Flexport, the global logistics company, announced the hiring of Teresa Carlson to be president and chief commercial officer. Carlson, who previously worked as an executive-in-residence at Microsoft, also was the leader of Amazon Web Services. The press release announcing her hire said she will oversee sales, marketing and the nonprofit arm, and will lead expansion into new markets, verticals and strategic partnerships.

The National Foreign Trade Council has hired John Pickel, a former trade director in the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Strategy, Policy and Plans, as senior director for international supply chain policy. Pickel also previously served as counselor to the CBP commissioner for trade facilitation and trade enforcement and as a congressional affairs staffer. “John brings a remarkable wealth of expertise and experience in a range of supply chain, trade facilitation and customs issues that are critically important to our member companies,” NFTC President Jake Colvin said.

C.H. Robinson Worldwide named Jim Barber, retired in 2020 as chief operating officer for UPS, to its board of directors. At UPS, Barber “was responsible for international operations, U.S. operations, freight forwarding, distribution and logistics, freight brokerage, customs brokerage and more,” a news release said.

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative this week announced the hiring of two new officials.

The International Trade Commission Trial Lawyers Association (ITCTLA) has elected Eric Namrow, intellectual property lawyer at Morgan Lewis, president for a one-year term, his firm announced. The ITCTLA works to improve Section 337 administration and inform attorneys, international trade officials and legislators about matters before the ITC. Namrow has served on the ITCTLA's executive committee for eight years in various roles and on various ITCTLA committees, including working groups on practice before CBP and the Court of International Trade.

Ian Cohen has been named deputy managing editor of International Trade Today, Export Compliance Daily and Trade Law Daily. Mara Lee has been named senior editor.

Ray Provencio is now CBP El Paso port director, following a swearing in ceremony Oct. 25, CBP said in a news release that day. Provencio was previously deputy director-field operations in El Paso.

Tatiana Clouthier, Mexico's economy secretary, announced her resignation at the Mexican president's daily news conference Oct. 6. She was on the verge of tears as she said it was time for her to retire. President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said he had asked her to stay on, but she said she couldn't. He said he would not announce her successor until the next day, so the focus could be on her contributions.

Lois Wetzel, former associate attorney at Barnes Richardson, has joined CBP as a general attorney in the Office of the Associate Chief Counsel in Chicago, Wetzel told International Trade Today. According to her LinkedIn page, Wetzel previously worked at Barnes Richardson in 2019-2020, starting as a law clerk, then becoming an associate in May 2020. Before joining the firm, she worked as a legal intern with CBP. She graduated in 2019 from DePaul University College of Law.

The Business Roundtable hired Jennifer Thornton to be vice president-trade and international. She had been trade counsel to Republican members of the House Ways and Means Committee.