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Bristow Group, a provider of helicopter services to the offshore energy industry, has appointed Edward Chipman Earle as general counsel, corporate secretary and senior vice president, effective July 30. In his new role, Earle will be responsible for global legal operations, compliance and internal audit. Earle joins Bristow Group with more than 10 years of […]

Beauty giant Avon Products has announced the departure of Kim Rucker, chief compliance officer, general counsel, corporate secretary and senior vice president. Rucker joined Avon in 2008, and will remain with the company until August 17. She will join Kraft Foods North America as executive vice president of corporate and legal affairs. In addition, she […]

Kosmos Energy, an independent oil and gas exploration and production company, has appointed Paul Nobel as chief accounting officer and senior vice president, effective immediately. In his new role, Nobel will be responsible for all aspects of the company’s accounting practices and financial reporting processes. Nobel joins Kosmos with over 20 years of public accounting […]

KeyCorp, a deposit, lending, cash management and investment services company, has appointed William Hartmann as chief risk officer, effective immediately. Hartmann assumes this position from Chuck Hyle, who is retiring. Hyle will work closely with Hartmann to through the end of the year to ensure a smooth transition. Hartmann will also serve on the company’s […]

Freddie Mac has appointed William McDavid as general counsel, corporate secretary and executive vice president, effective July 16. He assumes this position from Alicia Myara, who has served as interim general counsel since November 2011. He also will serve on the company’s management committee. McDavid previously served as general counsel at JP Morgan Chase, prior […]

The Securities and Exchange Commission has appointed Paula Drake as chief compliance and ethics officer and chief counsel of the office of compliance inspections and examinations, (OCIE) effective Aug. 6. She will oversee a staff of eight lawyers and coordinate the efforts of attorney advisorys in the SEC’s eleven regional offices. Drake has extensive experience managing […]

The State Auto Insurance Companies have appointed Cynthia Powell as chief risk officer. She is responsible for promoting corporate innovation, implementing enterprise risk management strategies and aligning all financial, technology and human resources capabilities. Powell joined State Auto in 1990 after serving as a certified public accountant at KPMG for three years. She was named […]

LipoScience, an in vitro diagnostic company, has appointed Ashok Marin as chief compliance officer, general counsel and corporate secretary. In his new role, Marin is responsible for overseeing all legal and compliance functions for the company. Prior to joining LipoScience, Marin served as senior counsel for global compliance at GE Healthcare. From 2001 to 2010, […]

Merz, a U.S. affiliate of Merz Pharma Group, has appointed Katrina Church as chief compliance officer and vice president, effective as of July 1. She will be responsible for providing strategic and operational leadership relating to compliance issues. Church joined Merz in November 2009 and has more than 20 years of legal experience in areas […]

ViewPoint Financial Group, the parent company for ViewPoint Bank, has appointed Scott Almy as chief risk officer, general counsel and executive vice president, effective July 16. He will be responsible for overseeing the credit, risk, compliance and legal functions of the company and bank. Almy joins ViewPoint with almost 20 years of bank regulatory experience. […]