Analog Devices, a global provider of high-performance semiconductors for signal processing applications, has promoted Seamus Brennan to vice president, corporate controller, and chief accounting officer, effective Dec. 8. Since joining ADI in Limerick, Ireland, in 1984, Brennan has played a key role in the development and implementation of the company’s worldwide financial systems, processes, and […]
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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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LifePoint Hospitals Hires New Chief Accounting Officer
$2.6 billion LifePoint Hospitals, based in Brentwood, Tenn., has hired Michael Coggin as senior vice president and chief accounting officer. In this role, Coggin will oversee the activities of the corporate accounting department and the dissemination of financial management reports, including financial statements, annual audits, and annual budgets. Prior to joining LifePoint, Coggin served as […]
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Priceline.com Appoints New Corporate Controller
$1.4 billion Priceline.com Inc. has promoted Anthony Cali to the roles of vice president and controller, effective Jan. 1, 2009. Cali joined Priceline.com in 2004 as director and assistant controller. From 2001 to 2004, he was director of finance for CS Technology, a consulting company. From 1998 to 2001, Cali served as vice president of […]
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B&L Promotes Chief Compliance Officer
Susan Roberts, chief compliance officer for $2.5 billion eye care company Bausch & Lomb, has been named a corporate vice president. Roberts, who has served as chief compliance officer since 2006, joined Bausch & Lomb in 1995. Since then, she’s held positions of increasing responsibility in the Bausch & Lomb law department, including serving as […]
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PwC’s National IRS Service Team Taps New Leader
PricewaterhouseCoopers has announced that Kevin Brown has joined the firm as a partner and leader of the national IRS Service Team. Brown comes to PwC after several notable professional roles, including chief operating officer of the American Red Cross and acting commissioner of the IRS. In his most recent role as COO for the Red […]
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Deputy Chief of Staff to Leave SEC
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that Deputy Chief of Staff and former Deputy General Counsel Alexander Cohen will leave the agency on Dec. 18 to return to the private sector. Since joining the Chairman’s office in May 2008, Cohen has assisted SEC Chairman Christopher Cox as senior legal counsel in the development and execution […]
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New Director to PwC Advisory Forensic Services Practice
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP has named Shane Sims as a director in the firm’s U.S. Advisory Forensic Services Practice. In this role, Sims will focus on supporting clients with forensic investigations, cyber security, and crisis management services from the firm’s Washington D.C. office. Sims has led numerous domestic and international investigations of cyber crime, identity theft, fraud, […]
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Restaurant Group Names Leaders
Wendy’s/Arby’s Group, the parent company of Wendy’s International and Arby’s Restaurant Group, has announced several leadership changes as a result of its merger with Triarc Cos. Nils Okeson has been appointed general counsel and secretary; he was corporate secretary of Triarc from September 2007 through September 2008 and served as associate general counsel of Triarc […]
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BPZ Resources Has New Accounting Officer
BPZ Resources, a Houston-based energy company, has named Heath Cleaver chief accounting officer. Cleaver previously served as corporate controller for BPZ and as a consultant to various companies. He will report to Ed Caminos, the company’s chief financial officer.
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New CAO at LifePoint Hospitals
In Brentwood, Tenn., LifePoint Hospitals has added Michael Coggin as chief accounting officer. Coggin will oversee the activities of the corporate accounting department and the dissemination of financial management reports, including financial statements, annual audits, and annual budgets. Prior to joining LifePoint, Coggin was chief financial officer for Specialty Care Services Group, a healthcare company […]