From the Archive

FBD Holdings, an Irish insurance company, this week named David Costello as chief risk officer for its FBD Insurance business, effective Feb. 22. Costello will join FBD from Allianz Worldwide Care, where he is head of actuarial services for the past nine years and a member of the executive management team.

Axiom Bank has named Penny Sanders as chief risk officer. She replaces Ronald Strand-Sorrell, who has moved to the position of executive vice president, chief operations officer.

The Supervisory Board of Rabobank has nominated Petra van Hoeken as chief risk officer and member of its executive board. Her nomination will be submitted for regulatory review and for advice from the Works Council.

Pfizer this month announced the executive leadership team for the combined Pfizer and Allergan business, following the close of the proposed transaction. Pfizer and Allergan will continue to operate as two separate companies until the close of the transaction, which is expected in the second half of 2016, subject to certain conditions.

Coast Capital Savings, Canada’s largest credit union by membership, this month appointed Bruce Schouten as chief risk officer. Schouten recently held senior positions at OSFI (Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions) and TD Bank, where he helped to build, and led for several years, the enterprise risk management function for the entire organization.

The Bancorp has appointed Sepideh Behram to chief compliance officer, as the company works to revamp its compliance and risk program after resolving a settlement with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in December.

Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America and Allianz Life Insurance Company recently hired Steve Koslow as chief compliance officer to oversee the compliance management system for insurance, broker/dealer and investment advisor regulated business, as well as compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.

Amid its emissions scandal, Volkswagen Group of America has appointed David Detweiler to serve as general counsel, effective as of Feb. 1. Detweiler joins Volkswagen Group of America from the international law firm Clifford Chance in Frankfurt, Germany. He assumes his new role from David Geanacopoulos, who has served for nearly eight years as general counsel and head of government relations.

Achillion Pharmaceuticals has announced the addition of two members to the senior management team, including the appointment of a new general counsel and secretary, and a new senior vice president of regulatory affairs.

TOMI Environmental Solutions, a global bacteria decontamination and infection prevention company, has appointed three new independent directors to its board, bringing its total to five members.