WASHINGTON: JDA Frontline has hired Bill McQuillen, previously Bloomberg's senior trade and labor reporter, as VP of public affairs.
He will lead the firm's Washington DC office and manage its client portfolio.
McQuillen previously covered international commerce, free trade agreements, the World Trade Organization, economic development, global market competition, as well as unions and the National Labor Relations Board for Bloomberg. He also covered the US Justice Department, international economics, and foreign and domestic policy during President George W. Bush's second term.
McQuillen also served as an associate producer for Diabetesville USA, a documentary about the abnormally high diabetes rates in Cameron County, TX.