As corporate ethics and social responsibility matters take center stage and the regulatory landscape grows more complex, the vital role of the chief compliance officer—to champion ethics and help steer the business away from trouble—will only become more essential.

We caught up with Shelly Scott, a managing director at executive search firm BarkerGilmore, to talk about what attributes and experiences she looks for when making a new hire in the compliance industry. She also shares what overall trends she is seeing in compliance careers in general.

