Ross aide served on Navigator's board while working at Commerce
Source: Politico
Wendy Teramoto served as a part-time adviser to Ross while maintaining her board seat at the energy shipping company with a Kremlin-linked client.
By LORRAINE WOELLERT, NANCY COOK and ANDREW RESTUCCIA 11/06/2017 06:20 PM EST Updated 11/06/2017 09:21 PM EST
A top adviser to Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross served on the board of Navigator Holdings, a shipping company whose clients include a Russian energy company with Kremlin ties, while she was working in the Trump administration.
Wendy Teramoto retained her seat on Navigators board after joining Commerce in mid-March as a part-time adviser to Ross, one of the most influential voices in President Donald Trumps ear on global trade and economic policy. She also continued to serve as an executive of Rosss private equity firm WL Ross & Co. after becoming a government employee.
Teramoto didnt resign her seat on Navigators board until July 17, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. She left WL Ross that same month. On Aug. 1, she was formally named Rosss chief of staff.
Her role with Navigator is notable because Ross has come under scrutiny after the release of a cache of documents by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists on Sunday that showed him profiting from investments in Navigator, which does significant business with Sibur, an energy company partly owned by Russian President Vladimir Putins son-in-law. Sibur has not been subject to U.S. sanctions on Russian energy companies, though one of its owners is, according to the ICIJ report.
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