Washington, D.C. – Scott Taub, who has served as the SEC’s deputy chief accountant since September 2002, has been named Acting Chief Accountant for the SEC, succeeding Donald Nicolaisen.
SEC chief Christopher Cox still needs to fill several key posts, including that of PCAOB chairman.
Before joining the SEC, Taub was a partner in the Professional Standards Group of Arthur Andersen in Chicago. He also served as a professional accounting fellow with the SEC’s Office of Chief Accountant from June 1999 through June 2001, and is a 1990 graduate of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.