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Hanger, a  orthotic and prosthetic products and rehabilitative solutions provider, has appointed Melissa Debes as chief accounting officer, effective Sept. 8, 2014.  Debes has served as Hanger’s corporate controller since March 11, 2014. Prior to joining Hanger, Debes served most recently as interim chief accounting officer at Valerus Oil & Gas Services.

The Department of Justice has appointed Stuart Delery to serve as acting associate attorney general, as the agency’s third-ranking post awaits a formal nomination by President Barack Obama. Delery, who has served as head of the Justice Department’s Civil Division since March 2012, will succeed Tony West, who announced this week that he would be […]

Linda Fienberg, president of Dispute Resolution for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, the largest independent regulator for all securities firms doing business in the United States, will be leaving the organization at the end of November. Fienberg, who joined FINRA in June 1996 and has responsibility for FINRA’s dispute resolution and disciplinary hearing programs, shepherded […]

American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, a provider of registry services and technology to financial market participants around the globe, has hired Ellen McCarthy as chief risk and compliance officer, North America. In this role, McCarthy will oversee all compliance functions for the company throughout the United States and Canada. Specifically, she will be responsible […]

The Securities and Exchange Commission has named James Schnurr as its new chief accountant, effective in October.  He will replace Paul Beswick, who joined the SEC in 2007 and has served as its chief accountant since 2012. The SEC’s Office of the Chief Accountant is responsible for establishing and enforcing accounting and auditing policy as […]

The TCW Group, a global asset management firm with over $140 billion in assets under management, has appointed Jeffrey Engelsman as global chief compliance officer. In this role, he will be responsible for development, oversight, and assessment of the firm’s policies and procedures to ensure compliance with government and industry regulations in all jurisdictions in […]

DuPont Fabros Technology, an owner, developer, operator, and manager of wholesale data centers, has promoted James Armstrong to chief accounting officer.  Armstrong joined the company as director of financial reporting at the time of its initial public offering in 2007. He was promoted to corporate controller in December 2013. Prior to joining DFT, Armstrong held […]