Longtime PCAOB Official to Lead the Audit Watchdog, US SEC Says

Longtime PCAOB official to lead the audit watchdog, US SEC says

By Chris Prentice

SEC Announces George Botic as Acting Chair of the PCAOB

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that it has designated George R. Botic to serve as Acting Chair of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, effective July 23. Current PCAOB Chair Erica Y. Williams has resigned from the Board, effective July 22.  “I thank Erica Williams for her dedicated service on the Board, and I look forward to working with George Botic as Acting Chair,” said SEC Chairman Paul Atkins.  “I am honored to w…

Longtime PCAOB official to lead the audit watchdog, US SEC says - Regional Media News

By Chris Prentice NEW YORK (Reuters) -The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has tapped a longtime official of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board to lead the audit watchdog, after the agency’s head pushed out its Democratic chief last week.  George Botic, a certified public accountant who has been a PCAOB board member since October 2023, will on Wednesday become the acting chair of the PCAOB, the SEC said in a statement late on M…

US SEC names George Botic as PCAOB acting chair

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has appointed George Botic as acting chair of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB).   The decision follows the recent resignation of the former chair, Erica Williams.  SEC chairman Paul Atkins said: “I thank Erica Williams for her dedicated service on the Board, and I look forward to working with George Botic as Acting Chair.”   Botic, a certified public accountant, has been a memb…

SEC names George Botic as acting chair of PCAOB

The Securities and Exchange Commission has tapped George Botic as acting chair of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, effective July 23, after Erica Williams steps down.