Andrew Puzder, chief executive of CKE Restaurants, exits after his meeting with president-elect Donald Trump at Trump International Golf Club, in Bedminster Township, New Jersey on Nov. 19, 2016. Drew Angerer/Getty Images
At a White House ceremony on Aug. 20, Andrew Puzder, former CEO of CKE Restaurants, was sworn in by President Donald Trump as the United States’ new ambassador to the European Union.
Puzder, an outspoken critic of corporate politicization, the application of the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) framework, and the ideological influence of global asset managers over U.S. companies, was confirmed for the position, based in Brussels, by the Senate on Aug. 2. The vote was 53–44.
