$2.4 billion Albemarle Corp, a provider of highly engineered specialty chemicals, has appointed Nicole Daniel as vice president, chief compliance officer, and corporate secretary, effective immediately. She also will continue in her current role as assistant general counsel. Daniel has served as assistant general counsel and assistant corporate secretary of Albemarle since January 2008. She […]
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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Massachusetts’ Tough Privacy Law Takes Effect
Corporate compliance, legal, and IT officers entered a brave new world last week, when Massachusetts’ strict new data privacy law finally went into effect. The law, bureaucratically known as 201 CMR 17.00, took hold on March 1 after a year of delays to quell anxiety among corporations that the specific details of implementation were vague, […]
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Shop Talk: Fostering a Strong Anti-Fraud Effort
On Feb. 23, 2010, Compliance Week and Crowe Horwath presented an exclusive editorial roundtable, which focused on fraud risks and challenges—especially third-party risks—facing companies today. The event was moderated by CW Editor Matt Kelly and co-hosted with Crowe Partner-in-Charge of Fraud & Ethics Jonathan Marks. The following article is an in-depth look at that discussion. […]
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WellCare Health Plans Taps New CCO
$6.8 billion WellCare Health Plans has hired Blair Todt as senior vice president and chief compliance officer, effective in early April. Todt will report to CEO Alec Cunningham and the regulatory compliance committee of the board of directors. Todt previously was senior vice president, general counsel, and secretary for healthcare provider MedCath Corporation. Prior to […]
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Manatt, Phelps & Phillips Hires New Partner
The law firm of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips announced that Thomas Leary has joined the firm as a partner in the corporate and finance practice group. Leary has extensive experience advising public and private companies, boards of directors, and executives in a broad range of complex business, litigation, and transactional matters, including mergers and acquisitions, […]
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Nike Names General Counsel
Nike has hired Hilary Krane as vice president and general counsel, reporting to CEO Mark Parker. She succeeds long-time Nike general Counsel Jim Carter, who is retiring after 12 years with Nike. Krane joins Nike from Levi Strauss & Company, where she had worked since 2006 as executive vice president, general counsel of corporate affairs. […]
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PPG General Counsel to Retire
$15.8 billion PPG Industries, a coatings and specialty products company, has announced that James Diggs, PPG senior vice president and general counsel, and a member of the company’s executive committee, will retire effective July 1. Diggs joined PPG in 1997 after having served as vice president and assistant general counsel of TRW, and as an […]
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CBS Corporation Names CAO, Controller
Mass media company CBS Corporation has named Thomas Shilen senior vice president, controller, and chief accounting officer, effective immediately. He reports to Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Joseph Ianniello. In his new role, Shilen will have overall responsibility for the controllership and financial reporting activities of CBS Corporation. He will also have oversight […]
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DoJ Tells Pharma to Brace for FCPA
The Department of Justice has issued a strong warning in recent months to those in the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries: find a way to deter fraud and other corporate corruption, or face hefty consequences. The opening declaration came from Assistant Attorney General Lanny Breuer in a speech last November, when he pointedly said: “Pharmaceutical companies […]
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Madison Square Garden Names CAO
$1 billion entertainment company, Madison Square Garden, has named Joseph Yospe as senior vice president, controller, and chief accounting officer. In this role, Yospe will be primarily responsible for external financial reporting, accounting processes, accounting policies, and compliance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, as well as ensuring that the company has the appropriate control […]