A look at recent moves and promotions for general counsel, in-house lawyers, and other corporate leaders in the field.

Chief Legal Officers / General Counsel / Compliance Officers

• Neil Abrams will lead the legal team of Casino equipment and lottery services supplier GTech.

Mr Abrams has more than 30 years of experience with U.S.-based digital technology company International Business Machines Corp (IBM). [Source]

• John Ashburn appointed as VP, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of NioCorp.

Most recently, he was VP, Chief Legal Officer and a Member of the Board of Simbol, a privately held development-stage lithium producer. [Source]

• Stephanie Caggiano appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer of Fort Lee-based Bank of New Jersey

Caggiano has been a senior-level officer of the bank since it opened and has more than 25 years of lending experience, with a focus in consumer compliance and lending. [Source]

• Karen Clemes appointed General Counsel of Utah Valley University

Clemes’ resume includes years of professional work, most recently as associate general counsel for Ancestry.com and chief standards (ethics) officer for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. [Source]

• Michael T. Corrao appointed as Chief Compliance Officer of OTC Link® ATS [Source]
• Gail Dolton hired as General Counsel and Laurie Spira as chief compliance officer of Parkside Lending. [Source]

• Joseph Farmer appointed Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of TESARO [Source]

• Jean F. Holloway appointed to the position of Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of CryoLife, Inc.

Ms. Holloway will report directly to Pat Mackin, President and Chief Executive Officer. [Source]

• Mike Martin is now Executive Vice President General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for Northrim Bancorp Inc. [Source]

• Gerald Masoudi appointed Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary  of Celgene Corp

Masoudi will be responsible for global legal strategy and will serve on the company's Executive Committee. [Source]

• John T. (Jack) Newsome, MBA, JD, has been named Vice President and General Counsel for the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW).

Newsome currently serves as senior vice president and corporate counsel for Continuum Health Alliance in Marlton, NJ. [Source]

• George K. Ng appointed to the position of Executive Vice President & Chief Legal Officer of Sorrento Therapeutics Inc.

Mr. Ng joins the Company from BioDelivery Sciences International Inc. where he was Senior Vice President & General Counsel and a member of senior management that led that company to over a six fold increase in public market capitalization. [Source]

• Robert S. Tesler becomes General Counsel of WideOrbit Inc.

With twenty years of legal experience, Tesler joins WideOrbit from Aruba Networks where he served as Vice President of Legal and Strategic Business Partnerships and most recently, spearheaded legal matters in connection with Aruba's proposed sale to Hewlett-Packard Company. [Source]

• Mike Will named General Counsel and Director of Strategy at Edgeworth

Mr. Will heads the firm’s internal legal operations, advising senior management on issues related to corporate governance, compliance, data privacy, and business transactions. He also leads the planning, development, and implementation of new strategic initiatives as Edgeworth continues to evolve and grow. [Source]

• James M. Zappa named Executive Vice President and General Counselo CHS Inc.

Zappa, currently vice president, associate general counsel and chief compliance officer for the 3M Compliance and Business Conduct Department, will join CHS on April 13. [Source]

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- Gina Ponticello

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