Charming Shoppes, a multi-brand apparel retailer specializing in women’s plus-size apparel, has appointed Paula Price,executive vice president and chief financial officer of Ahold USA, to its board of directors. Ahold USA is the U.S. operations of Royal Ahold, whose supermarket businesses include Stop & Shop New England, Stop & Shop New York Metro, Giant […]
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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Marsh & McLennan Appoints New Board Members
Marsh & McLennan Companies, a global professional services firm providing advice and solutions in the areas of risk, strategy and human capital, has elected Steven Mills and Lloyd Yates to its board of directors, effective May 18. Mills and Yates will both stand for election at the company’s upcoming 2011 annual meeting of shareholders. The company […]
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Triad Advisors Appoints Compliance Officer
Triad Advisors, a subsidiary of Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services, has promoted Ernie Strauss to senior vice president and chief compliance officer. He assumes the roles from Chet Payne, who has been promoted to executive vice president and chief operating officer. Strauss’ responsibilities include oversight of daily compliance functions and ensuring compliance with state, federal and […]
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Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta Appoints New General Counsel
Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta announced that Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Strategy Officer, Jill Spencer, will be retiring, effective April 1. Assuming her role as general counsel will be Reggie O’Shields, senior vice president, deputy general counsel, and director of legal services. Spencer has served in the Federal Home Loan Bank […]
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Rogerscasey Appoints Compliance Officer
Rogerscasey, a global investment solutions firm serving institutional asset owners and financial services firms, has hired John Ferrara as chief compliance officer in addition to the newly created position of chief operating officer. Ferrara will have direct day-to-day responsibilities for overseeing human resources, finance, operations, production, legal, marketing, compliance, and facilities management. Ferrara has over […]
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Dewey & LeBoeuf Expands AntiTrust Team
Marc Schildkraut, formerly the assistant director at the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Competition, has joined Dewey & LeBoeuf’s antitrust practice group as a partner in the Washington, DC office. Schildkraut has extensive experience with merger and antitrust litigation and investigations. In his position as assistant director at the FTC’s Bureau of Competition, Schildkraut scrutinized […]
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Class-Action Settlements Down, but Not for Long
The number of class-action securities settlements dropped last year to the lowest number in more than ten years. But hold off on popping the champagne. The median settlement amounts continue to increase, according to a recent survey detailing trends in securities class-action activity. And worse, the number of settlements is likely to rise in coming […]
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Supreme Court Rulings Diverge on Product Liability Pre-emption
Two decisions on product liability pre-emption cases handed down by the U.S. Supreme Court last month—one finding in favor of pre-emption, the other against—serve as the latest end-zones for the complex field of compliance with federal safety regulations. In theory, product liability pre-emption is straightforward: A manufacturer can be shielded from state tort lawsuits if […]
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Veramark Director Resigns Over Management Disagreement
Christopher Dunstan, a board member and audit committee chairman of telecommunication services company, Veramark Technologies, resigned on March 14 due to “substantive issues with regard to governance and transparency, management compensation, the adequacy of the accounting function and the future strategic direction of the company,” according to his resignation letter. Dunstan also was a member […]
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Patriot Coal Corporation Names Corporate Secretary
Patriot Coal Corporation, a producer and marketer of coal, has appointed Rashda Buttar as corporate secretary, in addition to her ongoing duties as vice president and associate general counsel. She will continue to report to Joseph Bean, Patriot Senior Vice President of Law & Administration. In her new position, Buttar will have greater responsibility for […]
