Starbucks Coffee Company has named veteran vice president and assistant general counsel Matthew Swaya as chief ethics and compliance officer. Swaya joined Starbucks Coffee Company in 1997. He has led the Litigation Practice Group responsible for non-employment litigation and the Commercial Practice Group, responsible for supporting the company’s major business transactions and contracts with suppliers, […]
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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Dean Foods Appoints Chief Accounting Officer
Dean Foods Company has appointed Scott Vopni to the role of vice president and chief accounting officer, effective Dec. 15. He assumes the role from Shaun Mara, who was promoted to CFO on Dec. 1. Vopni currently serves as vice president and corporate controller, a position he has held since joining Dean Foods in 2008. […]
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Ameristar Casinos Promotes SVP of Accounting
Ameristar Casinos has promoted Heather Rollo to the newly created position of senior vice president of accounting. She will report directly to Chief Financial Officer, Tom Steinbauer, effective Jan. 1, 2011. Rollo rejoined Ameristar January 2009 as its chief accounting officer. She previously served as Ameristar’s corporate director of accounting from 2003 until 2004. Prior […]
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Bribery Act Setting a New Compliance Standard
Given the amount of time and money companies have spent on compliance with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act—the training, the outside monitors, the vetting of third parties, and so much more—it’s hard to imagine a more onerous and stringent law than the FCPA. That is, until the United Kingdom’s Bribery Act came along last spring. […]
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Study: Cost of Compliance on the Rise
The cost of regulatory compliance continues to inflate for Corporate America, according to a recent study, with some sectors, such as manufacturing, paying a much higher price than others. The report, “The Impact of Regulatory Costs on Small Firms,” from the Small Business Administration, also found that small business spend a disproportionately higher percentage on […]
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Banco Santander Hires New Chief Risk Officer
Banco Santander has hired Jose Maria Nus as chief risk officer and executive director. His hiring follows the departure of Juan Colombas, currently executive director of the risk division, who will soon be leaving Santander UK to join rival company, Lloyds Banking Group. Other appointments include: Monica Cueva, formerly based at Santander in Madrid, will […]
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Lloyds Banking Group Appoints New Chief Risk Officer
Lloyds Banking Group has scooped up three former executives from rival British bank, Banco Santander, triggered by a reshuffle of Santander UK’s management team. Among the appointments, Juan Colombas will be Lloyds’ new chief risk officer, effective Jan. 17. He is currently executive director of the risk division at Santander UK, and will replace Carol […]
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E.W. Scripps Company Names Chief Ethics Officer
The E.W. Scripps Company, a Cincinnati, Ohio-based news and information enterprise, has announced the appointment of a new corporate secretary and chief ethics officer, following a shift in roles of two current employees. Effective immediately, Julie McGehee, currently vice president of compensation and benefits, takes on the additional role of corporate secretary. Her new responsibilities […]
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Boards Increasingly Look to CFOs for a Reality Check
Most boards are demanding more responsibility and face time from the CFO, sending an accountability ripple down through finance departments on everything from risk management to reporting. During a recent forum at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s annual CFO Summit, a panel of CFOs and board members explored the importance of the board-CFO relationship, as […]
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Better CSR Reporting Means Better CSR Strategies
As regulators, investors, and customers continue to push for environmentally sound business practices, more and more companies are striving to prove they are listening by improving disclosures of their sustainability initiatives. During a recent forum at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s annual CFO Summit, companies discussed the need for accurate and meaningful environmental disclosures and […]
