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GMA/FPA Appoints Paul Noe Vice President of Regulatory Affairs

Posted on: Tuesday, 13 March 2007, 18:00 CDT

WASHINGTON, March 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Grocery Manufacturers/Food Products Association (GMA/FPA) president and CEO, Cal Dooley, today announced that Paul Noe has been named Vice President of Regulatory Affairs for GMA/FPA.

"I am delighted Paul Noe will be joining our team here at GMA/FPA," said Dooley. "He brings to this position extensive experience in the policy arena, having worked both for the Administration and on Capitol Hill on a broad range of regulatory and legislative issues. He will be a tremendous asset to the association and to our work on behalf of our members."

Most recently, Noe served as a partner with C&M Capitollink LLC and as legal counsel for Crowell & Moring's Environmental & Natural Resources Group. He worked on policy, legal, political and technical issues in areas such as environment and natural resources, food and drug, agriculture, biotechnology, emerging contaminants, energy, as well as risk assessment and regulatory reform. From 2001-2006, Paul served in the Bush Administration as Counselor to Administrator John Graham at the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). At OMB, he participated in interagency reviews of draft regulations and analyses from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Food & Drug Administration, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the U.S. Department of the Interior, the U.S. Department of Commerce and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. From 1995 to 2001, Paul was Senior Counsel to the U.S. Senate Government Affairs Committee for Chairmen Fred Thompson, Ted Stevens and Bill Roth. In the Senate, he worked on a variety of issues including regulatory reform, risk assessment, environmental and administrative law, energy policy, climate change, privacy, federalism, and oversight of the Executive Branch.

"The two organizations that came together to form GMA/FPA have proud traditions of serving their members, and I look forward to becoming part of this new powerhouse trade association for the food, beverage and consumer products industry," said Noe.

In his position as Vice President of Regulatory Affairs, Noe will be the chief advisor and advocate on legislation and regulation related to environmental issues and consumer products, particularly those involving the EPA, the Consumer Product Safety Commission and sustainability. Paul will also manage GMA/FPA's Consumer Products Policy Committee whose mission it is to support a regulatory and legislative framework that encourages public- private partnerships and applies sound science to environmental issues, manufacturing processes and marketing.

The Grocery Manufacturers/Food Products Association (GMA/FPA) represents the world's leading food, beverage and consumer products companies. The association promotes sound public policy, champions initiatives that increase productivity and growth and helps to protect the safety and security of the food supply through scientific excellence. The GMA/FPA board of directors is comprised of chief executive officers from the Association's member companies. The $2.1 trillion food, beverage and consumer packaged goods industry employs 14 million workers, and contributes over $1 trillion in added value to the nation's economy.

Grocery Manufacturers/Food Products Association

CONTACT: Brian Kennedy of the Grocery Manufacturers-Food ProductsAssociation, +1-202-639-5994

Web site: http://www.fpa-food.org/

Source: PRNewswire-USNewswire

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