Vale elected chairman of BTA
The Border Trade Alliance said Sam Vale was elected last month as its new chairman.
Vale, who chaired the organization in 1999, is president of the Starr-Camargo Bridge Co., which owns the bridge spanning the Rio Grande River between Rio Grande City, Texas, and the Mexican town of Camargo in Tamaulipas.
The BTA represents public and private sector interests seeking to address issues affecting trade and economic development along the U.S.-Mexican and U.S.-Canada borders.
Vale succeeds Kathleen Neal, director of trade compliance at A.O. Smith Corp., El Paso, Texas.
Vale elected chairman of BTA