From the Archive

Centrus Energy has appointed Dennis Scott as general counsel, chief compliance officer and corporate secretary, effective May 23.

The Man from FCPA, Tom Fox, examines the recent FINRA disciplinary action against Raymond James CCO Linda Busby, in light of what appears to be broadening personal liability for chief compliance officers when it comes to FCPA enforcement.

The aftermath of the FIFA corruption scandal continues on, with the resignation last week of Domenico Scala, chair of FIFA’s audit and compliance committee. Scala resigned in protest over a governance change made at the international governing body of professional soccer.

Amedisys, a home health and hospice care company, said in a securities filing that Jeffrey Jeter, the company’s chief compliance officer, will take one year of paid leave under a new employment agreement between the company and Jeter.

Siemens Government Technologies, a U.S. federal government subsidiary of Siemens has appointed Angeline Chen as general counsel and chief compliance officer, responsible for all legal, contracting and compliance issues. She will also serve as SGT’s corporate secretary.

Hamilton Underwriting Limited has appointed Alex Baker to the position of chief actuary and chief risk officer.

Utility company NiSource has named Shawn Anderson as treasurer and chief risk officer, effective June 1.

Telenor this week appointed three new members to its board, following the resignation of three former directors. The restructuring of Telenor’s board follows a report issued by Deloitte on how Telenor handled its 33% ownership of Amsterdam-based telecommunication services provider VimpelCom, which in February agreed to pay $795 million in total fines and penalties for violating U.S. anti-corruption laws.

Theranos yesterday made further changes to board of directors, as the ailing biotech start-up faces civil and criminal investigation into whether it defrauded investors. The company also announced the retirement of Sunny Balwani as president and chief operating officer.

Carrie Cohen, former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, has joined the law firm Morrison & Foerster as a partner in New York. Cohen joins the firm’s Securities Litigation, Enforcement and White-Collar Criminal Defense; Commercial Litigation; and Trials Practice Groups.