Brian Quintenz, one of five commissioners at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, announced Tuesday he won’t seek renomination to a second five-year term and will depart the agency by the end of October.
Quintenz, sworn into his post in August 2017, said the decision was made to “pursue new challenges and opportunities.” The Republican was initially nominated for a commissioner role by President Barack Obama in 2016 before a delay caused by switchover in Congress session led to his renomination by President Donald Trump in May 2017. Quintenz’s term expires this month.
