The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative appointed Jake Colvin, National Foreign Trade Council vice president for Global Trade Issues, to the U.S. Trade and Environment Policy Advisory Committee on Nov. 18, the NFTC said (here).
CT Strategies took on two more former CBP officials, the consulting firm said in a press release (here). Dr. Gerald Dewey, previously director of Advanced Analytics at CBP, and Gene Garza, previously director of Field Operations for CBP's Laredo field office, join CT Strategies as senior advisers, it said. The firm, started by former CBP officials Al Gina and Andrew Farrelly (see 13111217) last year, has hired a number of ex-CBP leaders.
Livingston International promoted Matt Goodman, previously vice president of Global Trade Management operations, to president of that division, the company said (here).
Ken Levinson will take over as executive director at the Washington International Trade Association on an interim basis, said WITA in a press release (here). Levinson will take over for Javiera Gallardo, named executive director last summer, who will continue as senior advisor to WITA from abroad. Levinson, who founded government relations firm KLC Strategies and is a WITA board member, will stay on as executive director while the association finalizes a 2015 executive director, said WITA. Diego Añez, previously WITA's program coordinator, was also promoted to managing director.
The Airfowarders Association elected board members to serve for the 2015-2018 term, the association said (here). The newly elected board members are:
CBP issued Brian Feito, associate editor at International Trade Today, a customs broker license on Oct. 16. The license, approved by CBP Assistant Commissioner for the Office of International Trade Brenda Smith, was delivered through the Port of Washington, D.C.
Miller & Co. added Luke Vogel, previously an international trade compliance manager for Thermo Fisher Scientific, as import/export compliance director. The law firm also promoted Brian Murphy to partner, it said.
Vice President for International Trade at the Retail Industry Leaders Association, Stephanie Lester, is departing that organization this month for The Gap, Inc., she told International Trade Today. She will now take on the role of director of federal government affairs at The Gap, where she will focus strictly on apparel. Her first day at The Gap will be on Oct. 27. Lester was previously a staffer for the House Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee.
U.S. Steel hired Debbie Shon, as vice president, international trade and global public policy, the company said in a press release. Shon will handle international trade strategy and manage all trade enforcement actions from the company's Washington office, it said. Shon was previously a managing director of a real estate company and Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Liaison during the Clinton administration.
Fred Higdon, executive director of the Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of Northern California died suddenly on Oct. 4, following a brief illness, said the association. Higdon, 74, was executive director since 2008.