For Immediate Release
December 11, 2007
Washington – ExecutiveAction today named Maria Cattaui, former Secretary of the International Chamber of Commerce and Managing Director of the World Economic Forum (Davos), to its Senior Advisory Board.
“Few share Ms. Cattaui’s unique perspective on global markets and close association with business leaders throughout the world,” said Neil Livingstone, CEO of ExecutiveAction. “We are very pleased to have her join our Board and look forward to working with her.”
The Senior Advisory Board provides unique perspectives and insights to the management of ExecutiveAction and, on occasion, its clients. R. James Woolsey, former Director of the CIA, is Chairman of the Board and Judge William Sessions, former Director of the FBI, is Vice Chairman.
Maria Cattaui
Maria Cattaui was named Secretary General of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in 1996 and served in this capacity until 2005. She previously was a member of the Executive Board and then Managing Director of the World Economic Forum in Geneva from 1977 to 1996.
Cattaui is Vice Chairman of the International Crisis Group and serves on numerous boards, including the EastWest Institute (New York), National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR), and Petroplus Holdings AG.
Cattaui began her career as a writer and editor of books, speeches, and articles. She wrote and edited articles for Encyclopedia Britannica and Time-Life Books. Cattaui is an honors graduate of Harvard University and has an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from York University, Toronto.
ExecutiveAction
ExecutiveAction was founded to solve unique business, political, regulatory, legal and other problems. The company also provides competitive intelligence services to U.S. clients, along with security, logistics, and investigative support.
The firm brings together a broad range of experts, including attorneys, former intelligence and law enforcement officials, private detectives, public relations experts, Wall Street professionals, journalists, and veterans of the special operations community.
The company’s experts have worked in more than 100 countries on four continents. The company goes anywhere a U.S. passport is legal.
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Contact: Bill Livingstone
202-223-4888