PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP has appointed Juan Pujadas as global leader of the advisory practice. Pujadas will also remain in his role as U.S. leader of the advisory practice. Pujadas has spent much of his career in financial services and is experienced in many markets around the world. He has led the firm’s U.S. advisory practice since […]
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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Assurant Hires New Corporate Counsel
$8.4 billion Assurant, a provider of specialty insurance and insurance-related products and services, has appointed Stephen Gauster senior vice president and chief corporate counsel effective immediately. Before joining Assurant, Gauster was vice president, corporate counsel, and assistant secretary of Prudential Financial, and general counsel and secretary of Prudential Funding, LLC. He will report to Bart […]
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Unum Appoints General Counsel
The Unum Group has appointed Liston Bishop III as executive vice president and general counsel. Bishop has served as Unum’s interim general counsel since February 2008. He joins the company from the law firm Miller & Martin PLLC, where he had practiced corporate and securities law since 1979. As general counsel, Bishop will have responsibility […]
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Johnson Controls Appoints Compliance Director
Johnson Controls has appointed Stephen Liccione as director of corporate compliance of the $38 billion multi-industry company, located in Milwaukee, WI. Liccione previously served as assistant general counsel, litigation and compliance, with SPX Corporation, and earlier in his career served as assistant U.S. Attorney in its Milwaukee office.
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FASB Appoints New Board Member
The Financial Accounting Foundation board of trustees has appointed Marc Siegel to the Financial Accounting Standards Board. Prior to his appointment, Siegel led the accounting research and analysis team at RiskMetrics Group in Rockville, MD. Siegel is a recognized expert in forensic accounting, who brings to his new role 17 years of experience in diverse […]
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Centene Appoints Chief Accounting Officer
$2.9 billion Centene Corp., has appointed Jeffrey Schwaneke as chief accounting officer. Schwaneke joined Centene on July 7 as vice president and corporate controller. He previously was vice president, controller, and chief accounting officer at Atlanta-based aluminum products company, Novelis. He reports to Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Eric Slusser.
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L-3 Appoints New FCPA Compliance VP
$14 billion L-3 Communications Holdings has appointed Vincent O’Connor as vice president of FCPA Compliance. In this newly created position, O’Connor will implement, oversee, and administer all aspects of L-3’s FCPA compliance program, as well as continue to support the L-3 Services Group as vice president for compliance and ethics. He will report to Fred […]
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Alcoa Appoints New General Counsel
$30.7 billion Alcoa has appointed Kurt Waldo as vice president and general counsel. In this new role, he is responsible for leading Alcoa’s global legal team, crafting the company’s legal strategies, enabling business transactions and managing internal and external legal resources. Formerly, Waldo, who has been with the company for 28 years, served as deputy […]
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Zurich Hires Chief Risk Officer, North America
$65 billion Zurich Financial Services, based in Switzerland, has appointed Carol Siegfried to the newly created position of chief risk officer, North America, effective Oct. 1. Siegfried, who will be based in New York, becomes responsible for ensuring consistency and standardization of methods, processes, and tools throughout the whole North America region. She will report […]
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Lead Directors Vital to Crisis Management
Fueled by a weak economy, a strong regulatory regime, and a litigious-hungry culture, lead directors today must wear more hats than ever before. But never are their skills so put to the test as they are during a crisis management situation. “It’s a challenging, economic environment right now, and that’s put a lot of stress […]