CPB adds chief risk officer
Central Pacific Bank appointed Ralph Mesick as its senior executive vice president and chief risk officer.
Two Sigma names former Lazard GC as co-CEO
Financial sciences company Two Sigma announced that Scott Hoffman, former chief administrative officer and general counsel of Lazard, will be a co-chief executive officer, effective Sep. 30.
Altruist appoints general counsel
Altruist, which offers technology and tools designed to help financial advisors achieve better outcomes, announced the appointment of Piret Loone as its new general counsel.
Hertz names Polaris’ GC to board
Hertz Global Holdings announced that Lucy Clark Dougherty, senior vice president, general counsel and board secretary of Polaris, will serve as a board of director.
Variant Investments hires general counsel
Variant Investments announced that Brian Park has joined the firm as general counsel.
V2X promotes CCO to general counsel
Innovative solutions provider V2X promoted Chief Compliance Officer Jeremy Nance to general counsel.
Clearlake Capital announces CCO
Clearlake Capital Group announced that John Cannon has been appointed managing director, portfolio general counsel & O.P.S. and chief compliance officer.
Credo Technology Group names CLO
Credo Technology Group Holding announced that Jim Laufman has been appointed chief legal officer and corporate secretary.
Renishaw announces group GC
Global engineering technologies company Renishaw appointed Kasim Hussain as its new group general counsel and company secretary.
Wordsmith appoints general counsel
Wordsmith, an AI-powered workspace for in-house legal teams, announced the appointment of Lucy Tyrrell as general counsel.
Eastman names chief legal officer
Eastman Chemical Company announced that Iké Adeyemi will serve as senior vice president, chief legal officer, and corporate secretary, effective Sep. 9.
Crash Champions appoints CLO
Crash Champions, provider of high-quality collision repair services, announced the appointment of Seth Ingall as its chief legal officer.
MDU Resources appoints Avista GC to board
MDU Resources Group announced that Marian Durkin, who was previously senior vice president, general counsel, secretary and chief compliance officer for Avista Corporation, has been appointed to the company’s board of directors.
BRG Financial Institution Advisory practice names a former CCO as MD
Global expert services and consulting firm Berkeley Research Group announced that Michael Hollerich, who earlier served as chief compliance officer for two publicly traded financial services firms, has joined its financial institution advisory practice as a managing director.
Columbia Climate School names first sustainability chief
Columbia Climate School has named Daniel Zarrilli as the university’s first chief climate & sustainability officer.
Aspen appoints group compliance head
Insurance firm Aspen announced that Peter Spires has joined as group head of compliance & deputy group general counsel.
CMR Surgical names legal chief
CMR Surgical announces the appointment of Markus Bauman as chief legal & business affairs officer.
Alisa Bank announces general counsel
Alisa Bank appointed Katja Vähäsilta as general counsel and member of the management team, effective Oct. 1.
Woodward appoints GC, compliance chief
Aerospace and industrial energy control solutions provider Woodward announced the appointment of Karrie Bem as executive vice president, general counsel, corporate secretary, and chief compliance officer, effective Sep 16.
Wheels Up announces legal chief
Wheels Up Experience, an on-demand private aviation provider, announced that Matthew Knopf will be joining as chief legal officer and secretary, effective Sep. 9.
Herring Global appoints compliance head
Herring Global, a digital asset trading and liquidity provision firm, announced that Benjamin Toh has joined as the head of compliance/MLRO.
Patriot Battery Metals names Pilbara Minerals’ GC as executive vice president
Patriot Battery Metals announced that Alex Eastwood, one of the founding senior executives at Pilbara Minerals in the roles of general counsel, chief commercial and legal officer, and company secretary, will join as executive vice president–commercial.
Konami Gaming names CCO
Konami Gaming announced that Lori Olk has been appointed senior vice president, regulatory compliance and chief compliance officer.
Golden State Clean Energy announces GC
Golden State Clean Energy announced the hiring of Erica von Pechmann as general counsel.
Bitget welcomes new legal chief
Cryptocurrency exchange and Web3 company Bitget announced the appointment of Hon Ng as its chief legal officer.
NN Group names new CRO
International financial services company NN Group announced that Wilbert Ouburg will be appointed chief risk officer and member of the management board, effective Oct. 1.
N26 promotes risk head to chief regulatory officer
Digital bank N26 announced that Chief Risk Officer Carina Kozole has been named as its chief regulatory officer.
Equity Trustees names risk chief
Equity Trustees announced the appointment of Nevein Versace as chief risk officer, effective Sep. 23.
Helvetia Insurance appoints group risk chief
Helvetia Insurance announced the appointment of Bernhard Kaufmann as group chief risk officer, effective Nov. 1.
Clarivate names chief administrative, legal officer
Clarivate appointed Melanie Margolin to the expanded role of chief administrative and legal officer.
Vanguard announces general counsel
Investment management firm Vanguard announced that Tonya Robinson will join as general counsel and managing director of its legal division, effective Oct. 1.
Pyxus International appoints new CCO
Agricultural company Pyxus International announced the appointment of David Singer as senior vice president, chief legal officer, and secretary.
Simplex Trading appoints GC
Simplex Trading announced the appointment of Nancy Laethem Stern as managing director, general counsel.
Kinderhook Industries hires GC, compliance chief
Private investment firm Kinderhook Industries announced that Michael Iuliano has joined the firm as general counsel and chief compliance officer.
Nashville General Hospital welcomes new CCO
Nashville General Hospital welcomed Kristi Faulkner Lewis as its new chief compliance officer.
Cepsa names chief legal officer
Petroleum business company Cepsa appointed Virginia Beltramini as the new director of the company’s legal counsel and assurance area and secretary of the board of directors, effective Sep. 16.
Anderson Corporation welcomes sustainability chief
Windows and doors’ manufacturer Anderson Corporation announced George Bandy has joined the company as its new vice president and chief sustainability officer.
The Estée Lauder Companies appoints GC
The Estée Lauder Companies announced that Rashida La Lande has been appointed executive vice president and general counsel.
Champion Homes announces GC
Champion Homes announced that Laurel Krueger was appointed the company’s senior vice president, general counsel, and secretary.
Guardians promotes head of risk to chief risk officer
The Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation, manager of the $76.6 billion NZ Super Fund, promoted Head of Risk Michael Mitchell to chief risk officer.
AccessHope names general counsel
AccessHope, which provides cancer care, support and expertise, announced it has named Bridget Davis as general counsel.
SHINE Technologies hires GC
SHINE Technologies announced the appointment of Edward Taibi as general counsel.
National Renewable Solutions promotes GC to legal chief
National Renewable Solutions announced that Ben Klassen, who has served as general counsel since February 2022, will be promoted to chief legal officer.
Brown University names GC
Brown University appointed Sandhya Iyer as senior vice president and general counsel.
St. Louis Fed promotes GC to COO
The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis announced that François Henriquez has been appointed as its first vice president and chief operating officer, effective Aug. 15.
NJIT names general counsel
New Jersey Institute of Technology appointed Sandy Curko as the new general counsel and vice president of legal affairs, effective Oct. 2.
Maybank promotes deputy risk chief to head of group risk
Maybank announced the promotion of Deputy Group Chief Risk Officer Mohamed Rezwan Abdullah Ismail to group chief risk officer.
QBE Insurance announces risk chief for Australia Pacific
QBE Insurance announced the appointment of Ed Rainsford as chief risk officer, Australia Pacific.
Rolls-Royce announces GC for Defense, North America
Rolls-Royce announced the appointment of Kimberly Hicks as general counsel for Defense and Rolls-Royce North America (RRNA).
BCLP promotes partner to global GC
International law firm BCLP announced the promotion of Laura Giokas as its global general counsel.