Canada-based pension fund manager, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, whose net assets under management were $131.6 billion in December, has announced senior management changes within its risk and legal teams. Among the appointments, the company has promoted its top legal officer, Claude Bergeron, to the position of executive vice president and chief risk […]
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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KEMET Compliance Chief Joins Leadership Team
KEMET Corporation, a manufacturer of tantalum, ceramic, aluminum, film, paper and electrolytic capacitors, announced that Susan (Sue) Barkal, the company’s vice president, quality and chief compliance officer, will join its leadership team. Barkal’s position is effective immediately. She will continue to report to Robert Rarguelles, senior vice president of operational excellence, quality and IT. Barkal […]
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XBRL Names New President, CEO
The board of XBRL US, the national consortium for XML business reporting standards, announced this week that it has named Campbell Pryde, current Chief Standards Officer and head of development, as president and CEO. He will assume the positions from Mark Bolgiano, who will be stepping down to lead technology strategy at the Howard Hughes […]
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Federal-Mogul Appoints General Counsel
Federal-Mogul Corporation, a global supplier of powertrain and safety technologies, has appointed Brett Pynnonen to the position of senior vice president and general counsel. Pynnonen will serve as a corporate officer and member of the Federal-Mogul Strategy board and will report to President and CEO Jose Maria Alapont. Pynnonen had been associate general counsel and […]
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Borders Group Names Accounting Chief, Controller
$2.8 billion bookstore operator, Borders Group, has named Glen Tomaszewski as vice president, chief accounting officer and controller, effective as of Oct. 26. Tomaszewski has progressed through a variety of management positions since joining the company twelve years ago. Most recently, he served as interim chief financial officer, vice president, and controller. In a Form […]
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Court Ruling Exempts Third-Party Fraud Liability
Accounting firms, law firms, and other outside advisers to corporations are breathing a sigh of relief, thanks to a long-awaited appeals court ruling in the state of New York that third parties can’t be held liable in cases brought on behalf of companies whose senior management engaged in fraud. The Oct. 21 decision by the […]
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A.M. Castle Elects New Independent Board Member
A.M. Castle & Co., a global distributor of specialty metal and plastic products, value-added services and supply chain solutions, has appointed James “Jim” Kelly as an independent director to its board of directors on Oct. 28. With more than 34 years of experience in engine manufacturing, Kelly retired in March from the Engine Business of […]
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Rayonier Elects New Board Member
Rayonier, an international forest products company, has elected Mark Gaumond to its board of directors, effective immediately. Gaumond retired earlier this year as senior vice chair of markets for Ernst & Young, where he oversaw the assurance, tax, transaction and advisory service lines in the Americas region. Previously, he was the managing partner of the […]
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TechTarget Appoints Finance Chief
Technology media company, TechTarget, has appointed Maureen Donnelly as vice president of finance. Donnelly will have responsibility for the day-to-day performance of the company’s finance and accounting functions. She will report to CFO Jeff Wakely. Donnelly has extensive experience at public, technology companies. Previous roles include vice president of finance at iBASIS; vice president of […]
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Smurfit-Stone Names General Counsel
$5.5 billion Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation, an integrated container board and corrugated packaging producer, has named Craig Hunt to the position of chief administrative officer, effective Nov. 1. He will continue to serve in the role of general counsel, as well. Hunt, who currently serves as senior vice president, secretary and general counsel. joined the legal […]
