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Kelly Services, a workforce solutions provider, has promoted Laura Lockhart to corporate controller and chief accounting officer. Lockhart will report to Olivier Thirot, acting CFO.

Standard Chartered today announced the appointment of three external advisor members to its board financial crime risk committee. The banking giant announced the formation of the committee last year as part of a strategic priority to combat financial crime and continue to invest in its compliance program in the wake of multiple enforcement actions by U.S. enforcement authorities in 2012. Details inside.

James Cole, Deputy Attorney General of the United States, has joined law firm Sidley as a partner in its white-collar government litigation and investigations practice. Cole will focus his practice on the full range of federal enforcement and internal investigation matters, with a particular emphasis on cross-border and multi-jurisdictional matters. Details inside.

AutoNation, an auto retail company, said this week in a Form 8-K filing that Michael Stephan no longer serves as corporate controller and principal accounting officer, due to an internal realignment of its finance department. He will continue to serve as an employee of the company on a transitional basis until June 2. Details inside.

Harsco, a global industrial services company, reported in a Form 8-K filing this week that Verona Dorch, chief legal officer, chief compliance officer, and corporate secretary, has left the company. Dorch’s employment ended March 10.

Senator Carl Levin, Michigan’s longest-serving U.S. senator, will join law firm Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn in April as senior counsel. At Honigman, Levin’s focus will include aiding corporations with internal investigations and crisis management; assisting corporations with social responsibility and compliance issues; and facilitating alternative dispute resolutions and mediations. Details inside.

Fannie Mae announced in a Form 8-K filing yesterday that John Nichols, chief risk officer, is taking a leave of absence for health reasons. Details inside.

Tullett Prebon, an interdealer broker, has appointed Giles Triffitt as chief risk officer. Triffitt also joins the firm’s global executive committee. Details inside.

The Trustees of the IFRS Foundation, responsible for the governance and oversight of the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), recently announced the appointment of Gavin Francis and Goro Kumagai as Vice-Chairs to the IFRS Advisory Council. The IFRS Advisory Council is a formal advisory body to the IASB and the IFRS Foundation Trustees. Details inside.