Federal Maritime Commission Chairman Mario Cordero named Vern Hill, previously director of the Bureau of Certification and Licensing at the FMC, as managing director.
FDAImports.com and Benjamin L. England and Associates hired Ge Song as an attorney and Yun-Sang Cheah as a regulatory specialist.
D'Ann Brown opened a customs brokerage office in Albuquerque, N.M., said a press release. Brown's office is now the sole customs brokerage based in New Mexico, the release said.
The National Association of Manufacturers added Chris Moore, previously a deputy assistant secretary for trade policy with the U.S. Department of State, as senior director of international business policy, the association said.
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 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:
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.
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.
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.
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.