The Petroleum Equipment & Services Association (PESA) has named Ryan Bowley as the group vice president, operations and external affairs, in keeping with a news release.

Bowley was most lately director of government affairs with the Proprietor-Operator Unbiased Drivers Affiliation (OOIDA), main government affairs efforts for the national trade affiliation of small business homeowners in the trucking trade, the release stated.

His career consists of working 12 years in Washington, D.C., the place he advised two members of the U.S. House and served as an advocate on freight, environmental, vitality, and hazardous supplies issues before Congress and the Executive Branch for commerce associations, corporations and other organizations, PESA mentioned in the release.

PESA also stated Molly Smart has change into vice president, communications and member relations. Smart has served as PESA’s director of communications since 2013 and led PESA current rebranding.

Prior to joining PESA, Good offered private PR consulting services across a number of industries and held senior positions with the Woman Scouts of Southern Alabama, the discharge mentioned. In these roles, she gained regional and nationwide awards for publications and marketing campaigns.