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Software company Autodesk has appointed Tom Georgens to its board of directors, effective as of March 21. Georgens has served as chief executive officer and president of data storage company NetApp since August 2009, and has served as a board member since March 2008. He served in other capacities at NetApp as well, including executive […]

Dollar General Corporation announced this week that Susan Lanigan, executive vice president and general counsel, has decided to retire later this year after nearly 11 years with the company. Lanigan has served as Dollar General’s EVP and general counsel since 2005. She joined the company as vice president and general counsel in 2002 and was […]

Holding company IDACORP has appointed Dennis Johnson to both the IDACORP and Idaho Power Company boards of directors. Johnson brings financial, risk management and legal experience to his new board appointments. He has been president and chief executive officer of United Heritage Mutual Holding Company since 2001. He also has held the positions of president […]

Investment firm Duncan-Williams has named Jim Cherry as chief compliance officer, effective immediately. In his new role, Cherry will be responsible for reviewing, analyzing and evaluating risk assessment across all business units. Additionally, he will oversee the compliance program for the firm’s broker-dealer and registered investment advisor, as well as acting as the regulatory liaison […]

Northeastern University has appointed Deloris Pettis to the newly created position of vice pres­i­dent of enter­prise risk management. In her new role, Pettis will use existing resources to develop an enterprise-wide risk reporting and monitoring system. Pettis has experience in trans­forming enterprise-wide risk man­age­ment infra­struc­tures in both the busi­ness and higher edu­ca­tion sectors. Pettis spent […]

The Greenbrier Companies, a supplier of transportation equipment and services to the railroad industry, has appointed Adrian Downes as senior vice president and chief accounting officer. Downes will be responsible for directing all global corporate and operational accounting activities in addition to information technology and tax planning functions. Downes joins Greenbrier with nearly 30 years […]

Law firm Paul Hastings has announced that Nathaniel Edmonds has joined the firm as a partner in the global compliance and disputes practice. Edmonds joins the firm from the Justice Department’s Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Unit, where he was an assistant chief and one of the longest-tenured FCPA prosecutors. As assistant chief of the fraud […]

Guardian Mortgage Company has hired Rolanda Legg as chief compliance officer, effective April 1. She will be responsible for regulatory matters for the retail and correspondent lending divisions. Legg will join Guardian with over 30 years of mortgage and financial industry experience. She most recently provided consulting services to banks and mortgage companies through her […]