Herdman Is New Sec Chief Accountant - Securities and Exchange Commission appoints Robert K. Herdman - Brief Article

California CPA, Nov, 2001

In October, Robert K. Herdman, CPA, became the SEC's new chief accountant, replacing Lynn Turner, who left in September to join the faculty at Colorado State University.

The chief accountant oversees and directs all of the SEC's accountants and accounting-related efforts, and interfaces with national and international accounting communities.

According to the SEC, Herdman will focus on revising and modernizing its accounting and financial disclosure system. He also will be a principal adviser in developing U.S. policy on international accounting standards.

Herdman has been a CPA since 1971, and spent 28 years as an Ernst & Young senior partner responsible for the firm's relationsbips with the SEC, FASB and AICPA.