The Manatee County Port Authority elected member Carol Whitmore as 2013 chairman. Other MCPA officers are: John Chappie, first vice chairman; Michael Gallen, second vice chairman; and Vanessa Baugh, third vice chairman.
New at Airlines for America: Keith Glatz, ex-Department of Transportation, as vice president-international affairs; Katie Connell, ex-Gannett and Delta, as managing director-airline industry public relations and communications.
Port of Corpus Christi Commissioners promoted Frank Brogan to managing director, effective immediately.
Dechert hired Jeremy Zucker as a partner in the law firm's international trade practice in Washington, the firm said. Zucker previously worked at Hogan Lovells.
Stephanie Tsacoumis, ex-Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., named General Counsel for Consumer Product Safety Commission, effective Dec. 10.
Ed Rapp, group president and CFO of Caterpillar Inc., joins the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Advisory Council.
Germain Thibault, co-founder and director general of the Grand défi Pierre Lavoie, appointed to the Montreal Port Authority for a three-year term.
New at A4A: Vaughn Jennings, ex-aide to Rep. John Sullivan, R-Okla, as managing director-government and regulatory communications. Christina Lee, ex-Judicial Watch, and Tressa Mattingly, ex-MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, become social media managers.
FDAImports.com hired Ryan Fournier and Celeste Del Rio-Kasper as associates in the firm.
The Border Trade Alliance (BTA) announced the its leaders for 2013.