The PCAOB announced today that Thomas Ray, PCAOB chief auditor and director of professional standards, will leave the PCAOB March 6 to return to the private sector. Deputy Director Jennifer Rand will serve as acting chief auditor until a permanent appointment is made. Ray was one of the PCAOB’s first professional staff, having joined the […]
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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SEC Names New Deputy Solicitor
The Securities and Exchange Commission has named Michael Conley as the new deputy solicitor in the Commission’s Office of the General Counsel. In his new role, Conley will help oversee the SEC’s appellate and amicus curiae litigation. The appellate group is largely responsible for arguing SEC enforcement cases that get appealed from the trial level. […]
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Management Changes at NYSE
The New York Stock Exchange has announced several management promotions. They are as follows: James Draddy, chief regulatory officer of NYSE Arca, has been promoted to executive vice president. Draddy has overall responsibility for overseeing and directing the regulation of equities and options trading on NYSE Arca, including exchange traded funds, exchange traded notes, and […]
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A Discussion With IIA President Richard Chambers
In the latest of our conversations with compliance and governance executives, we catch up with Richard Chambers, newly elected president of the Institute of Internal Auditors. In January 2009, the IIA elected Chambers to assume the position of the global professional association’s president. He succeeds David Richards, who retired after serving as president since 2004. […]
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New Chief Risk Officer at Duke Energy
$12.7 billion Duke Energy has appointed company Treasurer Stephen De May as senior vice president, treasurer, and chief risk officer. In addition to his current responsibilities as treasurer, he will manage the company’s exposure to financial and other risks as chief risk officer. De May has played a central role in ensuring the company’s continued […]
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PwC Welcomes Two New Tax Experts
PricewaterhouseCoopers has announced that Darrell Poplock has returned to the firm as a partner in the Federal Tax Services Group. In his most recent role, Poplock served on the Joint Committee on Taxation. Prior to his tenure on the Joint Committee on Taxation, Poplock served in various roles at PwC where he spent time in […]
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Wal-Mart Creates U.S. Administrative, Compliance Post
$378.8 billion Wal-Mart Stores, the world’s largest retailer, has appointed Tom Mars to serve in the newly created roles of executive vice president and chief administrative officer of Wal-Mart, United States. In this role, Mars will handle human resources operations for the division as well as oversee the compliance department. Previously general counsel of Wal-Mart, […]
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Sun Life Financial Elects New Board Member
$18.3 billion Sun Life Financial has elected James Sutcliffe to its board of directors. Sutcliffe retired as Group CEO of Old Mutual plc, an international savings and wealth management company, in September 2008. Prior to joining Old Mutual in January 2000, Sutcliffe was a senior executive with Prudential plc, an international retail financial services group. […]
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Financial Accounting Foundation Elects New Chairman
The Financial Accounting Foundation has elected John Brennan as the new chairman and a member of its board of trustees. The FAF is the independent, private-sector organization responsible for the oversight of the Financial Accounting Standards Board and the Governmental Accounting Standards Board. Brennan succeeds outgoing FAF Chairman, Robert Denham, a senior partner at the […]
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Boeing Announces Leadership Changes
$66.3 billion Boeing has announced a series of personnel moves within its corporate and business unit Finance organizations. The changes are effective immediately. Commercial Airplanes CFO Rob Pasterick has been named vice president of finance and corporate controller, reporting to Boeing Corporate President and CFO James Bell. Pasterick has held a variety of key finance […]