Securities Association Taps Exchange Lawyer as General Counsel

The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association has hired former SEC and NYSE veteran Saima Ahmed as general counsel.

Ahmed joins the trade association for the US securities industry from NYSE Regulation Inc., the regulatory arm of the Intercontinental Exchange Inc.-owned New York Stock Exchange. She was a senior director and head of the exchange’s market watch and corporate actions groups.

“We are excited to have Saima join SIFMA,” chief executive Kenneth Bentsen Jr. said in a statement. “Saima’s extensive experience as a litigator, regulator, and manager will be a tremendous asset to SIFMA and our members.”

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