The American Trucking Associations (ATA) has promoted Prasad Sharma to senior vice-president and general counsel and hired Richard Pianka as its new vice-president and deputy chief counsel. Sharma has been with ATA since 2000, most recently as vice-president and deputy chief counsel, and replaces Robert Digges as ATA's general counsel after Digges' retirement. Pianka comes to ATA from the firm of Mayer Brown LLP, where he specialized in general and appellate litigation.
Michael McIver, vice-president of manufacturing for Pressure Systems International (PSI), has been appointed chairman of the San Antonio Manufacturers Association (SAMA) for 2012. SAMA has supported San Antonio TX's business base since 1914, and PSI has been a member since 2007.