Catherine Engelbert has been named chairman and chief executive officer of Deloitte & Touche, a subsidiary of Deloitte, to lead its audit practice. Engelbert succeeds Gregory Weaver, who will retire in the fall after a 41-year career with Deloitte. With almost 28 years of experience at Deloitte, including 16 years as a partner, Engelbert has […]
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Kelly Services Names Chief Accounting Officer
Kelly Services, a provider of workforce solutions, has promoted Olivier Thirot to controller and chief accounting officer. He will report to Chief Financial Officer Patricia Little. With more than 25 years of financial experience, Thirot joined Kelly Services in Neuchatel, Switzerland, in 2008 as vice president of finance for the company’s EMEA operations. In 2011, […]
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Groupon Appoints New General Counsel
Groupon has appointed Dane Drobny as general counsel and corporate secretary, effective July 7. David Schellhase, Groupon’s current general counsel, will remain with Groupon as a strategic adviser. Drobny was most recently general counsel and corporate secretary at retail company Sears Holdings. Previously, he was a partner at the international law firm of Winston & […]
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Sowell Management Services Names Chief Compliance Officer
Sowell Management Services, a fee-based third-party investment management firm, has named Kimberly Collins as chief compliance officer. Collins is the founder and president of Compliance Resource Partners, and has worked with Sowell Management Services on a consulting basis for six years. In her new role, she will oversee the firm’s compliance and regulatory matters. Collins […]
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Breaking Through the Value Ceiling
Technologies implemented to meet operational needs bring tangible benefits to an organization with focused, tactical functions. These tools bring value to organizations due to the focus on the specific business challenge at hand and most often help achieve goals at the operations level. However, certain processes need to lead to greater enterprise value. This white […]
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Anthera Pharmaceuticals Appoints New Board Member
Anthera Pharmaceuticals, a biopharmaceutical company, has appointed Brian Mueller to its board of directors and as chairman of the audit committee. Mueller is group corporate controller and chief accounting officer of biopharmaceutical company BioMarin Pharmaceutical, where he has been since 2002. Prior to BioMarin, Mueller spent a combination of seven years in public accounting at […]
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CFTC Appoints Chief Counsel of the Division of Enforcement
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has appointed Gretchen Lowe as Principal Deputy Director and Chief Counsel in the CFTC’s Division of Enforcement. Previously, Lowe was acting Director of the Enforcement Division until the recent appointment of Aitan Goelman as director. Prior to her appointment as acting Director, Lowe was the Chief Counsel of the CFTC. […]
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American Express Appoints New General Counsel
American Express has appointed Laureen Seeger as general counsel, succeeding Louise Parent, who retired last year after a 37-year career with American Express. Tim Heine, who has been serving as acting general counsel, will resume his prior responsibilities as managing counsel and continue to be involved in key company-wide initiatives. In her new role, Seeger […]
