The Securities and Exchange Commission has appointed George Canellos as deputy director of the Division of Enforcement, effective June 4.
Since July 2009, Canellos has served as director of the SEC’s New York Regional office, overseeing 400 professional staff of enforcement attorneys, accountants, investigators and compliance examiners involved in the investigation and prosecution of enforcement actions and the performance of compliance inspections in the New York region. The New York office has responsibility for the largest concentration of SEC-registered financial institutions including more than 4,000 investment banks, investment advisers, broker-dealers, mutual funds and hedge funds.
