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For Immediate Release
October 30, 2008
TWELVE CONNECTICUT BUSINESS EXECUTIVES ELECTED TO
CBIA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Twelve Connecticut business executives were elected to four-year terms on the board of directors of the Connecticut Business & Industry Association (CBIA) at the association's Oct. 29 Annual Meeting in Hartford.
CBIA is the state's largest business organization, with 10,000 member companies throughout Connecticut. The board of directors approves the organization's plans, policies, and strategies — and, in particular, focuses on ways to make Connecticut more competitive as a business location.
"It is a great pleasure to welcome these twelve business leaders to the CBIA board of directors,” said John R. Rathgeber, CBIA president and CEO. “They each bring their own unique and interesting perspectives to the board and will be instrumental in working to develop policies that will help improve the state's business climate, allowing Connecticut businesses to compete, grow and create more good jobs here.”
The new members elected to the 2008 CBIA board of directors are:
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Tony Ceci, executive managing director, RSM McGladrey Inc./McGladrey & Pullen LLP, Stamford
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J. Dennis Chalk, president and general manager, Rockbestos-Surprenant Cable Corp. (RSCC), East Granby
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Donald R. Droppo Jr., senior vice president, sales and marketing, Curtis Packaging Corp., Sandy Hook
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Denise G. Essenberg, assurance and business advisory services partner and office managing partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Hartford
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George J. Frantzis II, co-owner, Lake Quassapaug Amusement Park Inc., Middlebury
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Donna R. Galluzzo, president and CEO, Homecare Management Strategies Inc., Wallingford
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Toni M. Hoover, Ph.D., senior vice president and director, Pfizer Laboratories, Groton/New London
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Will P. Lennon, vice president, operations, Electric Boat Corp., Groton
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Paul A. Marold Jr., president, Ahlstrom Nonwovens LLC, Windsor Locks
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Philip R. Sherringham, president and CEO, People's United Bank, Bridgeport
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William A. Teed II, regional president, Travelers, Hartford
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Maureen Weaver, chair, executive committee, Wiggin & Dana LLP, New Haven
For more information contact Nancy Andrews, CBIA media relations manager, at 860-244-1957 or andrewsn@cbia.com.
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