Deputy Chief Accountant Marc Panucci to Leave SEC

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Marc Panucci, Deputy Chief Accountant, plans to leave the agency later this month. Since he was appointed Deputy Chief Accountant in 2016, Mr. Panucci has managed and led the activities of the Office of the Chief Accountant’s (OCA) Professional Practice Group (PPG). In this position, Mr. Panucci has played a key role in the Commission’s work related to overseeing the activities of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), managing rulemaking and the resolution of auditor independence matters, and monitoring and addressing matters related to the requirements for internal control over financial reporting (ICFR) and the audit of the financial statements.