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1 Joe Murphy, CCEP Author, 501 Ideas for Your Compliance and Ethics Program (SCCE; 2008) JEMurphy@voicenet.com February 10, 2009 THE IDEAL WORLD FOR TODAY’S ETHICS & COMPLIANCE OFFICER

2 ICEP Pronounced “I Keep” As in “I Keep My Job” INDEPENDENCE CONNECTEDNESS EMPOWERMENT PROFESSIONALISM

3 CECO WHITE PAPER “Leading Corporate Integrity: Defining the Role of the Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer.” http://www.corporatecompliance.org/Content/Navigation Menu/Resources/Surveys/CECO_Definition_8-13-072.pdf

4 IT’S LEGAL STUFF – JUST GIVE IT TO THE LAWYER? 1.Your lawyer as a witness? 2.Loss of privilege. 3.Mandatory “Miranda” warnings. 4.Management skills, not legal skills. 5.Just legal business as usual. 6.It’s ethics, not just law. 7.Legalistic approaches. 8.It’s more than giving advice. 9.Not everyone may call a lawyer. 10.More than putting out fires.

5 BOARD RESOLUTION ENDORSE COMPLIANCE & ETHICS PROGRAM DELEGATING BROAD POWERS TO CECO. CECO REQUIRED TO REPORT TO BOARD –ANY ALLEGATIONS ABOUT A SENIOR OFFICER, –ANY INSTANCE WHERE CECO IS THREATENED, AND –ANY RECOMMENDATION OF CECO THAT IS NOT FOLLOWED. AN INDEPENDENT BOARD COMMITTEE HAS OVERSIGHT RESPONSIBILITY.

6 THE BOARD IN CONTROL CECO IS RESPONSIBLE TO BOARD. THE BOARD: –HIRES AND FIRES, –DETERMINES PAY, BENEFITS & RESPONSIBILITY, AND –HEARS DIRECTLY & REGULARLY FROM CECO. –NO FILTERS BETWEEN CECO & BOARD. –MANDATORY EXIT INTERVIEW BY BOARD COMMITTEE WHEN CECO DEPARTS

7 POWER-UP THE BOARD PLENTY OF COMPLIANCE & ETHICS EXPERTISE AVAILABLE TO BOARD OUTSIDE COUNSEL, C& E EXPERTISE BOARD FULLY TRAINED ON –THE SENTENCING GUIDELINES, AND –WHAT MAKES A COMPLIANCE & ETHICS PROGRAM WORK.

8 POWER-UP THE BOARD ONE MEMBER OF THE BOARD IS A CECO FROM ANOTHER COMPANY See Murphy & Roach, “Compliance Officer on Board: What Your Audit Committee Is Missing,” 20 ETHIKOS 12 (Nov/Dec 2006).

9 CECO AS A PLAYER PART OF COMPANY’S POWER STRUCTURE ATTENDS THE IMPORTANT BUSINESS MEETINGS WITHOUT ASKING PART OF THE EXECUTIVE TEAM ACCESS TO ALL PEOPLE, PLACES & RECORDS CECO LISTED IN COMPANY’S ANNUAL REPORT

10 PROTECTING CECO INDEPENDENCE CECO IS FULLY PROTECTED: –EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT –AMPLE SEVERANCE –INDEMNIFICATION, AND –FULL D&O INSURANCE COVERAGE. INFORMAL PROTECTIONS –TRAIN BOARD & MANAGERS ON WHAT C&E IS –NEVER BE ISOLATED SO CECO CAN AFFORD TO BE COURAGEOUS See Murphy, “Protections for Compliance People,” 19 ETHIKOS 1 (Jan/Feb 2006).

11 POSITIONING THE CECO TITLE & TRAPPINGS OF A SENIOR OFFICER PHYSICALLY LOCATED WITH CEO & OTHER EXECUTIVES

12 PROFESSIONAL CECO CECO IS A COMPLIANCE & ETHICS PROFESSIONAL BOUND BY STRONG PROFESSIONAL ETHICAL STANDARDS PARTICIPATES IN COMPLIANCE & ETHICS ORGANIZATIONS NETWORKS WITH OTHER C&E PROFESSIONALS COMPANY HAS AGREED TO CECO’S PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS

13 SCCE CODE OF PROFESSIONAL ETHICS Rule 2.4 CEPs shall keep senior management and the highest governing body informed of the status of the compliance and ethics program, both as to the implementation of the program and about areas of compliance risk. http://www.corporatecompliance.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Res ources/ProfessionalCode/SCCECodeOfEthics_English.pdf

14 PROFESSIONAL CECO - NETWORKING SCCE – WWW.COROPORATECOMPLIANCE.ORGWWW.COROPORATECOMPLIANCE.ORG CCEP CERTIFICATION – http://www.corporatecompliance.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section =CCEP SCCE SOCIAL NETWORK - http://community.corporatecompliance.org/CORPORATECOMP LIANCE/CORPORATECOMPLIANCE/eGroups/Default.aspx http://community.corporatecompliance.org/CORPORATECOMP LIANCE/CORPORATECOMPLIANCE/eGroups/Default.aspx –COST OF THE SOCIAL NETWORK – FREE

15 FINANCIAL INCENTIVES PAID ON AN EXECUTIVE SCALE INCENTIVES NOT TIED TO SHORT TERM PERFORMANCE (SEE MY PRESENTATION ON INCENTIVES IN COMPLIANCE PROGRAMS – YOU SHOULD BE PAID MORE!)

16 INFORMAL EMPOWERMENT CECO HAS EASY ACCESS TO THE BOARD INFORMAL CONTACT WITH CHAIR OF BOARD’S AUDIT COMMITTEE INFORMAL LUNCHES WITH BOARD MEMBERS IN REGULAR EMAIL CONTACT WITH BOARD MEMBERS.

17 INFORMAL EMPOWERMENT CEO SUPPORTS BY ACTIONS, NOT WORDS CEO EXECUTIVE MEETINGS TRAINING STARTS AT THE TOP TAKE YOUR CECO TO LUNCH Murphy, 501 Ideas for Your Compliance and Ethics Program ## 103, 106 & 110 (SCCE; 2008)

18 RESOURCES TO DO THE JOB CECO HAS RESOURCES TO GET THE JOB DONE CONTROL OVER WHO HOLDS SUBORDINATE C&E POSITIONS THROUGHOUT COMPANY CONTROL OVER HOW C&E PEOPLE ARE TREATED INTERDEPARTMENTAL, HIGH-LEVEL COMMITTEE SUPPORTS CECO

19 RESOURCES TO DO THE JOB CECO HAS DIRECT ACCESS TO LEGAL ADVICE –IN-HOUSE & OUTSIDE LAWYERS –COUNSEL HAS EXPERTISE IN THE FIELD OF COMPLIANCE & ETHICS –COMPANY COMPLIANCE LAWYER

20 A WORD FROM THE USSC “ To carry out such operational responsibility, such individual(s) shall be given adequate resources, appropriate authority, anddirect access to the governing authority or an appropriate subgroup of the governing authority.” §8B2.1. (b)(2)(C) Effective Compliance and Ethics Program

21 THE IDEAL WORLD FOR TODAY’S ETHICS & COMPLIANCE OFFICER QUESTIONS? (Can I really try this at home?)


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