All articles by CW Staff – Page 138

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    United Benefit Advisors Names Chief Compliance Officer

    2015-02-19T11:45:00Z

    United Benefit Advisors, an independent employee benefits advisory organization, has appointed Danielle Horstman Capilla as chief compliance officer, effective immediately. Prior to joining UBA, Capilla was an attorney and senior writer analyst for the health law division of Wolters Kluwer Law and Business. Details inside.

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    Famous Dave's Promotes Chief Accounting Officer

    2015-02-18T11:15:00Z

    Restaurant chain Famous Dave's of America has promoted John (Jack) Beckman as vice president, chief accounting officer, effective as of Feb. 16. Previously, Beckman was senior director, chief accounting officer of Famous Dave's. Details inside.

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    Huron Consulting Group Names Chief Accounting Officer

    2015-02-17T12:45:00Z

    Huron Consulting Group has appointed John Kelly as chief accounting officer and assistant treasurer, effective immediately. Kelly most recently served as controller since 2012. Details inside.

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    Deloitte Names New CEO

    2015-02-13T12:15:00Z

    Cathy Engelbert has been elected to chief executive officer of Deloitte, becoming the first female CEO of a major audit and consulting firm in the United States. Additionally, Mike Fucci has been elected to the position of chairman of Deloitte's board. Engelbert and Fucci will both begin their new roles ...

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    News Corp. Names Chief Compliance Officer

    2015-02-12T10:30:00Z

    News Corp. has named David Pitofsky as general counsel and chief compliance officer. Pitofsky, succeeds Gerson Zweifach, has been deputy general counsel and deputy chief compliance officer of News Corp since 2013. Details inside.

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    TeamHealth Names Chief Compliance Officer

    2015-02-12T10:30:00Z

    TeamHealth Holdings, a provider of outsourced physician staffing solutions for hospitals, has appointed Matthew Tormey as chief compliance officer, effective Feb. 11, 2015. In his most recent position, Tormey served as vice president of compliance and security at Health Management Associates. Details inside.

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    Digital Turbine Names Chief Accounting Officer; Controller

    2015-02-11T09:45:00Z

    Digital Turbine, an end-to-end mobile solutions provider, named James Alejandro as chief accounting officer and controller, effective Feb. 27. Alejandro, who joins the company from Dell, will assume the principal accounting and controls duties, among other responsibilities, and report directly to Chief Financial Officer Andrew Schleimer. Details inside.

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    Securities Veteran Joins Neal Gerber & Eisenberg

    2015-02-10T09:00:00Z

    Law firm Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg has added David DeMuro as senior counsel in the firm’s securities litigation and regulatory practice. DeMuro joins Neal Gerber Eisenberg after serving more than 35 years in leadership roles at American International Group and Lehman Brothers, as well as the Securities and Exchange Commission. ...

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    Dean Foods Names New General Counsel, Corporate Secretary

    2015-02-06T11:00:00Z

    Food and beverage company Dean Foods has appointed Marc Kesselman as general counsel and corporate secretary, effective as of Jan. 26. He assumes this position from  Rachel Gonzalez, who stepped down in September to accept a similar position at a publicly traded company. Details inside.

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    Blue Cross Blue Shield Names General Counsel

    2015-02-06T09:30:00Z

    The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, a national federation of 37 independent, community-based and locally operated Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies, has promoted Scott Nehs to the role of general counsel and corporate secretary. Nehs was promoted to his current position after serving for three years as deputy general ...

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    CA Technologies Appoints General Counsel

    2015-02-06T09:30:00Z

    CA Technologies has appointed Michael Bisignano as general counsel. He reports to Chief Executive Officer Mike Gregoire. Details inside.

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    Wells Fargo Advisors Names New Chief Compliance Officer

    2015-02-06T09:30:00Z

    Wells Fargo Advisors, with $1.4 trillion in client assets, has named Jim McHale as chief compliance officer. His appointment follows an administrative proceeding instituted by the Securities and Exchange Commission in October against Wells Fargo's former compliance officer for allegedly altering a document before it was provided to the SEC ...

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    Novae Names Group General Counsel

    2015-02-06T09:00:00Z

    London-based insurance underwriting company Novae has appointed Alexandra Moon as group general counsel, effective immediately. She also joins Novae’s group executive committee, and will report to CEO Matthew Fosh. Details inside.

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    MTN Group Names Group Chief Business Risk Officer

    2015-02-05T12:00:00Z

    South-Africa based mobile telecommunications company MTN Group has appointed Suren Sooklal as group chief business risk officer, effective immediately. He replaces Shauket Fakie, who is retiring after serving eight years in the role. Details inside.

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    Pension Protection Fund Names Chief Risk Officer

    2015-02-03T15:45:00Z

    The Pension Protection Fund, a U.K.-based fund established to pay compensation to members of eligible defined benefit pension schemes, has appointed Hans den Boer as its chief risk officer. He will oversee all of the PPF’s risk functions and becomes a member of the executive committee. Details inside.

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    TimkenSteel Elects New Independent Directors

    2015-02-02T08:00:00Z

    TimkenSteel elected two new independent directors: Randall Edwards, president and chief operating officer of Premier Pipe, and Ronald Rice, president and chief operating officer of RPM International. Details inside.

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    Obama Nominates Stuart Delery as Associate Attorney General

    2015-01-28T10:45:00Z

    President Barack Obama has nominated Acting Associate Attorney General Stuart Delery to permanently serve in the Justice Department’s third-ranking post. He must still be confirmed by the Senate. “Stuart has proven himself to be an outstanding attorney, an extraordinarily dedicated public servant, and an indispensable part of our senior leadership ...

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    Raytheon Company Appoints New General Counsel

    2015-01-23T09:30:00Z

    Defense giant Raytheon has appointed Frank Jimenez as general counsel, effective as of Jan. 19. He succeeds Jay Stephens, who is retiring from Raytheon on March 31 after serving 12 years as general counsel and corporate secretary. Details inside.

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    New Chair Named to Attorney General’s Advisory Committee

    2015-01-22T12:30:00Z

    Attorney General Eric Holder today appointed U.S. Attorney John Walsh for the District of Colorado as chair of the Attorney General’s Advisory Committee of U.S. Attorneys, and U.S. Attorney Richard Hartunian for the Northern District of New York to serve as vice chair. Both appointments are effective immediately. Details ...

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    OCC Names Chief Risk Officer

    2015-01-21T09:00:00Z

    OCC, an equity derivatives clearing organization, has appointed John Grace as chief risk officer. He will be responsible for driving and implementing OCC's risk management strategy. Details inside.