The new team includes Jonathan Sampson, Traci Coughlan, Rod Steedman and Melissa Osborne.

“We are very excited to add such a breadth of experience to our growing company,” relayed Farzad Barkhordari, Click 4 Compliance’s CEO and Founder.

“These strong team members position us very effectively to continue the discipline and vision upon which Click 4 Compliance was built… to provide state-of –the-art, easy-to-understand and comprehensive online compliance training that meet the unique needs of our customers.”

Jonathan Sampson joined Click 4 Compliance in early 2012 as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer. Jonathan brings with him 15 plus years’ experience in leading Sales Operations, Sales and Finance Teams. Jonathan joined us from ServiceSource, where he was responsible for leading the HP and Isilon Systems client engagements. Prior to ServiceSource Jonathan worked around the globe for Sun Microsystems in Sales, Operations and Finance leadership roles. Jonathan is a Scottish Chartered Accountant, alumnus of The London Business School and has served on the IDC Sales Advisory Board. Jonathan is native in the English (Scottish) language and commands a reasonable understanding of Spanish. For more information on Jonathan, see his Linkedin profile.
 
Traci Coughlan enhanced her role at Click 4 Compliance in early 2012 as VP of Sales.  She is a global antitrust and corporate compliance expert with over 16 years of combined in-house corporate and law firm experience and the author of C4C’s Global Antitrust & Fair Competition course. Prior to joining Click 4 Compliance, Traci served in various capacities in the Sun Microsystems Legal Department. During her 10+ year tenure at Sun, Traci held various positions supporting global sales, distribution, strategic alliances, and corporate compliance, including Compliance Director and Chief Antitrust Counsel.  Traci is a 1993 graduate of the University of Maryland School of Law and a 1990 B.A. graduate of the College of William and Mary, where she also ran track and field.  For more information on Traci, see her Linkedin profile.
 
Rod Steedman has re-joined Click 4 Compliance as VP of Training Development.  Rod has accumulated over thirty years of international experience since being admitted to practice law in London, including assignments in the U.K., France, Dubai, Singapore, and several locations in the U.S. He worked in the energy sector for Total and Schlumberger and more recently in the high-tech world for Sun Microsystems, where he held executive legal and management positions. Holding a Master’s degree in Teaching, he has also taught French to high school students.  Rod has reveled in sharing knowledge around the world in his legal, management and teaching roles and he is delighted to be associated with the development and marketing of state-of-the-art online training courses designed specifically for corporate customers involved in the global economy.
     
Melissa Osborne has joined Click 4 Compliance as our new Office Administrator.  Melissa will be in charge of supporting the team’s goals and helping the office run smoothly. She will also oversee the AR / AP department. Melissa is a 1995 graduate of Mercer University with a BA in History.

About Click 4 Compliance

Reston, Virginia-based Click 4 Compliance provides best in class online training for companies involved seeking to reduce their compliance risks. Courses are written by experts in the field with experience in both leading global law firms and Global 100 companies.

Washington, DC – Click 4 Compliance is pleased to announce the launch of C4C Compliance Officer, a free mobile app that places practical anti-corruption compliance tips (including the FCPA and UK Bribery Act) in the hands of your company’s workforce and partners.  

“This ground-breaking app gets compliance information to on-the-go employees in a way that hasn’t been done until now,” said Farzad Barkhordari, founder and CEO of Click 4 Compliance.

“It gives them easy-to-follow compliance tips and reminders right to their phones, for quick reference on such items as giving and receiving gifts, identifying red flags and who to contact in a risky business scenario.”  Mr. Barkhordari continued.

Search for “Click 4 Compliance” in the iTunes App Store for the C4C Compliance Officer App Free Download.  

This C4C Compliance Officer App is just the beginning of Click 4 Compliance extending its vision of bringing practical, interactive, cost-effective compliance information to companies and their employees around the globe – from elearning to mobile apps. Please contact us for the customizable version of C4C Compliance Officer App, including additional compliance topics and features such as Privacy, Antitrust, Conflicts of Interest, Social Media, Gifts, Trade Compliance, compliance alerts, reports back to your company’s hotline and more!

About Click for Compliance 
Reston, Virginia-based Click 4 Compliance provides best in class online training for companies involved seeking to reduce their compliance risks.  Courses are written by experts in the field with experience in both leading global law firms and Global 500 companies.

This short course is a sample of Click 4 Compliance’s practical teaching techniques, without “legalese.”  The course explains basic 3rd party risks and the fact that resellers, agents, representatives, distributors, subcontractors, etc. can get you and your employees (as well as themselves) in trouble with the law.
 
“Companies can dramatically reduce their risks by educating their workforce and partners” stated Farzad Barkhordari, Click 4 Compliance’s CEO and Founder. 

Gone are the days of boring PowerPoint presentations.  “We want companies to see that compliance can be taught in a way that is meaningful, practical and easy-to-understand” he continued.

Click 4 Compliance’s online compliance training courses are trackable, auditable and include quizzes, examples, scenarios, case studies, etc.  C4C’s courses are:

 -Self-paced
 -Interactive
 -Practical

For FREE ACCESS to the Red Flags, 3rd Parties and Due Diligence course, click here:  http://www.click4compliance.com/red-flags-3rd-parties-due-diligence-course

May 20-22, 2012
San Diego, CA – Rancho Bernardo Inn

In an interactive forum, Click 4 Compliance’s VP of Sales, Traci Coughlan will lend her expertise to address the challenges that every company faces with the explosion of social media in business in the seminar:  Managing Social Media in the Workplace.

All global companies must evaluate the effectiveness of their existing social media policy, be prepared for potential regulation, and know how to appropriately handle the threat of litigation.

This session will cover the following topics:

• Screening prospective hires on social media sites

• Crafting a uniform social media policy: What are your organization’s goals in using social media?

• Managing employees’ expectations around social media in the workplace

• Enforcing the social media policy legally

• Preserving and collecting social media content during litigation

For every travel and expense report, sales commission, special discount or margin request, marketing fund/event, transaction signature, etc., there should be a corresponding approval.  Maybe it’s someone junior, maybe it’s a senior VP or even the Controller, but if you don’t follow your approval processes (“controls”), you can get in trouble under anti-corruption laws.

By not following your controls and internal processes, the enforcement authorities would say that you are creating an environment where funds, extra cash and potentially improper payments may be made without being approved or accounted for in line with management’s direction.

In a nutshell, by not following your controls and internal processes, prosecutors have an easy entry point to conduct an investigation.  No proof of actual bribes is required, just the weakness in your books/records/controls.

What should you do to reduce these risks?  Clear policies/procedures, audits, monitoring, due diligence and training.   Click 4 Compliance can provide the training – and our training can help your employees understand and avoid these risks, with real life examples and practical details…without “legalese.”

 1.     Follow your incident response process (including documentation, establishing a team, and escalation)

2.     Contain the incident/determine and fix cause

3.     Gather the facts (bring in forensics if needed)

4.     Assess the impact/determine risk of harm

5.     Determine communication/notification requirements and timing obligations

6.     Identify customer support team and other roles and responsibilities

7.     Arrange vendors for notification letters, credit services, call centers

8.     Prepare for enforcement actions/private lawsuits/class actions

9.     Develop and implement corrective actions

10.  Follow up and monitor your improvement

An essential part of managing a breach response is learning of the incident in the first place.  Every company must ensure that its employee understand what types of actions could trigger a security incident, and how to report it quickly. 

Click  4 Compliance‘s Privacy and Data Protection Course can help your employees understand the importance of protecting information, their day-to-day obligations to secure it, and how and when to report security breaches.

May 13-15, 2012
Amsterdam, The Netherlands – NH Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky

Join Click 4 Compliance’s General Counsel, Chris Farris at this important international event as he addresses the changes in the global compliance landscape with the implementation of the UK Bribery Act and more stingent enforcement of the FCPA in the seminar:  The Big 3: Globalization of Corruption, Bribery and Fraud Enforcement.  This forum is ideal for companies to determine the best course of action to protect themselves and reduce their risks by sharing knowledge and experience amonst peers.

March 28-30, 2012
Washington, DC – JW Marriott Hotel

Traci Coughlan, Click 4 Compliance’s VP of Sales, will lend her antitrust expertise as a speaker at the American Bar Association’s Antitrust Law 2012 Spring Meeting. 

Join Traci at this leadership event as she focuses on Antitrust Compliance in the Financial Services Industry.  The session will shed light on the importance of compliance training for the employees in this industry with special attention on recognizing potential antitrust violations when interacting with rivals.

SESSION CHAIR:
• Renata B. Hesse, Senior Counsel to the Chairman for Transactions, Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC

MODERATOR:
• Scott A. Scheele, Assistant Chief, Networks and Technology Enforcement Section , U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, Washington, DC

SPEAKERS:
• Traci Coughlan, Vice President, Sales, Click 4 Compliance, Philadelphia, PA
• John Nannes, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP, Washington, DC
• Nicola Northway, Director, Group Competition Law, Barclays Bank PLC, London, England
• Mark Shelton, General Counsel, Americas, and Global Head of Investigations, UBS AG, New York, NY

March 25-27, 2012
London, UK – Pestana Chelsea Bridge Hotel

Join Click 4 Compliance’s VP of Sales, Traci Coughlan as she addresses the challenges that every general counsel faces with the explosion of social media in business in the seminar:  What Every General Counsel Needs to Know About Managing Social Media in the Workplace. 

All global companies must evaluate the effectiveness of their existing social media policy, be prepared for potential regulation, and know how to appropriately handle the threat of litigation.

This session will cover the following topics:

• Screening prospective hires on social media sites

• Crafting a uniform social media policy: What are your organization’s goals in using social media?

• Managing employees’ expectations around social media in the workplace

• Enforcing the social media policy legally

• Preserving and collecting social media content during litigation