CFTC Names James McDonald as its New Enforcement Chief

[kreslik.news]

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Acting Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo, who Donald Trump selected as his pick for CFTC chief, announced today that James McDonald, a former assistant at the U.S. Attorney’s Office, has been named the new Director of the agency’s Division of Enforcement (DOE). James will step into his new role on April 10, 2017, which will last for a period of three years.

The role of head of enforcement has been vacant following the departure of Aitan Goelman, who left the agency on February 3, 2017. The position was filled on an interim basis by Vince McGonagle, who ... (read more)