Chief Legal Officers / General Counsel

• Stephen Long appointed Chief Legal Officer of Cortendo AB

Most recently, Mr. Long served as an attorney at the law firm of Reed Smith LLP. [Source]

• Patrick Macken appointed Senior Vice President and General Counsel of ARRIS Group Inc.

Macken has provided legal counsel and support to ARRIS for more than 10 years as outside counsel at Troutman Sanders LLP, where he most recently served as a partner in the firm's Corporate Group. [Source]

• Susan McDonald appointed Regional General Counsel for Eurasia and Africa of ACE Group. [Source]
• Arnold Morse appointed General Counsel of CNSI of Rockville [Source]
• Brandon C. Robinson now Associate General Counsel of the office of general counsel at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. [Source]
• Vince Toenjes appointed General Counsel of LifeStorage LP. [Source]
• Bradford Turner appointed Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Newell Rubbermaid.

Turner most recently served as Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, after serving in a variety of roles within the Legal Services Department. Prior to this arrival at Newell Rubbermaid in 2004, he was an associate with Troutman Sanders LLP. [Source]

• Jeffrey A. Zlotky now General Counsel of private-equity firm NGP Energy Capital Management.

Previously, Zlotky was a partner at Thompson & Knight LLP’s corporate and securities practice, focusing on energy finance and private equity. [Source]

Compliance

• Manfred Brockmann promoted to First Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer of Valley National Bank.

Brockmann joined Valley in 2004 and brings more than 29 years of experience to his current position. [Source]

• Julie Kane has been named to the newly created position of Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer for PG&E Corporation, California’s largest utility company. [Source]

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