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Michael Fanning, VP Corporate Affairs

Michelin

Michael Ian Fanning is vice president of corporate affairs for Michelin North America. He is responsible for all aspects of corporate communications and government relations for the North American operations of Michelin Group, the worldwide leader in the tire industry. Fanning joined Michelin in 1999 following executive communications assignments with Liberty Corp., The Reader's Digest Association, IBM and the Associated General Contractors of America.

From Michelin's North American headquarters in Greenville, S.C., Fanning oversees four core areas in Canada, Mexico and the United States: corporate image, employee communications, government and community relations, and public relations. Michelin North America has 19 plants in 17 locations and an employee population of about 22,000.

Fanning's professional communications memberships include the Arthur W. Page Society and the PR Seminar. He is a board member of the Rubber Manufacturers Association and the Organization for International Investment, both based in Washington, D.C.

In South Carolina, Fanning is on the board of the South Carolina Governor's School for Science and Mathematics Foundation and the Peace Center for the Performing Arts. He is also chairman of the communication advisory council at the College of Charleston.

Fanning is a native of Washington, D.C. He holds a bachelor's degree in radio, TV and film from University College at the University of Maryland.