Kroll Bond Ratings, a new credit rating agency trying to break into the much-maligned business, has named Robert Anselmi general counsel and chief compliance officer. Before joining Kroll, Anselmi held positions at various financial firms, including work as general counsel and then vice-chairman at New York Life Investment Management, and as general counsel and managing […]
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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Supreme Court to Consider Materiality Next Term
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case next term that will try to answer the controversial question of how much information companies are expected to disclose to the public, even if certain information doesn’t appear significant at first glance. The case that the justices have agreed to hear, Matrixx Initiatives v. Siracusano, […]
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Zion Oil Names CFO, Accounting Officer
Dallas-based Zion Oil & Gas has announced that Kent Segal, the company’s lead director and a member of the audit and compensation committees, will also assume the full-time role of chief financial officer. He replaces Sandra Green, who resigned her job in what Zion describes as a mutual and amicable agreement. Zion, which drills for […]
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New Controller at Parson’s
Parsons, an engineering and construction company based in Pasadena, Calif., has rehired former executive Rick Henderson to be the company’s corporate controller. Henderson had previously worked for Parsons from 1995 through 2007 in a variety of financial positions, lastly as international finance manager overseeing the company’s Mideast financial operations. Prior to returning to Parsons, he […]
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Hain Celestial Reaches Agreement With Icahn
The Hain Celestial Group, a Melville, N.Y.-based natural and organic foods company, has appointed Brett Icahn and David Schechter to its board of directors. The appointments follow an agreement reached between investment funds managed by Carl Icahn, who owns between 10 and 15 percent of the company, according to separate disclosures filed with the Securities […]
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Ford Elects New Board Member
Ford Motor Co., has elected former Bank of America CFO and Vice Chairman, James Hance, as a member of its board of directors. He also will serve on the audit, finance, and the governance committees. Hance retired from Bank of America in 2005 after 18 years with the company. He also serves a senior adviser […]
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Kimco Realty Names Chief Administrative Officer
Real estate investment trust Kimco Realty has promoted Barbara Pooley to the roles of executive vice president and chief administrative officer, and Glenn Cohen to the roles of executive vice president and CFO. Both appointments are effect immediately. Pooley, who joined the company in 2007, formerly served as senior vice president, finance and investor relations. […]
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KB Home Brings on New General Counsel
KB Home has hired Brian Woram as executive vice president, general counsel and secretary, effective July 15. He will succeed Wendy Shiba, who has served in this capacity since 2007. Shiba will remain with the Company as executive vice president and special counsel to the CEO until the end of the year, reporting to president […]
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Australian Securities Exchange Appoints Compliance Chief
The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has appointed Kevin Lewis group executive and chief compliance officer, effective July 19. He replaces Eric Mayne, who is leaving the group in September after holding the role for five years. In addition, Malcolm Starr, executive general manager of regulatory and public policy for ASX, has succeeded Mayne as chairman […]
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CAQ Appoints Senior Director of External Relations
The Center for Audit Quality has welcomed former Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and Federal Reserve Board official, Angela Desmond, as senior director of external relations. Desmond comes to the CAQ from Corporate Risk Advisors, a D.C.-based consulting and strategic advisory firm specializing in the financial services industry, where she was a managing director. Before […]
