Holly Evans to Lead AeA’s Environmental Policy Efforts

Washington, DC (February 11, 2008) – Christopher Hansen, AeA’s President and CEO, announced today that Ms. Holly Evans, President, Strategic Counsel, LLC, has joined forces with AeA to provide advice and strategic direction to the Association and its member companies on environmental policy issues at the state, international, and federal levels. Ms. Evans is a renowned expert on key environmental law and policy issues facing the high-tech industry, including global and U.S. chemical restrictions, energy efficiency mandates, recycling requirements, and green procurement initiatives. This announcement follows on the heels of AeA’s expansion of its state government affairs program.

“Holly is a leading authority on environmental policy as it affects the high-tech industry, and her experience, knowledge, and expertise will provide value for AeA member companies,” said Mr. Hansen. “One of the biggest challenges facing the high-tech industry today is the increasing number of environmental bills and regulations at every level of government that have proliferated across the country, imposing costly and burdensome requirements on manufacturers. Under Holly’s trusted and experienced leadership, AeA will be even better positioned to engage this legislation at every turn, and add to our lobbying capabilities around the world.”

“I am excited about the opportunity to assist AeA and its member companies track, monitor and manage the growing proliferation of product-related environmental requirements that are being introduced and enacted worldwide that impact electronic products,” said Holly Evans. “AeA has traditionally played a leading role in this arena and I am honored that AeA has chosen me to help continue its tradition of providing skilled staff, excellent service, and valued product offerings to its member companies in the areas of environmental compliance and regulatory management.”

As a result of this new partnership, AeA members will now have special members-only access to Strategic Counsel’s acclaimed monthly newsletter, Environmental Issues Update, which analyzes product-related environmental requirements of relevance to the electronics industry.

Ms. Evans has more than twelve years of experience working for the electronics industry on environmental, health, and safety issues. Prior to forming Strategic Counsel, Ms. Evans:

· Served as Deputy General Counsel and Director of Environmental Programs for the Electronics Industries Alliance (EIA);

· Served as Director of Government Relations for the IPC (formerly the Institute for Interconnecting and Packaging Electronic Circuits) – the association for the printed circuit board and assembly industries; and

· Served as a congressional “Sea Grant” fellow for Senator Joe Lieberman (I-CT).

Ms. Evans possesses a law degree from University of Connecticut School of Law, a Master’s in the study of environmental law from the Vermont School of Law, and a Master’s in science from the University of Michigan. She graduated magna cum laude from Tufts University with a Bachelor’s Degree in economics and political science.

With 18 offices and a vast network of lobbyists nationwide, AeA is the established leading voice of the high-tech industry in state capitols. For more information, please visit www.aeanet.org. To find out more about Strategic Counsel, LLC, visit www.strategiccounsel.org.

With regards to some of her most noteworthy industry accomplishments, Ms. Evans:

· Shepherded initial development of the EIA-JGPSSI Joint Industry Guide (http://www.eia.org/new_policy/jig_download.phtml) - an international material declaration template, which formed the basis for reporting standard IPC 1752 - a critical tool for achieving supply chain compliance with global chemical restrictions (http://members.ipc.org/committee/drafts/2-18_d_MaterialsDeclarationRequest.as);

· Was a member of the Development Team for the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) – which is a procurement tool developed by the US Environmental Protection Agency for government and institutional purchasers of personal computers and monitors (http://www.epeat.net) and participated in various design for the environment initiatives that impact the electronics industry;

· Was a key participant in the development of the environmental chapters for the 2003 and 2005 iNEMI Environmental Roadmaps (http://www.inemi.org/cms/roadmapping/2007_iNEMI_Roadmap.htm);

· Represented the electronics circuit board industry on the U.S. EPA's Design for the Environment Printed Wiring Board Project (http://www.epa.gov/dfe/pubs/projects/pwb/index.htm) and the computer industry on EPA's Computer Display Parnership (http://www.epa.gov/dfe/pubs/projects/computer/index.htm);

· Was an industry stakeholder in the U.S. EPA's Common Sense Initiative's Computers and Electronics Sector (http://www.epa.gov/sectors/otherprograms.html#csi); and

· Helped manage the Eco-Efficiency Task Force of President Clinton's Council on Sustainable Development (http://clinton2.nara.gov/PCSD/) in 1995.


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