$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 […]
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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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 […]
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Columbus McKinnon Appoints Chief Accounting Officer
Columbus McKinnon, a designer, manufacturer and marketer of material handling products, has appointed Joseph Maliekel as chief accounting officer. Maliekel joined Columbus McKinnon in October 2009 as corporate controller. He assumes the role from Karen Howard, who also serves as CFO and vice president of finance. Prior to joining Columbus McKinnon, Maliekel spent two years […]
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Tips on Evaluating, Managing Liquidity Risks
Corporate America now knows the menace of liquidity risks all too well, thanks to the financial crisis that gripped Wall Street in 2008. Actually evaluating and managing those risks, however, is still mostly mystery. Lehman Brothers, AIG, and Merrill Lynch are only a few of the firms that collapsed into bankruptcy, receivership, or forced merger […]
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Four Steps to Better Privacy Compliance
The floodgates of guidance about Massachusetts’ new data privacy regulations are officially open. The new rules, bureaucratically known as 201 CMR 17.00, took effect March 1 and are widely considered to be the toughest privacy standard in the nation. They apply to any company that “owns or licenses” personal information—whether stored in electronic or paper […]
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SEC Names Chief Accountant of Enforcement Division
The Securities and Exchange Commission has named Howard Scheck chief accountant for the SEC’s Division of Enforcement. Scheck expects to begin in his new position in mid-April. In his new role, Scheck will lead the division’s accountants as they provide technical accounting expertise during financial fraud investigations. Scheck rejoins the SEC staff from Deloitte Financial […]
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PPL Corporation Names Corporate Controller
Electric services provider PPL Corporation has promoted Vincent Sorgi, the controller of its largest business segment, to the position of vice president and corporate controller, effective immediately. He replaces J. Matt Simmons, who had served as PPL’s vice president and controller for three years before being named vice president of risk management and chief risk […]
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TriMas Corporation Appoints New Controller
TriMas Corporation, a provider of engineered and applied products, has promoted Paul Swart to vice president and corporate controller. He will continue to report directly to CFO Mark Zeffiro. Prior to this role, Swart was director of accounting and statutory reporting. In his new role, he will continue to be responsible for the oversight of […]
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Deloitte Appoints New Managing Partner
Deloitte Financial Advisory Services has appointed Bob Clarke Midwest regional managing partner, based in Chicago. He succeeds John Trinta, who led the Midwest Deloitte FAS practice since 2007. Clarke has 31 years of experience, primarily in the healthcare industry. He also has served as the Midwest regional leader of Deloitte FAS’s Healthcare practice. In his […]
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Duff & Phelps Adds Two Managing Directors
Duff & Phelps, an independent financial advisory and investment banking firm, has announced the addition of managing directors Michael Braverman and Matthew Medlin to its Dispute and Legal Management Consulting segment. Both professionals join Duff & Phelps from Huron Consulting Group. Braverman joins Duff & Phelps’ New York office as a managing director with more […]
