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Berkeley Point Capital, a multifamily capital solutions provider, has named Anurag Saksena as chief risk officer. Previously, Saksena served as president of Global Risk & Capital Advisors, an independent risk consulting firm he founded in 2010. He served as chief enterprise risk officer at Freddie Mac from 2005 to 2010, where he led the development […]

Candy manufacturer The Hershey Company has appointed Richard McConville as chief accounting officer and vice president, effective July 1. McConville assumes this position from David Tacka, who will step down from his capacity as CAO and assist with this transition until his retirement in 2013. McConville joined the company in April 2007 as director of […]

Mark Robertson, former assistant general counsel and senior vice president at Hilton Worldwide, has joined the law firm Sutherland Asbill & Brennan as partner. Robertson spent 17 years in Hilton’s legal department, ultimately serving as the senior legal representative for the company. During his time there, he was responsible for establishing and overseeing information technology […]

bioRASI, a global contract research organization, has appointed David Judson as chief compliance officer and vice president. He will assume responsibility of the company’s centralized compliance, quality assurance, audit and training infrastructures. Prior to joining the company, Judson spent over 25 years in compliance functions at pharmaceutical companies, as well as contract research organizations. He […]

Jelly Belly Candy Company has appointed John Di Giusto to the newly-created position of general counsel for the candy manufacturing firm. Di Giusto has represented Jelly Belly over the last five years while with law firm Boutin Jones. Chief Operating Officer and President Robert Simpson said the decision to bring legal counsel in-house was prompted […]

The Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation, known as Farmer Mac, has appointed Stephen Mullery as general counsel, corporate secretary and senior vice president, effective as of June 8. He assumes this position from Jerome Oslick, who is retiring after 18 years with the company. Oslick will continue to serve in an advisory capacity for the remainder […]

LIMRA, an association of insurance and financial services companies, has appointed Paul DeSimone as head of the company’s compliance and regulatory services group, effective as of May 1. In his new role, DeSimone oversees the management of LIMRA’s compliance products and the regulatory services strategy center, established in 2011 to assess global trends, regulations and […]

AmerisourceBergen Corporation, a pharmaceutical services company, has appointed Lazarus Krikorian as corporate controller and vice president, effective immediately. He assumes this position from Tim Guttman, who was recently appointed chief financial officer and senior vice president. Previously, Krikorian served as assistant corporate controller and vice president at AmerisourceBergen since joining in 2002. Prior to joining […]

TriCo Bancshares, the parent company of Tri Counties Bank, has appointed Carol Ward as chief risk officer and executive vice president, effective June 11. In her new position, Ward will be responsible for development and review of risk management processes. She will oversee the internal audit function, the compliance department and ensure that all areas […]

Law firm Debevoise & Plimpton has appointed Robert Kaplan as litigation partner. Currently, Kaplan serves as co-chief of the asset management unit of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Enforcement. In his new role, Kaplan will oversee securities-related enforcement and compliance issues, especially cases that involve requirements affecting SEC-registered investment advisers affiliated with hedge […]