Tita Freeman, who left the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to build up the National Retail Federation’s public affairs unit last spring, is returning to the Business Roundtable to head communications for the group she earlier served as communications director.
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Freeman is slated to re-join BRT on March 12 as senior VP/comms. The group includes CEOs of U.S. companies that claim nearly half of U.S. R&D spending and 14M employees. Ten-year BRT veteran Ellen Davis is VP/comms. for the group.
BRT president John Engler praised Freeman as an "extraordinary asset" as the group pushes for policies "that promote U.S. competitiveness, economic growth and job creation."
Joanna Schneider, executive director of external relations for the BRT, left for Burson-Marsteller in late 2011.
Earlier stints included APCO Worldwide and Lexis Nexis.
She also started the DC Communicators Group of trade and group communications pros in the capital.