KALAMAZOO - Lee Chatfield, former Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives, has been named the new CEO for Southwest Michigan First. Chatfield was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives for six years and was chosen by his peers to serve in the top two leadership positions for four of those years as
COMMERCE TWP.–Nuspire, a managed security services provider, has hired Lewie Dunsworth as the company’s CEO. Saylor Frase, Nuspire’s previous CEO, now serves as chairman of the board. “After a long, extensive nation-wide search, we are incredibly fortunate to bring on board someone as well suited and talented as Lewie Dunsworth,” said Brian St. Jean, Nuspire
GRAND RAPIDS - Dematic’s Bernard Biolchini has recently been appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer for the Americas Region, covering the company’s operations in Canada, the United States and Mexico. Biolchini joined the company in 2014 and previously held the position of Managing Director, Dematic Southern Europe. Bernard Biolchini “I am honored to
DETROIT - After a year-long search, the Michigan Science Center announced Thursday that out has hired Christian Greer as its new president and CEO. Greer comes from the Saint Louis Science Center where he served as the Chief Officer of Science, Education, and Experience and oversaw Science Beyond the Boundaries – a network of more
WIXOM - Bruce DeWitt has been named the new CEO of Testek LLC and Avtron Aerospace, succeeding one of Testek’s founders. DeWitt joins Testek/Avtron from Logic PD in Minneapolis, where he served as CEO since 2013. “Bruce is ideally suited to lead Testek/Avtron given his deep experience in the aerospace and defense industry, focused on complex
ANN ARBOR — Supply chain software developer LLamasoft announced that longtime supply chain industry executive Razat Gaurav has joined the company as its new CEO. Razat will also become a member of the company’s board of directors. Gaurav is a highly respected industry veteran whose experience includes leadership positions at JDA Software, i2 Technologies and
SOUTHFIELD - The Michigan Israel Business Accelerator has appointed Sandy Selinger CEO effective April 9. Selinger is Israeli born and served in the Israeli Defense Force with his last post as Operations Officer and Squad Leader for the Rescue and Evacuation Unit. He holds a BA in Economics and International Affairs from the University of
BIRMINGHAM - Since the role of CISO was invented by Citibank in 1995 there have been frequent debates on reporting structure. The most common shape for that debate is: should the Chief Information Security Officer report to the CIO or the CEO? As someone who lived through the great quality revolution in automotive, I have
ANN ARBOR - Internet2, the non-profit high-speed networking consortium led by the research and education communities, has named veteran broadband executive Howard Pfeffer its new president and CEO. Internet2’s administrative headquarters is in Ann Arbor, with offices in Denver, Colo., Emeryville, Calif., Washington, D.C., and West Hartford, Conn. Pfeffer brings more than 30 years of
EAST LANSING - Wanted. A top executive to run a software startup whose pioneering applications lie at the intersection of decision analytics and artificial intelligence. Apply Supported Intelligence. Supported Intelligence is seeking a candidate to serve as Chief Executive Officer or Chief Operating Officer, beginning in the Fall of 2016. Application materials must be submitted no later
