Blue Buffalo, a natural pet food company, has appointed Amy Schulman to its board of directors. Details inside.
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White Paper: Identifying Vendor Risk
An effective vendor relationship management program starts with knowing what the risks are. You can’t manage what you don’t know; therefore, you need to create assessments that help you clearly identify the risks of doing business with third parties. This includes vendors, service providers, suppliers, contractors, and other people and companies with whom you have […]
Former Acting General Counsel for HUD Joins Jenner & Block
Damon Smith, former acting general counsel for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), has joined the law firm Jenner & Block as a partner in its Washington, D.C. office. Smith will be a member of the Government Controversies and Public Policy Litigation and Real Estate Practices. Details inside.
Target Names Chief Risk and Compliance Officer
Image: Title: RiceRetail giant Target has appointed Jacqueline Hourigan Rice as chief risk and compliance officer, effective Dec. 1. She will report directly to Chief Executive Officer Brian Cornell. The company is elevating the position to include centralized oversight of enterprise risk management, compliance, vendor management, and corporate security under her leadership. More inside.
Laureate Education Names Assistant General Counsel for Global Compliance
Ana-Paola Capaldo has been named assistant general counsel for global compliance and ethics at Laureate Education, a global higher-education provider. Details inside.
Higher One Names New Chief Risk Officer
Higher One, a financial services and data analytics provider to colleges and universities, has named Mark Archer as chief risk officer. He will oversee Higher One’s strategy and operational processes for all risk-related activities and will report directly to the newly-formed risk and compliance committee of the board of directors. Details inside.
Hampton Roads Names Chief Risk Officer
Hampton Roads Bankshares has named John Marshall as chief risk officer. He succeeds Robert Bloxom, who retired from the company as of Sept. 30. Details inside.
Managing Cyber Risk: Are Companies Safeguarding Their Assets?
To get a better grasp on how U.S. boards are handling cyber security roles and responsibilities, NYSE Governance Services, Corporate Board Member and RSA, in association with EY, surveyed more than 200 audit committee members this spring on a variety of issues regarding their cyber risk oversight program. This paper will outline the top-line issues surrounding cyber risk oversight and highlight the findings of our study on directors’ opinions related to their role in cyber risk oversight.
Risk Intelligence: Harnessing Risk, Exploiting Opportunity
This RSA white paper explains how organizations can change discussion about risk from the “risk landscape” to the “opportunity landscape.” Organizations need to show how proactively managing risk becomes an enabler to explore opportunities, rather than simply avoiding landmines.
Conifer Health Solutions Names Chief Compliance Officer
Conifer Health Solutions, a provider of technology-enabled healthcare performance improvement services, has hired Lisa Hodges as chief compliance officer. In this role, Hodges assumes responsibility for managing Conifer’s ethics and compliance program throughout all areas of the organization. Details inside.


