Compliance Week regularly tracks various personnel moves, board appointments, product releases, customer wins, and industry gossip in the corporate governance realm. Submit announcements to Compliance Week’s Jaclyn Jaeger.

Accounting Officers and Controllers

$24 billion technology titan Apple has named Betsy Rafael chief accounting officer. In addition, Rafael will continue to serve in her current roles as vice president and corporate controller.

Lund

Food giant General Mills has appointed Richard Lund chief accounting officer. Lund joined the company in 1981 and was elected to his present positions as vice president and controller in April 2007.

Scott Lindquist will resign as controller and chief accounting officer of $11 billion Genworth Financial effective next month, to become executive vice president and chief financial officer of Farmers Insurance Group. Patrick Kelleher, Genworth Financial’s chief financial officer, has been appointed acting controller and chief accounting officer.

Polymer Group has named Robert Kocourek chief accounting officer. Kocourek joined the company in May 2006 as vice president of corporate finance and treasurer. He assumes the chief accounting role from Willis Moore, Polymer’s chief financial officer.

The Shaw Group, a $4.8 billion engineering and construction company based in Baton Rouge, La., has appointed Michael Kershaw chief accounting officer in addition to his current role as corporate controller. Kershaw assumes the position from Brian Ferraioli, who will continue to serve as executive vice president and chief financial officer.

San Francisco-based ABM Industries has promoted Joseph Yospe to chief accounting officer and corporate controller. Yospe had been senior vice president of finance for the $2.8 billion company since October 2007.

General Counsels, Corporate Secretaries

$1 billion AAR Corp., a Wood Dale, Ill.-based aerospace and defense concern, has announced the retirement of Howard Pulsifer as general counsel effective in June. To assist in the transition of his successor, Pulsifer will serve as a consultant and as corporate secretary of the company through May 2009.

$1.4 billion DPL has appointed Douglas Taylor general counsel and corporate secretary. Most recently, Taylor was managing director of Natsource, an emissions and renewable energy asset management firm in New York.

National Semiconductor has named Todd DuChene general counsel and secretary. He replaces John Clark, who retired at the end of October 2007. DuChene joins National from Solectron, where he served as general counsel and secretary.

Imperial Sugar Co. has announced the retirement of William Schwer as general counsel and corporate secretary effective in April. To assist with the transition, Schwer will act as an independent consultant to the company until a replacement has been found.

$10 billion insurer GEICO has appointed William Robinson as corporate secretary. Robinson joined GEICO in 1999 as a trial attorney. He had served in the office of the general council since 2005.

Chief Risk, Compliance Officers

$10 billion CNA Financial, based in Chicago, has appointed John Beckman chief risk officer. Beckman will assume the chief risk officer role from Mike Fusco, who will continue to serve as executive vice president and chief actuary. Beckman recently served as president of consulting services company ReAdvisory.

On the Board

Home Depot has announced the resignation of Lawrence Johnston from its board of directors. A member of the board since 2004, Johnston told the $91 billion home improvement chain his resignation was due to increasing demands on his time. He is a former chairman and chief executive of food and drug retailer Albertson’s.

Labarge

$20 billion Coca-Cola Enterprises has elected Suzanne Labarge to its board of directors. Labarge is the former vice chairman and chief risk officer of RBC Financial Group, where she served for 25 years. She currently serves on the board of governors for McMaster University and has previously served as director and chair of the audit committee for Novelis and as a member of the board of the Bank of China.

$14 billion telecommunication company Qwest Communications International has elected Jan Murley to its board. The board also appointed Murley to the compensation and human resources committees. A consultant with private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., Murley also serves as a director of Clorox, and 1-800-Flowers.com.

Nowakowski

$2.5 billion Beckman Coulter, a maker of diagnostic testing systems, has elected Susan Nowakowski to its board of directors. She will serve on the audit and finance committee. Since 2005, Nowakowski has served as chief executive officer, president, and director of $1.1 billion AMN Healthcare Services.