SEC Announces New PCAOB Chair and Board Members

The SEC has appointed Erica Y. Williams as PCAOB chair and Christina Ho, Kara M. Stein, and Anthony C. Thompson as PCAOB board members. Current PCAOB board member Duane DesParte will remain acting PCAOB chair until Ms. Williams is sworn in. For more information, see the press release and joint statements by SEC Commissioners Hester M. Peirce and Elad L. Roisman and Allison H. Lee and Caroline A. Crenshaw on the SEC’s Web site.