As demand for greater transparency on environmental, social, and corporate governance activities grows, so does pressure among companies to tout their ESG practices. But actually creating a sustainability initiative that lives up to what brands are promising is no easy task. In fact, a new study by sustainable investment research firm CRD Analytics and consulting […]
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.
Shop Talk: Executing Enterprise-Wide Policy Management
Policy management has become a hot topic lately. Thanks to several recent trends and incidents in compliance—dumb employee use of social media here, a class-action lawsuit over pay discrimination there, and regulatory enforcement actions all over the place—companies are dusting off their policy manuals with an eye toward streamlining and reforming their approach to corporate […]
Commissioner Casey to Leave SEC
SEC Commissioner Kathleen Casey stepped down from her position on Aug. 5, having completed her five-year term on June 5 of this year. Commissioner Casey was sworn in in July 2006, and has been a staunch advocate of the agency’s mission to protect investors, facilitate capital formation, and ensure transparent, efficient, and competitive capital markets. […]
Transocean Appoints Chief Accounting Officer
Transocean, a global offshore drilling contractor and provider of drilling management services, has appointed Rob Shaw as vice president, controller, and principal accounting officer, effective Dec. 1. Shaw has served as vice president and treasurer since joining the company in July 2010. Previously, he served as head of corporate finance and treasury at Air Liquide, […]
GE Capital Real Estate Names Chief Compliance Officer
GE Capital Real Estate has named Kathleen Carey chief compliance officer. She will oversee compliance-related matters, and craft, execute, and preserve the international compliance policy for the unit. Carey, whose tenure at GE spans 15 years, most recently was chief operating officer for GE Capital Real Estate’s investment management team and head of the unit’s […]
Journal Communications’ Corporate Controller Leaving
Journal Communications, a diversified media company with operations in publishing, radio and television broadcasting and interactive media, has announced that Anne Bauer, vice president and corporate controller, intends to leave the company on Sept. 2. Richard Butterworth, broadcast controller, and Marty Ozolins, publishing controller—both Assistant Controllers of Journal Communications—will assume Bauer’s responsibilities until a successor […]
Teleflex Chief Accounting Officer to Depart
Teleflex Incorporated, a global provider of medical devices, has announced the resignation of chief accounting officer and corporate controller, Charles Williams, effective Sept. 2. He will be leaving to accept another career opportunity, the company said. Effective upon Williams’ departure, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Richard Meier, will assume the role of principal […]
ACC Appoints New General Counsel
The Association of Corporate Counsel, the world’s largest association of in-house counsel, has named James Merklinger, a long-time executive at ACC, as vice president and general counsel. In his new role, Merklinger will represent the organization on legal issues and advise the association on meeting the needs of the in-house counsel profession. Merklinger, who joined […]
FSI International Names New Board Member
FSI International, a manufacturer of surface conditioning equipment for microelectronics manufacturing, has appointed Stan Yarbro to its board of directors. Yarbro’s term will continue until the company’s 2013 shareholders meeting. His appointment fills the position that was vacated upon Willem Maris’ unexpected death in December 2010. Yarbro is currently executive vice president, worldwide field operations […]
USEC Names Vice President, Chief Audit Executive
USEC, a global energy company, has appointed Marian Davis as vice president and chief audit executive. Davis will oversee USEC’s internal audit function. She will report to Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, John Barpoulis. Davis brings to USEC extensive experience in auditing, corporate governance and compliance, risk management and loss prevention. She most […]


