Big Blue Says Bye-Bye To Top Lobbyist
Christopher Caine, the head of IBM's worldwide programs based in Washington, D.C, is stepping down, National Journal has confirmed. Caine, vice president for governmental programs at IBM, has led the company's offices and teams in 35 countries for the past 13 years. He has worked for IBM for 25 years but will be retiring at the end of March to start his own company, Mercator XXI. The firm will focus on navigating the global economy.
In other lobbying news, former Under Secretary of Commerce for Technology Robert Cresanti will soon be heading up the Washington office of SAP America, a business software company. Cresanti most recently worked for Ocean Tomo, a bank specializing in intellectual property. While at Commerce, Cresanti served as the head of the Technology Administration, where he oversaw policy analysis staff and worked closely with the National Institute of Standards and Technology and National Technical Information Service.
At SAP, he will be filling the old position of Mary Arnold. Cresanti may have been drawn to the German-based company in part because he was a military brat who grew up in Germany with a German mother and an American father. -- Winter Casey
Update: Arnold has been named vice president of business development and is no longer lobbying for the first time in years. She has been reporting to Rick Knowles, senior vice president of operations for SAP America, since 2008. Prior to lobbying for SAP, Arnold was a lobbyist for AT&T.
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