George R. Botic was appointed as a Board
Member of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board by the
Securities and Exchange Commission in September 2023 and sworn in on
October 25, 2023. His current term expires on October 24, 2028.

Board
Member Botic is a Certified Public Accountant who has been with the
PCAOB since 2003. Prior to his swearing in as a Board Member, he was the
Director of the PCAOB’s Division of Registration and Inspections (DRI),
which includes the Global Network Firm, Non-Affiliate Firm, and
Broker-Dealer Firm inspection programs, as well as the registration
program. He oversaw the registration and inspection of all domestic and
foreign accounting firms that audit public companies whose securities
trade in the U.S., as well as all broker-dealer audits. 

Before
being named DRI Director in 2018, Board Member Botic had served as
Director of the PCAOB’s Office of International Affairs and as Special
Advisor to former Chair James R. Doty. From 2003 to 2014, he held
several roles within DRI, including as a Deputy Director. Earlier in his
career, he was a senior manager with PricewaterhouseCoopers. 

Board
Member Botic holds a Bachelor of Science in accounting from Shepherd
University and received a Master of Accountancy from Virginia Tech.