U.S. SEC enforcement head resigns after five days on the job Reuters 1 hr ago By Katanga Johnson and Chris Prentice © Reuters/Jonathan Ernst FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission logo adorns an office door
By Katanga Johnson and Chris Prentice
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Alex Oh, who last week became the first woman of color to lead the U.S. securities watchdog s enforcement division resigned on Wednesday due to potential conflicts of interest created by her previous work as a lawyer, according to the agency and a person with direct knowledge of the matter.
The unusual turn of events is a blow for new Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chair Gary Gensler, for whom Oh was among his first big hires, and underscores the challenges of filling top agency roles with Wall Street defense attorneys.
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