From the Archive

MDU Resources Group, a diversified energy company, has named Daniel Kuntz as general counsel and secretary, effective Jan. 9. He will succeed Paul Sandness, who is retiring Jan. 8. Details inside.

36th Street Capital, an independent provider of flexible financing solutions for the equipment financing industry, has appointed Gerard Kammerer as chief risk officer effective immediately. Details inside.

Bank of America announced that David Leitch will succeed Gary Lynch as global general counsel, beginning Jan. 1, 2016. Leitch will be a member of the company’s management team and report to Chief Executive Officer Brian Moynihan. More inside.

HSBC Holdings today announced changes to its board of directors, including the departure of two of its longest serving non-executive directors, and the appointment of two new independent non-executive directors. Details inside.

Central Pacific Financial, parent company of Central Pacific Bank, has appointed Glenn Ching to executive vice president, chief legal officer and division manager of risk management, effective Jan. 1, 2016. Details inside.

It’s official: the Department of Justice Criminal Division has announced that it has retained Hui Chen as a full-time compliance expert, as of Nov. 3. She will report to Andrew Weissmann, Chief of the Fraud Section, and Dan Braun, acting chief of the strategy, policy, and training unit in the Fraud Section. More inside.

Finjan Holdings, a cyber-security company, has appointed Gary Moore to its board of directors. Moore served most recently as president and chief operating officer of Cisco Systems, a position he held since 2012. Details inside.

In this edition of the Compliance Week podcast we discuss the state of educational programs for compliance officers with Gerald Manwah, former global head of financial crime compliance at Barclays. He is now senior director of compliance programs at the Fordham University School of Law. In October, the university began offering a master’s degree in corporate compliance that does not require a background in law.

Comcast, a global media and technology company, has promoted Lynn Charytan to executive vice president and general counsel of Comcast Cable. Prior to this promotion, Charytan served as senior vice president of legal regulatory affairs and senior deputy general counsel. More inside.

ChannelAdvisor, a provider of cloud-based e-commerce solutions, has promoted Richard Cornetta to vice president of finance and chief accounting officer. Cornetta will report to Chief Financial Officer Mark Cook. Details inside.