Alan Beard of Interlink Capital Strategies reappointed to serve another two years on the U.S. Secretary of Commerce's Trade Finance Advisory Council

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced the appointment of 21 members to the Trade Finance Advisory Council (TFAC) for 2018-2020 including Alan Beard, Managing Director at Interlink Capital Strategies. 

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Established in 2016, and re-chartered in August 2018, the TFAC serves as the principal advisory body to the Secretary of Commerce on matters relating to access to trade finance for U.S. exporters. TFAC members represent commercial banks and other financial services providers, industry associations, exporters and research institutions.
"The ready availability of trade finance is a crucial ingredient to the success of U.S. exporters across virtually every economic sector," said Secretary Ross. "The TFAC provides industry stakeholders a critical voice in government, allowing the Department to better assist American exporters." 
The appointees for the Trade Finance Advisory Council's second two-year term are:

• Alan Beard, Managing Director, Interlink Capital Strategies, Arlington, VA
• Alisa DiCaprio, Head, Trade and Supply Chain, R3, New York, NY
• Anurag Bajaj, Regional Head Transaction Banking and Global Head Correspondent Banking, Standard Chartered, New York, NY
• Chapin Flynn, Vice President, Enterprise Partnerships, Mastercard, Wayne, PA
• Craig Moore, Founder of Mooring Tech, Inc., Co-Owner/Founder of Old Fourth Distillery, Atlanta, GA
• Craig Weeks, Independent Consultant, Weaverville, NC
• Daniel Pische, Senior Vice President, Trade Finance, First American Bank, Chicago, IL
• David Herer, Chief Executive Officer, ABC-Amega Inc., Buffalo, NY
• David Shogren, President, U.S. International Foods LLC., St. Louis, MO
• Dominic Capolongo, Executive Vice President, Global Head of Funding, PrimeRevenue, Inc., Atlanta, GA
• Gary Mendell, President, Meridian Finance Group, Santa Monica, CA
• Ken Rosenberg, Senior Vice President and Manager for International Banking, Bridge Bank, San Jose, CA
• Kenneth Wengrod, Co-Founder/President, FTC Commercial Corporation, Los Angeles, CA
• Kevin Klowden, Executive Director, Center for Regional Economics, Milken Institute, Santa Monica, CA
• Madison Spach, Jr., Partner, Spach, Capaldi and Waggaman, LLP, Newport Beach, CA
• Michael Finkelstein, Chief Executive Officer and Founder, The Credit Junction, New York, NY
• Qingyuan Zhang, Director, Global Trade Finance, John Deere Financial Services, Johnston, IA
• Richard Brent, Chief Executive Officer, Louroe Electronics, Van Nuys, CA
• Stephen Simchak, Vice President and Chief International Counsel, American Property Casualty Insurance Association, Washington, D.C.
• Steven Bash, Senior Vice President, International Banking Group Manager, City National Bank, Los Angeles, CA
• William Glassford, Senior Vice President, Zions Bancorporation, Salt Lake City, UT

During its first two-year term, the TFAC provided detailed policy and technical recommendations to enhance private and official financing options for U.S. companies—and grew to become one of the premier platforms for government engagement with the private sector on trade finance.
The first meeting of the TFAC's second charter term will be held on March 27, 2019, in Washington, D.C. To learn more about the U.S. Department of Commerce Trade Finance Advisory Council, visit www.trade.gov/TFAC.

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