US: Gregory M Scott has become the president and chief executive of the Portland Cement Association (PCA), effective from 2 January 2013. Scott joined the PCA in January 2012 as the senior president of government affairs and was promoted to president in September 2012.

Scott holds a background in trade association leadership with legislative campaigns on federal transportation, environmental and energy issues. Most recently he served as executive vice president and general counsel for the National Petrochemical and Refiners Association (NPRA) in Washington, DC. Prior to joining the NPRA, Scott served as vice president of National Strategies, Inc, a trade association representing CEOs of Fortune 100 firms on corporate finance and tax issues.

He began his career serving on the staff of Senator Timothy E Wirth. From 1991-2008 Scott was a partner/member of Kelley Drye Collier Shannon, where he gained extensive expertise in petroleum refining and motor fuel marketing as well as legislative and regulatory issues.

Scott received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Colorado College in Colorado Springs and a law doctorate from the American University's Washington College of Law in Washington, DC.