Appointment Blogs | Compliance Week – Page 57
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Make-A-Wish America adds first diversity chief
Nonprofit Make-A-Wish America announced the appointment of Karen Wells as chief strategy and diversity officer.
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Stewart Information Services appoints compliance, legal heads
Real estate services company Stewart Information Services Corp. announced the appointments of Mary Thomas as chief compliance and regulatory officer and Elizabeth Giddens as chief legal officer and corporate secretary.
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SVB adds chief risk officer
SVB Financial Group, parent company of Silicon Valley Bank, announced the appointment of Kim Olson as chief risk officer.
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FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb to resign
Scott Gottlieb, commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, announced Tuesday that he will resign within the next month.
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BlogFASB finalizes minor edits to major new lease rules
As companies are about to begin reflecting new lease rules, the Financial Accounting Standards Board has approved some minor edits to the standard that are intended to assure a smooth transition.
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New Zix solution geared toward communications security
Email security firm Zix Corporation announced the availability of its cloud-based business communications security and compliance solution, ZixSuite.
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BlogAutoliv, TRW fined €368M for breaching EU antitrust rules
Autoliv and TRW became the latest automotive-safety equipment suppliers to be fined by the European Commission for cartel activity to the tune of €368 million (U.S. $416 million) for breaching EU antitrust rules. For revealing the cartel activity to the Commission, Takata was not fined.
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BlogFDA singles out Walgreens in nicotine sales crackdown
The FDA is escalating a “forceful” crackdown on retailers and manufacturers that sell nicotine-based products to minors. Among the companies in its crosshairs: Walgreens.
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Shell: Dutch prosecutors to bring criminal charges
Oil and gas company Royal Dutch Shell announced that Dutch prosecutors are preparing to levy criminal charges against it concerning a long-running corruption scandal in Nigeria.
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Comcast names general counsel and secretary
Comcast announced on March 1 that it has named Thomas Reid as senior executive vice president, general counsel, and secretary. He will report to Chairman and CEO Brian Roberts.
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CII: Lyft’s planned share structure harms investors
The Council of Institutional Investors is expressing “deep concern” about Lyft’s initial public offering filing, because it implemented a dual-class share structure lacking “sunset provisions to unwind it within a reasonable time period.”
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Eiger BioPharmaceuticals names chief compliance officer
Eiger BioPharmaceuticals has appointed Stephana Patton as general counsel, corporate secretary, and chief compliance officer.
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Lithia Motors names chief accounting officer
Lithia Motors, a U.S. provider of personal transportation solutions, has promoted Tina Miller to chief accounting officer, effective March 1.
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SEC names its first chief risk officer
The Securities and Exchange Commission has named its first ever chief risk officer. The position, to be held Gabriel Benincasa, was created by SEC Chairman Jay Clayton to strengthen the agency’s risk management and cyber-security efforts.
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BlogSEC modifies timing for non-public fund reports
With an eye toward improving data management and cyber-security oversight, the SEC has approved changes to the submission deadlines for registered investment companies filing non-public monthly reports.
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Exiger adds new EMEA regional leader
Risk and compliance solutions provider Exiger announced the appointment of Jason Holt as managing director and EMEA regional leader.
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Blueprint Software, Compliance.ai partner on regulatory risk
Blueprint Software, a provider of regulatory change management solutions, announced its partnership with RegTech company Compliance.ai to supply Blueprint customers with financial-focused regulatory content.
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Two indicted in PDVSA bribery probe
A sales representative and a former president of a U.S.-based company are facing charges for their alleged roles in a scheme to corruptly secure business advantages from Venezuela’s state-owned and state-controlled energy company, PDVSA.
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BlogFTC launches tech competition task force
Already under fire for data privacy lapses, Facebook, Google, and their fellow tech giants now need to worry about the prospect of retroactive merger reviews. The FTC announced the creation of a task force focused on investigating anticompetitive conduct in the tech sector.
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BlogFresenius Medical Care reaches ‘agreement in principle’ in FCPA case
German healthcare company Fresenius Medical Care has reached an “agreement in principle” with U.S. authorities concerning an investigation into possible violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, booking charges of €224 million (U.S. $255 million) as of Dec. 31, 2018.