Trucking association appoints former lobbyist as new CEO
Chris Spear is named to succeed former Kansas Gov. Bill Graves Spear The American Trucking Associations has tapped its former top lobbyist to take the driver's seat of the $48 million-revenue organization. Chris Spear will become ATA president and CEO on July 9. He succeeds Bill Graves, the former Kansas governor who has led Arlington, Va.-based association for 13 years.
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Associations can't ignore growing ransomware menace
As hackers find new ways to hold data hostage, IT experts say groups must protect their information through good storage, training Associations thrive on data, but an increasingly popular form of cybercrime is making money for hackers by holding that information hostage.
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Cresanti quickly thrust into franchise ‘existential' battle
IFA sees new labor rules as threat to business model; former technology lobbyist seeks to enlist help of other affected industries IFA CEO Robert Cresanti is battling to protect the franchise business model with all the means at his disposal—but he also is trying to engage top regulators in a positive way.
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El-Ghobashy engages engineers for global good at ASME
President of E4C also oversees association foundation and programming aimed at growing, preparing next generation of engineers
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