New Delhi, Feb. 27 -- The government on Thursday appointed present finance secretary Tuhin Kanta Pandey as the chief of the market regulator , replacing Madhabi Puri Buch whose terms ends at the end of the month.

Finance Secretary Tuhin Kanta Pandey has been appointed as the Chairman of Securities and Exchange Board of India for 3 years, a government order showed.

"The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Shri Tuhin Kanta Pandey, IAS (OR:1987), Finance Secretary and Secretary, Department of Revenue to the post of Chaiman, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), initially for a period of three years from the date of assumption of charge of the post or until further orders, whichever is earlier," th...