Corporate Governance Changes at Dell
Dell has agreed to corporate governance changes as part of settlement with the SEC that was tied to its past financial reporting practices.
Dell has agreed to corporate governance changes as part of settlement with the SEC that was tied to its past financial reporting practices.
Earlier today it was announced the Reza Saleh is being charged with insider trading by the SEC. The charges involve gains received by Saleh through insider trading in the wake of the recent Perot-Dell deal.
By Paul Liebman — Chief Compliance Counsel at Dell
Those of us who have been in ethics and compliance roles for a long time know that we wear many hats. Sometimes, we serve in a “Army Corps of Engineers”-type role, building out the structure (the roads and bridges as it were) of the programs. Other times, we act in a “Police Department”-type role, investigating the facts and allegations of ethical or legal breaches.
However, perhaps the most important role we serve, at times, is that of “Corporate Clergy”. In this role, we advise business leaders, and leaders in other administrative functions (e.g., Human Resources, Internal Audit, Legal and Finance — collectively our corporate partners) on what it means to be ethical and legal.
We advise on what compliance really means.
