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SEC Announces Departure of Principal Deputy Director of Enforcement Sam Waldon

Issuer U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission · Published

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced that Sam Waldon, Principal Deputy Director of the Division of Enforcement, will depart the agency on July 31, 2026, after more than 14 years at the SEC. He will be succeeded by Osman Nawaz, who previously served with the SEC from 2010-2024 before rejoining the agency last month. The document states that Waldon served as Acting Deputy Director from October 2024 to January 2025, became Acting Director of Enforcement on two occasions in 2025 and 2026, and earlier served as Assistant Chief Counsel and Chief Counsel in the Division of Enforcement from 2022 through 2024; in 2011 he received the SEC's Philip A. Loomis, Jr. Award. The SEC also noted that Nawaz previously held roles including staff attorney, Assistant Regional Director, and Chief of the Complex Financial Instruments Unit within the Division of Enforcement.

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