The close-knit association community makes maintaining privacy a challenge. One week before the new CEO of the American Petroleum Institute was announced in June, the rumor mill started to churn with prospective names for the highly-visible trade job. It was no secret that API’s longtime head, Red Cavaney, 65, had been preparing for retirement for several years. But the fact that the high-profile search stayed below the radar until it was nearly complete was a major feat. Doing a confidential search in government affairs in Washington is just about impossible and in trade groups it can be just as difficult, said Beth Solomon, principal with CTPartners, an executive search… Read More