You are the General Counsel for a medical device manufacturer. The company's Compliance Officer has recently resigned her position and the Chief Executive Officer and Board of Directors have offered to promote you to Senior Vice President of Legal and Ethics - a new position that will incorporate both the General Counsel and Compliance Officer functions.

What is your opinion regarding the Board's proposal to combine the General Counsel and Compliance Officer positions? Is it in the organization's best interest for those positions to remain separate?