SEC Names Anita Bandy and Carolyn Welshhans as Associate Directors in Enforcement Division

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Anita B. Bandy and Carolyn M. Welshhans have been named Associate Directors in the SEC’s Division of Enforcement. In their new roles, Ms. Bandy and Ms. Welshhans will each supervise approximately 40 attorneys, paralegals, and staff responsible for investigating a wide variety of securities law violations. Ms. Bandy joined the SEC in 2004 and has been an Assistant Director in the Division of Enforcement since 2013. During her time with the agency, Ms. Bandy has led multiple enforcement initiatives and has supervised dozens of investigations that resulted in actions spanning a wide range of matters, including accounting and offering fraud, market manipulation, and FCPA violations. Ms.