TROY- Automation Alley has elected three new board members for 2011: Donald H. Clayton, managing director of Clayton & McKervey; Mark Symonds, CEO and president of Plex Systems; and Peter H. Webster, member of Dickinson Wright.
“The staff and I look forward to working with the new board as we continue to grow the innovation cluster of Southeast Michigan,” said Ken Rogers, Automation Alley executive director. “As the influential business leaders and decision makers in Southeast Michigan, the Board of Directors is Automation Alley?s most powerful ambassadors. I am proud to work alongside these individuals and am eager to work on this year’s agenda.”
2011 Board of Directors and officers are:
? President: Scott Goemmel, PMV Technologies
? Vice President: Donald Schenk, General Dynamic Land Systems
? Secretary: Christine Estereicher, Chrysler Group LLC
? Treasurer: Adam Wilburn, RCM Technologies
? Assistant Treasurer: Jim Safran, Beaumont Hospitals
? Immediate Past President: Brian McGinnity, HIROTEC AMERICA
? Ex-officio directors: Stephen Cassin, Macomb County and Jerry Rush, ArvinMeritor, Inc.
Remaining board members include:
? John Almstadt, Oakland County Workforce Development Board
? Donald Clayton, Clayton & McKervey
? Todd Fenton, Wayne County
? Gary Gavin, Blue Cross Blue Shield
? Debra Homic Hoge, General Motors
? Karen Mitchell, DTE Energy
? Bob Nichols, Kettering University
? Ken Rogers, Automation Alley
? Mark Symonds, Plex Systems
? Tracie Tillinger, Detroit Economic Growth Corporation
? Lewis Walker, Lawrence Technological University
? Peter Webster, Dickinson Wright PLLC
“I am delighted to join the impressive individuals who serve on Automation Alley’s Board of Directors,” said Plex Systems CEO and President Mark Symonds. “The quality of service that Automation Alley provides to member companies is remarkable, and I look forward to contributing to the effort of building businesses in Michigan.”
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