SEC Names Kathleen M. Hutchinson as Deputy Director of International Affairs

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced Kathleen M. Hutchinson as the new Deputy Director in the agency's Office of International Affairs (OIA), which advises the Commission on international regulatory policy as well as cross-border enforcement and supervisory matters, provides technical assistance to foreign counterparts, and coordinates the SEC’s engagement with authorities outside the United States. As Deputy Director, Ms. Hutchinson will oversee many of OIA’s strategic initiatives as well as advise on policy, enforcement and supervisory cooperation, and technical assistance matters. Most recently, Ms. Hutchinson served as an Assistant Director in OIA’s Regulatory Policy group. She joined the SEC in 2003, serving as a Senior Special Counsel in OIA focusing on international regulatory policy and supervisory cooperation issues, and as a Senior Counsel working on international enforcement, regulatory policy, supervisory cooperation, and technical assistance matters. Ms.