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Erica Williams sworn in as PCAOB chair
By 
Aaron Nicodemus2022-01-11T20:32:00
Erica Williams assumes leadership of a newly reconstituted Public Company Accounting Oversight Board that can count implementation of the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act among its top priorities.
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