From the Archive

HomeUnion, an online, real-estate investment management firm enabling value investing in single-family rental (SFR) properties, announced that it has hired Geri Brewster as chief compliance and risk officer. In this new position, Brewster oversees legal, risk and compliance functions for the company.

CMS Energy has named Melissa Gleespen as chief compliance officer for the company and its chief subsidiary, Consumers Energy. She will also continue to serve in her current role as vice president and corporate secretary.

The European Banking Authority has launched a public consultation on draft guidelines on implicit support for securitisation transactions. The objective of the guidelines is to provide clarity on what constitutes arm’s length conditions and when a transaction is not structured to provide support for securitisations. The consultation runs until 20 April 2016.

Macy’s has elected Felicia Williams, who is currently senior vice president for enterprise risk and internal audit, as vice president and controller. She also will serve as chief accounting officer, effective June 1, 2016.

DreamWorks Animation announced last week in a Form 8-K filing that Edward Aleman, the company’s chief accounting officer, notified the company of his intent to resign for personal health reasons.

Zain Group, a mobile telecommunications company headquarted in Kuwait, has announced the promotion of AbdulGhaffar Setareh to the newly created role of chief risk officer, reporting to the risk committee. In this new role, Setareh will be responsible for delivering the global risk framework and strategy across all operations within Zain Group.

Law firm Crowell & Moring has named Carlton Greene as partner in both its International Trade and White Collar & Regulatory Enforcement Groups. Greene joins the firm after serving as chief counsel of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network.

American National Bankshares, parent company of American National Bank and Trust Company, has appointed Cathy Liles as chief accounting officer, effective as of on Jan. 4. She reports to Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer William Traynham.

In the SEC’s second federal court trial to reach a verdict in FY 2016, a federal jury in Pennsylvania found in favor of the SEC. The jury found Nan Huang, a former data analyst at Capital One, liable for engaging in a creative insider trading scheme that involved searching a company data base to learn about credit card sales activity.

Layne Christensen, a global solutions provider to the world of essential natural resources, has appointed Alan Krusi to its board of directors, effective Jan. 15.