United States: Joseph J. Simons Steps Down As FTC Chair; Commissioner Slaughter Designated Acting Chair

FTC Chair Joseph J. Simons will step down effective January 29, 2021. President Biden designated FTC Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter to serve as Acting Chair.

The FTC also announced that General Counsel Alden F. Abbott and several agency directors will also be departing the FTC.

Primary Sources

1. FTC Press Release: FTC Chair Simons Announces His Resignation and the Departure of Senior Staff
2. FTC Press Release: FTC Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter Designated Acting Chair of the Agency

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