Team NEO Expands Board to Facilitate New Role as JobsOhio Network Regional Partner
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TEAM NEO EXPANDS BOARD TO FACILITATE NEW ROLE AS
JOBSOHIO NETWORK REGIONAL PARTNER
Region’s business-attraction organization assumes broader role
in economic development and job-creation efforts
CLEVELAND, Ohio, August 29, 2011 –Team Northeast Ohio (Team NEO) announced today the election of 13 regional business leaders as additional trustees to oversee Team NEO’s new responsibilities in strengthening regional collaboration and advancing Northeast Ohio’s economy.
As one of six JobsOhio network partners across the state, Team NEO will operate the JobsOhio regional office in Northeast Ohio. In addition to Team NEO’s role of marketing the region and attracting new businesses, it will facilitate the development of a regional economic strategy, increase collaboration among the region’s key economic development groups and assist companies and communities that are seeking support from JobsOhio for growth and job creation.
“Northeast Ohio is making progress in many areas that will benefit all of us,” said Ward J. “Tim” Timken, Jr., chairman of The Timken Company and chairman of the board of Team NEO. “We look forward to taking on these new roles for Team NEO and building on the region’s momentum. The new trustees bring high-level and broad-based business acumen to the board. Each has a deep personal commitment to collaborating to accelerate the growth of our region’s economy. We welcome them to the team and look forward to their contributions.”
The newly elected trustees are:
• Virginia Albanese, president and CEO of FedEx Custom Critical, Inc. and chairwoman of the board of the Greater Akron Chamber of Commerce
• Anthony Alexander, president and CEO of FirstEnergy Corporation and a member of the board of Akron Tomorrow
• William Christopher, president and CEO of Lakeview Consulting Enterprises, retired executive vice president of Alcoa and chairman of the board of the Greater Cleveland Partnership
• Lonnie Coleman, president and CEO of Coleman Spohn Corporation and a member of The President’s Council and Team NEO’s Minority Business Attraction Advisory Council
• Achilles Demetriou, MD, chief operating officer of University Hospitals and a member of the board of BioEnterprise
• Mark Fleiner, CEO of Rolls-Royce Fuel Cell Systems and a board member of the Stark Development board
• Paul Greig, chairman, president and CEO of FirstMerit Corporation and a member of the board of Akron Tomorrow
• Henry Meyer, retired chairman of the board and CEO of KeyCorp and a board member and immediate past chairman of the board of the Greater Cleveland Partnership
• Timothy Reynolds, president of Tribute, Inc., chairman of the board of NorTech, a member of the Greater Cleveland Partnership board and executive committee, and immediate past chairman of the Council of Smaller Enterprises (COSE)
• Ed Roth, president and CEO of Aultman Health Foundation and Aultman Hospital and chairman of the board, Stark Development Board
• Robert Smith, president and CEO of Spero-Smith Investment Advisors, chairman of the board of the Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority, a board and executive committee member of the Greater Cleveland Partnership
• Tom Strauss, president and CEO of Summa Health System and a member of the Greater Akron Chamber of Commerce board and its immediate past chairman
• Mark Williams, executive vice president and director of strategic planning for KeyBank and vice chairman of the board of JumpStart
“We are assembling a strong team to promote and leverage the abundant strengths of our region,” said Tom Waltermire, CEO of Team NEO. “It is gratifying to see leaders from throughout our business communities working together toward the shared goal of advancing our region’s economy. The Team NEO name is more appropriate than ever.”
Ten key economic development organizations, all of which are now represented on the Team NEO board, will form a core network and play leading roles in implementing a regional economic strategy. They include the region’s major metropolitan chambers of commerce and economic development boards – the Greater Akron Chamber, the Greater Cleveland Partnership and the Commission on Economic Inclusion, Stark Development Board, Team Lorain County and Youngstown-Warren Regional Chamber – and regional specialists in economic development: BioEnterprise, JumpStart, MAGNET and NorTech. This group, along with the Fund for Our Economic Future and the Cleveland Foundation, will meet regularly to identify new opportunities and ways to use the region’s resources to advance strategic priorities.
According to Waltermire, the new board members will help to ensure a regional focus, while bringing expertise and leadership from an array of industries and services. Designated Team NEO board members, who also serve on the boards of major economic development organizations (listed in the previous paragraph), will serve as liaisons to those boards. The CEOs of these organizations have been named ex-officio special trustees of Team NEO.
“Team NEO is about driving economic results and inclusion. The addition of these board members expands our reach and our network of impact,” said Waltermire. “Moving our region forward in economic development, competitiveness and job creation is our central focus. The Team NEO board will play the lead role in that effort.”
About Team NEO
Team NEO advances Northeast Ohio’s economy by serving as the 18-county region’s private sector economic development hub. It connects the region to the state’s JobsOhio program and attracts new businesses worldwide. Since 2007, the organization has attracted 47 new company operations, 3,800 new jobs and more than $151 million in annual payroll to Northeast Ohio, leading to a total annual regional payroll benefit of $257 million.
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Addendum
Team NEO Board of Trustees
• Dr. Roy Church, president, Lorain County Community College
• Paul Clark, regional president, Northern Ohio, PNC *
• Christopher Connor, chairman and CEO, Sherwin-Williams *
• Jeanne Coughlin, president, The Coughlin Group Inc.
• Steven Glass, CFO, The Cleveland Clinic
• Chuck Jones, senior VP & president FirstEnergy Utilities/FirstEnergy Corporation
• Robert Joyce, executive chair, Westfield Group
• Daniel Klimas, president and CEO, Lorain National Bank *
• Steve Lewis, president and CEO, First Place Financial Corporation *
• Joseph Lopez, president, Aster Elements Inc.
• Kevin McMullen, chairman and CEO, OMNOVA Solutions Inc.
• Thomas Murphy, President and CEO, Ben Venue Laboratories
• Donald Misheff, Northeast Ohio managing partner, Ernst & Young
• Ward J. “Tim” Timken, Jr., chairman – board of directors, The Timken Company*
Newly Elected:
• Virginia Albanese, CEO, FedEx Custom Critical
• Anthony Alexander, president and CEO, FirstEnergy *
• William Christopher, president and CEO, Lakeview Consulting Enterprises
• Lonnie Coleman, President and CEO, Coleman Spohn Corporation
• Dr. Achilles Demetriou, COO, University Hospitals
• Mark Fleiner, CEO, Rolls-Royce Fuel Cell Systems
• Paul Greig, chairman, president and CEO, FirstMerit
• Henry Meyer, retired chairman of the board and CEO, KeyCorp
• Timothy Reynolds, president, Tribute, Inc.
• Ed Roth, president and CEO, Aultman Hospital
• Robert Smith, president and CEO, Spero-Smith Investment Advisors
• Tom Strauss, president and CEO, Summa Health System
• Mark Williams, executive VP and director, strategic planning, KeyCorp
Special Trustees:
• Dan Berry, president and CEO, MAGNET
• Daniel C. Colantone, president and CEO, Greater Akron Chamber
• Thomas M. Humphries, president, Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber
• Ray Leach, CEO, JumpStart
• Rebecca Bagley, president and CEO, NorTech
• Baiju R. Shah, president and CEO, BioEnterprise
• Steve Morey, president and CEO, Team Lorain County
• Stephen L. Paquette, president, Stark Development Board
• Joseph D. Roman, president and CEO, Greater Cleveland Partnership
* Executive Committee
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