Bear Stearns Names Beth L. Golden Global Head of Compliance.Business Editors NEW YORK, New York--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 9, 2004 The Bear Stearns Companies Inc. announced today that Beth L. Golden, deputy to the New York State Attorney General The New York State Attorney General is the chief legal officer of the State of New York. The office has been in existence in some form since 1626, under the Dutch colonial government of New York. , has been named global head of compliance. In this capacity, Ms. Golden will be responsible for overseeing compliance activities throughout the firm. Commenting on the hire, Michael Solender, general counsel of The Bear Stearns Companies Inc., said, "This firm has always placed a priority on hiring the most talented and capable people in the marketplace. We are committed to setting the highest standards for compliance and Beth is the perfect candidate to lead this effort. She has the experience and judgment to perform this very important job." Ms. Golden added, "I am excited about the opportunity to lead a dynamic team in developing industry standard-setting best practices. Bear Stearns is dedicated to having a strong compliance effort and I look forward to continuing to build on a compliance program that is integral to the firm." Ms. Golden joins Bear Stearns from the New York State Attorney General's office where she has served since 1999 as a Deputy Attorney General. Prior to that, she had been in private practice, and served as both an Assistant United States Attorney United States Attorneys (also known as federal prosecutors) represent the United States federal government in United States district court and United States court of appeals. There are 93 U.S. and Whitewater Associate Independent Counsel. Ms. Golden graduated Magna Cum Laude from Harvard University and received her JD from the University of Chicago Law School The University of Chicago Law School, having recently celebrated its centennial in the 2002-2003 school year, has established itself as a high profile part of the University of Chicago. where she was a member of the Law Review. She clerked for the Honorable Thomas Penfield Jackson Thomas Penfield Jackson (born January 10, 1937) was a United States District Court Judge for the District of Columbia. He was appointed in 1982 after serving as president of the District of Columbia Bar Association. He is currently an attorney with the Jackson and Campbell, P.C. of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia The United States District Court for the District of Columbia is the United States District Court that hears cases originating in the District of Columbia over which federal courts have original jurisdiction. . Founded in 1923, The Bear Stearns Companies Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : BSC (Binary Synchronous Communications) See bisync. ) is the parent company of Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., a leading investment banking and securities trading and brokerage firm. With approximately $40.0 billion in total capital, Bear Stearns serves governments, corporations, institutions and individuals worldwide. The company's business includes corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions, institutional equities and fixed income sales and trading, securities research, private client services, derivatives, foreign exchange and futures sales and trading, asset management and custody services. Through Bear, Stearns Securities Corp., it offers financing, securities lending, clearing and technology solutions to hedge funds, broker-dealers and investment advisors. Headquartered in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , the company has approximately 10,500 employees worldwide. For additional information about Bear Stearns, please visit the firm's website at http://www.bearstearns.com. |
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