German biotech firm Ethris GmbH has added three new members to the Ethris board of directors: Leon Chen, venture partner with OrbiMed, Thomas Chalberg, COO of Oncorus, and Justin Duckworth, managing partner with HS Life Sciences.
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United Continental appoints new board member
United Continental Holdings has appointed Edward Philip to its board of directors. He brings to United nearly three decades of leadership across the technology, health care and financial services sectors.
US Foods reshuffles board of directors
US Foods Holding announced that Timothy McLevish has resigned from its board of directors, effective immediately, to become executive chairman of Lamb Weston Holdings, upon the completion of its planned spinoff. Because Lamb Weston is a significant supplier to US Foods, McLevish would no longer qualify as an independent director.
CU Bancorp appoints chief risk officer
CU Bancorp and its wholly owned subsidiary California United Bank has appointed Robert Sjogren to the newly created position of executive vice president and chief risk officer for the company and the bank.
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Kimball International appoints chief compliance officer
Kimball International recently appointed a chief compliance officer; Match Group has hired a general counsel and secretary; the IFRS has a new director for trustee activities; and more. Check out the CW Grapevine for the latest compliance appointments.
Match Group hires general counsel and secretary
Match Group, a provider of dating products, has hired Jared Sine as general counsel and secretary, effective as of July 5. In this role, Sine will lead the Match Group legal team.
IFRS Foundation names new director for trustee activities
The IFRS Foundation has appointed Richard Thorpe as its new director for trustee activities. He replaces David Loweth, who will step down from his full-time position to take up a part-time role looking at developments in corporate reporting and their relevance to IFRS standards.
Financial Executives International elects new board
Financial Executives International (FEI), an advocacy group for the views of corporate financial management, recently announced the election of a new slate of executive officers and members of the board of directors for the fiscal year, effective as of July 1. Prat Bhatt, corporate controller and chief accounting officer of Cisco Systems will serve as national board chair. More inside.
nanoPay names chief compliance officer
nanoPay, a fully-integrated loyalty and payments platform provider and provider of the MintChip digital cash platform, has appointed Tracy Molino as general counsel and chief compliance officer.


