US Securities and Exchange Commission names new division chiefs

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, June 13 (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday named several new division directors, as Chairman Paul Atkins begins to build his team at the top U.S. markets regulator.

The SEC tapped Jamie Selway to lead the agency's Trading and Markets division, effective June 17, and Brian Daly, a lawyer from Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld in New York, to run the Investment Management division, according to statements from the regulator.

Kurt Hohl, founder of an advisory firm for issues including auditing, compliance and initial public offerings, has been named as Chief Accountant, effective July 7, the SEC said.

Atkins, who was nominated by Republican President Donald Trump, arrived in April at the SEC, where he is expected to oversee a deregulatory push.

Selway is a longtime market structure and investment technology expert. Reuters previously reported he had been tapped for the role.

While at Akin, Daly advised private equity, hedge fund and venture capital fund managers, according to the law firm's website. He is slated to join the SEC July 8.