Insurer American International Group has elected Henry Miller to its board of directors. He will serve on the finance and risk-management committee, as well as the regulatory, compliance, and public policy committee of the board. Miller is the managing director and co-founder of investment bank Miller Buckfire & Co, and he is the CEO of […]
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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SRA International Appoints New Board Member
SRA International, a provider of technology and strategic consulting services and solutions to government organizations and commercial clients, has elected W. Robert Grafton to its board of directors. Grafton’s election brings the size of the board to eleven members. Grafton currently serves as lead director at DiamondRock Hospitality Company, where he also is chairman of […]
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Acco Brands Makes Management Changes
$1.2 billion office products company Acco Brands has announced the retirement of one of its board members, and the nomination of two more. Retiring from the board is Patricia Ewers. Ewers, 74, was not nominated for re-election because she has reached the board’s mandatory retirement age, the company said. She has served on the Acco […]
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Ober Hires New Principal of Health Law Practice
Law firm OberKaler has hired Eileen Coggins as a principal in the firm’s Health Law practice. Coggins joins the 40-attorney practice with an extensive background in health care law and broad-based business and legal experience. Most recently, she spent seven years as general counsel, corporate secretary, and senior vice president for Genesis HealthCare. Coggins has […]
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IRS Spotlights Cross-Border Withholding Tax
The Internal Revenue Service continues to ramp up its enforcement of cross-border withholding taxes for foreign nationals working in U.S. companies. Corporate tax departments should be ready for the challenges and changes ahead. The IRS, which has been boosting its enforcement priorities in cross-border withholding for several years, formally designated the issue as a Tier […]
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Study Probes Increase in Class-Action Settlements
The pace of settlements in class-action securities settlements crept up last year and the actual payouts of those deals ballooned 35 percent, a probable harbinger of more litigation to come. 2009 saw a total of 103 court-approved settlements, up slightly from 97 in 2008, according to an annual report published by Cornerstone Research and the […]
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SEC Names First Chief Compliance Officer
The Securities and Exchange Commission has named Kathleen Griffin as the agency’s first chief compliance officer, the latest in a series of measures undertaken to strengthen the SEC’s internal compliance program. The position was created to streamline and centralize oversight responsibility for employee securities transactions and financial disclosure reporting. Griffin, who has extensive experience in […]
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Harte-Hanks Hires General Counsel, Secretary
$1 billion marketing company Harte-Hanks has hired Robert L. R. Munden as senior vice president, general counsel, and secretary. Munden was most recently vice president and corporate counsel of Safeguard Scientifics, a life sciences and technology holding company. He also served as corporate counsel of Taylor Nelson Sofres, and as vice president, general counsel, and […]
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Cablevision Appoints Associate General Counsel
$7.7 billion Cablevision Systems Corporation has appointed Todd Brecher to senior vice president and associate general counsel of business affairs. In this position, Brecher will serve as Cablevision’s lead attorney on corporate transactions and other corporate development initiatives, including acquisitions, joint ventures, and strategic investments. He will report to David Ellen, Cablevision executive vice president […]
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LGL Names Chief Accounting Officer
The LGL Group has appointed R. LaDuane Clifton as chief accounting officer. He will report to LGL CEO Greg Anderson. Since August 2009, Clifton had served as the corporate controller. Prior to joining the company, Clifton was CFO of a21, a publicly-held holding company in the stock photography and home decor industries. He also was […]
