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Jim Slavin

Vice President, Global Ethics and Compliance at Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

About Me

I am a senior ethics, compliance, and legal executive with 20+ years of experience building, leading, and transforming global compliance programs for complex, multinational organizations. As the first global compliance leader at Stanley Black & Decker, I built a centralized ethics and compliance function from the ground up, including global governance, investigations, helpline operations, ABAC/FCPA controls, third-party risk management, training, monitoring, and Board-level reporting. My background includes leadership roles at Stanley Black & Decker, PwC, and SAI Global, where I advised executive teams, boards, GCs, CCOs, and business leaders on practical, risk-based compliance strategies. I have led global teams, managed sensitive internal and regulatory investigations, developed enterprise risk assessment and remediation programs, and built scalable third-party risk frameworks covering 10,000+ distributors and suppliers. I bring a business-minded approach to compliance—aligning regulatory expectations with operational realities, strengthening ethical cultures, and helping organizations reduce risk without slowing growth. I am now exploring VP of Compliance, Chief Compliance Officer, and senior ethics and compliance leadership opportunities where I can help organizations build trusted, effective, and regulator-ready compliance programs.

Jurisdiction

United States

Experience

Seniority LevelExecutive
Years of Experience15-20 years
Current StatusActive
Vice President, Global Ethics and ComplianceStanley Black & Decker, Inc.
2019 - Present

Successfully designed, implemented, and led a robust compliance program tailored to the complexities of a publicly-held, multinational corporation. Key achievements include implementation of an anti-bribery program, establishing comprehensive global compliance controls & monitoring, launching a confidential Helpline, developing a sophisticated Third Party Risk Management (TPRM) program, investigating alleged regulatory violations and working with outside counsel post-voluntary disclosure, and onboarding regional compliance officers around the globe. These initiatives were instrumental in securing a declination to prosecute from both the SEC and DOJ, showcasing the program's efficacy and commitment to ethical practices. • Recruited from PwC to serve as Stanley Black & Decker's first global compliance leader. • Built a centralized global ethics and compliance function that successfully strengthened governance, enhanced anti-bribery controls, led enterprise investigations and third-party risk management, and supported the company's successful resolution of significant DOJ, SEC, and OFAC enforcement matters.

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Languages

English