$110 billion American International Group has elected Dennis Dammerman to its board of directors. He also has been named to the compensation and management resources committee and the finance committee. Dammerman is currently chairman of the board of directors of Discover Financial Services, lead director of Capmark Financial Group, and a director of BlackRock. He […]
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.
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. Has New CAO
$15.9 billion Anadarko Petroleum Corp. promoted M. Cathy Douglas to the role of vice president and chief accounting officer. Douglas has nearly 30 years of experience with Anadarko in accounting policy, financial reporting, internal controls, and risk accounting. She joined the company in 1979 and has held positions of increasing responsibility throughout her tenure, including […]
Stryker Corp. Makes Management Changes
$3 billion Stryker Corp. has promoted Tony McKinney to the role of vice president and chief accounting officer. He will report to Curt Hartman, who also was recently promoted to the newly created position of vice president of finance, effective Dec. 1. Currently, Hartman is global president of the instruments division. Over the past thirteen […]
Barclays Capital Appoints Head of Financial Crime
Barclays Capital, the investment banking division of Barclays PLC, announced the appointment of Yvette Hollingsworth as a managing director and head of financial crime. In this regard, her responsibilities will include overseeing the firm’s compliance efforts in anti-money laundering, sanctions, and anti-corruption. She will report to Stephen Morse, head of compliance. Hollingsworth joins the firm […]
Vitamin Shoppe Industries Taps New General Counsel
Vitamin Shoppe Industries, a Bergen, NJ-based specialty retailer and direct marketer of nutritional products, has hired James Sander as vice president, general counsel, and corporate secretary. In this capacity, Sander will be responsible for legal affairs, the corporate secretary function, and lease administration, and will report directly to CEO Tom Tolworthy. Prior to joining Vitamin […]
McCormick General Counsel to Retire
$3 billion spice maker McCormick & Co., has announced the retirement of Robert Skelton as general counsel, effective Jan. 1. Succeeding him will be company veteran W. Geoffrey Carpenter, who joined McCormick 24 years ago and has been associate general counsel since 1996.
Nortel Networks Appoints New Chief Compliance Officer
$11 billion Nortel Networks Corp. has named Lisa Gressel as chief compliance officer, effective Jan. 1. She will replace Robert Bartzokas, who will be retiring. Gressel is currently vice president of ethics and compliance for the Toronto-based company. Also effective at the start of next year, Gordon Davies will become chief legal officer in addition […]
Sara Lee Appoints New Corporate Controller
$13.2 billion Sara Lee has appointed Thomas Shilen Jr., as senior vice president and corporate controller. In this role, Shilen will lead all aspects of the food company’s corporate and international accounting, consolidation and financial reporting, as well as all accounting research, SEC reporting, and corporate strategy finance. Shilen most recently served as senior vice […]
Terra Industries Hires New Controller
$2.3 billion Terra Industries, a producer of nitrogen products, has named Edward Dillon as vice president and controller. In this new role, he is responsible for all internal and external financial reporting, budgeting, analysis, and internal accounting controls. Prior to Terra, Dillon served as director of corporate finance at INVISTA, a subsidiary of Koch Industries, […]
ACC Swears in New Chair, Board Members
The Association of Corporate Counsel has sworn in Ivan Fong, chief legal officer and secretary of Cardinal Health, as the newly elected chair of ACC’s board of directors. Fong replaces former chair, Laura Stein, senior vice president & general counsel, The Clorox Company. Stein remains a member of the Board and will chair the 2009 […]
