Big Five Accountants Named to SEC Positions

Posted by accountingweb on Dec 21 2001 130 printer friendly

On Thursday, President Bush announced his appointments of two Big Five accountants to fill two commissioner vacancies on the five-member Securities and Exchange Commission.

Paul S. Atkins and Cynthia A. Glassman will assume five-year terms if they are confirmed by the Senate.

Mr. Atkins is a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Washington, D.C. and has held various positions with the SEC, including chief of staff and counselor.

Ms. Glassman is a principal at the Washington, D.C. office of Ernst & Young and has worked as an economist at the Federal Reserve Board.

The Securities and Exchange Commission is the federal watchdog agency for investors in publicly held companies.

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