Bank of America has made several key changes to its executive management team, to be effective after a planned transition period of several months. Gary Lynch will serve in the newly created position of global chief of legal, compliance, and regulatory relations. Lynch will be based in New York and report to Chief Executive Officer […]
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.
Texas Industries Appoints Treasurer
Texas Industries, a supplier of building materials, has promoted Les Vines to the newly created role of treasurer of the company. He will also continue in his current role as vice president and corporate controller, and as director of TXI’s investor relations efforts. Vines has served in a variety of roles for TXI since joining […]
RidgeWorth Investments Hires Two Chief Compliance Officers
RidgeWorth Investments, a holding company that owns interests in eight investment boutiques with approximately $47.2 billion of assets under management, has hired Robert Zakem as chief compliance officer and general counsel for the firm and Joseph O’Donnell as chief compliance officer for the RidgeWorth Funds. With over 20 years of asset management experience, Zakem was […]
Electronics For Imaging Appoints New Board Member
Electronics For Imaging, a digital printing company, has appointed Eric Brown to serve on its board of directors. He also will serve on the board’s audit committee. Brown brings a wealth of financial and operational experience to the role. He is currently executive vice president, chief financial officer of Electronic Arts, a $3.7 billion global interactive […]
Berkadia Names Chief Risk Officer
Berkadia Commercial Mortgage, with a portfolio of more than $209 billion, has hired industry veteran Luther Peacock as chief risk officer. He will be based at Berkadia’s New York City office and report to Chief Operating Officer Linda Pickles. Peacock will be responsible for evaluating and controlling Berkadia’s risk including credit risk, counterparty risk, interest […]
Associated Banc-Corp Names Chief Risk Officer
Associated Banc-Corp, a financial services holding company, has appointed Arthur Heise to the newly established role of executive vice president, chief risk officer. Heise will serve as a member of the company’s executive committee. As chief risk officer, Heise will oversee the company’s corporate compliance, loan review, Community Reinvestment Act, and risk and financial crimes […]
O’Melveny & Myers Names New Managing Partner
The law firm of O’Melveny & Myers has named Stevan Bunnell managing partner of its Washington, D.C. office. A highly regarded former prosecutor who joined the firm in 2007, Bunnell is a member of the white collar defense and corporate investigations practice. His practice focuses on representing corporate and individual clients in civil and criminal […]
Supreme Court Answers Materiality Issue
A recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling has clarified when companies are required to disclose events that may have an adverse effect on their products, even if they believe the information is anecdotal. The case, Matrixx Initiatives v. Siracusano, stems from a securities class-action lawsuit filed in April 2004 over allegations that executives at pharmaceutical company […]
ACE Group Names Global Compliance Officer
The ACE Group, an insurance and reinsurance company, has appointed Ashley Mullins global compliance officer. He replaces Audrey Samers, who recently was named deputy general counsel of ACE North America, and general counsel of ACE Private risk Services. Mullins, who will be based in New York, will have responsibility for providing ethics and business practices […]
Dune Energy Appoints New Board Chairman
Dune Energy has elected Alan Bell to serve as chairman of the board of directors, effective April 15. He will replace Alan Gaines, who is resigning as executive chairman to pursue other interests. Bell currently is a board member of Dune and chair of its audit committee. Additionally, he currently serves on the board of […]


