Ex-Im Bank Announces FY2013 Advisory Committee Members
November 16, 2012
(Ex-Im Bank)
WASHINGTON, D.C., November 16, 2012 – Today the Board of Export-Import Bank of
the United States (Ex-Im Bank) appointed sixteen members to the Bank’s Advisory
Committee for 2013.The Committee advises Ex-Im Bank on its policies and
programs, in particular on the extent to which the Bank helps U.S. exporters to
compete.Congress established the Advisory Committee thirty years ago.
Returning member Nelson Cunningham, managing partner of McLarty Associates, will
again chair the committee.
“I am pleased to announce our 2013 Advisory committee members,” said Ex-Im Bank
Chairman and President Fred P. Hochberg.“Our members represent various regions
of our nation and all are committed to helping Ex-Im Bank achieve its mission of
creating and sustaining U.S. jobs through exports.Our Committee is responsible
for offering fresh ideas, perspectives and insights, and I look forward to
working with each of our new members.”
More nominations for the committee were received this year than ever before.
This indicates strong bipartisan interest in achieving the National Export
Initiative goal of doubling exports between 2010 and 2015.The Bank directors
selected members in a process that weighed the nominees’ business experience and
qualifications, and created balance in perspectives.The final slate represents a
wide sampling of business sectors, including small business, manufacturing,
labor, services, finance, and environmental concerns.
Members of the FY2013 Advisory Committee, and the sectors they represent, are as
follows.Asterisked names indicate new members:
Chairman – Nelson Cunningham, Managing Partner, McLarty Associates,
Washington D.C.; represents Services sector
Members:
*Mary Andringa, CEO, Vermeer Corporation, Iowa; Manufacturing
*John Bakane, CEO, Frontier Spinning Mills Inc., North Carolina;
Textiles
Peter Baranay, Partner, ABRO Industries Inc., Indiana; Small Business
C. Fred Bergsten, Director, Peterson Institute for International
Economics, Washington D.C.; Commerceand Trade Policy
*Michael Boyle, CEO, Boyle Energy Services & Technology Inc., New
Hampshire; Small Business
*Carol Browner, Senior Counselor, Albright Stonebridge Group and Center
for American Progress, Washington DC; Environment
*Celeste Drake, Trade and Globalization Policy Specialist, AFL-CIO,
Washington DC; Labor
*Mark Fallon, President, Nuclear Business Group, CH2M Hill, Colorado;
Services
*Christine Gregoire, Governor, Washington State, Olympia, Washington;
Government
Owen Herrnstadt, Director, Trade and Globalization, International
Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, Maryland; Labor
Nancy Mercolino, President and Owner, Ceilings Plus, California; Small
Business
Michael O’Neill, Chairman of the Board, Citigroup Inc., New York City;
Finance
Garrett Pierce, Vice Chairman and CFO, Orbital Sciences Corporation,
Virginia; Manufacturing
*Cherod Webber, President and CEO, Innovative Global Supply LLC, South
Carolina; Small Business
*Steve Wilburn, CEO, FirmGreen Inc., California; Environment
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