The Securities and Exchange Commission has named Michael Conley as a deputy general counsel in the SEC’s Office of General Counsel. He replaces Anne Small who has left the Commission to take a position at the White House as Special Assistant to the President and Associate Counsel to the President. Conley has been promoted from […]
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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Spaulding Group Creates New Chief Ethics Officer Role
The Spaulding Group, a performance measurement solutions provider to the investment industry, has announced the creation of two new positions within the firm: chief ethics officer and assistant ethics officer. John Simpson, senior vice president and head of the firm’s west coast operations, will assume the role of chief ethics officer. Jed Schneider, senior vice […]
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Precyse Appoints VP of Compliance and Privacy
Precyse, a health information management technologies and services company, has appointed Paul Flanagan as vice president of compliance and privacy. A member of the senior leadership team, he will report directly to Precyse CEO Jeffrey Levitt. Flanagan replaces Precyse Vice President of Compliance and Privacy, Cheryl Servais, who is retiring. In his new role, Flanagan […]
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Procurement and Compliance Teaming Up to Manage Risk
With another recession threatening, companies are looking to continue tightening their belts and many are eyeing the supply chain for added savings. Some are finding that the compliance department can help procurement achieve those cost-cutting goals by lowering risk and reducing fraud. Over the last decade many large companies have experienced a broad transformation in […]
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CFA Institute Makes Changes in Management Structure
After taking into consideration the global, long-term needs of the organization, CFA said it will be eliminating the role of senior managing director. Consequently, current senior managing director, Robert Johnson, will be leaving the organization on Oct. 21. CFA Institute is best known for the globally-recognized Chartered Financial Analyst Program, other education and credentialing programs, […]
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Ralcorp Holdings CAO to Retire
Ralcorp Holdings, a producer of Post branded cereals and a variety of private-brand foods, announced that Corporate Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, Thomas Granneman, will be retiring from the company, effective Dec. 31. Effective upon Granneman’s retirement, Ralcorp’s board of directors has elected Scott Monette to the newly-created position of corporate vice president and […]
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Universal Forest Products Appoints New General Counsel
Universal Forest Products has named David Tutas general counsel of the corporation. He succeeds Matthew Missad, who was appointed chief executive officer earlier this year. Tutas, who joined Universal as an attorney in 2003, was named director of the legal department at Universal in 2007. Before joining Universal, he was an attorney with the Grand […]
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Don’t Enter Into Prosecution Agreements Lightly
Deferred-prosecution agreements and non-prosecution agreements are rapidly becoming the standard collaboration tool for companies seeking leniency from federal prosecutors in investigations and enforcement actions. But corporate defense lawyers stress a common warning: Weigh your options carefully. The use of DPAs and NPAs has exploded during the last decade. Where the Justice Department averaged only one […]
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Boards Continue to Struggle With Oversight of Risk Management
Three years have passed since the financial crisis of 2008 put risk management at the top of just about every corporate board’s agenda, and still it continues to confound many directors. In fact, a new survey finds that many board members admit they don’t spend enough time on risk, and many companies still don’t have […]
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J&J Appoints Senior Counsel, Assistant Corporate Secretary
Johnson & Johnson announced that it has hired Sonia Vora as senior counsel and assistant corporate secretary. She will report to Assistant General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Douglas Chia. Vora joins J&J from Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, where she spent nine years, most recently serving as corporat assistant general counsel and assistant corporate secretary, as well […]
