capital Group to Nominate Two Directors to Eastern Board

    2015-02-24T09:30:00Z

    Investment firm Barington Capital Group this week announced its intention to nominate two independent directors to the Eastern Company's board of directors at its 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. "Barington has been deeply disappointed by the performance of the company, which has significantly underperformed its peers and the market as ...

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    General Motors Names New General Counsel

    2015-02-20T13:45:00Z

    General Motors has appointed Craig Glidden as general counsel, effective March 1. Glidden will lead a team of staff attorneys who are integrated into all of GM’s regional and functional teams in more than 30 countries. Details inside.

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    Accretive Health Names Chief Compliance Officer

    2015-02-20T13:45:00Z

    Accretive Health has named Corey Perman as chief compliance officer. Perman brings to his new position almost 20 years of legal, healthcare, and compliance experience working with integrated delivery networks, a national law firm, and several government agencies. More inside.

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    Chief Risk Officer of Federal Reserve Bank of New York to Retire

    2015-02-19T16:00:00Z

    Sandra Krieger, chief risk officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, this week announced her intention to retire from the Bank in the second quarter of 2015. Krieger also is a member of the Bank’s management committee. Details inside.

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    HSH Nordbank Chief Risk Officer to Depart

    2015-02-19T15:45:00Z

    Germany-based financial institution HSH Nordbank this week announced that its chief risk officer, Edwin Wartenweiler, will not be extending his current contract, which runs until May 31. He is leaving to pursue new career opportunties, the company announced. Details inside.

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    United Benefit Advisors Names Chief Compliance Officer

    2015-02-19T11:45:00Z

    United Benefit Advisors, an independent employee benefits advisory organization, has appointed Danielle Horstman Capilla as chief compliance officer, effective immediately. Prior to joining UBA, Capilla was an attorney and senior writer analyst for the health law division of Wolters Kluwer Law and Business. Details inside.

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    Famous Dave's Promotes Chief Accounting Officer

    2015-02-18T11:15:00Z

    Restaurant chain Famous Dave's of America has promoted John (Jack) Beckman as vice president, chief accounting officer, effective as of Feb. 16. Previously, Beckman was senior director, chief accounting officer of Famous Dave's. Details inside.

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    Huron Consulting Group Names Chief Accounting Officer

    2015-02-17T12:45:00Z

    Huron Consulting Group has appointed John Kelly as chief accounting officer and assistant treasurer, effective immediately. Kelly most recently served as controller since 2012. Details inside.

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    Deloitte Names New CEO

    2015-02-13T12:15:00Z

    Cathy Engelbert has been elected to chief executive officer of Deloitte, becoming the first female CEO of a major audit and consulting firm in the United States. Additionally, Mike Fucci has been elected to the position of chairman of Deloitte's board. Engelbert and Fucci will both begin their new roles ...

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    News Corp. Names Chief Compliance Officer

    2015-02-12T10:30:00Z

    News Corp. has named David Pitofsky as general counsel and chief compliance officer. Pitofsky, succeeds Gerson Zweifach, has been deputy general counsel and deputy chief compliance officer of News Corp since 2013. Details inside.

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    TeamHealth Names Chief Compliance Officer

    2015-02-12T10:30:00Z

    TeamHealth Holdings, a provider of outsourced physician staffing solutions for hospitals, has appointed Matthew Tormey as chief compliance officer, effective Feb. 11, 2015. In his most recent position, Tormey served as vice president of compliance and security at Health Management Associates. Details inside.