CBIA elects new board members

CBIA, the state’s largest business organization, has elected 12 new members to its board of directors. The group represents a cross section of Connecticut’s business community including a range of industry sectors, sizes and geographical locations.

“There’s a sense of urgency here in the state to improve our business climate and to drive job and economic growth,” said Joe Brennan, president and CEO of CBIA. “We will look to this new group of directors to provide guidance, support, and direction as we work to do that.”

The new directors are:

Jennifer Morgan DelMonico, managing partner, Murtha Cullina LLP, Hartford
David A. DeMaio, president, Munger Construction Company, Inc., Branford
John Emra, state president, AT&T Connecticut, New Haven
Mary Kay Fenton, executive vice president & CFO, Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc., New Haven
Normand L. Forest, CEO, Dymotek Corporation, Ellington
Jeff L. Hubbard, New England regional president, First Niagara Financial Group, Inc., New Haven
Douglas N. Johnson, president, Marion Manufacturing Co., Cheshire
Kim A. Keck, senior vice president, Aetna, Hartford
Kenneth Lisk, president, PEP Lacey Manufacturing, Bridgeport
Rina Patel, site manager, Dyno Nobel Inc., Simsbury
Gregory Piazza, vice president & global account general manager, Computer Sciences Coporation, Norwich, Meriden, and Newington
Michael R. Wise, president & CEO, ConnectiCare, Inc., Farmington

The 50-member board will elect a new chair on Dec. 9 to succeed Donna Galluzzo, president of the Corridor Group. Galluzzo will remain on the board as the immediate past chair. The incoming directors begin serving their four-year terms on Dec. 1.

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