Freddie Mac 2015 Annual Report Download - page 357

Directors, Corporate Governance, and Executive Officers Executive Officers
Freddie Mac 2015 Form 10-K 355
William H. McDavid Position:
Age: 69 Executive Vice President - General Counsel &
Year of Affiliation: 2012 Corporate Secretary
Mr. McDavid has served as our EVP - General Counsel & Corporate Secretary since July 2012.
Previously, he was Co-General Counsel of JPMorgan Chase from 2004 until his retirement in 2006 and
was General Counsel of JPMorgan Chase from 2000 to 2004. Prior to that, he was General Counsel of
various predecessors to JPMorgan Chase, including The Chase Manhattan Corporation from 1996 to
2000 and Chemical Banking Corporation from 1988 to 1996. From 1981 to 1988, he was an Associate
General Counsel at Bankers Trust Company, and from 1972 to 1981, he was an attorney with the law firm
of Debevoise & Plimpton.
Jerry Weiss Position:
Age: 57 Executive Vice President - Chief Administrative
Year of Affiliation: 2003 Officer
Mr. Weiss has served as our EVP - Chief Administrative Officer since August 2010. In this role, he
manages the services and operations of Freddie Mac’s External Relations, including Government and
Industry Relations; Public Relations and Corporate Marketing; Internal Communications; Conservatorship
and Corporate Strategic Initiatives; Enterprise Project Management; Making Home Affordable -
Compliance; Economic and Housing Research; Corporate Services; and Strategic Sourcing and
Procurement organizations. In addition, since November 2014 he has served as a member of the Board
of Managers of Common Securitization Solutions, LLC., and since May 2015 has served as its Chairman.
He also served as our Chief Compliance Officer from August 2010 until June 2011. Prior to August 2010,
Mr. Weiss served as our SVP and Chief Compliance Officer and in various other senior management
capacities since joining us in October 2003. Prior to joining us, Mr. Weiss worked from 1990 at Merrill
Lynch Investment Managers, most recently as First Vice President and Global Head of Compliance. From
1982 to 1990, Mr. Weiss was with a national law practice in Washington, D.C., where he specialized in
securities regulation and corporate finance matters.
CODES OF CONDUCT
We have separate codes of conduct for our employees and Board members. The employee code also
serves as the code of ethics for senior executives and financial officers required by the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002 and SEC regulations. All employees, including senior executives and financial officers, are
required to sign an annual acknowledgment that they have read the employee code and agree to abide
by it, and will report suspected deviations from the employee code. When joining our Board, our directors
acknowledge that they have reviewed and understand the director code and agree to be bound by its
provisions, and each executes a related confirmation annually.
Copies of our employee and director codes of conduct are available, and any amendments or waivers
that would be required to be disclosed are posted, on our website at www.freddiemac.com.