Rufus Yerxa to step down as NFTC president in September

National Foreign Trade Council President Rufus Yerxa will step down from his role in September after five years at the helm, he told Inside U.S. Trade on Wednesday. The organization’s board of directors has set up a selection committee and will work to have someone in place before Yerxa’s departure. After 44 years of full-time work, Yerxa said, he wanted more flexibility, particularly to spend time with his family. He will remain a fixture of the trade community, however,...