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ProctorU has named Pamela Fetterolf as chief compliance officer.

Altamont Capital Partners, a private equity firm with over $2 billion under management, has named Jennifer Mello as general counsel and chief compliance officer.

BBVA Compass, the U.S. subsidiary of global financial services group BBVA, has named Celie Niehaus as chief compliance officer and a member of its management committee.

Alan Halfenger, formerly chief compliance officer at Bain Capital, has been named as a partner at global regulatory compliance advisory firm Optima Partners.

Great Western Bancorp has promoted Karlyn Knieriem to chief risk officer and executive vice president, effective immediately.

Centene announced, consistent with its policy of rotating executives as part of its executive development program, a rotation that provides for new roles and responsibilities for a number of its senior executives, including a new compliance, internal audit, and risk leader.

MDC Partners, a marketing and communications firm, has hired Vincenzo DiMaggio as chief accounting officer.

Australian financial services company Westpac has appointed David Stephen as its new chief risk officer.

Commercial insurer CNA has appointed Garrett Williams as senior vice president and chief compliance officer.

Global healthcare solutions company Owens & Minor has named Michael Lowry as chief accounting officer.

David Lynn, former Chief Counsel of the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance, has returned to global law firm Morrison & Foerster, rejoining the firm’s Corporate Department and Corporate Finance group.

Santander Holdings USA has appointed Mahesh Aditya as chief risk officer, assuming risk management functions across the United States.

Loan agency CIT Group has named Wahida Plummer as chief risk officer. She replaces former Chief Risk Officer Robert Rowe, who has elected to leave the company to pursue other career opportunities.

Duke Energy, one of the largest energy holding companies in the United States, made several executive appointments in its finance organization, including the appointment of a new chief accounting officer, effective June 1.

RNN Group, a provider of centralized verified asset procurement and monitoring solutions, has appointed Jay Carter as general counsel and chief compliance officer.

Gary Langsdale has been appointed Penn State’s interim chief ethics and compliance officer, effective July 1. He assumes this role following the retirement of Regis Becker, director of university ethics and compliance and chief ethics and compliance officer.

The SEC has named James Reese as chief risk and strategy officer of the agency’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations. Reese has served as acting chief since February 2017.

Financial services firm Wells Fargo & Co. has appointed Amanda Norton as chief risk officer. Mike Loughlin, who announced plans to retire, will continue to serve as Wells Fargo’s chief risk officer until Norton’s employment with the company begins this summer, ensuring a smooth transition.

Freddie Mac announced on May 14 the appointment of John Krenitsky as senior vice president and chief compliance officer.

Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis announced May 16 that Group General Counsel Felix Ehrat is stepping down. His abrupt departure follows revelations that Novartis had a $1.2 million contract with President Donald Trump’s personal attorney Michael Cohen in exchange for access to the White House on healthcare policy.

Aegion has appointed Mark Menghini as senior vice president, general counsel, and secretary, effective May 10 .

Hospitality company Red Lion Hotels (RLH) has appointed Nate Troup as senior vice president, chief accounting officer.

International law firm King & Spalding today announced that former Acting Attorney General and Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates has returned to the firm as a partner on its Special Matters & Government Investigations team.

Allergan has elected John Davidson to its board of directors. Davidson and the other directors standing for re-election to Allergan's board were elected at Allergan's Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on May 2.

Digital asset trading platform Bitfinex has appointed Peter Warrack as chief compliance officer. Warrack joins Bitfinex from the Bank of Montreal, where he most recently was director of AML (Fintech Advisory) and compliance officer.