$5.6 billion DaVita, a provider of kidney care services, has hired Kim Rivera as the new vice president, general counsel, and secretary of the company. She will report to Chairman and CEO Kent Thiry. With over 15 years of experience in corporate law, litigation, and compliance, Rivera since 2006 has served as vice president and […]
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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Preparing for Broker Vote Change
The elimination of broker votes in director elections may well tip the scales of power from corporate boards to shareholders. Companies should prepare now so they won’t be left dizzy by the rule change. The Securities and Exchange Commission ended the practice of “broker voting” in director elections this summer, a move that may prove […]
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CHS Names New Compliance Leader
CHS, an energy, grains, and foods company, has named Josh Blaisdell to the newly created position of vice president of corporate compliance. He will report to David Kastelic, senior vice president of the new legal and compliance department, effective Jan. 1, 2010. In this new role, Blaisdell will lead overall CHS domestic and international compliance […]
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UnitedHealth Names Two General Counsels
$81.1 billion UnitedHealth Group has named Christopher Walsh and Mitchell Zamoff to the joint position of executive vice president and general counsel, effective immediately. Walsh and Zamoff have shared the duties of the job on an interim basis since January. Zamoff will take lead responsibility for regulatory and governmental matters, compliance, and litigation. Walsh is […]
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Former KPMG Partner Leaves for GAVI
Cees Klumper, a former partner with KPMG Business Advisory Services in the Netherlands and an occasional guest columnist for Compliance Week, has announced he has left the firm to join the GAVI Alliance as its head of internal audit. GAVI is a global health partnership whose members work together to save lives by increasing access […]
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ACC Elects New Chair, Board Members
The Association of Corporate Counsel has elected Patricia Hatler as Chair of its Board of Directors at its 2009 Annual Meeting in Boston on Oct. 19. Hatler is executive vice president, chief legal and governance officer at Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company. A member of ACC since 1986, she has served on the ACC Board since […]
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Rothstein Kass Expands Business Avisory Services Group
CPA and business advisory firm Rothstein Kass announced that Gary Arrick has joined as a principal in the Business Advisory Services Group. Arrick will be based in the New York office, where he will serve as East Coast Practice Leader of the Litigation & Forensic Accounting Services team. In his new role, Arrick will be […]
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Weil, Gotshal, Manges Expands Asia Practice
International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges has announced that Henry Ong and Jasson Han have joined the firm’s Hong Kong office. Ong joins Weil’s Corporate Department as a partner from the Hong Kong office of Simmons & Simmons, where he worked for 9 years as a partner in its corporate team. He has extensive […]
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IBM Names Boeing CEO to Its Board
$103.6 billion IBM has elected W. James McNerney to its board of directors. McNerney is president and chief executive officer of The Boeing Company. McNerney assumed his current leadership posts at The Boeing Company in July of 2005. Previously, he was chairman of the board and chief executive officer of 3M. McNerney also had served […]
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Hartford Financial Names Chief Risk Officer
Lizabeth Zlatkus, chief financial officer of $9.2 billion life insurer Hartford Financial Services Group, has been appointed its chief risk officer. Zlatkus will remain in her current role as CFO until a successor has been found, the company announced. Zlatkus was named CFO in May 2008. She joined Hartford in its property/casualty business in 1983. […]
