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 […]
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.
DoJ Appoints New Deputy Attorney General
Attorney General Eric Holder on Jan. 3 swore in James Cole as the Department of Justice’s new Deputy Attorney General. The Deputy Attorney General advises and assists the Attorney General in formulating and implementing departmental policies and programs and in providing overall supervision and direction to all organizational units of the Department. In the absence […]
New Comptroller General Sworn Into Office
Gene Dodaro became the eighth Comptroller General of the United States and head of the U.S. Government Accountability Office on Dec. 22, 2010, when he was confirmed by the U.S. Senate. He was nominated by President Obama in September 2010 and had been serving as acting comptroller general since March 2008. As comptroller general, Dodaro […]
Restructured MGM Names Lead Director
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), has named Ann Mather, former chief financial officer of Pixar Animation Studios, as lead director on the MGM nine-member board. Mather’s appointment follows MGM’s restructuring earlier last week, after the entertainment company filed for bankruptcy Nov. 3. The company announced that its “pre-packaged” plan of reorganization was confirmed on Dec. 2 by the […]
METRO AG Appoints Compliance and Legal Chief
$94 billion international retail company, METRO AG, based in Germany, has hired Donatus Kaufmann as the new head of corporate legal affairs and compliance, effective Feb. 15, 2011. In this function, he will also serve as group general counsel and as chief compliance officer of METRO GROUP. In his new function, he will report directly […]
American Pegasus Hires New Compliance Officer
American Pegasus, an investment advisory and fund operating company, recently announced the appointment of its new general counsel and chief compliance officer, Henry Wolfgang Carter. Carter has more than 21 years experience as an attorney and financial industry compliance expert. Prior to joining American Pegasus earlier this year, Carter served in various legal and compliance […]
Coupons.com Hires Corporate Controller
Coupons.com has hired Daniel Callaghan as vice president and corporate controller. Reporting to CFO Rich Hornstein, Callaghan will oversee all aspects of Coupons.com’s accounting functions, including financial reporting, systems management and implementation, and internal controls. Callaghan brings more than 15 years of accounting experience in both corporate and public accounting roles. He joins Coupons.com from […]
U.S. Sentencing Commission Appoints New Chair
The Senate on Dec. 22 unanimously confirmed U.S. District Judge Patti Saris of Massachusetts as the new Chair of the U.S. Sentencing Commission. President Barack Obama nominated Saris to the post on April 28. She succeeds Judge William Sessions. Saris has served as a U.S. district judge for the District of Massachusetts since 1994, having […]
YRC Worldwide Appoints New General Counsel
YRC Worldwide, a provider of transportation and global logistics services, has appointed Tom Gerke as its new executive vice president and general counsel, effective Jan. 3. He also will serve as secretary to the YRC Worldwide board of directors. Gerke most recently served as executive vice chairman at CenturyLink. Previously, he was president and CEO […]
Nomura Holdings Appoints Vice Chairman of Risk
Nomura Holdings, based in Tokyo, Japan, has appointed David Benson to the newly created position of vice chairman of risk and regulatory affairs. In this role, Benson attains responsibility for the regulatory and government agenda and for providing strategic advice about risk management strategy to senior management. Benson has been Nomura’s chief risk officer since […]


