Lobbying World: Global Business Alliance taps next president and CEO

of global business alliance (GBA) announced. nancy mclenon He will retire as president and CEO at the end of the year. Mr. McLennon, who founded GBA in 1990, turned an organization of less than a dozen members into an influential company with more than 200 of the world’s most famous global brands, including Anheuser, his Busch, BP, and Lego. I grew into a speaker.

GBA tapped Jonathan SamfordBefore joining GBA in 2013, Sanford worked on Capitol Hill, including as deputy press secretary in the office of Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.). )

The next president is American Cigar Association will be scott pierce. Pearce, who will begin his new role at the end of May, most recently served as executive director of the Premium Cigar Association.

Jeffrey Britt is participating in American YMCA As Senior Vice President and Chief Governmental Officer. Britt most recently served as Senior Vice President of McGuireWoods Consulting.

of american beverage Added Ket Debaun As Vice President and Director of Public Affairs. She most recently served as vice president of strategic communications and accountability for the American Gaming Association.

mike smullen I participated Aligning government strategy As a partner. Mr. Smullen spent more than 20 years on Capitol Hill, most recently serving as chief of staff to retired Rep. Bill Johnson (R-Ohio).

narrative strategy hired a former journalist tori newmeyer As a senior director, Isabella Victorio As a senior associate and katie kinsella As Director of Human Resources Compliance. Newmyer joins Narrative Strategies from the Washington Post, where he is an alumnus of Fortune and Roll Call. Mr. Victorio most recently served as communications director for Congressman Cory Mills (R-Florida). Kinsella joins her from FCP, American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), Dick Stein Shapiro LLP, and she is an alumnus of APCO Worldwide.