Sentences with phrase «government affairs group»

The latest comes from the government affairs group at Womble Carlyle, where lawyers are predicting a Christmas Eve flurry of activity from the Federal Election Commission and felt compelled to rhyme about it.

Former Conservative cabinet minister Lawrence Cannon will be joining Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP's Ottawa office as a strategic adviser and chairman of its government affairs group.

Here's a quick look at what they've been up to: Former cabinet minister Lawrence Cannon joined Gowlings as a strategic adviser and chairman of its government affairs group.

Keith Johnston is chairman of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations Government Affairs Group

Well networked, Murphy is a former vice chair of the CIPR Government Affairs Group.

The Government Affairs Group is the public affairs wing of the CIPR and it represents the views of public affairs professionals across the industry, giving evidence to the Committee on Standards in Public Life and the Public Administration Select Committee.

To ensure some quality control, the list was compiled by a team led by Keith Johnston, the current Chairman of the Government Affairs Group, carefully advised by two previous chairmen of the Group, as well as senior members of the current GAG Committee who, naturally, have removed themselves from consideration in the rankings.

Not exact matches

H.J. Heinz Company Michael Mullen, Senior Vice President of Corporate & Government Affairs, [phone] [email protected] or Kraft Foods Group Christopher Jakubik, CFA (investors), [phone] [email protected]

Chelsea Thomas, who is listed as the trade group's executive director on its web site, worked in government affairs for Apple before joining the App Association in 2016, according to her LinkedIn profile.

The four - member Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group, led by Foreign Affairs Minister Lloyd Axworthy, met with Pakistan's army ruler Pervaiz Musharraf, the Chief Justice of Pakistan, and other political leaders and government officials as they assessed the political situation in the country.

Charlie Coffey, O.C. Executive Vice President Government Affairs & Business Development RBC Financial Group Canadian Business for Social Responsibility (CBSR) Summit «Human Rights: Everyone's Business» Windsor Arms Hotel Toronto, Ontario

Regional integration groups — of which there are many — serve as instruments for these governments to gain more clout that they can use in international affairs.

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The lobbying records show Dick's hired two Democrats and one Republican from Glover Park Group, a DC - based government affairs firm, for «[l] obbying related to gun control.»

Speakers include senior representatives from the Province of Ontario and the Government of Canada, as well as Dominic Barton, Global Managing Director, McKinsey & Company; ABLAC Chair Rajiv Lall, CEO of India's IDFC Bank; BMO Financial Group Vice-chair Kevin Lynch; Mark Machin, ABLAC Vice-chair and President & CEO of Canada Pension Plan Investment Board; Global Affairs Canada's Jonathan Fried; and, APF Canada President and CEO, Stewart Beck.

Olivia joined Qantas in 2009 and has held several positions, including the role of Group Executive, Brand, Marketing & Corporate Affairs and Group Executive for Government Relations and Corporate Affairs.

Delta Strategy Group is a full - service government affairs firm founded by the former Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and CEO of NYMEX, James Newsome, and former COO of the CFTC, Scott Parsons.

The committee will be chaired by the Special Secretary (Economic Affairs) and will include a diverse group of representatives from a number of government bodies including, but not limited to: the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the State Bank of India, and Indian policy think - tank NITI Aayog.

She was Vice Chair of Interpoint Group, a government markets, government relations, and public affairs strategy and management firm.

Second row standing from left to right: F. Robert Salerno, President & CEO, Cendant Car Rental Group; Richard Wistrand, Senior Vice President & Chief Fossil Officer, TXU; David Rader, Senior Vice President Finance and CFO, Frito - Lay Division, PepsiCo, Inc.; Mirian Graddick - Weir, Executive Vice President, Human Resources, AT&T; Lisa Martin, Vice President, Global Sourcing, Pfizer, Inc.; Theo Fletcher, Vice President, Supply Chain Compliance, Security & Diversity, IBM Corporation; A. Shuanise Washington, Vice President Government Affairs Policy and Outreach, Altria Group, Inc.; Bruce Perkins, Vice President, Manager, Supplier Diversity and Business Development Group, Merrill Lynch; Joyce M. Wichie, Director, Supplier Diversity, Worldwide Purchasing, Eastman Kodak Company; Dick Anderson, Vice Chairman, Planning & Administration, BellSouth Corporation; John D. Hofmeister, President and Country Chair, Shell Oil Company; Robert McCormes - Ballou, Director, Vendor Diversity, Office Depot; and Michael L. Eskew, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, UPS.

(Washington, D.C.) The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) today announced that Brian Folkerts, who has 30 years of experience with companies, trade groups and government, will be the organization's new Executive Vice President of Governmengovernment, will be the organization's new Executive Vice President of GovernmentGovernment Affairs.

Akerman's Alcohol Beverage Industry Group is fully - integrated across a national platform, working seamlessly with the firm's lawyers and government affairs professionals to serve clients.

Saying the criticism by some groups are uncalled for, the government through a statement by the Director, Bureau of Communication and Strategy, Office of the Governor Semiu Okanlawon, the state had despite its meagre resources had squeezed water out of stone to manage the affairs of the state.

By contrast, in the United States (US), the government only pays for health care for three groups: the old (Medicare); the poor (Medicaid); and military veterans (Veteran Affairs).

Now the government is seeking an extension despite opposition from the home affairs select committee, human rights lobby groups and MPs from both sides of the house.

These contributors represent major stakeholder groups, such as associations, think tanks, corporate government affairs offices, interest groups, the media, and key industry organizations in Washington, D.C..

Incumbent and neophyte politicians of all stripes were present and hobnobbing at an East Hampton Group for Good Government meet - the - candidates affair on Sunday afternoon at Arthur and Laurie Malman's house.

Michael Polenberg, Vice President of Government Affairs at advocacy group Safe Horizon, said that society's recognition of domestic violence is broadening.

«With today's action, it is clear the Public Service Commission has failed to properly evaluate the significant costs associated with the Clean Energy Standard,» said Darren Suarez, the group's government affairs director.

When REBNY members» projects seemed to stall in «regulatory purgatory,» Angela Sung Pinsky, then the group's senior vice president for management services and government affairs, sought guidance from the mayor's staff and received prompt replies.

«Considering the fact that no findings have linked the detainee to any terror group, and the importance of the Agreement to the strengthening of the bond between... Ghana and the government of the United States... the Committee wishes to recommend to the House to adopt its report and ratify the agreement... on the Resettlement in Ghana of two (2) former Guantanamo Bay detainees,» the Foreign Affairs Committee Report said.

But the 1999 Constitution explicitly stipulates in Chapter 14 subsection 3 that the «composition of the Government of the Federation or any of its agencies and the conduct of its affairs shall... reflect the federal character of Nigeria and the need to promote national unity, and also to command national loyalty, thereby ensuring that there shall be no predominance of persons from a few states or from a few ethnic or other sectional groups...» Buhari is breaching this with impunity in his appointments.

Asked whether it had won any commitment from that group's leader, Jeff Klein of the Bronx, or any other members to press for the bill, Matthew McMorrow, the Pride Agenda's director of government affairs, said, «They're all fully supportive.

Having said that, and in light of the investigation into the awarding of contracts at the Solar City facility in Buffalo, we hope that New York State and relevant agencies do everything in their power to provide a transparent bidding process,» said Joshua Reap, a government affairs director for the group.

-- Mercury Public Affairs, the consulting and lobbying firm founded by a group of former Pataki administration aides / advisors that has since expanded to several states, has hired Dan Cho to its New York government relations team.

«This would include working for organisations that seek to influence government policy such as trades unions and industry bodies; work for campaigning organisations and pressure groups who are seeking to influence government; and work for agencies working in the field of public affairs or government relations who try to influence government on behalf of their clients,» he wrote.

The mayor, a seasoned dealmaker who failed at his own bid for speaker in 2006, personally appealed to council members on Ms. Mark - Viverito's behalf, inserting himself into the affairs of the legislative branch in a manner that rankled some good - government groups.

*** Photo Left to Right: Althea Williams, Founder and President of «Youth Leaders On The Move;» Loretta Masterson, President of the Sack Wern Houses Residents Council; April D. Horton, Director of External and Government Affairs at Verizon; Senator Jeff Klein; Darrin Speight, President of the Shorehaven Condo Association; Paul Moore, Principal of Moore Development Group; Debra Stern, Founder and Executive Director of the Amani Public Charter School.

He was also a member of the influential Society of Labour Lawyers, chaired the home affairs group within the parliamentary Labour party before he joined the government and chaired the House of Commons jazz club.

«In an election year we usually see a bump — and we didn't see that this year,» added Saima Anjam, the group's government affairs associate.

For Ph.D. students who have already initiated some form of joint collaborative effort with a research group or laboratory in France, the French government offers Ministry of Foreign Affairs research scholarships that provide financial support for Canadian Ph.D. students to live and work in France for up to a year.

Scientists can consult with their institutions» public affairs and government relations offices and join groups like Engaging Scientists and Engineers in Policy that seek to empower scientists to involve themselves in the policymaking process, panelists said.

Bioclusters have their roots in a pair of 1980 government decisions, explains Peter Abair, head of economic development and global affairs at the Massachusetts Biotechnology Council, an industry group.

«We have every hope and expectation that the Senate will approve the bill quickly,» says David Isaacs, vice president for government affairs at the Semiconductor Industry Association in Washington, D.C., one of several research and industry groups that have lobbied for its passage.

And 10 more states are considering it, according to Narric Rome, Vice President of Government Affairs & Arts Education at Americans for the Arts, a Washington, D.C. advocacy group.

The weight states give to closing achievement gaps is an important factor, said Amy Wilkins, the vice president for government affairs and communications of the Education Trust, a Washington - based group that advocates on behalf of disadvantaged children.

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The Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs is the principal advisor to the Secretary, Deputy Secretary and senior staff with respect to legislative affairs, Congressional relations, and policy matters affecting Federal, state and local governments, and public and private interest Affairs is the principal advisor to the Secretary, Deputy Secretary and senior staff with respect to legislative affairs, Congressional relations, and policy matters affecting Federal, state and local governments, and public and private interest affairs, Congressional relations, and policy matters affecting Federal, state and local governments, and public and private interest groups.

Through this partnership, the PLC and its stakeholders — including company leaders, industry organizations, trade associations and respected groups focused on responsible pet ownership — are committed to supporting a reliable and scalable source of funding for PIJAC's government affairs team.

That certainly seems to be the perspective of the Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council (PIJAC), the pet industry's main government affairs advocacy group.