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Former American Airlines CEO Joins Walmart Board
Walmart has appointed Tom Horton, former chairman and CEO of American Airlines, to its board of directors, effective as of Nov. 21. Horton became the sixteenth member of the board and will also serve as a member of the audit committee. Details inside.
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Yale Names New General Counsel
Yale has named Alexander Dreier as general counsel, effective March 23, 2015. He will assume this role from former general counsel Dorothy Robinson, who retired in August. Details inside.
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State Street Global Advisors Names Chief Risk Officer
State Street Global Advisors, the asset management business of State Street Corporation, has appointed David Saulnier as chief risk officer, with immediate effect. Saulnier previously served as chief risk officer for State Street’s investment servicing business in the Americas. Details inside.
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Lowe's Names Chief Compliance Officer
Lowe's Companies has named Ross McCanless as general counsel, secretary and chief compliance officer, effective Jan. 12, 2015. McCanless will replace Gaither Keener, who announced plans to retire from the company following 30 years of service. Details inside.
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Morgan Lewis Admits 227 Partners from Bingham McCutchen
Morgan Lewis recently voted to admit 227 new partners to its firm, all joining from law firm Bingham McCutchen. The firm now will be comprised of nearly 2,000 lawyers and serve clients in the United States, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Details inside.
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Veteran Compliance Officer Joins TRACE
TRACE International announced today that Michael Ward has joined the anti-bribery association's advisory practice as senior director of compliance solutions, with immediate effect. Ward will be based in San Francisco, expanding TRACE's West Coast presence. Details inside.
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Protection 1 Names Chief Accounting Officer for Brite Energy
Protection 1, a business and home security company, has hired Simi Gupta as its new chief accounting officer for Brite Energy, which is Protection 1’s recently-formed solar energy company. Details inside.
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Transgenomic Names New Chief Accounting Officer
Transgenomic, a global biotechnology company, has appointed Leon Richards as chief accounting officer. He also will continue in his current role as corporate controller. Details inside.
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Kimball International Names General Counsel, Corporate Secretary
Furniture company Kimball Interational has promoted Julia Heitz-Cassidy to general counsel and corporate secretary. She previously served as deputy general counsel. Details inside.
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Castlight Health Names Chief Compliance Officer
Castlight Health, a cloud technology company for the healthcare industry, has appointed Jennifer Chaloemtiarana as general counsel and chief compliance officer. Chaloemtiarana joins Castlight from Levi Strauss, where she was senior counsel. Details inside.
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Former Pfizer General Counsel Joins Blue Buffalo Board
Blue Buffalo, a natural pet food company, has appointed Amy Schulman to its board of directors. Details inside.
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Former Acting General Counsel for HUD Joins Jenner & Block
Damon Smith, former acting general counsel for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), has joined the law firm Jenner & Block as a partner in its Washington, D.C. office. Smith will be a member of the Government Controversies and Public Policy Litigation and Real Estate Practices. Details inside.
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Target Names Chief Risk and Compliance Officer
Image: Title: RiceRetail giant Target has appointed Jacqueline Hourigan Rice as chief risk and compliance officer, effective Dec. 1. She will report directly to Chief Executive Officer Brian Cornell. The company is elevating the position to include centralized oversight of enterprise risk management, compliance, vendor management, and corporate security under ...
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Laureate Education Names Assistant General Counsel for Global Compliance
Ana-Paola Capaldo has been named assistant general counsel for global compliance and ethics at Laureate Education, a global higher-education provider. Details inside.
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Higher One Names New Chief Risk Officer
Higher One, a financial services and data analytics provider to colleges and universities, has named Mark Archer as chief risk officer. He will oversee Higher One’s strategy and operational processes for all risk-related activities and will report directly to the newly-formed risk and compliance committee of the board of directors. ...
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Hampton Roads Names Chief Risk Officer
Hampton Roads Bankshares has named John Marshall as chief risk officer. He succeeds Robert Bloxom, who retired from the company as of Sept. 30. Details inside.
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Conifer Health Solutions Names Chief Compliance Officer
Conifer Health Solutions, a provider of technology-enabled healthcare performance improvement services, has hired Lisa Hodges as chief compliance officer. In this role, Hodges assumes responsibility for managing Conifer’s ethics and compliance program throughout all areas of the organization. Details inside.
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Applied Technologies Elects New Chair
The board of directors of Applied Industrial Technologies has elected Peter Wallace as its independent chairman. He succeeds John Meier, who has served as chairman since 2011 and who will continue to serve as a member of the board. Details inside.
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Aircastle Names General Counsel
Aircastle Limited, which acquires, leases, and sells commercial jet aircraft, has appointed Christopher Beers as general counsel. Details inside.
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Pandora Appoints General Counsel
Internet radio service provider Pandora has named Steve Bené as general counsel. Bené, who will serve on the company’s executive leadership team, will oversee all of Pandora’s legal operations and matters, including those related to corporate governance, securities, commercial transactions, litigation and intellectual property. Details inside.