From the Archive

Switzerland-based Tokio Millennium, a reinsurance company, has appointed Andreas Kull as chief risk officer and as a member of its executive committee. He will succeed Akira Higuma, who will return as the group leader of global risk management, a unit within the international business development department of Tokio Marine Holdings.

Marsh & McLennan Companies, a global professional services firm, has named Robert Easton as chief compliance officer of the firm’s Risk and Insurance Services segment. He reports to Jim McNasby, general counsel for MMC’s Risk and Insurance Services segment.

National Retail Properties, a real estate investment trust, has named Michelle Miller as chief accounting officer.

Mid-Con Energy Partners, a Delaware limited partnership formed in 2011 to own, operate, acquire, exploit and develop producing oil and natural gas properties in North America, has appointed Charles McLawhorn as general counsel and corporate secretary of Mid-Con Energy GP, the general partner of the partnership, effective April 1.

France will experience a sea change in voting rights next month with the passage of the Florange Act. Adopted in 2014, the Act provides for the automatic granting of double-voting rights to stock held by shareholders for at least two years in a row. Rients Abma, executive director of Eumedion, a Dutch-based corporate governance foundation, says that reactions have not been favorable. CW’s Paul Hodgson reports.

WorkWave, a provider of cloud-based software solutions for field service management and “last mile” fleet management, has appointed Perry Pappas as general counsel and chief compliance officer. As a member of WorkWave’s senior management team, Pappas will be responsible for all legal and compliance aspects of WorkWave’s rapidly expanding domestic and international operations.

Vail Resorts has appointed Ryan Siurek as controller and chief accounting officer, effective April 18. He will assume these responsibilities from Mark Schoppet, who will retire following the completion of a transition period.

ITG, an independent broker and financial technology provider, has appointed Thomas Shpetner as global chief compliance officer, effective April 12. He will report to Angélique DeSanto, ITG managing director and general counsel.

DreamWorks Animation has appointed Steven Adams as chief accounting officer, effective as of March 8. Chief Financial Officer Fazal Merchant had been serving as acting chief accounting officer since March 4, following the resignation of Edward Aleman.

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