The SEC announced the appointment of Kristin Snyder to lead the examinations program in the agency’s San Francisco Regional Office.  Ms. Snyder, 41, succeeds Daryl Hagel, who retired from the SEC.  Marc Fagel is Director of the San Francisco Regional Office. Ms. Snyder has been with the SEC for the past 8 years, serving as a Branch Chief and a Senior Counsel in the SF office’s enforcement program.  In her new role as Associate Regional Director for Examinations, Ms. Snyder leads a staff of  some 50 accountants, examiners, attorneys and support staff responsible for examining broker-dealers, investment companies, investment advisers, and transfer agents across Northern California and the Pacific Northwest. Prior to joining the SEC staff, Ms. Snyder practiced law with Sidley Austin Brown & Wood in San Francisco.  She earned her law degree from the UC Hastings College of the Law, and her bachelor’s UC Davis.   [SEC PR 11-249, 11/29/11]