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PenChecks, an independent provider of outsourced retirement distribution processing services, has appointed Mike McWherter as chief compliance officer. He will oversee all compliance issues, supervise regulatory audits and coordinate between outside corporate counsel and ERISA counsel. McWherter has more than 20 years of combined corporate law and ERISA plan compliance experience.  Previously, he served as […]

Options Exchange CBOE Holdings has appointed Alexandra Albright as chief compliance officer, effective April 23. Her responsibilities will include establishing, implementing and maintaining policies and procedures that apply to the affiliated exchanges’ self-regulatory organization obligations, and ensuring that exchange operations comply with both the exchanges’ rules and policies and with regulations and laws under the […]

Symantec has appointed Andrew Del Matto as chief accounting officer and senior vice president, effective April 30. Matto assumes this role from Phillip Bullock, who will leave his position to lead the tax department at Apple. Matto has served as the company’s corporate treasurer and vice president of finance business operations since September 2009. During […]

Alcoa, a producer of primary and fabricated aluminum, has appointed Audrey Strauss as chief legal officer, chief compliance officer, and corporate secretary. She assumes this position from Kurt Waldo, executive vice president, chief legal and compliance officer, who will be retiring Aug. 1. Strauss will join Alcoa from law firm Fried Frank, where she currently […]

ZipRealty has appointed Eric Mersch as chief accounting officer, senior vice president and chief financial officer, effective April 9. Mersch assumes this position from David Rector, who will continue to serve as senior vice president of finance until his retirement later this year. Mersch most recently served as CFO of Imaging Advantage, a provider of […]

Smart Balance has appointed Christina Calabrese as chief accounting officer, controller and vice president. Calabrese previously served as senior director of financial reporting, accounting policies and investor relations at The Hertz Corporation from October 2004 until March 2012. Prior to that, Calabrese spent seven years at Ernst & Young, including five years in the audit […]

Level 3 Communications, a global provider of IP-based communications services to enterprise, content, government and wholesale customers, has appointed Steven Terrell Clontz and Kevin Chilton to its board of directors. Clontz served as a member of the global crossing executive committee from December 2003 until its acquisition by Level 3 in October 2011. Clontz has […]

NCB, a federally chartered savings bank, has appointed James Glantz as chief risk officer. Glantz assumes this role from Mark Hiltz, who is retiring after 30 years with the bank. Glantz began his 22-year career at NCB as an internal auditor. He most recently served as senior vice president and director of regulatory compliance. He […]

Healthcare Services Group, a national provider of professional housekeeping, laundry and dietary services to long-term care and related health care facilities, has appointed John Briggs as lead director to its board. Briggs has served on the company’s board of directors since 1993. Briggs was the Treasurer of the Philadelphia Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for […]

Citigroup has appointed Rohan Weerasinghe as general counsel and corporate secretary. Michael Helfer, who has been general counsel and corporate secretary for nine years, will become vice chairman. Both appointments are effective June 1. Weerasinghe will be joining the bank from international law firm Shearman & Sterling, where he served as senior partner for the […]