The North American Securities Administrators Association announced today that its executive director, Marc Beauchamp, will leave his position at the end of February.

Beauchamp joined NASAA in January 1998 as communications director; he became executive director in March of 2000. He now plans to become a strategic communications consultant. Before joining NASAA, Beauchamp was chief spokesman for the NASD and the Nasdaq Stock Market. Previously, he was Forbes magazine1s west coast bureau chief.

Christine Bruenn, NASAA’s president, said, “NASAA has greatly benefited from Marc’s keen insights on strategic issues and his ability to communicate the vital importance of state securities regulation. I will miss him.”

“State securities regulators have always been focused on Main Street investors and their concerns,” said Beauchamp.”The United States has the fairest and most transparent markets in the world, and a big reason for that is the complementary system of regulation: the SEC, the self-regulatory organizations and the states.”