Anna-Maria Schneider, a former in-house lobbyist for Toyota Motor North America, is parking at the Volkswagen Group of America, where she will be director of industry-government relations. She also served as executive director of government relations for Mitsubishi Motors and as a director for intergovernmental affairs at Global USA.

[IMGCAP(1)]Kountoupes Consulting, the firm of Lisa Kountoupes, has added Lori Denham as a principal. Denham was most recently executive vice president of government affairs and industry operations at the Retail Industry Leaders Association. She also served as chief of staff to then-Rep. Cal Dooley (D-Calif.). The firm’s clients include AdvaMed, Yahoo and Freddie Mac.

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