Mavent Names Chief Legal Officer

Michael A. Benoit has been named executive vice president and chief legal officer of Mavent Inc., an Irvine, Calif.-based provider of automated compliance systems for the financial services industry.The company said Mr. Benoit will lead its contract management efforts and assist in the management of the Mavent Legal Network, a group of more than 40 law firms that assist Mavent in maintaining and interpreting regulatory law. Mr. Benoit formerly worked for Hudson Cook LLP, a financial services law firm based in Linthicum, Md., where he assisted banks, credit unions, mortgage bankers, and others in developing consumer finance programs. Mavent can be found online at http://www.mavent.com.