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  EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Functions as the Board of Directors of USCIB.

Chair:

Harold McGraw III

Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer

McGraw Hill Financial

 

Staff:

Peter Robinson, 212-703-5046 or probinson@uscib.org

Jessica Berti, 212-703-5049 or jberti@uscib.org

 

 


 

FINANCE AND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE

A standing committee of the Executive Committee, oversees USCIB financial operations.

Chair:

Donald Monks

Vice Chairman (Ret.)

The Bank of New York Company, Inc.

 

Staff:

Peter Robinson, 212-703-5046 or probinson@uscib.org

Jessica Berti, 212-703-5049 or jberti@uscib.org

 

 


 

ARBITRATION COMMITTEE
Promotes ICC arbitration as an expeditious and economical means of settling commercial disputes.

Chair:

Mark Beckett

Chadbourne & Parke LLP

 

Vice Chair:

Grant Hanessian

Baker & McKenzie LLP

 

 

Contact:

Josefa Sicard-Mirabal, 212-703-5065 or josefa.sicard-mirabal@iccwbo.org

Alexandra Akerly, 212-703-5044 or aay@iccwbo.org

 

Subcommittees and their chairs:

 

Florida

Luis M. O'Naghten

Partner

Akerman Senterfitt

 

Midwest

Lawrence S. Schaner

Partner

Jenner & Block LLP

Northeast

Richard A. Johnston

Partner

Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP

 

Northwest

Steven L. Smith

Partner

O'Melveny & Myers LLP

 

Rocky Mountain

David Wilson

Partner

Bryan Cave LLP

 

Southeast

A. Stephens Clay

Partner

Kilpatrick Stockton LLP

 

Southern

C. Mark Baker

Partner

Fulbright & Jaworski LLP

 

Southwest

Fred Bennett

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP

Washington D.C. Area

Jean Engelmayer Kalicki

Counsel

Arnold & Porter LLP

 

Transactional Lawyers

Frederick R. Fucci

Partner

Dickstein Shapiro LLP

Corporate Counsel

Mark Morril

MorillADR LLC

 

Stephen Smith

Sherman & Howard L.L.C.

 

 

Young Arbitrators Forum

Eridania Perez

Partner

Patton Boggs LLP

 

Marc Suskin

Chadbourne & Parke LLP

 

 

 

 

 


BANKING COMMITTEE
Seeks to increase the efficiency and decreases the cost of international trade transactions by promoting the standardization of international banking procedures.

Chair:

Michael F. Quinn

Managing Director, Global Trade Services

J.P. Morgan Chase & Company

 

Staff:

Nasim Deylami, 202-371-9235 or ndeylami@uscib.org


 

BIOTECHNOLOGY WORKING GROUP
Fosters better appreciation for biotechnology's societal benefits; seeks to prevent non science-based barriers to trade in biotechnology products; and advocates sound science and risk management as basis of regulatory approaches.

 

Chair:

Richard A. Johnson

Senior Partner

Arnold & Porter, LLP

Vice Chair:

Janet E. Collins
Global Biotechnology Manager
DuPont

 

Staff:

Helen Medina, 212-703-5047 or hmedina@uscib.org

 


 

CHINA COMMITTEE

Monitor China-related policy developments at major multinational institutions and influence policy-making process to reflect interests of U.S. business.

 

Co-Chair:

Jianmei Feng

Counsel, Public Policy

GE China

Co-Chair:

Richard J. Ferris, Jr.

Partner

Holland & Knight LLP

Subcommittee/working group and its chair:

 

China Environment

Richard J. Ferris, Jr.

Partner

Holland & Knight LLP

 

Staff:

Justine Badimon, 212-703-5062 or jbadimon@uscib.org

 


 

COMPETITION COMMITTEE
Promotes international legal policies that favor an open and competitive environment for U.S. business worldwide.

Chair:

Michael D. Blechman

Partner

Kaye Scholer LLP

 

Vice Chair:

James F. Rill

Senior Partner

Howrey Simon Arnold & White, LLP

 

Staff:

Justine Badimon, 212-703-5062 or jbadimon@uscib.org

 


 

CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY COMMITTEE
Communicate business views to national governments and inter-governmental organizations regarding corporate responsibility issues, including: the substance of government regulations and guidelines on corporate conduct, and the role of voluntary codes of conduct, including use of monitoring and verification.

Chair:

Clifford Henry

Associate Director, Corporate Sustainable Development

The Procter & Gamble Company

Vice Chair:

Tam Robert Nguyen

Manager, Corporate Responsibility

Chevron Corporation

 

Staff:

Adam Greene, 212-703-5056 or agreene@uscib.org

 


 

CUSTOMS AND TRADE FACILITATION COMMITTEE

Promotes global convergence and modernization of customs practices.

Chair:

Jerry Cook

Vice President, International

HanesBrands, Inc.

 

Staff:

Nasim Deylami, 202-371-9235 or ndeylami@uscib.org

Robert Mulligan, 202-682-7375 or rmulligan@uscib.org

 


 

EMERGING MARKETS COMMITTEE
Advocates policies in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union with a view to opening markets and improving the competitive position of U.S. firms; supports development of legal and business infrastructures in transition economies.

Staff:

Justine Badimon, 212-703-5062 or jbadimon@uscib.org

Subcommittees/working groups:

 

Russia/NIS

 

Middle East and North Africa (MENA)

 

 


 

ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE
Promotes appropriate environmental protection within an open trade and investment system; advances environmental protection and economic development as fundamental to sustainable development.

 

Chair:

Ann Condon

Director and Counsel, EHS Programs

General Electric Company

Vice Chair:

Paul Hagen

Director

Beveridge & Diamond, P.C.

Vice Chair:

Justin Perrettson

Senior Advisor, Public Affairs

Novozymes North America Inc.

Staff:

Norine Kennedy, 212-703-5052 or nkennedy@uscib.org

 

Subcommittees/working groups and their chairs:

 

Climate Change

 

International Energy Group

Sustainable Consumption & Product Policy

Ernest S. Rosenberg

President and Chief Executive Officer

American Cleaning Institute

 

 

 


 


EUROPEAN UNION COMMITTEE
Coordinates and formulates USCIB policies on a broad range of developments in the EU affecting U.S. business.

Chair:

Brian D. Fix

Partner

Salans

 

Staff:

Justine Badimon, 212-703-5062 or jbadimon@uscib.org

 


 


FINANCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE
Promotes an open and fair international market with uninhibited access to the broadest range of financial and professional products and services.

 

Staff:

Shaun Donnelly, 202-682-1221 or sdonnelly@uscib.org

 

Subcommittee/working group:

 

Economic and Financial Policy

 

 


 

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE WORKING GROUP
To build an open and efficient global food system by providing industry expertise to government officials working to eliminate existing barriers to agricultural trade and investment, and fostering coordination among organizations working to ensure a safe food supply, meaningful food security and enhanced environmental sustainability.

 

Staff:

Helen Medina, 212-703-5047 or hmedina@uscib.org

 


 

HEALTH CARE WORKING GROUP
Provide timely and objective information and policy advice to the OECD and USCIB affiliate organizations, with the aim of promoting market driven approaches to health care policies.

 

Chair:

Chris Gray

Senior Director, Global Institutions

Pfizer Inc

 

Staff:

Helen Medina, 212-703-5047 or hmedina@uscib.org

 


 

INFORMATION, COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY COMMITTEE
Provides business leadership on electronic commerce policy issues, business-generated guidelines, and establishment of business services.

Chair:

David A. Gross

Partner

Wiley Rein LLP

Vice Chair:

Joseph Alhadeff

Vice President and Chief Privacy Strategist

Oracle Corporation

 

Staff:

Barbara Wanner, 202-617-3155 or bwanner@uscib.org

Working groups and their co-chairs:

 

Convergence

Amy Alvarez

Executive Director, International External

& Regulatory Affairs

AT&T

Bradley Silver

Counsel, Intellectual Property

Time Warner Inc.

 

Domain Name System and Internet Identifiers

David Fares

Senior Vice President, Government Affairs

NewsCorp.

 

Jonathon L. Nevett

Vice President and Chief Policy Counsel

Network Solutions

 

Information Society Strategy

Leslie J. Martinkovics

Director, International Public Policy & Regulatory Affairs

Verizon Communications, Inc.

 

Privacy, Security and Technology

Jennifer Warren

Vice President, Tech Policy & Regulation

Lockheed Martin Corporation

 

Trade

 


 



INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMMITTEE
Promotes the improvement of intellectual property rights protection worldwide.

 

Staff:

Helen Medina, 212-703-5047 or hmedina@uscib.org

 


 

LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT COMMITTEE
Seeks to establish an international industrial relations environment characterized by flexible labor markets and minimal government intervention.

Chair:

Edward E. Potter

Director, Global Workplace Rights

The Coca-Cola Company

 

Staff:

Adam Greene, 212-703-5056 or agreene@uscib.org

 


 

MARKETING AND ADVERTISING COMMITTEE
Furthers the interests of U.S. business with respect to international regulation of marketing, advertising and consumer issues, and promotes self-regulation as an alternative to government intervention.

Chair:

Brent Sanders

Associate General Counsel

Microsoft Corporation

 

Vice Chair:

Carla Michelotti

Executive Vice President, Chief Legal, Government, Corporate Affairs Officer

Leo Burnett Worldwide

 

Staff:

Jonathan Huneke, 212-703-5043 or jhuneke@uscib.org

 


 

NANOTECHNOLOGY WORKING GROUP
Advocate science-based effective and proportionate sectoral regulation to protect human and environmental health and safety while enabling innovative research, development and commercialization to realize nanotechnology’s societal and economic benefits.

 

Co-Chair:

Terry Medley

Global Director, Corporate Regulatory Affairs

DuPont

Co-Chair:

Richard A. Johnson

Partner

Arnold & Porter, LLP

 

Staff:

Helen Medina, 212-703-5047 or hmedina@uscib.org

Kira Yevtukhova, 212-703-5082 or kyevtukhova@uscib.org

 


 

Product Policy Working group

Works to encourage product and chemical policies based on hazard and risk evaluations that reflect good science, protect confidential business information, avoid technical barriers to trade and ensure that U.S. products have timely access to markets around the world.

 

Chair:

Ernest S. Rosenberg

President and Chief Executive Officer

The Soap and Detergent Association

 

Staff:

Helen Medina, 212-703-5047 or hmedina@uscib.org

 


 

TAXATION COMMITTEE
Works to eliminate obstacles to international trade and investment arising from U.S. tax regulations, legislation, or treaties.

Chair:

William Sample

Corporate Vice President, Worldwide Tax

Microsoft Corporation

 

Vice Chair/Former Chair:

Michael P. Reilly

Vice President, Taxation

Johnson & Johnson

Staff:

Carol Doran Klein, 202-682-7376 or cdklein@uscib.org

Erin Breitenbucher, 202-682-7465 or ebreitenbucher@uscib.org

 

Subcommittees/working groups and their chairs:

 

BIAC

Catherine Porter

Washington Counsel & Director of Public Policy

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

 

Michael P. Reilly

Vice President, Taxation

Johnson & Johnson

 

Business Restructuring

Alan W. Granwell

Partner

DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary US LLP

 

Consumption Tax

Nancy Perks

Director, International Tax

Microsoft Corporation

 

Financial Services Issues

Steven Bunson

Managing Director

Goldman Sachs & Co., Inc.

 

Inbound Investment

Alexander Spitzer
Senior Vice President - Taxes
Nestle Holdings, Inc.

 

Legislative & Administrative Developments

Timothy Raymond

Senior Tax Counsel

ExxonMobil Corporation

 

Tax Treaties
Henry J. Birnkrant

Partner

Alston & Bird LLP

Transfer Pricing

William W. Chip

Partner

Covington & Burling

Chris Faiferlick

Executive Director

Ernst & Young LLP

 

Environment & Energy Taxes
Matthew P. Haskins

WNTS

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

 

Susan Rogers

Head of Global Tax Policy

BP America, Inc.

 


 

TRADE AND INVESTMENT COMMITTEE
Promotes international regimes conducive to foreign investment, market access for goods and services under conditions of fair competition through strengthened international rules and disciplines.

Chair:

Charles R. Johnston

Senior Vice President,

International Government Affairs

Citigroup Inc.

 

Vice Chair:

Geoffrey B. Gamble
Chief International Counsel, Director of International Government Affairs
DuPont

 

Staff:

Shaun Donnelly, 202-682-1221 or sdonnelly@uscib.org

 


 

TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
Seeks to maintain an open, unrestricted market for international maritime services.

Chair:

Donald L. O'Hare

Vice President

World Shipping Council

 

Staff:

Robert Mulligan, 202-682-7375 or rmulligan@uscib.org

 





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