Movers & Shakers from the Aug. 30, 2010 Issue
Worcester law firm Pojani, Hurley & Ritter LLP has hired NEIL F. PETERSEN JR. as an associate in its corporate and commercial finance practice areas. Petersen previously was an associate with Riemer & Braunstein LLP in Boston, with experience representing commercial banks and other financial institutions. He has a bachelor’s degree from the College of the Holy Cross and a law degree from Boston College Law School.
The Massachusetts Restaurant Association Educational Foundation, the educational arm of the Southborough-headquartered MRA, has named its 2010-2011 board officers. ROBERT MILLIKEN, board president, New England Coffee Co.; LINDA ZAMMER, board vice president, Cape Cod Restaurants Inc., and RAPHAEL OLIVER, board treasurer, Top of the Hub. Other MRAEF directors include: ALAN AYRES, Corporate Chefs Inc.; DAVID CELUZZA, Slattery’s Restaurant; TOM SHEA, Briar Group; CHRISTINE SAN JUAN, Bertucci’s Ristorante; ERNIE TREMBLAY, Sylvan Street Grille; BOB WONG, Kowloon Restaurant; CATHIE BAINES, Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School; STEVE CUMMINGS, Brae Burn Country Club; WIOLETTA ZYWINA, Da Vinci Ristorante; FRANK GUIDARA, Uno Chicago Grill; DAVID COLELLA, The Colonnade Hotel.
Former Worcester Sharks head equipment manager VINNY FERRAIUOLO has joined the San Jose Sharks as assistant equipment manager, and CHRIS DAVIDSON-ADAMS has been hired to replace him. Ferraiuolo worked for the Worcester Sharks for the past four seasons. He’s worked in hockey for a total of 14 seasons, including time at the Bridgeport Sound Tigers and the Providence Bruins. Davidson-Adams joins the Sharks from the Dallas Stars National Hockey League team. He has spent 10 seasons in professional hockey, working for teams including the Muskegon Fury, the Grand Rapids Griffins and the Houston Aeros.
Connecticut-based People’s United Financial Inc. has officially named JOHN P. BARNES as CEO. Barnes was also named president and CEO of the company’s subsidiary, People’s United Bank. He has been acting as interim president and CEO since Philip R. Sherringham left that position in April.
Shrewsbury-based Central One Federal Credit Union recently elected ROLAND CARLSON chairman of its board of directors, and re-elected JAMES CHALKE and JEFFREY POND as vice chairman and secretary, respectively. The board also added two new members: CHRIS BARIL of Shrewsbury and ELAIN KAMYCK-RACINE of Sutton. They replace retiring board members ROBERT ZEVESKA and THOMAS DAVEY. Also re-elected to the board were Carlson, who lives in Worcester, and CARL MASSHARDT of Leicester. Chalke is a resident of Lancaster, and Pond lives in Auburn.
ED FRIEDRICHS, former CEO of Gensler Architecture Design and Planning Worldwide, has been appointed chairman of Wayland architecture and engineering consulting firm ZweigWhite in Wayland. Friedrichs helped build Gensler from a 20-employee firm to a worldwide presence with 2,400 employees. In 2003, he formed Friedrichs Group, which helps organizations with strategy, culture, organizational issues, sales and marketing. He also serves on the boards of Glumac and Miyamoto International.
Consigli Construction Co. Inc. of Milford has hired HOWARD HOBBS as a project manager and STEVEN O’TOOLE as a project superintendent. Hobbs has worked on major projects in the Boston and Washington, D.C. areas. At Consigli, he will work with other preconstruction and estimating staff on academic, corporate, public and institutional projects. O’Toole has more than 16 years of experience working on academic, residential and life science projects throughout New England.
The Seven Hills Foundation of Worcester has appointed MATTHEW J. GENDUSO as human resource associate recruiter and JUSTINE LAVIN as human resource associate. Lavin previously worked for Seven Hills’ office of compliance and quality assurance. In her new position, she will help with leave administration, unemployment compensation and recruitment, including networking with colleges and community placement offices to find qualified staff. Gendoso previously worked in management positions with Excel Staffing, Olsten Staffing and King Placement Services. In his new position, he will develop and implement recruitment strategies for Seven Hills and its clinical affiliates.
The Southborough-based Massa-chusetts Restaurant Association has named WILLIAM ZAMMER JR. as chairman of its board of directors for 2010-2011 and appointed ROBERT LAWLER and PATRICK RENNA to three-year terms on the board. Zammer is the owner and operator of Cape Cod Restaurants Inc., which encompasses several restaurants and lodging places on the Cape. Lawler is the general manager for Entertainment Cruises in Boston, handling sales, operations, food and beverage and administration. Renna is CFO of Boloco, a Boston-based group of 16 restaurants throughout New England, including one location in Natick.
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