SEC names Hewitt chief accountant.

• Position: National

Conrad W. Hewitt, CPA, took over as the SEC's chief accountant on Aug. 18, succeeding Donald Nicolaisen, who left the SEC last fall.

A former managing partner with Ernst & Young LLP, and commissioner of California's department of financial institutions and superintendent of banking for the state, Hewitt will oversee accounting interpretations, international accounting matters, professional practice issues and lead the SEC's work on implementing...