- Chief Compliance Officer and VP of Legal Affairs, Arrow Electronics
By 
Aaron Nicodemus2023-05-26T12:45:00
Be a compliance advocate within your organization. Don’t be afraid of the unfamiliar or shy away from a challenge. Build relationships during good times so that when it’s time to deliver bad news—inevitably, that time will come—your colleagues will know and trust you.
These examples of career advice were offered by experienced compliance professionals during a panel discussion at Compliance Week’s 2023 National Conference in Washington, D.C. As part of the session moderated by John Rademacher, principal at consultant Charles River Associates, speakers included:
Schuh said she enjoyed building up struggling or new compliance programs, but the job generated less enthusiasm in her once the program was functioning well. She recognized an unfilled need at some law firms for giving practical and legal advice to compliance programs, so she switched gears to pursue that role.
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