Target hired Arthur Valdez, previously vice president of operations at Amazon, as executive vice president-chief supply chain and logistics officer, effective March 28, Target said in a news release (here).
Cindy Miller, previously president of UPS Europe Region, will be president of UPS Global Freight Forwarding, the company said in a news release (here). Nando Cesarone, previously president of UPS Asia Pacific Region, will take over for Miller in Europe, UPS said. Ross McCullough, previously vice president for Corporate Strategy, was named president of UPS Asia Pacific Region, the company said.
International trade attorney Kerry Scarlott has joined law firm BakerHostetler after serving nearly six years as a partner for Goulston & Storrs, BakerHostetler said (here). Scarlott has experience advising companies on cross-border transactions, focusing on aerospace, defense and satellite technologies; optics, photonics and electronics, and drone manufacturers, BakerHostetler said.
Simon Gluck & Kane promoted Mariana del Rio Kostenwein to partner at the law firm, the firm said in a news release.
Akin Gump hired Devry Boughner Vorwerk, previously vice president of corporate affairs at Cargill, as senior advisor in the public law and policy practice, the law firm said (here). "Vorwerk will work closely with members of the firm’s trade policy and Cuba policy teams to assist clients who currently have business dealings in, or who are considering expansion into, Cuba and the broader Latin American market," said Akin Gump.
WB Skinner hired Charles Skinner, previously a regional manager with Tigers (USA), for the newly created position of director of logistics and trade lane management, the customs brokerage said (here). Skinner "will head up the firm’s freight forwarding functions, including strategic planning" for the customs brokerage operations and "all aspects of freight management," the company said.
Alston & Bird hired Thomas Feddo to work on international trade and regulatory issues, the law firm said (here). Feddo was most recently assistant director for enforcement at the Office of Foreign Assets Control.
International Dairy Foods Association CEO Connie Tipton will retire by the end of 2016, she said on Jan. 25 (here). A “transition committee” of six executives from IDFA member companies will oversee the selection process for the next leader, and both internal and external candidates will be considered, Tipton said in a statement.
A.N. Deringer hired Mark Hirzel, previously with DHL Global Forwarding (see 1508260023) and current president of the Los Angeles Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders Association, as L.A. District Manager, said A.N. Deringer in a news release.
The American Apparel & Footwear Association named Rick Helfenbein, president of Luen Thai USA, as CEO of the trade group, it said in a new release (here). Helfenbein will replace Juanita Duggan, who will lead the National Federation of Independent Business (see 1511120004), as of Feb. 8, said the AAFA. Helfenbein was also chairman of the AAFA's board of directors for the last two years.