Compliance Jobs Report: Jan. 16

Another big Compliance Jobs Report this week. We have several folks leaving CCO roles for new jobs, but won’t say precisely where; plus other news at Gunvor, Tyson Foods, GE Healthcare, Zoom, Kellogg, and many more. The former head of the Justice Department Fraud Section has a new gig; job leads are in pharma, housing finance, and gay dating. 

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Compliance Jobs

Mystery abounds this week! We have three compliance professionals leaving their current jobs and hinting at new gigs, but aren’t saying what’s next just yet. 

First, Mike Althouse is leaving his job as chief compliance officer at Green Dot Corp., where he had been CCO since 2021. Althouse hasn’t declared what he is doing next, but did say he will share more in another few weeks and “I honestly couldn’t ask for a better way to start the next chapter of my professional life.” Radical Compliance will stay on it!

Second, Shane Freedman is stepping down as chief compliance officer at Otis Elevator after one year on the job there. Prior to Otis, Freedman worked in several senior compliance roles at Johnson & Johnson. He says he’s “excited about what’s next” and promises more soon.

And Bethany Hengsbach, a managing director at Affiliated Monitors since 2021, has accepted some in-house role as global head of compliance. She can’t say where just yet; stay tuned for more in early February.

OK, onward to news we do know. German machinery manufacturer Pepperl + Fuchs (maker of explosion prevention technology) has hired Mirjam Weisse as chief compliance officer. Weisse comes to the company after four years at railroad giant Deutsche Bahn, where she had been head of the whistleblower program.

Ashley Scarborough has joined Tyson Foods as senior manager for ethics. Scarborough landed at Tyson after 12 years in various roles at Boeing, most recently as legal operations project manager.

Dan Shea has joined Industrious, a co-working startup, as head of compliance and privacy. She previously worked at TikTok for three years, most recently as head of global legal investigations.

Gunvor Group, the Swiss trading giant that had a huge FCPA settlement in 2024, has hired Amy Layton as senior compliance officer. Layton joins Gunvor from Glencore, which had an even more huge FCPA settlement in 2022, where she had also been a senior compliance officer. 

Joanna Aman has left her job as compliance officer at Suddath Cos., where she had been compliance officer since 2014. What’s next? Aman relocated to Lexicon Relocation, where she is corporate secretary.

Clinigen, a mid-sized pharmaceutical manufacturer in Britain, has hired Stuart Clark as global head of compliance. Clark comes to Clinigen after eight years at Ipsen, where he most recently was senior director of business ethics and global compliance monitoring.

Definity Financial Corp., a holding company for numerous insurance businesses in Canada, has hired Rosetta Mazzucco as director of enterprise risk and compliance. Mazzucco comes to Definity after 12 years at Travelers Canada, most recently as director of regulatory risk management.

Keshav Thaker just joined Marsh McLennan in London as deputy head of specialty compliance. Thaker previously worked at Markel International as senior compliance officer. 

And another in Britain: apparel maker Montirex has hired Teresa Hon as ethical compliance officer. Hon joins Montirex from Matalan, a British retailer, where she had been manufacturing and ethical compliance officer. 

GE Healthcare just hired Anjali Shah as a senior compliance leader. Shah comes to GE Healthcare from Boston Scientific, where she had been associate director of global compliance for 15 months.

Julia Wirkiowski has been hired by Health In Tech, an insurance technology platform, as senior compliance and GRC program analyst. Wirkiowski comes to the Florida-based startup from Allegiant Airlines, where she had been a risk and compliance analyst.

The Vanderbilt Financial Group has hired Michcele DelSordo as deputy chief compliance officer. DelSordo previously worked at J.W. Cole Financial in a similar role.

Knights Care Ltd., a nursing home business in England, has hired Sarah McCormack as head of compliance. McCormack comes to the job after two years at Delphi Care Solutions, where she had been business development manager.

In Boston, Bain Capital has hired Amanda Hayes as compliance manager. Hayes comes to Bain from Evanston Capital Management, where she had been a senior associate for compliance and legal.

Sally Holland has joined engineering giant Sandvik as global HR ethics and integrity lead. Holland, who is based in Dubai, comes to Sandvik from Osaco Group, a consulting firm; she had been a senior investigations consultant.

Perfetti Van Melle, a Dutch maker of candies and chewing gum, has hired Sumit Kumar as associate head ethics and compliance officer. Kumar, who is based in India, previously worked at Honeywell Automation India for five years as a senior investigator.

Google has hired Emily McCarron as a compliance assurance specialist. McCarron previously worked at PwC for eight years in various roles, most recently as a sustainability manager. 

Moving Up the Ladder

Zoom has promoted Jorge Valencia from senior managing counsel for compliance and ethics to associate general counsel for compliance and ethics. Valencia has been with Zoom in various roles since 2021. He works (remotely, of course) from Mexico.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise has promoted Carita O’Leary from country director for Ireland to head of compliance for HPE Financial Services. 

Tania Saison has been promoted at Edwards Lifesciences, from chief compliance officer and associate general counsel to global chief compliance officer and head of international legal affairs. 

Northrop Grumman has promoted Brittney Myers from business management analyst to anti-corruption due diligence analyst.

Aaron Meek has been promoted at Centene Corp. from senior compliance analyst to manager of ethics and compliance. 

W.K. Kellogg, which of course is based in Battle Creek, Mich., has promoted Gabriela Vincente-Limus from senior paralegal to manager of ethics and compliance projects.

Petroleum Development Corp. of Oman has promoted Madleen Al-Rajhi from ethics and compliance data analyst to senior ethics and compliance officer. 

Jordan Finley has been promoted at KeyBank from assistant VP and compliance officer to compliance manager. 

Alicia Tacha has moved up at Walmart, from case manager for associate relations to manager of compliance and ethics.

Facility Association, a nonprofit association of Canadian auto insurers, has promoted Nyrie Telemi from director of finance business support to director of compliance. 

People Inc. (the social services profit in upstate New York, not the magazine) has promoted Nicole Staszak from vice president for quality improvement to vice president of quality and corporate compliance. 

Assure Infusions has promoted Poonam Bhatia from director of compliance to vice president of regulatory affairs and compliance. 

ATCC, provider of biological research materials such as cell lines, has promoted Daniel Richard from compliance manager to senior trade compliance manager. 

Penn National Insurance has promoted Dana Shanaberger from paralegal to special investigations and compliance specialist. Welcome to the profession, Ms. Shanaberger. 

American Express has promoted Sidonie Lundin-Elliott from business integration project analyst to global sanctions policy compliance analyst.

Staffing business Galt has promoted Kathleen Connors from HR generalist to compliance manager. 

Louise Vorborg Damm has a new role in Pfizer’s Europe operations, moving from compliance counsel for international commercial matters to compliance director for Germany and the international commercial office.

Makai Labs, maker of AI-driven process automation software, has promoted Linda Calderone from knowledge enablement lead to director of compliance. 

Investment firm Boston Partners has promoted Zak Lanoue from compliance analyst to compliance manager. 

In Australia, Sportsbet has promoted Damien Colella from risk and compliance specialist to risk and compliance lead for people and culture.

And in New Zealand, Auckland Airport has promoted Robin Cooper from operations program director to senior manager of compliance programs and frameworks.

Milestones

We’re sad to note the passing of David Webb, a long-time good governance activist in Hong Kong, who died earlier this week after a long battle with cancer. He was 60. I had the pleasure of meeting Webb years ago during a business trip to Hong Kong. He will be missed. 

Chris Caron has retired from Kiewit, a construction and engineering firm with operations across North America. Caron had been regional compliance manager since 2018, and spent 30 years at Kiewit in various legal and compliance roles. We wish him well.

Vendors and Service Providers

Remember Glenn Leon, head of the Fraud Section at the Justice Department until the Trump Administration sank its talons into the department last year, and chief ethics and compliance officer at Hewlett-Packard Enterprise from 2015 to 2022? He just surfaced at law firm Jenner & Block, where he will be a partner in the firm’s compliance and investigations practice. Good for him. 

Sharmeen Ali Khan has parted ways with Amgen, where she spent the last 11 years in various compliance roles, most recently as global head of investigations, compliance monitoring, and trade compliance. She has joined LexDesk360, a consulting firm based in Dubai, as chief compliance counsel.

Open Req Orders

Gay dating app (Radical Compliance strives to be a family news outlet, so that’s what we’re calling it) Grindr is looking for a head of privacy. Job can be based in either Los Angeles or San Francisco, with a salary range of $218,000 to $337,000 depending on the city. Unclear whether you get free use of the app as part of the package.

Fannie Mae is seeking an ethics and compliance risk principal. Job is based in Washington, D.C., with a salary range of $172,000 to $234,000. This would be the same Fannie Mae that fired its ethics team last November on the orders of housing regulator Bill Pulte, political hatchet man for President Trump, after the team started investigating complaints against one of Pulte’s favorites. But hey, if you want to apply to a place like that, that’s your journey.

BeOne Medicines is looking for a director of global R&D compliance. Job can be remote, although the company’s headquarters is in Cambridge, Mass. Salary range is $193,000 to $253,000. 

Compliance Meme of the Week

That’s all for this week’s report.

As always, if you have a tip or want to brag about your new job, promotion, career milestone, or anything else, email me at [email protected] or find me on LinkedIn. I’m always happy to give credit to the many hard-working people here in our corner of the business universe.