Chairman from the Big 4 Brings `New Paradigm' to PCAOB

Also, White House meeting fails to land deal on stablecoin interest

The appointment of Demetrios “Jim” Logothetis as PCAOB chairman surprised many in Washington, not least because it marks the first time the SEC has picked a veteran of one of accounting’s Big 4 to lead the auditing overseer. Few had heard of the retired Ernst & Young partner or expected SEC Chairman Paul Atkins to break with tradition in tapping a CPA f…