SEC tabs New Jersey AG Gurbir Grewal as enforcement head
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Kyle Brasseur2021-06-29T19:20:00
The SEC announced the appointment of New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal as director of its Enforcement Division. He is the second individual to be named to the position in three months after the first pick resigned.
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