FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
Contact TREO: Laura Shaw, Sr. Vice President,
Marketing and Communications
(520) 243-1940 office, (520)
609-5972 or laura.shaw@treoaz.org
TREO Announces New
Leadership
Tucson, Arizona (August 24, 2011)
– The TREO Board of Directors has
elected the following to serve leadership roles for Fiscal Year 2011-12:
Chairman
of the Board: Paul Bonavia,
President and CEO,
UniSource Energy Corp.
& Tucson Electric Power Company
Vice Chair of the Board: Steve Eggen, Chief Financial Officer, Raytheon
Missile Systems
Secretary/Treasurer: Dan Alcombright, President and CEO, SOLON
Corporation, NA
In
addition, the following have recently joined as new members of TREO’s Chairman’s
Circle and Board of Directors:
Chairman’s
Circle:
Michael Crow, President, Arizona State University
Judy Rich, President and CEO, Tucson Medical Center
Eugene Sander, President, University of Arizona
Board of
Directors:
Barry Bendall, Vice President, Principal
Relationship Manager, Wells Fargo Bank
Duane Blumberg, Mayor, Town of
Sahuarita
Patty Feeney, President, Southern Arizona Market,
JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA
Rodney Glassman, Director of Public
Sector Solutions, Waste Management
Bill Harris, President & CEO,
Science Foundation Arizona
Dave Hutchens, Executive Vice
President, UniSource Energy Corp. & Tucson
Electric
Power
Company
Gregg Johnson, Southern Arizona
Campus Director, University of Phoenix
Virgil Renzulli, Vice President,
Public Affairs, Arizona
State University
David Smallhouse, Managing Director,
Miramar Ventures
Leslie Tolbert, Senior Vice President for
Research, University of
Arizona
TREO
continues its Board of Directors expansion efforts begun in 2010. Economic development has become a
higher priority, demanding increased engagement from the key companies,
organizations, and people that drive the Southern
Arizona economy. The
new leadership recognizes the importance of providing strong thought
leadership for community development and strengthening the Tucson “product” and positioning as a business center. The
above newly-elected members join other leaders providing private sector
perspective in accelerating economic development; for a complete listing of the
TREO Board of Directors, visit http://www.treoaz.org/Living-and-Working-Tucson-Leaders-Board-of-Directors.aspx
About TREO
TREO offers an integrated approach
of programs and services to support the creation of high wage jobs through the
attraction of new primary companies and the expansion of existing primary
companies. Since 2005, TREO has facilitated the relocation and/or expansion
of nearly 40 companies in the Tucson region,
representing over 10,550 jobs and a $2 billion in economic impact. For more
information, visit www.treoaz.org. |