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Biogen Idec has appointed Gregory Covino as chief accounting officer and vice president of finance. Since 2010, Covino served as vice president of corporate analysis and control executive at medical device company Boston Scientific Corporation. He also served as  vice president of international finance from 2008 to 2010. Prior to that, he held several finance […]

Legacy Reserves, an independent oil and natural gas limited partnership, has appointed Micah Foster as chief accounting officer. Foster will assume this role from William Morris, effective April 1. Foster will also continue to serve as controller, his current position. Foster joined Legacy in January 2006 as a financial accountant. From July 2008 to July […]

Educational services provider DeVry has appointed Patrick Unzicker as chief accounting officer and vice president of finance. Unzicker joined DeVry in 2006 as controller and became vice president and controller in 2008. Previously, he served as vice president and controller for Whitehall Jewellers.

Compass EMP Funds, a registered investment advisor with the Securities and Exchange Commission, has appointed Pleshetta Loftin as chief compliance officer. She will be responsible for overseeing planning, implementation, documentation and management of all compliance and regulatory programs and initiatives. Loftin, who has held several financial and operating positions in the financial industry, previously served […]

Kimco Realty, owner and operator of shopping centers, has appointed Paul Westbrook and David Bujnicki corporate vice presidents, effective Feb. 23. Westbrook was named chief accounting officer as well as corporate vice president. He has been with the company for nine years, most recently as vice president of financial reporting. Bujnicki, formerly senior director of […]

Wells Fargo, a financial services company, has appointed David Julian as chief auditor. Julian will assume this role from Kevin McCabe, who will retire June 30. Julian joined Wells Fargo in 1997 and most recently served as head of market and institutional risk. Previously, he served as head of corporate credit services and was chief […]

AssuredPartners, an investment firm, has appointed Walter Smith as chief counsel and executive vice president. Smith will oversee all legal and compliance matters within the company’s operations. Previously, Smith served as general counsel and later chief compliance officer at Hilb Rogal & Hobbs. He most recently served as a managing director and general counsel at […]

Republic Airways Holdings has appointed Ethan Blank as corporate counsel and vice president for the company and its subsidiaries. Previously, Blank was a partner at the law firm of Ober, Kaler, Grimes & Shriver.  He has over 20 years of legal experience, with a variety of airline industry transactions including loans, leases and leveraged leases […]

Acclaris, a technology and healthcare services provider, has appointed Jack Snopkowski to its board of directors. Snopkowski served as an Accenture partner for 25 years, running the Health Plan Strategy Practice. He specialized in working with Blue Cross Blue Shield and large commercial plans. He has also completed assignments with WellPoint, Horizon, Highmark, Independence Blue […]

WellCare Health Plans has appointed Lisa Iglesias as general counsel, secretary, and senior vice president. Iglesias joined WellCare in February 2010 as assistant general counsel and vice president, and she has served as acting general counsel since September 2011. Iglesias has more than 20 years of experience in compliance, corporate governance, securities, and commercial transactions. […]