Jaclyn Jaeger

Sun River Energy, a Dallas-based, development-stage oil and gas exploration and production company, has appointed Steven Henson to serve as an independent member of its board of directors. He also will serve on the audit committee. Since 1989, Henson has served as the director of emergency medicine at several hospitals. He also is currently the […]

Global payments company, MasterCard Worldwide, has named Michael McEneney deputy general counsel. In this new role, he will lead the global public policy, regulatory advocacy, litigation, and the product and advisors legal teams. He will report to MasterCard’s General Counsel, Noah Hanft, and will split his time between MasterCard’s offices in Purchase, N.Y., and Washington, […]

Primus Telecommunications Group, a provider of advanced communication solutions, has named Christie Hill as general counsel and secretary. Hill joins PTGi from Arbinet Corporation, which PTGi acquired on Feb. 28, and brings nearly 25 years of legal and corporate experience to Primus.  Prior to the merger with Arbinet, Hill served as the general counsel and […]

Lunera Lighting, a company that designs, manufactures, and markets next-generation LED lighting, has elected Peter Graf, chief sustainability officer and executive vice-president of sustainability solutions for global business management software SAP, to its board of directors. At SAP, Graf is in charge of a global team that oversees all the company’s sustainability efforts. He is […]

PwC US announced that William Johnston has joined the firm’s forensic services business as a managing director in the government contracts practice. He is based in PwC’s Atlanta and Washington, D.C. offices. Johnston will lead efforts primarily in aerospace and defense, with a focus on regulatory and compliance matters. Johnston brings to PwC over 30 […]

PepsiCo has appointed Maura Abeln Smith to the position of executive vice president of government affairs, general counsel and corporate secretary, effective May 5.  Smith will succeed Larry Thompson, who is retiring from the company to assume a teaching position at the University of Georgia Law School. In her new role, Smith will be responsible […]

Brad Berry, formerly deputy general counsel of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, has joined the international law firm of Baker Botts as a partner. He will based in the firm’s Washington office. Berry joins Baker Botts as the CFTC is rolling out its extensive rulemaking required by the Dodd-Frank Act. Berry was in charge […]

Cargill, an international producer and marketer of food, agricultural, financial and industrial products and services, has named Laura Witte as corporate vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary. She will succeed Steve Euller, who will retire June 1 after 32 years of service to the company. Witte currently serves as vice president and general counsel […]

The Securities and Exchange Commission has named Anne Small as a deputy general counsel in the SEC’s Office of General Counsel. She will join the agency staff next week. Small fills the position held by Mark Cahn before he was promoted to general counsel in February. She will serve as deputy general counsel for litigation […]