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First National Collection Bureau, a national accounts receivable management firm, has appointed Issa Moe as the general counsel and chief compliance officer. He will report to Chief Executive Officer Bradley Jardon.

DISH Network has appointed Paul Orban as chief accounting officer. He also will continue to serve in his current role as corporate controller.

Southern Company has named Thomas Bishop as chief compliance officer and deputy general counsel for Southern Company Services, effective Jan. 1. In his new role, Bishop will provide regulatory and legal leadership and direction in coordination with compliance officers and directors across the Southern Company system.

OGE Energy has appointed Frank Bozich to the company’s board of directors and as member of its audit committee, effective with its first regular meeting in 2016. Bozich’s term will expire at the company’s annual shareholders’ meeting scheduled for May 19, 2016, at which time he will stand for re-election by the company’s shareholders. More inside.

FreightCar America, a manufacturer of freight cars for the railway industry, has named Georgia Vlamis as general counsel and corporate secretary, effective as of Dec. 1. In her role, Vlamis serves as a key member of the company’s leadership team, with responsibility for all aspects of the company’s legal affairs. More inside.

Lincoln Financial Group has named Kirkland Hicks as general counsel, effective Dec. 10, 2015. In this role, Hicks will oversee all activities for the law, compliance, government relations, and corporate secretary functions of the company, as well as provide strategic counsel to the CEO and senior management team. Details inside.

Research company GfK has appointed Anna Maria Vitek as senior vice president and general counsel for the Americas. Vitek joins GfK from Avon Products, where she was general counsel and chief compliance officer, Latin America. Details inside.

SynerMed, a healthcare platform provider for government-sponsored healthcare programs, has named Renée Delphin-Rodriguez as general counsel and chief compliance officer. Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer James Mason and the board of directors, she will oversee the company’s legal, regulatory affairs and compliance functions. Details inside.

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings has hired Jay Stasz as senior vice president of finance and chief accounting officer. In this capacity, Stasz will report to Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer John Swygert.

Image: Last week the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority whacked Barclays with a fine of £72 million ($109 million) for sloppy oversight of a huge private-client deal brimming with financial crime risk. The more you read the details of the transaction and how poorly bank executives managed it, the more you see how this particular enforcement action speaks volumes to what is important in corporate compliance today. Editor Matt Kelly has more inside.