Perhaps the most important role E&C officers serve is that of “Corporate Clergy”. In this role, E&C officers advise business leaders and leaders in other administrative functions on what it means to be ethical and legal. In short, E&C officers advise on what compliance really means.
This article by Steven Barth and Joshua Agen of Foley & Lardner discusses some of the corporate governance issues that boards of directors may confront in addressing the risks and opportunities arising out of this “new normal.”
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.
