Two PCAOB members resign ahead of SEC overhaul
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Aaron Nicodemus2021-08-23T20:47:00
Rebekah Goshorn Jurata and Megan Zietsman have announced they will resign, meaning the PCAOB could soon be left with one active member ahead of SEC plans to clean house at the audit regulator.
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