Quintiles, a fully integrated bio-pharmaceutical services company offering clinical, commercial, consulting and capital solutions worldwide, has named Charles Williams to serve as its worldwide controller within the company’s finance organization. A 34-year veteran of corporate finance and accounting, Williams reports directly to Chief Financial Officer Kevin Gordon. Prior to joining Quintiles, Williams served as corporate […]
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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Willis Group Holdings Reshuffles Management Team
Willis Group Holdings, a global insurance broker, has appointed Mark Wilford, currently director of risk at Rolls-Royce Group, as chairman of the Willis Global Aerospace division. He will join Willis on Jan. 1, 2012, and be based in London. Wilford will replace outgoing chairman, Andre Clerc, who is retiring at the end of this year. […]
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Dynegy Appoints EVP and General Counsel
Power generation company, Dynegy, has hired Catherine Callaway as executive vice president and general counsel, effective Sept. 26. She will serve on Dynegy’s executive management team and report to President and Chief Executive Officer, Robert Flexon. Callaway will be responsible for managing all legal affairs, including legal services supporting Dynegy’s operational, commercial and corporate areas, […]
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DTCC Names First Deputy General Counsel
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation has hired James Odell, a veteran of the financial services industry, as First Deputy General Counsel. He reports to Larry Thompson, managing director and general counsel. Odell, who brings more than 25 years of legal expertise in the financial services industry, will serve as the primary legal advisor to […]
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ECOA Makes Board Changes
The Ethics and Compliance Officer Association (ECOA) has elected Lawrence LaShomb as vice chairman of the board. He succeeds Jacqueline Brevard, who recently retired as vice president and chief ethics officer of Merck & Co. Larry LaShomb is the compliance officer for Iberdrola USA, an energy services and delivery company with operations in New York […]
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Xcel Energy Makes Management Changes
Xcel Energy, a major U.S. electricity and natural gas company, has named Scott Wilensky senior vice president and general counsel. Additionally, the company has named Teresa Madden senior vice president and chief financial officer. With more than 25 years of experience in utility regulation, Wilensky previously was vice president, regulatory and resource planning, for all Xcel […]
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SGI Names SVP, General Counsel
SGI, a technical computing company, has hired Jennifer Pileggi as senior vice president, general counsel, and corporate secretary. She also will be part of the company’s executive management team. Prior to joining SGI, Pileggi was executive vice president, general counsel, and corporate secretary of Con-way, a freight transportation and logistics services company. As the company’s […]
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NLRB Provides Guidance on Social Media Practices and Policies
A new report from the National Labor Relations Board should be a big help for companies trying to craft practical (and legal) social media policies. The report provides more detail on why some employees’ social media communications constitute legally protected activity, while others do not. It uses real-life cases, and serves as a warning to […]
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Supreme Court Decision Provides Legal Cover to Executives
A slew of recent decisions that address the scope of primary liability under federal securities laws give companies an early glimpse into how lower courts are interpreting the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Janus Capital Group v. First Derivative Traders. In Janus the Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 decision in June that a mutual […]
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Former Apple CEO Joins 3Cinteractive Board
3Cinteractive, a provider of cloud-based mobile software and services for the Fortune 1000, has named John Sculley, the former CEO of Apple Computers and Pepsi Cola Company, chairman of the company’s board of directors. During his time at Apple, Sculley helped grow the company from under $600 million in revenues to more than $8 billion. […]
