
Sam Waldon
Mark Uyeda, acting chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission, named Sam Waldon as the acting director of the SEC’s Division of Enforcement, which investigates securities law violations. The current acting director of enforcement, Sanjay Wadhwa, concludes his tenure on January 31, according to an announcement made earlier this month.
Uyeda was named acting chairman on January 21. Paul Atkins has been nominated by President Donald Trump to succeed Gary Gensler as chair but has yet to be confirmed.
In addition, Uyeda named the following acting senior SEC staff members:
- Jeffery Finnell was named acting general counsel;
- Robert Fisher was named acting director of the Division of Economic and Risk Analysis;
- Kathleen Hutchinson was named acting director of the Office of International Affairs; and
- Ryan Wolfe was named acting chief accountant.
“These talented individuals are committed to protecting the investing public, building trust with American companies and market participants, and promoting capital formation,” Uyeda said in a statement.
Waldon, whose appointment was announced Friday, has spent more than 14 years at the SEC, most recently as the division of enforcement’s chief counsel. Following the departure of former SEC Enforcement Director Gurbir S. Grewal last October, Waldon was named acting deputy to Wadhwa.
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