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Accounting firm Grant Thornton has appointed Paul Peterson as a national forensic and investigations director for Grant Thornton China, effective Jan. 28. Peterson will serve on this two-year assignment to help companies address a range of risks and coordinate compliance and investigative services, including enhancing and monitoring anti-corruption compliance programs; mergers and acquisitions compliance due […]

Franklin Templeton Investments has appointed Robert Rosselot as director of global compliance. He reports to Executive Vice President and General Counsel Craig Tyle.  Rosselot joined Franklin Templeton Investments in 2001 and has over 20 years of experience as an attorney working in the mutual fund industry. Most recently, he served as senior associate general counsel […]

Sheila Nicoll, director of policy for the Conduct Business Unit at the Financial Services Authority has announced that she will resign from her position when the organization transitions to the Financial Conduct Authority in April. Nicoll was appointed director of conduct policy in 2009. She oversaw the FSA’s changing conduct agenda and helped lay the […]

Haskell & White, an accounting, auditing and tax consulting firm, has hired Helen Hutchison Adams as managing partner to lead the expansion of the firm’s San Diego office. Prior to joining Haskell & White, Adams served as an audit partner with Deloitte, responsible for IPOs and secondary offerings; mergers and acquisitions transactions; and litigation consulting […]

Steve Koslow, senior vice president, chief ethics and compliance officer for CUNA Mutual Group, has been elected chairman of the board of directors for the Compliance & Ethics Forum for Life Insurers. Koslow will lead the CEFLI board of directors in his new position as chairman. The board consists of chief compliance and ethics officers […]

Rosetta Resources, an independent oil and gas company, has appointed Don McCormack as chief accounting officer, effective as of Jan. 17. In addition, he will continue in his current roles as vice president and treasurer. Prior to joining Rosetta, McCormack served as vice president and chief accounting officer at independent oil and gas company Concho […]

Fred Hubbell has been elected to the board of directors of financial institution ING U.S. He is the first independent director elected to the board and will serve as a member of the board’s audit committee. From 2000 to 2006, Hubbell was a member of ING Group’s executive board. From 2004 to 2006 he was […]

Insurance company Aflac  has appointed Lori Evangel to the newly-created position of managing director and chief risk officer in the global investment division. In her new position, she is responsible for leading Aflac global investments’ risk management function, including both assets and liabilities for the global investment portfolio. She will also build a risk management […]

Genworth Financial, an insurance holding company, has appointed Michael Derstine as chief risk officer for the U.S. mortgage insurance unit, effective as of Jan. 3. Previously, Derstine served in various leadership roles at Republic Mortgage Insurance Company, most recently as capital deployment group manager. In this position, he led the underwriting risk policy, portfolio risk […]

Owens & Minor, a distributor of medical and surgical supplies, has appointed Michael Lowry to the roles of interim chief accounting officer and interim chief financial officer. He will replace Andrew Edwards, currently corporate vice president, controller, chief accounting officer and acting CFO, who is leaving the company Feb. 7 to pursue a new career […]