FEDC Inside Track For Legislative Affairs: Enterprise Florida Board Members Named
Dec 3, 2009
Enterprise Florida announced the following elections and appointments to its Board of Directors on December 1, 2009:
Newly elected:
- Andrew Corty, president, Florida Trend magazine
- Gordon L. Gillette, president of TECO Tampa Electric and Peoples Gas
New appointments:
- Danny Gaekwad, president of NDS USA, Ocala — appointed by Florida House Speaker Larry Cretul
- Don Phillips, managing director, Phillips Development and Realty, Tampa — appointed by Governor Charlie Crist
- Hal R. Valeche, president of York Street Capital Advisors, Palm Beach Gardens — appointed by Florida Senate President Jeff Atwater.
Re-elected at-large members:
- Michael Griffin, Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista
- Jerry Ray, The St. Joe Company, Jacksonville
- Jeffrey Shuman, Harris Corporation, Melbourne
- Dave Walsh, Mitsubishi Power Systems, Inc., Orlando
Enterprise Florida, Inc. is a partnership between Florida’s business and government leaders. Considered to be the principal economic development organization for the State of Florida, it is headquartered in Orlando. Enterprise Florida’s mission is to diversify Florida’s economy and create better-paying jobs for its citizens by supporting, attracting and helping to create businesses in innovative, high-growth industries. The organization works closely with a statewide network of economic development partners and is funded by the State, together with private sector businesses.
News coverage from the Orlando Business Journal on the Board developments is reprinted below.
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Wednesday, December 2, 2009, 9:42am EST
Board members named for Enterprise Florida
Orlando Business Journal
Several new members have been elected or appointed to the Enterprise Florida board of directors.
Newly elected members include Andrew Corty, president of Florida Trend magazine, and Gordon L. Gillette, president of TECO Tampa Electric and Peoples Gas.
There were also three new appointments including: Danny Gaekwad, president of NDS USA in Ocala; Don Phillips, managing director of Phillips Development and Realty in Tampa; and Hal R. Valeche, president of York Street Capital Advisors in Palm Beach Gardens. Gaekward was appointed by Florida House Speaker Larry Cretul, Phillips was appointed by Gov. Charlie Crist, and Valeche was appointed by Florida Senate President Jeff Atwater.
Re-elected at-large members are: Michael Griffin of Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista; Jerry Ray of The St. Joe Co. in Jacksonville; Jeffrey Shuman of Harris Corp. in Melbourne; and Dave Walsh of Mitsubishi Power Systems, Inc. in Orlando.
Orlando-based Enterprise Florida Inc. is a partnership between Florida’s business and government leaders and is the principal economic development organization for the state of Florida.
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