RILA names product safety director

RILA names product safety director Jim Neill has been named vice president for product safety at the Retail Industry Leaders Association.
   Neill will manage the development of a global safety standard for consumer products in conjunction with the British Retail Consortium.
   He was assistant vice president of corporate affairs at the National Association of Manufacturers, where he led the organization's product safety coalition. Prior to that he was an aide to several Republican senators on Capitol Hill and worked for the Republican National Committee.