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Article: IRS Chief Named New Red Cross President
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- April 18, 2007
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NEW YORK - Trading one tough job for another, Internal Revenue Service chief Mark Everson was selected Wednesday as the new president of the American Red Cross, taking over as the charity restructures itself after sharp criticism of its response to Hurricane Katrina.
The Red Cross had been led by an interim president, Jack McGuire, since December 2005, when Marsha Evans resigned because of friction with the charity's board of governors. Her resignation coincided with congressional hearings assailing the uneven performance of the Red Cross in Katrina's aftermath.
Everson, 52, who will assume the Red Cross post on May 29, has served as IRS commissioner since May 2003, overseeing stepped-up ...