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Association veteran Kneiss well-grounded for first top job

Past management roles, former bosses and advice from peers kept her learning curve flat Kneiss Sharon Kneiss brings 30 years of industry and association experience to her first CEO job at the $6 million-revenue Environmental Industry Associations. She fell back on that long resume to get grounded for the role she filled in June: Kneiss (pronounced ke-NEESE) had the example of major trade association executives she's worked with and sought the advice of several current peers. The first group includes previous bosses such as Henson Moore, former CEO of the American Forest & Paper Association, and Jack Gerard, former CEO of American Chemistry Council (before he took… Read More