All Walmart articles – Page 2

  • Brockmeyer
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    Former FCPA chief’s 7 steps to third-party compliance

    2019-12-12T21:03:00Z

    Speaking at CW’s Third-Party Risk Management and Oversight Summit, former FCPA Unit chief Kara Brockmeyer called attention to recent enforcement actions against Walmart and Ericsson as a way to highlight seven steps to third-party compliance.

  • Jamison_index
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    Guest column: Consumers embrace Big Tech

    2019-11-21T14:25:00Z

    Mark Jamison of the American Enterprise Institute discusses why breaking up Big Tech would be bad for consumers, startups, and more.

  • Article

    ​Coupang names chief accounting officer

    2019-11-07T13:57:00Z

    Coupang, a Korea-based e-commerce company, has named Michael Parker as chief accounting officer.

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    Amazon's Bezos among 51 CEOs calling for national data privacy law

    2019-09-10T18:43:00Z

    CEOs from 51 different companies, including Amazon, Walmart, and Salesforce, have sent a letter to congressional leaders urging the passing of a comprehensive consumer data privacy law.

  • Walmart
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    Compliance key to Walmart’s revised stance on firearms

    2019-09-05T14:25:00Z

    Walmart is planning to offer to the rest of the retail industry a chance to peer at its compliance controls as part of its efforts to address firearm safety following two recent shootings in its stores.

  • Article

    Walmart adds two compliance execs

    2019-08-23T17:40:00Z

    Walmart announced the hiring of Emma Waddell as vice president of financial services compliance and Joe Rodriguez as lead counsel of financial services.

  • Blockchain
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    Blockchain: The new frontier for supply chain risk management

    2019-07-29T18:59:00Z

    A new pilot project currently being explored by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has enlisted IBM, KPMG, Merck, and Walmart to help determine how to incorporate blockchain into pharmaceutical supply chains.

  • Walmart
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    Five compliance lessons from Walmart’s FCPA settlement

    2019-07-22T13:29:00Z

    Walmart’s FCPA settlement serves as a cautionary tale for chief compliance officers everywhere of what not to do, but also on how to successfully redress underlying problems. 

  • Walmart
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    Walmart agrees to $282.7M FCPA resolution

    2019-06-20T19:29:00Z

    Walmart has agreed to pay a combined total of $282.7 million to resolve a more than seven-year investigation resulting from violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

  • Article

    Walmart names chief ethics and compliance officer for international

    2019-05-31T17:27:00Z

    Walmart has appointed David Searle as vice president, chief ethics and compliance officer for international.

  • Blog

    Walmart global CCO to leave company

    2018-12-17T16:00:00Z

    Jay Jorgensen, the global chief ethics and compliance officer at Walmart, is leaving the company Jan. 31 to pursue other opportunities, according to an internal company memo. Daniel Trujillo, Walmart’s senior vice president and international chief compliance officer, will replace him.

  • Columnist_Fox
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    Cases that make one wonder about the intent of enforcement

    2018-11-28T15:30:00Z

    A close look at FCPA investigations into Danske Bank, Goldman Sachs, and Walmart prompt more questions than answers.

  • Blog

    Walmart reaches proposed class-action settlement for $160M

    2018-11-05T10:45:00Z

    Walmart has reached a proposed $160 million settlement with the City of Pontiac General Employees’ Retirement System in a securities fraud class-action lawsuit concerning a long-running investigation into violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

  • Moeheringcrop
    Article

    Cindy Moehring: The catalyst for change

    2018-04-10T12:15:00Z

    Cindy Moehring, Walmart’s head of compliance, runs a program as ambitious as Walmart itself, requiring diligence, innovation, relatability, and the courage to make hard calls.

  • Article

    New U.K. recall regulator for ‘white goods’

    2018-02-21T14:15:00Z

    The U.K. government has set up a new national body to tackle the recall of dangerously faulty white goods and electrical items following evidence that manufacturers are slow to carry out the process and local authorities are disinclined to oversee it.

  • Blog

    Third highest Department of Justice official to leave for Walmart

    2018-02-12T09:30:00Z

    Rachel Brand, Associate Attorney General of the Department of Justice, will join Walmart on April 2 as executive vice president, global governance and corporate secretary.

  • Blog

    Walmart sets aside $283M for FCPA resolution

    2017-11-17T13:45:00Z

    Walmart-Stores has recorded an aggregate accrual of $283 million concerning the possible resolution with U.S. enforcement authorities of a longstanding Foreign Corrupt Practices Act case.

  • Blog

    Walmart prevails in shareholder FCPA-related derivative case

    2016-05-17T14:30:00Z

    Walmart’s board of directors successfully moved to dismiss a shareholder FCPA-related derivative claim, in which shareholders accused the directors of breaching their fiduciary duties in connection with a massive bribery and corruption scandal at the retail giant’s Mexico operations. Jaclyn Jaeger reports.

  • Blog

    Walmart FCPA Costs Reach $705 Million

    2015-11-20T14:00:00Z

    Walmart disclosed this week in an earnings call that its investigation and compliance costs resulting from potential violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act were approximately $30 million in the third quarter of fiscal year 2016, now bringing its total costs to $705 million. To date, the retail giant has ...

  • Blog

    Walmart FCPA Costs Reach $675 Million

    2015-08-19T11:45:00Z

    Walmart disclosed in an earnings call that its costs for potential violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act have well surpassed the half-billion dollar mark, reaching a whopping $675 million. To date, the retail giant has spent $63 million in total FCPA-related expenses in fiscal year 2016. Details inside.