Washington, DC (June 18, 2008) – AeA announced today that Nigel Ballard, Federal Marketing Manager at Intel, will serve as the Chair of AeA’s national Marketing for Government Business Steering Committee - a prestigious committee comprised of top federal sales, marketing and business development executives from AeA’s membership.

“AeA’s Government and Commercial Markets Group has seen exponential growth over the last five years, and in 2007 we developed a world-class steering committee comprised of high-tech executives from leading companies to help guide GCMG’s priorities and programs. As we continue to build on AeA’s success in this space, Nigel was the natural choice to lead our steering committee,” said Goldy Kamali, Executive Director, AeA Government and Commercial Markets Group. “Nigel is extremely talented and has a proven track record with decades of significant leadership and expertise in this space. He has been responsible for some of the most innovative federal marketing programs in the industry, and we are thrilled to have him help us guide our efforts.”

“AeA has been such a pleasure to work with, and I am certain the appointment will enable me to work even closer with this superb association,” said Nigel Ballard. “The opportunity to share good practices amongst my peers in the Government space is most welcome. I thank AeA for the opportunity to chair the committee.”

Nigel is Intel's Federal Marketing Manager for the Americas. He was awarded the Homeland Defense Journal’s top award in 2006 for his wireless technology and leadership skills during the Katrina disaster. He was also named one of America’s top 100 technology leaders by Federal Computer Weekly. Prior to joining Intel, Nigel spent twenty years in the wireless arena, consulting with Fortune 100 companies on wireless investments and consumer product marketing. He authored the wireless framework for Portland’s citywide network cloud RFP.

Nigel also worked on the development and feature design of the Palm Pilot for Donna Dubinsky and went on to work with Sony Japan on handheld communicators.  Before moving to the USA in 2000 he managed Bluetooth for Cap Gemini based in Grenoble France.

 

AeA’s Government and Commercial Markets Group is the arm of the association dedicated to helping members grow their private and public sector business. For more information, please visit www.aeanet.org/gcmg.

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