Florent Groberg, a retired US Army captain who was awarded the Medal of Honor, has been hired as director of veterans outreach for Boeing in Washington.
Groberg, a motivational speaker, spent the past seven months as spokesman for LinkedIn based in the capital to promote the company's free veterans job search program.
Boeing said Groberg will develop and implement a company-wide giving and engagement strategy for Boening work on behalf of veterans and their families. He will also head community engagement in the eastern US.
Groberg received the Medal of Honor, the country's highest military honor, for heroism in combat in Afghanistan in 2012.
Boeing government relations senior VP Tim Keating said Groberg's lessons from the battlfield "including the importance of teamwork, trust, discipline and selflessness will be invaluable" to the company.
Boing is one of the US military's top contractors.
Cornerstone Government Affairs has inked a $25K monthly pact with Qatar to advance the relationship of the Arab state and the US.
Former House speaker Kevin McCarthy has teamed up with a crew of Republican heavy hitters to launch Watchtower Strategy, a public affairs firm that will focus on advocacy, strategy and strategic communications.
The National Association of Manufacturers has named Alexa Lopez VP of communications & public affairs, a newly created position. She was at the Transportation Security Administration.
