EADS, the $52 billion European aerospace group has appointed Pedro Montoya as chief compliance officer of its newly established compliance organization.

In this new role, Montoya will be responsible for structuring and implementing a re-designed EADS ethics and compliance program. He will report to EADS CEO Louis Gallois and have direct access to the EADS board and audit committee.

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,...