Chief Legal Officers / General Counsel

• Peter Cho appointed Vice President, General Counsel of General Motors Canada.

Cho, who joins GM Canada after serving as the general counsel at Volkswagen Group Canada, will also become a member of the GM Canada Board of Directors. [Source]

• Michael D. DiSanto appointed to Chief Administrative and Legal Officer of Limelight Networks, Inc.

Mr. DiSanto brings with him more than 16 years of experience representing publicly traded and emerging growth companies. Prior to joining Limelight, he was a partner at Bingham McCutchen LLP from 2013 to 2014. [Source]

• James A. "Jim" Fry has been named Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary for YRC Worldwide, effective April 20, 2015.

Fry is leaving his position as general counsel and secretary at Swift Transportation in Phoenix, Arizona, where he worked since 2008. [Source]

• Charles J. Mellor appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer of Matheson Trucking, Inc.

Mr. Mellor has 26 years of experience as a trial attorney, mediator and advisor to mid-size corporations, boards of directors and principals of family-owned businesses concerning both operational, risk management and civil litigation matters. [Source]

• Joel Schuster promoted to Chief Legal Officer, Senior Vice President and Corporate Secretary of Avigilon Corporation.

Mr. Schuster leads Avigilon's global corporate governance and international tax compliance, in addition to overseeing the company's growing legal team in pursuit of mergers and acquisitions and intellectual property generation. [Source]

Compliance

• Lore Brownson named Senior Vice President of Quality Services and Chief Compliance Officer of New Perspective Senior Living, Eden Prairie.

Brownson was Vice President and Chief Counsel for Kindred Healthcare and before obtaining her law degree she was a registered nurse for 10 years. [Source]

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