From the Archive

Under what circumstances should you reward a data thief who exposes criminal activity? Tom Fox looks at the case of Hervé Falciani, who was employed at the bank HSBC and stole the list of persons who banked there, including those who did so to engage in tax evasion.

Just two weeks after SEC Chair Mary Jo White identified cybersecurity as the “biggest risk facing the financial system,” the SEC further strengthened its focus in this area by naming Christopher R. Hetner to the newly-created position of Senior Advisor to the Chair for Cybersecurity Policy.

Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP), a consumer packaged goods company in Europe, has appointed Clare Wardle as general counsel and company secretary, effective July 15. She will eport to Chief Executive Officer John Brock.

Nobilis Health has appointed Marcos Rodriguez as chief accounting officer. Rodriguez brings over 17 years of diversified accounting experience to the company.

In this edition of the Compliance Week podcast, we chat with Maya Eckstein of the law firm Hunton & Williams, head of the firm’s Intellectual Property Practice Group, about the revolutionary implications of 3D printing and the host of new questions it inspires surrounding intellectual property, product liability, regulation, and other significant legal issues.

Due to the Memorial Day holiday, Compliance Week will publish one day late this week on Wednesday, June 1.

Opus Bank has appointed Dwayne Sharpy has joined Opus as chief risk officer and has been appointed to Opus’ executive committee.

Neustar, a provider of real-time information services, has appointed Tom Pageler as chief risk officer and chief information security officer. In his role, Pageler will be responsible for security governance and risk management, information security and operations, compliance and physical security.

TMG Health, a provider of business process outsourcing solutions to the Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D and Managed Medicaid markets, has appointed Keisha Pinnock as chief compliance officer.

Plan to attend Compliance Week 2017 to learn about the continued growth and operalization of compliance. Why should you consider attending an event one year out? It is because of the strength and character of Compliance Week 2016 that you should block this time off and plan to attend next year, says Tom Fox.