Minerals Technologies—a global developer, producer and marketer of specialty mineral, mineral-based and synthetic mineral products and related systems and services—has promoted Thomas Meek to senior vice president, general counsel, corporate secretary, and chief compliance officer. Since Sept. 1, Meek has served as vice president, general counsel, and corporate secretary. Meek joined Minerals Technologies in 2009 […]
Jaclyn Jaeger
Jaclyn Jaeger is a freelance contributor to Compliance Week after working for the company for 15 years. She writes on a wide variety of topics, including ethics and compliance, risk management, legal, enforcement, technology, and more. Prior to joining CW, she spent four years as a legal reporter for Lawyer’s Weekly. Jaclyn attended undergraduate school at St. Joseph’s College of Maine and graduate school at Emerson College, earning degrees in journalism.
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Manulife Financial Names Compliance Officer, Asia
Manulife Financial, a Canadian-based financial services group operating in 21 countries and territories worldwide, has appointed Steven Yeo senior vice president and chief legal and compliance officer, Asia. His appointment became effective Oct. 10. With over 23 years of legal experience, Yeo joins Manulife Financial from a global financial institution, where he most recently served […]
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Cheevers & Company Names Chief Compliance Officer
Cheevers & Company, an agency-only brokerage providing execution services for a diverse range of institutional clients and asset managers in both domestic and international equities, has named Ryan Peterson as chief compliance officer. Peterson comes to Cheevers & Company from Fox River Execution Technology, where he also served as chief compliance officer. Unlike many other […]
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‘Price Reduction Clauses’ Raise False Claims Act Perils
A record $200 million False Claims Act settlement that the General Services Administration reached this month with Oracle is putting a spotlight on price- reduction clauses that can cause compliance troubles for government contractors. Oracle’s settlement, announced by the Justice Department on Oct. 6, is the latest in a handful of recent cases alleging defective […]
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The Importance of Splitting Legal and Compliance
In the aftermath of changes to the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines last year, and in the face of an unforgiving regulatory environment at both state and federal levels, companies increasingly see the sense of the compliance officer and general counsel jobs. Historically, the general counsel in many companies also served as the company’s chief compliance officer, […]
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ACC Appoints New Members to ‘Value Challenge’ Steering Committee
The Association of Corporate Counsel has appointed six new members to its “ACC Value Challenge” steering committee. The new members will join eight in-house colleagues on the committee to lend unique insights and practical guidance for in-house counsel and law firms seeking to improve processes and bridge the gap between value and the cost of […]
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MassMutual Promotes Chief Enterprise Risk Officer
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual) has promoted Elizabeth Ward to Executive Vice President, in addition to her current role as the company’s chief enterprise risk officer. She is a member of MassMutual’s executive leadership team. Ward has served in her current role at MassMutual since November 2007 and previously held the title of senior […]
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Northern Oil and Gas Adds New General Counsel
Northern Oil and Gas, an exploration and production company, has hired Erik Romslo as its new vice president, general counsel, and secretary. James Sankovitz, who has served as the company’s chief operating officer, general counsel and secretary, will continue to serve as Northern Oil’s chief operating officer and oversee all day-to-day operations of the company. […]
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Amgen Names New Board Member
Biotechnology company, Amgen, has appointed Robert Bradway to the company’s board of directors. Bradway is Amgen’s president and chief operating officer. He will not serve on any committees of the board. Bradway joined Amgen in 2006 as vice president, operations strategy and served as executive vice president and chief financial officer from April 2007 to […]
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OCC Names New Head of Supervision Policy
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, which charters and oversees a nationwide system of national banks and federal savings associations, has appointed John Lyons as Senior Deputy Comptroller for Bank Supervision Policy and Chief National Bank Examiner. Additionally, David Wilson has been named Examiner-in-Charge (EIC) of Citibank. Both Lyons and Wilson are essentially […]
