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Financial services provider Credit Suisse Group has hired Joachim Oechslin as chief risk officer, effective Jan. 1, 2014. He also will be appointed as a member of the executive board. Oechslin will succeed Tobias Guldimann, who will serve as head of reputational risk, corporate responsibility, and regulatory policy, also effective Jan. 1, 2014. Oechslin currently […]

PayLease, a provider of electronic payments for the property management industry, has appointed Pete Ziverts as its first chief compliance officer. In this newly created role, Ziverts will enforce the legal and payment network mandates that govern the company’s business activities. Ziverts has experience managing compliance and regulations within the payments industry. Prior to joining […]

Jon Lukomnik, executive director of Investor Responsibility Research Center Institute (and a regular columnist for Compliance Week), was named the winner of the 2013 International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN) Award for Excellence in Corporate Governance at ICGN’s annual general meeting in New York this week. Widely known as a thought leader in corporate governance and […]

Facebook has appointed Colin Stretch as vice president and general counsel, effective July 5. Stretch will replace Ted Ullyot, who has served as vice president and general counsel since October 2008. Stretch, who joined the company in 2010, most recently served as deputy general counsel.  In his new role, he will oversee Facebook’s legal and […]

The University of Oregon has named Jody Sykes as senior associate athletic director and chief compliance officer at the University of Oregon, effective July 29. Sykes has 13 years of compliance and student services experience. She previously served as associate athletic director for compliance since April 2010 at the University of Louisville. Prior to that […]

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance has named Ralph Tortorella as senior vice president and chief legal and compliance officer. Tortorella previously served as general counsel at Liberty Mutual’s international and commercial insurance operations. Prior to this position, he served as senior partner at law firm Ropers, Majeski, Kohn & Bentley.

Food products company The H. J. Heinz Co. has named Dan Shaw as general counsel, effective immediately. His new role follows the successful acquisition of Heinz by Berkshire Hathaway and 3G Capital on June 7, and comes in addition to several other changes that were made to the senior leadership team. Shaw has been with […]