The U.S.-China Business Council elected DuPont CEO Ellen Kullman as chairwoman of the group, it said in a press release. Other elected officers include:
Horizon Lines promoted Bill Hamlin to executive vice president and chief operating officer, the company said in a press release. Hamlin previously was senior vice president of operations at Horizon.
The Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America named Greg Tunney, CEO of RG Barry, as chairman of the FDRA, the group said in a press release. Tunney replaces Blake Krueger, CEO of Wolverine World Wide. Nick Grayston, a vice president with Sears Holdings, will take over as vice chairman, said the FDRA.
Cozen O'Connor hired Thomas Wallrich, an international trade and commercial transactions lawyer, to work as managing partner at the firm's new Minneapolis office, it said in a press release. Wallrich comes from Hinshaw & Culberston.
McGuireWoods hired Russ Sullivan, previously a staff director for the Senate Finance Committee, as a partner in the law firm's Washington office, it said in a press release. Sullivan, who starts July 1, "will provide strategic counsel to the firm’s clients, offering comprehensive solutions from an administrative, regulatory and legislative perspective to some of their most complex matters," the firm said.
Delta Air Lines CEO Richard Anderson will take over as chairman of the International Air Transport Association, the group said in a press release. Anderson success Alan Joyce, Qantas Airways CEO, as chairman.
Patricia Compres and Maria Bermudez opened a new customs firm, Advance Customs Brokers and Consulting, on May 1, the company said in a press release. Compres and Bermudez previously worked as principals of Customized Brokers, which was acquired by Crowley in 2009.
Former Vice Presidential adviser Scott Mulhauser is the new chief of staff for the Export Import Bank, Ex-Im President Fred Hochberg said May 24. Mulhauser was most recently a senior adviser on the Presidential Inaugural Committee. He served as Vice President Joe Biden’s deputy chief of staff in 2012 and previously worked as a Senate Finance Committee staffer. In a statement, Hochberg said Mulhauser’s “impressive talents and extensive experience” are a benefit to Ex-Im.
The Port of Long Beach Executive Director J. Christopher Lytle will move to the Port of Oakland, where he will take the top spot, said the Long Beach Port in a press release (here). Before Lytle leaves, the Board of Harbor Commissioners will name an interim executive director, said the Port of Long Beach. Lytle will join the Oakland Port later this summer, the release said. Oakland's Acting Executive Director, Deborah Ale Flint, will continue in that post until Lytle takes over, said the Port of Oakland in a release (here).
Airbus Americas hired Christopher Johnson as customs manager for the company's manufacturing facility in Mobile, Ala., it said in a press release. Johnson previously worked at John S. James Co., the release said. Johnson is only the second hire for the new Airbus assembly line.