PricewaterhouseCoopers announced that Rear Admiral Norton Joerg, United States Navy, has joined the firm as a director in PwC’s advisory practice. In this role, he will service a wide range of clients, including those in the financial services and aerospace and defense sectors. Rear Admiral Joerg joined the Navy in 1976 and retired in December […]
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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Protiviti Announces Management Changes
The Atlanta office of Protiviti, a global business consulting and internal audit firm, has promoted Anthony Chalker from director to managing director. Chalker, a founding member of Protiviti, has provided internal audit, risk management, and fraud investigation services during his more than 18-year career. He has extensive experience with litigation and forensic support; revenue assurance […]
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SEC Appoints New Acting General Counsel
The Securities and Exchange Commission has appointed Andrew Vollmer as the agency’s acting general counsel. In this new role, Vollmer will be the chief legal officer of the Commission and head the Office of the General Counsel, which advises the Commission on various matters including enforcement actions, rulemakings, appellate briefs, and adjudications, and provides a […]
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Fulbright & Jaworski Adds Two New Lawyers
Law firm Fulbright & Jaworski has welcomed two experienced corporate transaction and project finance lawyers into the firm’s global project and energy finance practice. Rick Farmer and Andrea Lachenmayr both came to the firm from Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP. Farmer, who joined Fulbright as a partner in New York, has more than […]
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DTE Names New Chief Compliance Officer
$8.5 billion DTE Energy has named Anthony Tocco as chief compliance officer. Tocco is responsible for developing and implementing programs and processes to ensure compliance by DTE Energy and its subsidiaries with applicable laws and regulations. Prior to his new assignment, Tocco was director of enterprise compliance, responsible for the daily activities of the company’s […]
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KPMG Names New Corporate Recovery Practice Leader
Audit, tax, and advisory firm KPMG has named Howard Steinberg national leader of its Tax Restructuring and Corporate Recovery practice. In this role, Steinberg will lead the firm’s efforts to provide tax-related assistance to clients and prospective clients who are considering restructuring their businesses or other alternatives in the current economic environment. “The recent turmoil […]
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Sudden Wave of Antitrust Enforcement
A flurry of antitrust enforcement actions in the last month has corporations suddenly paying more heed to whether their merger deals will pass muster with federal regulators. Since early December, the Federal Trade Commission and the Justice Department have filed complaints three times to undo completed acquisitions—even though the deals were exempt from notification requirements […]
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Shinsei Bank Hires New Chief Risk Officer
$2.6 billion Japan-based Shinsei Bank has appointed Michael Cook as its new senior managing executive officer, heading up the risk management group, and as chief risk officer, effective immediately. Cook will report directly to President and CEO Masamoto Yashiro and will work closely with CFO Rahul Gupta and the bank’s senior management team. He joins […]
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In-house Compliance Attorneys—Yea or Nay?
Corporate executives are all too aware that regulators expect them to have competent, effective compliance functions these days. That’s leading some to wonder whether dedicated legal staffers should be part of an “effective” compliance department. Most companies still have a chief compliance officer and perhaps a few deputies, but they rely on the regular corporate […]
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New Board Member at E.W. Scripps
The E.W. Scripps Company has elected former Ashland CFO J. Marvin Quin to its board of directors. He replaces David Moffett, who resigned to become CEO of Freddie Mac in November. Quin retired from Ashland in May 2008 after 36 years with the Covington-based company. Originally appointed as treasurer in 1983, Quin was promoted to […]