The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development named William Danvers, previously deputy chief of staff for the U.S. Secretary of State, as deputy secretary-general.
Phyllis Schneck, ex-McAfee, becomes Department of Homeland Security deputy under secretary-cybersecurity in the National Protection and Programs Directorate.
The United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appointed on Aug. 15 Arancha Gonzalez of Spain as Executive Director of the International Trade Center, a joint trade and international business development agency of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and the World Trade Organization (WTO). The center aims to promote developing country exports, according to the WTO. Gonzalez, previously chief of staff at the WTO, will replace current Executive Director Patricia Francis of Jamaica on Sept. 1.
Kuehne + Nagel International appointed Dr. Detlef Trefzger as the company’s new CEO on Aug. 15. The company said that the decision came after a “comprehensive selection process involving external and internal candidates." Trefzger, who previously oversaw Contract and Integrated Logistics at the company, will assume his position “with immediate effect” and will continue to be responsible for Contract and Integrated Logistics "until further notice,” the company said.
Livingston International appointed Steven Preston as CEO following the retirement of Peter Luit from the top spot, the company said in a press release. Preston previously worked as chief financial officer at Waste Management, said Livingston. Luit remains a "significant shareholder" and will keep a seat on the company's board of directors, said Livingston.
The National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO) on Aug. 6 appointed former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce Augustine "Auggie" Tantillo as the new NCTO president, following the departure of Cass Johnson. Johnson served as NCTO president since the creation of the NCTO in 2004. In a press release, the NCTO highlighted Tantillo’s decades of industry experience, noting the challenges the U.S. textile industry faces in light of ongoing Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations. “In his new role as president, Auggie will continue NCTO’s unparalleled commitment to fighting on behalf of American textile manufacturing and jobs at home and abroad,” said Bill Jasper, Chairman of NCTO.
A group of 10 attorneys “focused on litigating complex technology patent cases” before the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) will join the Winston & Strawn’s intellectual property (IP) practice, the firm announced on Aug. 8. The group is made up of John Alison, Steven Anzalone, Paul Goulet and Thomas Jarvis, four partners from Finnegan, and " a team of additional experienced attorneys and support staff for these high demand litigations," the law firm said.
William Lally will take over as CEO of Janel World Trade, replacing the company's founder, James Jannello, it said in a press release. Lally previously worked as chief operating officer (COO) at the company. The company also said Vincent Iacopella, previously managing director of the company's California subsidiary, will move up to COO.