DETROIT – Richard DiBartolomeo, Gov.-elect Rick Snyder’s former campaign Finance Director, has joined the NextEnergy’s Board of Directors. DiBartolomeo will serve as a Board Director and Chairman of the Audit and Finance Committee.
?We are very pleased that Rick has joined us,? says NextEnergy Chairman Chris Rizik, who notes, ?his extensive experience will be highly beneficial to NextEnergy as we move into the next phases in the company?s development.?
DiBartolomeo is a seasoned financial executive with more than twenty-eight years’ experience in public accounting. A CPA, DiBartolomeo served as the Deputy Campaign Manager-Director of Finance on the Rick Snyder for Governor Committee from April 2010 to the present. Prior, he was Principal in charge of Assurance and Advisory Services for Southeast Michigan at the Rehmann Group in Troy for three years, following twenty-five years at Deloitte & Touche, LLP, in Detroit, where he was Partner, Assurance and Advisory Services.
?Rick’s experience is matched by the excellence of his track record and reputation,? said Ron Gardhouse, NextEnergy president and CEO. ?We strive for that same standard of excellence in our business dealings. He is a welcome addition to the team.?
Other members serving on NextEnergy’s Board are: Robert J. Buckler, Dennis N.
Assanis, Ph.D., Michael A. Boulus, Ph.D., George W. Jackson, Jr., and Maria A. Thompson.
Founded in 2002 as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, NextEnergy is headquartered in Detroit’s Alternative Energy Renaissance Zone and serves to accelerate energy security, economic competitiveness and environmental responsibility through the growth of advanced-energy technologies, businesses and industries.
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