Curtis Schehr was fired by DynCorp International, reports August Cole of the Wall Street Journal. According to Cole, Schehr, who had been DynCorp’s Chief Compliance Officer and Executive Counsel, as well as a Senior V.P., was fired “without cause”.
Walgreens recently announced two significant compliance-related personnel decisions. Laura K. Merten, who had been serving as the company’s divisional VP of health law, has now been appointed Chief Compliance Officer as well as divisional VP of compliance, loss prevention, and profit sharing.
Brewer Investment Group, an independent wealth management firm, today announced the appointment of Mr. William R. Turner as Chief Compliance Officer and Mr. Matthew L. Lovett as Compliance Principal for two of Brewer’s fastest growing divisions, Brewer Financial Services and Brewer Investment Advisors.
New featured article by Luis Ramos, Chief Executive Officer for The Network. As with many situations of adversity, the current economic downturn presents an opportunity for a Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) to strengthen their company’s ethics and compliance programs.
Howard Bernstein, formerly with Wedbush Securities, has been named the Chief Compliance Officer at Merriman Curhan Ford, a financial services firm focused on “fast-growing companies and the institutions that invest in them.”
As part of its settlement with the DOJ, Pfizer must now adhere to a corporate integrity agreement that dictates its General Counsel can longer operate as the head of compliance.
In his new role as Chief Compliance Officer, Richard Lev will oversee the Corporate Compliance Program for Publicis Strategic Solutions Group (PSSG), which is a division of Publicis Healthcare Communications Group.
H&R Block announced this morning that Brian Woram will be joining the company, effective September 14th, as Senior Vice President and General Counsel.
Scout Investment Advisors, Inc., a subsidiary of UMB Financial Corporation, announces the appointment of Benjamin Wiesenfeld to chief compliance officer and chief legal counsel.
DynCorp International, a major government security contractor, is strengthening its ethics practices in the wake of government investigations of its programs in Afghanistan and other conflict zones.
