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For Immediate Release
October 29, 2009
THIRTEEN CONNECTICUT BUSINESS EXECUTIVES ELECTED TO
CBIA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Thirteen 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. 28 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’s a pleasure to welcome these thirteen business leaders to CBIA’s board of directors,” said John R. Rathgeber, CBIA president and CEO. “Their input will be instrumental in making Connecticut a better place for businesses to compete, grow, and create good jobs in the state.”
The new members elected to the 2009 CBIA board of directors are:
- John E. Adamou, head, U.S. business development & licensing transactions, Boehringer Ingelheim Corp., Ridgefield
- Joel S. Becker, chairman of the board & CEO, Torrington Supply Co. Inc., Waterbury
- Jerry W. Burris, president, Barnes Group Inc. Precision Components, Farmington
- Amelia Caporale, managing partner, Ernst & Young LLP, Hartford
- Eileen Hasson, president, The Computer Co., Cromwell
- Chandler J. Howard, president & CEO, Liberty Bank, Middletown
- Michael S. Marcinek, managing principal & CFO, Fletcher-Thompson Inc., Shelton
- Richard T. Mason, president, retirement services corporate markets, ING, Windsor
- Vicki A. O'Meara, executive vice president and chief legal and compliance officer, Pitney Bowes Inc., Stamford
- David A. Rothberg, chairman & CEO, Laticrete International Inc., Bethany
- Joseph S. Schechter, president, Americas Outsourcing Group, CSC, New York
- Robert S. Sobolewski, president & CEO, ebm-papst, Inc., Farmington
- Andrew E. Uhl, vice president, medical nonwovens, Ahlstrom Nonwovens LLC, Windsor Locks
EDITOR’S NOTE: Detailed information and photos of the new CBIA board members are available at cbia.com/newsroom.
For more information contact Nancy Andrews, CBIA media relations manager, at 860-244-1957 or andrewsn@cbia.com.
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