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Bank of America Names Global General Counsel
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.
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Central Pacific Financial Names Division Manager, Risk Management
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.
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Justice Department Appoints New Compliance Counsel
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 ...
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Finjan Appoints New Board Member
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.
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Comcast Names General Counsel
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.
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ChannelAdvisor Names New Chief Accounting Officer
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.
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Commerzbank Chooses New Chief Risk Officer
Commerzbank has promoted Marcus Chromik to become its new chief risk officer, effective Jan. 1, 2016. He succeeds Stefan Schmittmann, who informed the company in September of his intent to leave the bank at the end of this year. More inside.
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Millennium Health Appoints New Chief Compliance Officer
Millennium Health, a health solutions company, has appointed Darrell Contreras as its new chief compliance officer. The announcement of Contreras' appointment comes just weeks after Millenium Health reached a $256 million settlement with the government to resolve allegations that it billed for Medicare, Medicaid, and other federal health care programs ...
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FINRA Chairman to Retire in 2016
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), the largest independent regulator for all securities firms doing business in the United States, recently announced that Chairman and CEO Richard Ketchum has announced his plan to retire in the second half of 2016. The Board of Governors will conduct a search for his ...
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Fitch Ratings Appoints Chief Compliance Officer
Fitch Ratings has appointed Jeff Horvath as chief compliance officer, effective Nov. 2. He will be responsible for developing global compliance strategy and directing and monitoring Fitch's overall compliance program and will report to John Olert, chief risk officer of the Fitch Group. More inside.
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CST Hires Chief Compliance Officer
Canada-based CST Trust Company announced that Mark Mulima has joined the company as senior Canadian counsel, chief compliance officer, and corporate secretary. As chief compliance officer, Mulima will be responsible for ensuring that all areas of the company meet compliance responsibilities and applicable laws and regulations. More inside.
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Northern Powers Systems General Counsel to Resign
Northern Power Systems, a next generation renewable energy technology provider, announced that Elliot Mark, vice president, general counsel, and corporate secretary, has provided written notice of his intent to resign his positions, effective Nov. 13.
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Voya Financial Names New Chief Accounting Officer and Controller
Voya Financial has appointed C. Landon Cobb as chief accounting officer and controller, effective Nov. 1, 2015. Cobb, who has more than 20 years of accounting experience in the insurance and financial services industries, will report to Chief Financial Officer Ewout Steenbergen. More inside.
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GM Announces Two Executive Appointments
General Motors this week appointed Ann Cathcart Chaplin as deputy general counsel for litigation, effective Dec. 14. She will report to Craig Glidden, executive vice president and general counsel. In addition, Jeffrey Taylor is joining the company, effective Nov. 1, as deputy general counsel for federal oversight. He will ...
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Microsoft Proposes Two Board Nominations
Microsoft this week announced two nominations to its board of directors: Sandra Peterson, group worldwide chairman of Johnson & Johnson, and member of the executive committee, and Padmasree Warrior, former chief strategy officer and chief technology officer at Cisco. Both will be presented for election at the company's annual shareholders ...
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Arctic Cat Elects New Board Member
Arctic Cat, a company that makes recreational vehicles, has elected Andrew Duff, chairman and CEO of investment bank and asset management firm Piper Jaffray Companies, to its board of directors. He also will serve on Arctic Cat’s audit committee. More inside.
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Former Boeing CFO Joins Apple Board
Apple this month announced that James Bell, former chief financial officer and corporate president of The Boeing Company, has been elected to Apple’s board of directors. More inside.
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Darden Appoints General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Darden Restaurants has named Matt Broad, former chief compliance officer at OfficeMax, as general counsel and corporate secretary, effective as of Oct. 13. In this role, Broad assumes responsibility for all legal affairs, including corporate governance, labor and employment law, development law, litigation and regulatory compliance. More inside.
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Kaiser Permanente Names National Compliance and Privacy Officer
Kaiser Foundation Hospitals and Kaiser Foundation Health Plan has named Vanessa Benavides as senior vice president and chief compliance and privacy officer, effective Nov. 9. She will work in transition with Daniel Garcia, who will retire as chief compliance and privacy officer later this year. More inside.
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Spokeo Appoints General Counsel
Spokeo has appointed Jason Matthes as senior vice president and general counsel. Matthes joins the people search engine with more than 10 years of experience providing strategic legal counsel to both public and privately-held software and data companies. More inside.