$378.8 billion Wal-Mart Stores, the world’s largest retailer, has appointed Tom Mars to serve in the newly created roles of executive vice president and chief administrative officer of Wal-Mart, United States. In this role, Mars will handle human resources operations for the division as well as oversee the compliance department.

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,...