Cavico, an infrastructure development company based in Vietnam, has appointed John McNicholas to its board of directors as an independent board member. He also will serve on the audit and compensation committees. Currently, McNicholas is president of Vineyards, LLC, serving in this capacity since the company’s inception in 2007. Previously he served as 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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David Shapiro Rejoins PwC Tax Services Practice
David Shapiro has rejoined PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Washington National Tax Services practice as a principal in its International Tax Services group, in Washington, D.C., the firm announced. Shapiro, who has broad expertise in both international tax planning and the taxation of financial transactions, was formerly an ITS principal in the practice from 2005 to 2007. Most recently, […]
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Chief Assistant U.S. Attorney Rejoins Kramer Levin
Law firm Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel announced that Paul Schoeman, most recently the Chief Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, has rejoined the firm’s litigation department as a partner. While in the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Schoeman supervised the office’s Criminal and Civil Divisions and personally handled several high profile […]
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E*Trade Financial Chairman, CEO to Depart Company
The board of directors for E*Trade Financial Corporation announced that Donald Layton will step down as Chairman and CEO at the end of 2009 when his contract expires. Layton will retain all of his current responsibilities until his contract ends and will work in partnership with a special committee of the board of directors to […]
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Yahoo Chief Accounting Officer Quits
Yahoo Chief Accounting Officer Michael Murray is leaving the company Sept. 30 to pursue other opportunities, the company announced. A replacement for Murray has not yet been announced. Murray joined the Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Internet search giant in 2004. Prior to joining Yahoo, Murray had worked at Sun Microsystems. His departure is the latest in a […]
Posted inRegulatory Enforcement
Immigration Crackdown Equals Compliance Headaches
A government crackdown on employing illegal immigrants is stepping into high gear this fall, opening yet another front in the compliance battles Corporate America must fight. After years of pursuing undocumented workers, the Obama Administration has shifted its enforcement focus to the businesses that hire them. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a unit of the […]
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Centex Chief to Join H&R Block as General Counsel
$4 billion H&R Block has hired Brian Woram as senior vice president and general counsel, effective Sept. 14. Woram will join H&R Block from Dallas-based Centex, where he has served as senior vice president, chief legal officer, and chief compliance officer since 2005. Prior to Centex, Woram was a partner with a Dallas law firm […]
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DynCorp International Appoints General Counsel
$3.1 billion DynCorp International, a global provider of specialized mission-critical services to civilian and military government agencies, has appointed Gregory Nixon senior vice president, general counsel, and corporate secretary, effective Sept. 21. Nixon joins DynCorp International from McKinsey & Company, where he has served since 2007 as associate general counsel and assistant secretary, as well […]
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Long-Time PCAOB Member Niemeier to Quit
Charles Niemeier, a founding member of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and an outspoken voice on many governance and accounting issues, has announced that he is leaving the PCAOB in the near future. Niemeier has not given a specific date for his departure or said what he may do next. His formal term actually […]
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BB&T Names Corporate Controller
BB&T Corp., one of the nation’s largest financial holding companies, has named Cindy Powell corporate controller. She will lead BB&T’s accounting and financial reporting functions and will report to the chief financial officer. Powell joined BB&T in 2002 after holding positions of increasing responsibility at Ernst & Young and Wachovia. She will succeed Ed Vest, […]
