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Delta Air Lines has appointed Francis Blake, Chairman and CEO of The Home Depot, to its board of directors, effective immediately.  Blake served as vice chairman of The Home Depot from October 2006 to January 2007, and as executive vice president of business development and corporate operations from 2002 through 2006. Previously, Blake served in […]

Financial services company Affirm has hired Manuel Alvarez, a former enforcement attorney with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, as its first chief compliance officer and general counsel. In his new role at Affirm, Alvarez will oversee and manage the company’s regulatory compliance program and related activities to prevent illegal, unfair, or deceptive conduct. He also […]

Sallie Mae has appointed Jeffrey Dale as the company’s first chief risk officer. Dale will work with senior executives and other company stakeholders to build out the enterprise risk management function and framework for the company and its Sallie Mae Bank subsidiary. Earlier this year, Sallie Mae, formally SLM Corporation, completed its strategic separation and […]

Brunswick has appointed Christopher Dekker as interim general counsel and secretary. He reports to Chief Executive Officer Dustan McCoy. Dekker, who joined Brunswick in 2010 as associate general counsel of litigation and employment, will assume the duties of Kristin Coleman, who recently was named general counsel and corporate secretary at Sears Holding. Dekker previously was […]

Magellan Petroleum, an independent oil and gas exploration and production company, has announced the resignation of C. Mark Brannum as general counsel and secretary, effective Aug. 15, 2014. Brannum will be leaving the company to pursue another employment opportunity. As a result of his resignation, Magellan Petroleum said it will restructure current management assignments.

Och-Ziff Capital Management, a publicly-traded hedge fund, has named David Becker as its new chief legal and chief compliance officer. He replaces Jeff Blockinger, who plans to retire from the firm, where he has worked for 10 years. To ensure a smooth transition, Blockinger will remain with the firm as an executive managing director and […]

William Jacobson, former co-general counsel and chief compliance officer of oil and natural gas services company Weatherford International, will join global law firm Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe as a partner in its White Collar & Corporate Investigations Practice Group, effective Sept. 2, 2014. Jacobson joined Weatherford in early 2009 to guide the company in its […]

Vanderbilt University Medical Center announced that it has promoted James Mathis to chief compliance officer. Mathis previously was chief clinical enterprise compliance officer and assistant vice chancellor for Health Affairs. As chief compliance officer, Mathis assumes broader oversight for the Medical Center’s compliance efforts, in addition to his continuing role in leading clinical enterprise compliance […]