The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System has named 10 new members to its Consumer Advisory Council for three-year terms and designated a new chair and vice chair for 2007.

Lisa Sodeika was designated chair; her term runs through December 2007. Ms. Sodeika is executive vice president of Corporate Affairs for HSBC North America Holdings, Inc.

Tony Brown was designated vice chair; his term on the Council ends in December 2008. Mr. Brown is president and chief executive officer of Uptown Consortium, Inc.

The 10 new members are:

Jason Engel
Joe Falk
Louise J. Gissendaner
Patricia Hasson
Thomas James
Edna Sawady
H. Cooke Sunoo
Stergios "Terry" Theologides
Linda Tinney
Luz Urrutia

See the press release for details of the new members and for a list of all Council members whose terms continue through 2007.

Press release 

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