Michael Pacella
Vice President, Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer @Dentsply Sirona
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WORK HISTORY
Vice President, Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer @Dentsply Sirona
Portland, ME, US
Lead the corporate ethics and compliance program for a $4B dental manufacturing and services public company with employees in 40+ countries• Expanded and reorganized the global ethics and compliance team, including establishing a new global privacy team• Presented regular reports to the Audit & Finance Committee of the Board of Directors and Management Committee on ethics and compliance-related key performance indicators• Established biennial ethical culture and perceptions assessments to measure corporate culture and program effectiveness• Initiated annual Ethics & Compliance Week communications and engagement campaign, including global and local in-person and virtual events, online games, daily Viva Engage posts, and team member profiles• Developed new Advancing with INTEGRITY internal program brand• Created data analytics dashboards for key compliance metrics to aid in periodic monitoring, investigations and reporting• Led a multi-year project to identify and assess countries for potential exit based on commercial revenue/profit and compliance risk• Designed and implemented enhanced trade compliance policies and procedures and obtained necessary licenses to support commercial activity in Russia, Belarus and Ukraine in compliance with US/EU sanctions and trade restrictions• Established a new “Ethical Excellence” badge to allow employees to recognize peers for doing the right thing• Conducted first-ever global compliance risk assessment• Developed a new tool to enhance internal controls around the engagement and payment of HCP consultants• Launched a new hotline service to enhance existing offering and comply with EU whistleblower requirements• Managed 100+ internal investigations annually, from initiation through to completion, remediation, and reporting
EDUCATION
William & Mary Law School
JD
Georgetown University
BA, History
SKILLS
ABOUT MICHAEL PACELLA
Pragmatic attorney / strategic advisor / global chief compliance officer with 18 years\' experience:* designing and implementing effective ethics and compliance programs (e.g, conducting compliance risk assessments, drafting policies and procedures, performing due diligence on potential acquisitions and business partners, providing compliance training, conducting compliance audits and monitoring);* managing and conducting 400+ internal investigations in 40+ countries around the globe;* representing companies in connection with government investigations before the US DOJ and SEC, Corporate Compliance Monitorships, and non-employment related litigation matters; and * leading Environmental Social Governance (ESG) programs, including sustainability, corporate social responsibility, and diversity & inclusion initiatives.
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