All articles by CW Staff – Page 137

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    Tullett Prebon Names Chief Risk Officer

    2015-03-09T09:15:00Z

    Tullett Prebon, an interdealer broker, has appointed Giles Triffitt as chief risk officer. Triffitt also joins the firm’s global executive committee. Details inside.

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    IFRS Foundation Appoints New Vice-Chairs to Advisory Council

    2015-03-06T14:30:00Z

    The Trustees of the IFRS Foundation, responsible for the governance and oversight of the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), recently announced the appointment of Gavin Francis and Goro Kumagai as Vice-Chairs to the IFRS Advisory Council. The IFRS Advisory Council is a formal advisory body to the IASB and the ...

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    Delhaize Group Appoints General Counsel; Corporate Secretary

    2015-03-06T12:30:00Z

    Belgium-based food retailer Delhaize Group has appointed Philippe Dechamps as general counsel and corporate secretary. Details inside.

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    Northeast Bancorp Appoints Chief Risk Officer

    2015-03-05T14:45:00Z

    Northeast Bancorp has appointed Brian Pinheiro as chief risk officer. Details inside.

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    Pulaski Bank Names Chief Compliance Officer

    2015-03-05T11:30:00Z

    Pulaski Bank has hired Mark Wofford as chief compliance officer. CEO Gary Douglass said the new appointment will help the bank effectively deal with "the significant compliance risks posed by the proliferation of additional regulation in the banking industry.” Details inside.

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    Peapack-Gladstone Names Chief Compliance Officer

    2015-03-05T11:15:00Z

    Peapack-Gladstone Financial and Peapack-Gladstone Bank, a bank holding company with total assets of $2.7 billion, have appointed Maureen Hemhauser as chief compliance officer. Hemhauser will be responsible for overseeing the bank's compliance program, including compliance with the Bank Secrecy Act, OFAC, and anti-money laundering compliance. Details inside.

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    MSRB Names Chief Compliance Officer

    2015-03-05T11:15:00Z

    The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board has promoted Deputy General Counsel Lawrence Sandor to the new position of chief compliance officer, in which he will be responsible for managing the MSRB’s corporate governance, regulatory support, internal legal and compliance activities. Sandor reports to the MSRB’s new chief legal officer, Robert ...

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    Merz Pharma Appoints Two New Compliance Chiefs

    2015-03-05T11:00:00Z

    Healthcare company Merz North America has appointed Salisa Hauptmann as chief compliance officer, effective March 9. As a key part of this transition, Katrina Church has been appointed chief compliance officer for Merz Pharma Group, the Frankfurt-based parent company of Merz North America. Details inside.

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    Willis Lease Finance Adds New Board Member

    2015-03-03T14:30:00Z

    Willis Lease Finance, an independent jet engine lessor in the commercial finance sector, has elected Robert Keady to its board of directors, effective immediately. Keady also will serve on the compensation and audit committees. Details inside.

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    AECOM Names General Counsel

    2015-03-02T16:00:00Z

    Engineering design company AECOM has appointed Carla Christofferson as general counsel. In this role, Christofferson will oversee all aspects of AECOM’s global legal function, including risk management. Details inside.

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    New Perspective Senior Living Names Chief Compliance Officer

    2015-03-02T10:00:00Z

    New Perspective Senior Living, which operates and develops senior living communities throughout the Midwest, has appointed Lore Brownson as chief compliance officer. In this role, she will be responsible for ongoing development and oversight of the company’s corporate compliance program. Details inside.

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    BofA Accounting Chief; Two Directors Step Down

    2015-02-27T10:00:00Z

    Bank of America said this week in a securities filing that its chief accounting officer will be stepping down. The bank also said that two of its board members would not stand for re-election at its 2015 annual meeting of stockholders. Details inside.

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    U.S. Steel Names Controller

    2015-02-25T10:00:00Z

    United States Steel has promoted Colleen Darragh to the position of vice president and controller, effective immediately.  Darragh has served as acting controller since July. Details inside.

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    Global Atlantic Names Chief Risk Officer

    2015-02-24T10:15:00Z

    Global Atlantic Financial Group, a financial services company, has appointed Peter Cai as chief risk officer. He will report directly to Chief Financial Officer Kim Lee. Details inside.

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    American Water Names General Counsel and Secretary

    2015-02-24T09:45:00Z

    American Water, a publicly traded water and waste-water utility company, has named Michael Sgro general counsel and secretary, effective as of Feb. 18. Sgro, who has been with American Water for the past 22 years, most recently served as general counsel of its Northeast Division, and has also been serving ...

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    Barington Capital Group to Nominate Two Directors to Eastern Board

    2015-02-24T09:30:00Z

    Investment firm Barington Capital Group this week announced its intention to nominate two independent directors to the Eastern Company's board of directors at its 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. "Barington has been deeply disappointed by the performance of the company, which has significantly underperformed its peers and the market as ...

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    General Motors Names New General Counsel

    2015-02-20T13:45:00Z

    General Motors has appointed Craig Glidden as general counsel, effective March 1. Glidden will lead a team of staff attorneys who are integrated into all of GM’s regional and functional teams in more than 30 countries. Details inside.

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    Accretive Health Names Chief Compliance Officer

    2015-02-20T13:45:00Z

    Accretive Health has named Corey Perman as chief compliance officer. Perman brings to his new position almost 20 years of legal, healthcare, and compliance experience working with integrated delivery networks, a national law firm, and several government agencies. More inside.

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    Chief Risk Officer of Federal Reserve Bank of New York to Retire

    2015-02-19T16:00:00Z

    Sandra Krieger, chief risk officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, this week announced her intention to retire from the Bank in the second quarter of 2015. Krieger also is a member of the Bank’s management committee. Details inside.

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    HSH Nordbank Chief Risk Officer to Depart

    2015-02-19T15:45:00Z

    Germany-based financial institution HSH Nordbank this week announced that its chief risk officer, Edwin Wartenweiler, will not be extending his current contract, which runs until May 31. He is leaving to pursue new career opportunties, the company announced. Details inside.