Apollo appoints former top SEC executive as lead independent director
3 Min Read (Reuters) - Apollo Global Management Inc said on Thursday it had appointed former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chief Jay Clayton as its lead independent director to improve corporate governance in the wake of an inquiry into Chairman Leon Black’s ties to late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. FILE PHOTO: Jay Clayton, Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, speaks at the Economic Club of New York luncheon in New York City, New York, U.S.,September 9, 2019. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton The review found that Black, who co-founded Ap...