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Independent oil and gas company Black Elk Energy Offshore Operations has appointed Marizza Piché as their first general counsel. “Marizza brings a distinct blend of legal understanding and technical skills to the company and through her guidance, we expect to identify opportunities to improve the way we manage legal services and realize certain risk management benefits,” said Black […]

Broker-dealer Craig Scott Capital has appointed Joseph Gentile as chief compliance officer. Gentile will be responsible for the implementation of the firm’s compliance infrastructure, as well as written supervisory procedures, internal and financial controls and procedures. Gentile has over 30 years of experience in financial services, compliance, capital markets and operations. During his career, he […]

DelMar Pharmaceuticals has appointed John Bell to its board of directors. Bell currently serves as chairman at Canadian-based private equity company Onbelay Capital. Prior to that, he was CEO and owner of automotive parts manufacturer Polymer Technologies. From 1977 to 1995, Bell founded and served as owner of Shred-Tech, a manufacturer and supplier of industrial […]

Checkpoint Systems, a shrink management, merchandise visibility and apparel labeling company, has appointed Joseph Driscoll as chief accounting officer. He will report to Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Raymond Andrews. Prior to his promotion, Driscoll served as corporate and North American business controller at Checkpoint Systems since August 2012. Previously, he served as […]

Gold producer Goldcorp has appointed Charlene Ripley as executive vice president and general counsel, effective April 1. With 25 years of experience in corporate law, Ripley most recently served as senior vice president and general counsel at oil and natural gas company Linn Energy. In that capacity, she was responsible for leading the legal, information […]

Biotechnology company Elan Corporation has appointed John Given as general counsel, effective March 1. Given will serve as a member of the executive management team as well as an advisor to the chairman and the board of directors. He will be based in the company’s Dublin headquarters. Given joins Elan from law firm A&L Goodbody, […]

Footwear and apparel company VF Corporation has appointed Scott Roe as vice president, controller and chief accounting officer. He succeeds Bradley Batten, who is retiring after 10 years with the company. Roe also will be a member of the operating committee. Roe, who joined VF Corporation in 1996, most recently served as vice president of […]

Semiconductor company Advanced Micro Devices has appointed Martin Edelman to its board of directors. He replaces Waleed al Muhairi, who left the after four years on the board. Edelman currently serves as of counsel in the real estate department of law firm Paul Hastings. Edelman is also a senior advisor to investment and development company […]

Mobile satellite voice and data provider Globalstar has appointed Rebecca Clary as chief accounting officer in addition to her duties as corporate controller. Clary joined the company in September 2010 as manager of corporate accounting and most recently served as corporate controller. Prior to joining Globalstar, Clary served as a manager at PwC in its […]