$27 billion Alcoa has appointed Nicholas DeRoma as executive vice president and chief legal and compliance officer, effective Aug. 3. In addition to leading Alcoa’s legal and compliance operations worldwide, DeRoma will also serve on the executive council.

Jaclyn Jaeger is a freelance contributor to Compliance Week after working for the company for 15 years. She writes on a wide variety of topics, including ethics and compliance, risk management, legal,...