DuPont announces senior management changes
DuPont Co. has named Marc Doyle senior vice president for its Safety & Protection businesses, reporting to Ellen Kullman, chair and CEO.
Matthew L. Trerotola, who was executive vice president with responsibility for Safety & Protection and Electronics & Communications businesses, as well as the company’s Asia Pacific region, has resigned from DuPont.
Colfax Corporation, a global manufacturer of gas and fluid-handling and fabrication technology products and services, named Trerotola as CEO and a director. He succeeds Steven E. Simms, who will assist in the transition and will continue to serve on the Colfax board. Colfax is based in Annapolis Junction, MD.
James C. Collins Jr., executive vice president for Industrial Biosciences and Performance Materials, also will assume responsibility for Electronics & Communications at DuPont.
Douglas Muzyka, senior vice president and chief science and technology officer, adds responsibility for Asia-Pacific. “Marc is a proven leader with a distinguished record of success at DuPont,” said Kullman. “We are confident Marc, Jim and Doug will bring their strong results-orientation, energy and accountability to their new responsibilities.”
Doyle began his career at DuPont in research in 1995. He advanced through successive business development, marketing, strategic planning and regional directorship roles spanning several DuPont materials businesses, eventually leading the DuPont Kevlar and Nomex businesses.
He became president of DuPont Protection Technologies in June 2013. Doyle earned a B.S. in chemical engineering from the University of Virginia and a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the University of California at Berkeley.
Rhodes to head consumer side of TD Bank in U.S.
TD Bank, named Wilmington resident Michael Rhodes Head of Consumer Bank.Based in Cherry Hill, N.J., Rhodes has U.S. accountability for Retail Distribution, Retail Sales & Service Strategy, Retail Product Strategy and Development, and “omni-channel strategy”
Rhodes joined TD in 2011 to lead the North American Credit Card and Merchant Services business. That unit has a small office in Wilmington.
Under his leadership, the business has grown to become the number one credit card issuer in Canada and one of the leading card issuers in North America. Rhodes was instrumental in TD’s successful acquisition of the Aeroplan and Target U.S. Credit Cards businesses. Prior to joining TD, Rhodes held a variety of roles within the payments and banking sector, including CEO of a portfolio company backed by a top-tier private equity fund and CEO of MBNA Europe Bank Limited. His experience in the financial services industry spans more than 20 years and includes leadership roles in direct channels, operations, specialty commercial, small business, marketing and product. Rhodes has worked in the United States, the United Kingdom, Spain, Ireland and Canada.
“TD’s unique customer-centric culture and values set the bank apart,” said Rhodes. “I am excited to work with the U.S. team to leverage those strengths, capitalize on opportunities and accelerate growth.”
Michael earned his Master of Business Administration from The Wharton School at The University of Pennsylvania. He also holds an engineering degree from Duke University. He resides in Wilmington, Delaware.
TD Bank, is one of the 10 largest banks in the U.S., providing more than 8 million customers with a full range of retail, small business and commercial banking products and services at approximately 1,300 locations throughout the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Metro D.C., the Carolinas and Florida.
In addition, TD Bank and its subsidiaries offer customized private banking and wealth management services through TD Wealth, and vehicle financing and dealer commercial services through TD Auto Finance.
TD Bank is a member of TD Bank Group and a subsidiary of The Toronto-Dominion Bank of Toronto, Canada, a top 10 financial services company in North America.
Drane named Deputy Insurance Commissioner
Delaware State Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart named attorney Hardy Drane as Deputy Commissioner for the Delaware Department of Insurance.
Drane was a lawyer with a major Wilmington law firm for nearly 30 years, where his practice focused on insurance and environmental law.
Following retirement from private practice, Hardy served as a Deputy Attorney General representing the Department of Insurance through July 2014. He has served on the boards of directors of a number of local nonprofit organizations including the Community Legal Aid Society, the Cathedral Choir School of Delaware, and the Rodney Street Tennis and Tutoring Association. Drane was sworn in and starts work immediately.
Vujanic named EVP at Benchmarks
Benchworks announced that Brenda Vujanic has been promoted to the position of Executive Vice President.
She will be responsible for managing the corporate marketing and communication strategy, providing strategic guidance for key clients, and serving as an experienced resource for Benchworks’ expanding team as the marketing services firm continues to grow.
Vujanic has extensive marketing experience and most recently served as a Vice President/Account Director at Benchworks. In that role, she implemented a variety of marketing initiatives for pharmaceutical clients including Noven and Otsuka.
She has also served as an instrumental member of the Benchworks leadership team, providing insights and recommendations for process improvement and corporate growth.
Marsilii named workforce development director for Cecil College
Michele Marsilii was named director of workforce development and customized at Cecil College, North East, MD .
Previously Marsilii, was the development manager for Delaware with the Arthritis Foundation, Mid-Atlantic Region.
She was hired by Cecil to initiate, develop and maintain relationships with businesses and agencies in the Maryland, Delaware and Pennsylvania region through community outreach efforts.
While her primary responsibility is to ensure the functional and fiscal success of open enrollment, workforce development and customized training programs, she is also tasked with managing the Cecil Leadership Institute.
She will do networking in the community and make people aware of all the customized training opportunities and business solutions Cecil has to offer.
When meeting with companies, she will do a needs assessment, find out what challenges they may be facing, and discuss ways to achieve those business solutions. Marsilii earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications from the University of Delaware and a Master of Education from Wilmington College.
Following 12 years in the field with MBNA America, Bank of New York, PNC Bank and Citibank, she spent two years apiece as an event coordinator with the American Lung Association and a recreation specialist for the City of Newark.
CEO named for Beebe Medical Group
The Beebe Medical Group Board of Directors announces the appointment of George V. Jirak, MD, MBA, as President/CEO of Beebe Medical Group, the employed physician medical group under Beebe Healthcare, currently comprised of 18 medical specialty offices in 25 locations throughout southern Delaware, with more than 101 medical providers and 151 support staff. Prior to joining Beebe Medical Group, Jirak served as Vice President of Augusta Health in Fishersville, VA, as well as the President of Augusta Medical Group.
While in Virginia, he led the expansion of Primary Care Services, developed a Spine Center, established a Medical Director Advisory Council, along with the implementation of several programs and initiatives to improve accountability, efficiency, and quality of care.
For more than a decade, he was with the Ohio Valley Medical Center in Wheeling, WV, where he led the expansion of Gynecology and Uro-Gynecology Services, serving as Vice Chair of OB/GYN, as well as participating in resident education. Additional roles of leadership held by Jirak included: Medical Director of the Employed Physician Practice Division of Ohio Valley Medical Center/East Ohio Regional Hospital; Chairman of the Wheeling Area Continuing Medical Education Consortium; and President of the Wheeling OB/GYN Society.
Jirak earned his undergraduate and medical degree at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He completed both a residency in obstetrics and gynecology and a flexible internship at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, earning his Physician Executive MBA at the University of Tennessee.
Jordan named executive director of Delaware Symphony
The Board of Directors of the Delaware Symphony Orchestra (DSO) announced that it has appointed Alan Jordan to serve as its next Executive Director, beginning in September 2015.
Jordan’s most recent position was as Executive Director of the Vermont Symphony Orchestra, where he served for more than 16 years.
He served in similar capacities at the New Hampshire Symphony Orchestra (1992-1999) and the Brevard (FL) Symphony Orchestra (1987-1992).
Jordan’s appointment comes after an extensive nationwide search led by Symphony Orchestra consultant David Hyslop of Minneapolis.
Jordan graduated from the New England Conservatory of Music with a Bachelor’s degree in Music as a Vocal Performance major in 1983. During his years as a student and following graduation, he served as Assistant Stage Manager and later Stage Manager for the Tanglewood Music Center and as House Manager of Jordan Hall and Instrument Librarian at the New England Conservatory.
From 2001 to 2003, Jordan served on the Board of Directors of the League of American Orchestras, the national leadership service organization of American Orchestras.
He currently serves on the league’s Communications Advisory Group and on the New Music For America Steering Committee. Previously, he has served on the League’s Public Value, Collaborative Data Project, and BMI Negotiations task forces and the Ford Made in America I and II steering committees and on the Henry Fogel Consortium Commission steering committee.
