Global Compliance, a global provider of comprehensive, integrated ethics and compliance solutions, has named Nick Ciancio as chief compliance officer. In addition to this new role, Ciancio will remain as president of GCS International.

Ciancio has extensive experience in the ethics and compliance industry. He is a member of the Leadership Council for the Open Compliance and Ethics Group; Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics; and the Ethics & Compliance Officer Association. He also participates in industry forums, such as the Health Care Compliance Association and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, which focus on issues such as international data privacy, anti-corruption, and international business ethics.

With more than 25 years of experience in senior marketing and business development within the technology and telecommunications industries, Ciancio provides senior level counsel to many of Global Compliance’s clients. Since 2004, he has been a member of the Global Compliance leadership team, and is currently responsible for overseeing the company’s international sales efforts.

Prior to joining Global Compliance, Ciancio was vice president of Corporate Integration and Infrastructure Development at Yipes Enterprise Service. Earlier in his career he was chief marketing officer for Curiosity.com and served as vice president of New Product and Business Development for U.S. West Communications. Ciancio began his telecommunications career with Pacific Bell, where he served as director of marketing before being promoted to executive director of New Product Development. Before entering the telecommunications industry, Ciancio served as a mathematical statistician for the U.S. Department of Agriculture.