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WASHINGTON, DC
— Philadelphia
attorney Alan C. Kessler was elected chairman of the Postal
Service Board of Governors and Austin, TX, businesswoman Carolyn
Lewis Gallagher was elected vice chairman during today’s Board
meeting.
Kessler
was appointed to the Board by President Clinton in 2000 for a
term that expires December 2008. He has served as vice chairman
since 2005 and succeeds James C. Miller III as chairman. Miller
was appointed to the Board in 2003 for a term that expires
December 2010.
“First,
I’d like to thank Jim Miller for his leadership over the past
several years and during very dynamic times, including his
guidance following passage of the Postal Act of 2006,” said
Kessler. “I’m honored the Governors have given me the opportunity
to serve as chairman and I look forward to helping the Postal
Service navigate the future.”
Chairman
Kessler is a partner in the Philadelphia law firm of Wolf, Block,
Schorr and Solis-Cohen, LLP, with substantial experience in the
defense of class-action litigation, including securities,
antitrust, toxic tort and civil rights cases as well as a
government relations and counseling practice. He has served on
commissions, boards and authorities at the federal, state and
local levels, including a 1994 Presidential appointment as vice
chair of the Presidential/Congressional Commission on Risk
Assessment and Risk Management. He currently serves on both state
and local development boards.
Vice
Chairman Gallagher was named a Governor by President Bush in 2004
for a term that expires December 2009. She is the former CEO of
Texwood Furniture, Inc., and has served on numerous private and
public sector boards. In 2003, Gallagher served on the
President’s Commission on the United States Postal Service, which
submitted a report titled “Embracing The Future.”
For
more information about the Governors and the Board, please see
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