Washington, DC – December 4, 2012 – Meredith Cross, who directed the SEC division overseeing the implementation of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act and Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act, says she is stepping down to return to the private sector.
Ms. Cross has served as the Director of the Division of Corporation Finance for the Securities and Exchange Commission since June 2009. The Division oversees the disclosures made to investors by more than 9,000 public issuers including registration statements for newly-offered securities, materials distributed in connection with business combination transactions, annual and quarterly filings, and proxy materials sent to shareholders for annual meetings.