Compliance Risks and Controls for the C-Suite

6/12/18: In a post on Corruption, Crime & Compliance, Michael Volkov takes a hard look at the vigor with which CCOs focus on the compliance risks posed by the C-Suite. Noted Volkov, “I have repeatedly reminded compliance professionals that basic risk assessments and internal controls have to address C-Suite risks... yet Chief Compliance officers often turn their political eye away from the C-Suite and feel more comfortable dealing with risks in the trenches.” Volkov then uses three recent examples misconduct (Panasonic Avionics, Volkswagen and Bumble Bee) to describe the trend of criminal prosecution of CEOs.