The technology of cloud computing—where businesses can “rent” IT equipment or software applications over the Internet—sounds like a great idea. Simplify your IT infrastructure, lower your costs. What’s not to love about that? THE PANELISTS The following executives participated in the Jan. 25 roundtable regarding legal and compliance challenges in modern IT infrastructure. Cary Berger, […]
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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Former Tyco International Executive Joins Deloitte Center for Corporate Governance
The former senior vice president of corporate governance at Tyco International, Eric Pillmore, has joined Deloitte’s Center for Corporate Governance. Pillmore will assist Deloitte clients on issues of corporate governance. Prior to joining Deloitte, Pillmore was a consultant to board members of Fortune 500 and growing enterprises on governance matters. He also previously served as […]
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Safety-Kleen Names Chief Compliance Officer
Safety-Kleen Systems, a used oil recycling and re-refining, parts cleaning and environmental solutions company, has appointed Virgil “Chip” Duffie as senior vice president and chief compliance officer. In this capacity, he will be responsible for the company’s overall environmental health and safety (EH&S) and corporate compliance programs. Duffie joined Safety-Kleen in 1997 as environmental counsel […]
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Ameren Reshuffles Executive Team
Electric and gas services supplier, Ameren Corporation, has appointed Gregory Nelson as senior vice president and general counsel, effective March 2. He assumes the role from Steven Sullivan, who will become chairman, president and CEO of Ameren Energy Resources Company, Ameren’s holding company for merchant generation and its energy marketing services. Nelson, who has been […]
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AIG Hires Federal Reserve Official for Risk Post
Bailed-out insurance giant American International Group has appointed New York Federal Reserve Bank’s former vice president of risk management, Brian Peters, as its senior managing director of enterprise risk management. He replaces Charlie Shamieh, who was promoted last month to become AIG’s corporate chief actuary. Peters, who has served at the Federal Reserve Bank for […]
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Convergys General Counsel to Depart
Convergys Corporation, a provider of outsourced customer care services, announced that its general counsel and corporate secretary, Karen Bowman, has left the company to pursue other opportunities, the company announced in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Bowman, who has been an officer with Convergys since 1999, “did not resign as a result of […]
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Consumer Product Safety Complaints Are Going Online
Complaints about the safety of consumer products might be about to go viral. That’s because the Consumer Product Safety Commission will soon make a database of safety-related complaints about the products it overseas publicly available online at SaferProducts.gov. Until now, the only way the public could get information about product defects was if a product […]
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Supreme Court Ruling Opens Door to More Retaliation Claims
A recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling has once again broadened the scope of anti-retaliation protections under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, which allows employees to file complaints of discrimination. The Supreme Court ruled that actions by employers can be considered retaliation even if those actions aren’t directed at the individual who files a […]
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SEC Appoints New General Counsel
The Securities and Exchange Commission has promoted Mark Cahn to general counsel in the SEC’s Office of the General Counsel. He will assume his new role when David Becker steps down from the position later this month. Since March 2009, Cahn has served as deputy general counsel for litigation and adjudication and has counseled the […]
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FDIC Appoints General Counsel
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has appointed Michael Krimminger as the agency’s new general counsel, effective immediately. In this capacity, he will head the legal division to oversee the legal work of regulatory issues, as well as FDIC transactions, litigation, and corporate and commercial claims. Krimminger has served as a key policy adviser to […]
