US Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Heath P Tarbert has announced the following appointments to the CFTC’s executive leadership team.
Summer K Mersinger will serve as Director of the Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs, while Suyash G Paliwal will serve as Director of the Office of International Affairs. Both Mersinger and Paliwal will join the CFTC in August.
“I am grateful that Summer and Suyash will be joining our team of A-players. My office has moved quickly to bring in the best and brightest, and Summer and Suyash are no exception,” says Chairman Tarbert. “The CFTC is tackling unfinished business and the unwritten future in earnest. I look forward to the contributions the Offices of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs and International Affairs will make as the Commission works to ensure our derivatives markets continue to be fair, innovative, and vibrant.”
