Rev Worldwide, a global payment company for underserved markets, has hired Jesse Weiss to serve the post of general counsel, responsible for managing Rev’s legal and compliance teams worldwide. Prior to joining Rev Worldwide, Weiss was a partner at the international law firms of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, and Greenberg Traurig, where he […]
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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Moody’s Third Compliance Chief Departs
Moody’s Investors Service has announced the departure of its chief compliance officer, Jeffrey Schwartz, who has held the post since 2009. The move is notable, given that Moody’s has gone through three compliance officers in less than three years. The reason behind the musical chairs may have to do with concerns raised by former compliance […]
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How to Handle Internal Investigations
Internal investigations are a critical component of a robust compliance program; without the ability to investigate allegations of wrongdoing, your company’s credibility with regulators is pretty much sunk. At Compliance Week 2011, a trio of compliance professionals shared their approaches. First, because the circumstances of each case are unique, the compliance officers on the panel […]
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Many Companies Are Struggling With Electronic Communications Compliance
Electronic recordkeeping continues to confound many companies, even as they struggle to comply with an increasingly demanding regulatory environment. New communications channels are only multiplying compliance risks, reinforcing the need for a comprehensive approach to electronic message compliance. According to a survey conducted by Smarsh, a provider of e-mail archiving and compliance solutions, 79.6 percent […]
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Imation Names General Counsel, Corporate Secretary
Imation, a global technology company, has named John Breedlove to the position of vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary. He replaces John Sullivan, who recently retired from Imation after more than 12 years with the company as senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary. Breedlove’s career spans nearly three decades in commercial and […]
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TriMas Corporation Names VP of Corporate Audit
TriMas Corporation, a diversified manufacturer of engineered and applied products, has hired Rajan Sachar as vice president of corporate audit. He will report to David Wathen, president and chief executive officer of TriMas, and Richard Gabrys, chairman of the audit committee. In this role, Sachar is responsible for ensuring compliance and internal controls management, while […]
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Two New Board Members Join Omnicare
Omnicare has appointed Mark Emmert, president of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, and Barry Schochet, president and CEO of BPS Health Ventures, to its board of directors. Prior to his role with the NCAA, Emmert served as president of the University of Washington. He has also served as Chancellor at Louisiana State University and the […]
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Harry & David Names Controller, Accounting Chief
Harry & David Holdings, a multichannel specialty retailer and producer of branded premium gift-quality fruit and gourmet food products and gifts, has appointed David Rogalski to the position of vice president, corporate controller and chief accounting officer. In his new role, Rogalski will oversee the company’s accounting and reporting functions going forward. Rogalski joins Harry & […]
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Industry Ventures Names Chief Compliance Officer
Industry Ventures, an investment firm for venture capital, has appointed industry veteran Robert May as chief financial officer and chief compliance officer. With a 20-year career under his belt encompassing both operating companies and private equity investment firms, May most recently was a venture partner at Standish Management, where he oversaw multiple fund accounting and […]
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CW 2011: Enforcers Talk Ethics, and Talk Details
As Compliance Week 2011 came to a close last week, one common theme among several keynote speakers quickly emerged: the need for government and industry to work together in combating corporate misconduct. That was the overarching message delivered in separate keynotes by Preet Bharara, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Richard […]
