Patrick Brewer

Background

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.