President Obama to Nominate Hightower for Deputy Secretary, Department of Commerce

President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate Dennis F. Hightower to be Deputy Secretary, Department of Commerce. Hightower is a business executive with extensive global general management experience. His career spans the private and public sectors, including more than 30 years of experience in global marketing, strategic planning, operations and international general management. Most recently, Hightower was chief executive officer of Europe Online Networks S.A., a privately held broadband interactive entertainment company based in Luxembourg. From 1987 to 1996, Hightower was a senior executive of The Walt Disney Company, where he led multi-billion dollar enterprises as president of Walt Disney Television & Communications and president of Consumer Products, Europe/Middle East and Africa.