All articles by CW Staff – Page 124

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    American National Names New Chief Accounting Officer

    2016-01-15T12:45:00Z

    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.

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    PayPal Appoints New Board Member

    2016-01-13T15:45:00Z

    PayPal Holdings has appointed Wences Casares to its board of directors, effective of as of Jan. 12. He will serve on PayPal’s compensation committee.

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    Layne Christensen Appoints New Board Member

    2016-01-13T15:45:00Z

    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.

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    Africa Finance Corporation Names Chief Risk Officer

    2016-01-08T11:30:00Z

    Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), a development finance institution for infrastructure projects in Africa, has appointed David Johnson as chief risk officer. He succeeds Roger Ellender, who reached the mandatory retirement age, after serving as AFC's chief risk officer for six years.

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    EMCOR Group Names General Counsel

    2016-01-08T11:15:00Z

    EMCOR Group, a mechanical and electrical construction services, industrial and energy infrastructure and building services company, has named Maxine Lum Mauricio general counsel as of Jan. 4. Mauricio succeeds Sheldon Cammaker, who has assumed the vice chairman position.

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    MainSource Hires Chief Risk Officer

    2016-01-06T13:30:00Z

    MainSource Financial Group, a financial holding company with assets of approximately $3.25 billion, has named Karen Woods as corporate counsel and chief risk officer.  She oversees all regulatory matters for the company, including compliance and audit functions, loan review, information security, as well as all legal matters.

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    Dennis Muchmore to Join Honigman

    2016-01-05T10:30:00Z

    Dennis Muchmore, chief of staff for Michigan Governor Rick Snyder, will be joining the law firm Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn on Feb. 1. At Honigman, Muchmore will lead the firm’s government relations and regulatory practice group.

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    UPS Appoints General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

    2016-01-05T09:15:00Z

    UPS has named Norman Brothers as senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary, effective as of Jan. 1. He will join the UPS Management Committee, the company’s senior-most leadership group.

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    Former Bain Capital Compliance Officer Joins ACA Compliance Group

    2016-01-04T12:15:00Z

    ACA Compliance Group, a compliance, cyber-security, risk, performance, and technology solutions provider to financial services firms, has named Alan Halfenger as partner. Halfenger has over 20 years of global compliance experience, most recently as global chief compliance officer at Bain Capital in Boston.

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    Center on Executive Compensation Names Senior Strategic Advisor

    2016-01-04T11:15:00Z

    The Center on Executive Compensation, a research and advocacy organization that seeks to provide a principles-based approach to executive compensation policy from the perspective of the senior human resource officers of leading companies, has appionted Richard Floersch as senior strategic advisor.

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    Nielsen Elects New Chairman

    2016-01-04T09:30:00Z

    Nielsen Holdings, a global performance management company that provides a comprehensive understanding of what consumers watch and buy, has elected James Attwood as non-executive chairman of its board of directors, effective as of Jan. 1.  Attwood succeeds David Calhoun who served as executive chairman of the board since 2014.

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    Kindred Names General Counsel

    2015-12-23T09:15:00Z

    Kindred Healthcare, a healthcare services company, has appointed Joseph Landenwich as general counsel, in addition to his current role as corporate secretary. He will assume the role following the retirement of M. Suzanne Riedman, general counsel and chief diversity officer, effective Jan. 31, 2016.

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    Ally Financial Names Chief Risk Officer

    2015-12-21T14:45:00Z

    Ally Financial, an automotive financial services company, has named David Shevsky as chief risk officer, effective immediately. In this role, Shevsky has responsibility for the risk framework, processes, and oversight for the company. Prior to this position, beginning in 2011, Shevsky served as chief risk officer for Ally Bank, ...

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    LifeLock Names General Counsel

    2015-12-18T13:00:00Z

    LifeLock, a provider of proactive identity theft protection services, has named Sharon Segev as general counsel and secretary, effective Jan. 11, 2016.

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    Cherry Bekaert Wealth Management Names Chief Compliance Officer

    2015-12-17T15:30:00Z

    Cherry Bekaert Wealth Management, a subdivision of accounting firm Cherry Bekaert has named Christine Slate as its new chief compliance officer.

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    Compliance Week Names Bill Coffin Editor-in-Chief

    2015-12-14T13:45:00Z

    Image: Compliance Week has named Bill Coffin, an award-winning journalist with 22 years experience writing and editing, as its new editor-in-chief. “I am very excited to lead Compliance Week at such a pivotal time for this brand and the community it serves,” Coffin said. “I look forward to serving our ...

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    Liberty Tax Appoints Chief Compliance Officer

    2015-12-14T12:15:00Z

    Liberty Tax, a tax preparation company, has appointed James Wheaton to the newly created position of chief compliance officer.

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    Calgon Carbon Appoints General Counsel and Secretary

    2015-12-11T15:00:00Z

    Calgon Carbon has hired Chad Whalen as general counsel and secretary, effective as of Dec. 1. Whalen comes to Calgon Carbon from RTI International Metals, a global supplier of advanced titanium and specialty metals products and services, acquired by Alcoa earlier this year. There, he held the position of general ...

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    TransferTo Names Chief Compliance Officer

    2015-12-11T10:30:00Z

    TransferTo, a global mobile money hub, has appointed Paul de Ruiter as chief compliance officer. In this role, he will lead TransferTo’s global compliance function.

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    Evolution Petroleum Names Chief Accounting Officer

    2015-12-11T10:30:00Z

    Evolution Petroleum, in independent petroleum company, has appointed Rod Schultz as chief accounting officer. He will also continue to serve in his current role as director of SEC reporting and taxation.