ProfNet Experts Available on Trump Tariffs, CEO Pay Ratio, More

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EXPERT ALERTS

• President Trump's Plan to Impose Steel and Aluminum Tariffs
• CEO Pay Ratio
• Finance Professionals With CMA Certification See Higher Salaries
• March 9, National Day of Unplugging: Calm Your Anxious Mind

MEDIA JOBS

• Metro Editor – The Seattle Times (WA)
• Graphics Editor – The Wall Street Journal (NY)
• Writer/Editor, Electronics – Consumer Reports (NY)

OTHER NEWS & RESOURCES

• The New Era of Immersive Journalism: Taking Advantage of Augmented Reality
• 5 Questions With Andrew Harper
• Blog Profiles: Alternative Music Blogs

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EXPERT ALERTS:

President Trump's Plan to Impose Steel and Aluminum Tariffs
Raj Bhala
Brenneisen Distinguished Professor
University of Kansas School of Law
Bhala can discuss President Trump's announcement to impose 25 percent tariffs on steel and 10 percent tariffs on aluminum imports: "The tariffs mean more than whacking foreign steel and aluminum imports with 25 and 10 percent tariffs, respectively. Deploying Section 232 is the most aggressive unilateral trade move President Trump has made, and very possibly the start of a trade war. Surely this scenario was not what President Kennedy had in mind when he signed the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, which contains Section 232."
Bhala has studied tariffs and international trade deals for decades and has written dozens of books and journal articles, including "TPP Objectively: Law, Economics and National Security of History's Largest, Longest Free Trade Agreement," the textbook "Modern GATT Law," "International Trade Law" and "Understanding Islamic Law (Shari'a)." He has worked in more than 25 countries and practiced international banking law at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York before entering academia.
Contact: Mike Krings, mkrings@ku.edu

CEO Pay Ratio
John Trentacoste
Partner
Farient Advisors
Effective Jan. 1, U.S.-listed companies were required to disclose CEO compensation, median employee pay and the pay ratio between the two. Trentacoste argues that if the intention of the pay ratio is to shed more light on the mechanics of CEO compensation, it has fallen short: "We live in a free-market system where the cost of talent is based on the market in which it operates. When it comes down to brass tacks, there is scarcer supply of talent that can effectively run a global business, so the market pays more for it. All the CEO Pay Ratio has done is give businesses unnecessary headaches that require them to explain internally why some people might not be paid at the median."
Trentacoste is head of the New York Office of Farient Advisors, which is based in Pasadena, Calif. He has been a speaker at and roundtable participant for the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) Compensation Committee Chair Advisory Council. He was also featured as a speaker at the NACD's "Leading Minds of Compensation," and World at Work. He has been quoted in various publications, including Agenda, Bloomberg, Compliance Week, Reuters, and The Washington Post and others. He is based in New York.
Note: Additional partners are also available for comment.
Website: www.farient.com
Contact: Brian Hyland, bhyland@sternstrategy.com

Finance Professionals With CMA Certification See Higher Salaries
Kip Krumwiede, CMA, CPA, Ph.D.
Director of Research
Institute of Management Accountants
Global salaries are down slightly, but finance pros in the Americas and Europe are generally making as much or slightly more than last year, especially if they have a CMA, says Krumwiede: "Finance professionals who earn the CMA certification continue to reap the benefits of it. Employers are willing to pay more for those with skills like risk management, strategic planning, and decision analysis that CMAs bring to an organization."
Krumwiede is available to discuss the results of a new Global Salary Survey by IMA (see full survey results at https://tinyurl.com/yanfdzua). Krumwiede received his Masters of Accounting degree from Brigham Young University and his Ph.D. from the University of Tennessee, and has published many articles in both practice and academic journals. He is based in Montvale, N.J.
Website: www.imanet.org
Contact: Brian Hyland, bhyland@sternstrategy.com

March 9, National Day of Unplugging: Calm Your Anxious Mind
Laurie Cameron
Founder and CEO
PurposeBlue
Author, Mindful Leadership Expert
"Take these characteristics of our evolutionary biology -- we have minds that are wandering, scanning, and getting distracted -- and then equip us with smartphones, laptops, and the internet. The effects are magnified. And to complicate our tech-saturated scene, we are connected more than ever in a world that is volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous. Mindfulness brings wisdom from the past to provide a remedy for today. That means you can train your mind and body to optimize your experience, even in this modern world."
A mindful leadership expert, Cameron is the author of "The Mindful Day: Practical Ways to Find Focus, Calm, and Joy From Morning to Evening" (March 27, 2018). She is founder and CEO of PurposeBlue, an organization that brings evidence-based mindful leadership programs to companies, change makers, culture-shifters, universities and federal agencies.
Online Press Kit: http://lauriejcameron.onlinepresskit247.com
Website: http://purposeblue.com
Contact: Jennifer Thomas, jennifer.wasabi10@gmail.com

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