Jaclyn Jaeger

The Securities and Exchange Commission has appointed James Doty as chairman and Jay Hanson and Lewis Ferguson as members of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 established the PCAOB to oversee the audits of public companies and broker-dealers in order to protect the interests of investors and further the public […]

Pacific Life has elected Julia Gouw, president and chief operating officer of East West Bank, to the boards of Pacific Mutual Holding Company and Pacific LifeCorp, the parent companies of Pacific Life Insurance Company. Gouw joined the Pasadena, Calif.-based East West Bank, a full-service commercial bank, in 1989 as vice president and controller and was […]

R.J. O’Brien & Associates, the largest independent futures brokerage firm in the United States, has appointed Nancy Westwick to the new role of chief compliance officer.   Over the past 10 years, Westwick served as assistant general counsel for Lind-Waldock; associate general counsel of Refco; and compliance counsel of MF Global. She previously was an […]

PwC announced that it has welcomed three new professionals to its Forensic Services practice. Didier Lavion has joined the firm as a principal in the Forensic Services practice. Lavion will be based in the New York office and will focus on both regulatory investigations and International Arbitration. Previously, Lavion was a principal at Ernst & […]

Two top executives have announced their resignations from the cash-strapped Borders Group in the last two days. Thomas Carney, executive vice president, secretary and general counsel, resigned on Jan. 2. The following day, D. Scott Laverty, senior vice president and chief information officer, also resigned, according to an 8-K filing with the Securities and Exchange […]

The Options Clearing Corporation, a derivatives clearing company, has named Jean Cawley to the newly created role of chief compliance officer. She will continue her role as senior vice president and deputy general counsel, in which she is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the legal department, other in-house attorneys, paralegal assistants, and departmental assistants […]

Food retail chain, Winn-Dixie Stores, announced that Laurence Appel, who joined Winn-Dixie in 2002 and formerly served as general counsel, corporate secretary and senior vice president of human resources, has been named senior vice president of retail operations. Effective Jan. 5, Appel replaces Frank Eckstein, who has retired from his current role but will continue […]

Aviat Networks, a wireless expert in advanced IP migration solutions, has hired John Madigan as vice president, corporate controller and principal accounting officer. He succeeds J. Russell Mincey, who will be leaving Aviat Networks as a result of the closing of the company’s North Carolina offices and the move of its corporate headquarters to Santa […]

A lagging economy, stricter regulatory environment, and a sweeping financial reform bill had significant bearings on a wide range of corporate governance matters in 2010. Expect that to continue in 2011. On a macro level, legal experts say, securities litigation that arose out of the credit crisis is on the decline, as well as so-called […]

Donald Remy has been selected general counsel and vice president of legal affairs for the National Collegiate Athletic Association. As the Association’s chief legal officer, Remy will be a member of the senior management group and direct the NCAA’s internal and external legal teams, effective March 14. Remy will oversee all aspects of the NCAA’s […]