Patrick Brewer

About Patrick Brewer

As a widely accomplished government affairs executive I advance and protect corporate and commercial interests among a broad range of stakeholders in global information technology and business products markets. I am recognized as a proactive change agent skilled at identifying and driving high impact initiatives that increase commercial opportunity and revenue, decrease expenses and mitigate risk. Throughout my career I have been a persuasive and engaging public communicator across industries, cultures and geographies. By blending international academic training, broad industry and community exposure and business savvy with operational experience and a proactive approach, I deliver results in key areas. • Negotiations and Coalitions: Initiated and built a coalition that positively influenced the development of potentially costly standards and instead paved the way for hundreds of millions of dollars in business. • Key Opinion Leader Relationships: Held direct advocacy and leadership roles on key community, charity and trade association boards, influencing policy for corporate social responsibility and enhanced corporate image. • Cross-Cultural Communication: Interfaced across countries, regions, and cultures to advance business interests, including training global business managers on import/export compliance issues. • Legislative Influence: Fought intense battle against highly organized industry initiative aimed at preventing company’s toner cartridge return for remanufacturing/recycling program. • Global Business Expansion: Led Latin American supply chain enhancements, establishing a regional distribution center that reduced annual operational costs, while improving customer service.

Experience

1. Director, Worldwide Government Affairs

   利盟

   Jan 2003 — Present

   After heading up global government affairs since 2001, appointed in 2012 to also lead the company’s technical standards function globally. With a multimillion-dollar budget, oversee two internal direct reports, 10+ external lobbyists at the state, national and international levels and collaborate with as many as 100 cross-functional internal and external resources. Establish and cultivate relationships with government officials. Monitor, assess and respond to global legislative threats and opportunities, and brief senior leadership. Leverage relationships to support business development. Create and cultivate coalitions of competitors, trade and environmental groups, legislators and others. Deploy strategies and initiatives to protect company commercial interests globally. Continually strengthen focus and mission of global government affairs department.Impact highlights include:• Beat or amended hundreds of legislative bills and technical standards that would have compromised hundreds of millions of dollars in business.• Built and enhanced company’s reputation among hundreds of key opinion leaders across government and regulatory entities.• Drove consistent messaging and strategy across stakeholders and geographies, leading to millions of dollars in cost avoidance and an increase in business opportunities.• Co-led shaping of policy for corporate social responsibility and enhanced corporate image.• Managed messaging to key internal and external stakeholders on multiple crises and corporate initiatives.• Initiated and built coalition that positively influenced development of potentially costly standards and paved the way for hundreds of millions of dollars in business in China.• Elevated the credibility, role and value of government affairs within the organization.

Education

• Universidad de Salamanca

  Undergraduate Studies in Spanish Language, History, Politics, Art and Architecture

  1984 — 1984

• WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business)

  Graduate Studies in International Banking and Finance

  1990 — 1990

• The Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce

  M.A., International Commerce, Law and Communications

  1990 — 1991

• Wake Forest University

  B.A., Economics, Minor in Spanish

  1982 — 1986