EAST BRUNSWICK, USA: IT Services major Wipro Technologies announced on Monday the appointment of Melanie Carter-Maguire as vice president, Government Relations.

A seasoned government relations professional, Carter-Maguire will establish Wipro’s first Government Relations office in Washington, DC and oversee outreach and government affairs efforts with US officials and the Washington diplomatic community, said a press release.

“Melanie brings a wealth of knowledge, experience and creative energy to our team as Wipro moves to raise its visibility and strengthen its relationships in Washington,” said Martha Bejar, president of sales and operations for Wipro.

She said Melanie’s extensive international and Washington government relations experience, combined with her years of representing a multinational, high tech company before senior US Government officials, makes her a tremendous choice to lead Wipro’s efforts in Washington, DC.

Previously, Carter-Maguire served as vice president of global government relations and international trade and chief of staff at Nortel where she developed Nortel’s international trade strategy and represented Nortel’s international interests before the Executive and Legislative branches of the U.S. Government and the Washington diplomatic community, the release added.

Carter-Maguire serves on the State Department’s Advisory Committee on International Communications and Information Policy. For the past three years, she chaired the U. S. Colombia Business Council and was an active member of the Business Council for International Understanding, the Council of the Americas, the Washington Export Council, the Telecommunications Industry Association, the Trade Policy Form, the U.S-China Business Council, the European American Business Council and the National Foreign Trade Council.

Prior to joining Nortel, she was responsible for legislative and congressional activities of the Washington, DC law firm of Wilkinson, Barker, Knauer and Quinn.