- Chief Compliance Officer and VP of Legal Affairs, Arrow Electronics
Recent enforcement actions contain a not-so-subtle reminder to public companies that the SEC is still looking skeptically at legal settlements that blindside investors. Tammy Whitehouse reports.
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