Michele Layne, Director of Los Angeles Regional Office, to Leave SEC

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Michele Layne, the Director of the Los Angeles Regional Office, is leaving the agency this month after more than 27 years of service. Cindy Eson and Kate Zoladz will become Acting Co-Directors upon Ms. Layne’s departure. “I commend Michele for her long dedication to public service here at the SEC, where she rose from a staff attorney in our Division of Enforcement to our Regional Director in Los Angeles,” said SEC Chair Gary Gensler. “As one of the SEC’s longest-serving Regional Directors, Michele performed important work to help protect investors and promote confidence in our markets.