MIKE TOOHEY NAMED WATERWAYS COUNCIL PRESIDENT/CEO
News Release
Waterways Council, Inc.
August 5, 2011
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Arlington,
VA – Today, Waterways Council, Inc.’s (WCI) Board of Directors unanimously
elected Mike Toohey as the organization’s President and Chief Executive
Officer. </SPAN><SPAN
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> Mr.
Toohey will assume his duties effective August 14. </SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">With
more than 30 years of federal government expertise, Mr. Toohey most recently
served as Consultant with The Livingston Group’s Transportation, Shipbuilding,
Shipping and Ports practice area. Prior to that, he served as Vice
President of Government Affairs for Ashland Inc., a global chemical, energy and
construction company. During his 19 years with Ashland, Mr. Toohey served as the
principle representative to the federal government and also supervised state
government relations for this Fortune 500 corporation. His responsibilities also
included leadership positions as the Chair of the American Chemistry Council’s
Federal Legislative Roundtable and Chairman of the Board of the American Highway
Users Alliance, and board positions with WCI, and the Danny Thompson Memorial
Foundation. </SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">President
George H. W. Bush nominated Mr. Toohey as Assistant Secretary of Transportation,
where he served from 1992 to 1993 following confirmation by the United States
Senate. Mr. Toohey also served as Staff Director for the Republican Staff of the
Committee on Public Works and Transportation, and the Committee on Merchant
Marine and Fisheries during his 14-year tenure with the U.S. House of
Representatives. </SPAN></P>
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earned a Bachelor of Science degree in forestry from the University of
California, Berkeley. </SPAN></P></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Arlington,
VA – Today, Waterways Council, Inc.’s (WCI) Board of Directors unanimously
elected Mike Toohey as the organization’s President and Chief Executive
Officer. </SPAN><SPAN
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> Mr.
Toohey will assume his duties effective August 14. </SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">With
more than 30 years of federal government expertise, Mr. Toohey most recently
served as Consultant with The Livingston Group’s Transportation, Shipbuilding,
Shipping and Ports practice area. Prior to that, he served as Vice
President of Government Affairs for Ashland Inc., a global chemical, energy and
construction company. During his 19 years with Ashland, Mr. Toohey served as the
principle representative to the federal government and also supervised state
government relations for this Fortune 500 corporation. His responsibilities also
included leadership positions as the Chair of the American Chemistry Council’s
Federal Legislative Roundtable and Chairman of the Board of the American Highway
Users Alliance, and board positions with WCI, and the Danny Thompson Memorial
Foundation. </SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">President
George H. W. Bush nominated Mr. Toohey as Assistant Secretary of Transportation,
where he served from 1992 to 1993 following confirmation by the United States
Senate. Mr. Toohey also served as Staff Director for the Republican Staff of the
Committee on Public Works and Transportation, and the Committee on Merchant
Marine and Fisheries during his 14-year tenure with the U.S. House of
Representatives. </SPAN></P>
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style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">He
earned a Bachelor of Science degree in forestry from the University of
California, Berkeley. </SPAN></P></DIV></BODY></HTML>