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FTI Consulting is handling Mexico-based building materials giant Cemex on infrastructure and sustainability matters.
The US accounted for 30 percent of Cemex’s $14.5B sales in 2021, while Mexico generated 25 percent of revenues.
US sales rose 18 percent to $1.2B during the first quarter of this year, while Cemex’s revenues in Mexico grew two percent to $881M.
The company in March restarted a facility in northwest Mexico to meet burgeoning cement demand in California, Arizona and Nevada.
FTI has a five-member team working on the Cemex business, which includes government affairs head Bryan Zumwalt; and strategic communications unit managing directors John Steitz and Russ Kelley.
Anne Kierig, who was senior manager of public policy at Amazon, has joined the American Advertising Federation as VP-government affairs. She takes over for Clark Rector, who is retiring after a 37-year run at AAF.
TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC, which was established in compliance with the executive order signed by President Trump, has hired Valcour LLC, which has close ties with his administration.
Ballard Partners has signed on gunmaker Sturm, Ruger & Co to advocate on behalf of Second Amendment issues.
Sakura Conservation Strategies has registered Japanese American Confinement Sites Consortium as a client.
Sachs Media has signed on to represent the Tobacco-Free Kids Action Fund to advocate for public policies proven to reduce tobacco use, which is the No. 1 cause of preventable deaths in the US and the rest of the world.
