King & Spalding added Iain MacVay to lead its new international trade and customs practice in London, the law firm said in a press release. MacVay comes from Bird & Bird, the release said.
Matt Howsare, the chief of staff and chief counsel to Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Chairman Inez Tenenbaum, is leaving the agency to join the law firm Mintz Levin as counsel in Washington, said Tenenbaum in a statement. Effective May 29, Elliot Kaye, the current deputy chief of staff and senior counsel to the chairman, will move up to Howsare's spot, the press release said.
Acting U.S. Trade Representative Demetrios Marantis will leave the agency later this month, according to a USTR spokesman. Marantis, who has headed the agency since former USTR Ron Kirk stepped down in March, is leaving for a job at mobile payment company Square. Marantis will head the company's international government, regulatory and policy work, according to a press release from the company (here). “Demetrios’ invaluable experience will help Square provide powerful business tools to local entrepreneurs around the world,” said company CEO Jack Dorsey.
Bracewell & Giuliani hired Anne Northrup, previously commissioner on the Consumer Product Safety Commission, to work in the firm’s Policy Resolution Group in Washington, D.C. Northup was a five-term member of the House of Representatives 1997-2006, representing the Kentucky 3rd District.
William Jasper, CEO of North Carolina company Unifi, will continue as chairman of the National Council of Textile Organizations. Jasper was elected to his third term at the NCTO's annual meeting in April. President of Greenwood Mills James Self was also re-elected to serve a third term as vice chairman of NCTO.
Wilson Sonsini added Stuart Chemtob as senior of counsel in the firm's antitrust practice in Washington, D.C. Chemtob previously worked as special counsel for international trade with the Justice Department.
Judson Murdock was named as director of Field Operations in Houston for CBP, the agency said. Murdock worked as CBP Area Port Director in Dallas before taking the post in Houston.
The Border Trade Alliance is seeking a new president, the group said in a press release. Nelson Balido, the previous president, said in a brief interview his term recently ended and he decided to resign from the position. Balido will continue to work at his consulting firm Balido and Associates, he said.
UTi Worldwide named Josh Paulson, partner at P2 Capital Partners, as one of two new members of UTi's board of directors, the company said in a press release. The board recently decided to expanded the board from seven to nine members and another director is expected to be named this summer, it said. The company also named Pat Cooney as the new regional vice president for sales and marketing in the Asia-Pacific region (here).
Harold McGraw, President of the McGraw-Hill Companies, has been elected to Chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce, the group announced April 22. Current ICC Chairman Gerard Worms will become Honorary Chairman. Sunil Bharti Mittal will become Vice-Chairman effective July 1. Mittal is the founder and Group CEO of Bharti Enterprises, an Indian business group with interests in telecom, retail and other sectors.