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Eric Hansotia, MBA 98, was recently named Chairman and CEO of AGCO Corporation, effective January 1, 2021. He has been with the company since 2013 and is currently senior vice president and chief operating officer.
Janice Ellig was featured as one of the Business Women of the Year award winners from CEO Today. Janice can be found on page 10, 28, and 29. Click here to read her feature piece.
Tyler Scheppmann has joined Dermody Properties as the firm’s new vice president of investor relations. He is responsible for all aspects of the company’s business concerning investor relations, fund strategy and capital execution. To read the entire release click here.
Life Fitness announced recently that Steve Klyn has been appointed Chief Financial Officer. To read the entire release click here.
Melanie Boulden has been appointed as president and general manager of The Coca-Cola Company’s Venturing & Emerging Brands (VEB) division, effective August 5. To read the entire release click here.
The Putnam Museum & Science Center announced that Rachel Mullins Steiner will be the new president/CEO effective July 1. To read the entire online article click here.
Melanie Boulden the Global head of marketing and brand management at Reebok was recently featured in AdAge Women to Watch U.S. 2019 article. To few the article click here.
Grinnell Mutual, the largest primary reinsurer of farm mutual companies in North America, announced it has added two positions to its senior leadership team. Lauren Augustin will lead Grinnell Mutual’s multiyear enterprise project to transition all of its business platforms to the Guidewire system, and oversee the development of new products and the company’s positioning in the market. To read more click here.
Collins Aerospace announced that Stephen Timm will now lead Avionics following the retirement of Kent Statler (EMBA98) after 32 years. The avionics unit at Collins Aerospace, a division of United Technologies Corp., designs and manufactures a wide variety of cockpit electronics such as displays, navigation systems and flight controls. To read more click here.
DispatchHealth announced that Nabeel Meghji would join their executive leadership team as the chief product officer. Meghji joins to further advance the Denver-based startup in delivering high quality and affordable healthcare to patients throughout the U.S. Read more here.
Kenshoo, a marketing technology company, announced the appointment of Kate DuBois as its general manager, search. DuBois will lead the Kenshoo Search business unity in this role. You can read more here.
UnityPoint Health-St. Luke’s hospital in Cedar Rapids, IA has named Casey Greene as its new vice president and chief operating officer. Green has served as the chief operating officer at Mercy Iowa City for almost six years. You can read more here.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently announced that Tippie alum, S.P. Kothari, has been named Chief Economist and Director of the agency’s Division of Economic and Risk Analysis (DERA). You can read the full press release here.
Tippie Graduate, Jeremy Marks, worked to improve hospital systems in Cape Town, South Africa as part of his internship program. He was recognized for his work as one of three finalists for the 2018 Global Citizen of the Year award. Read the full story here.
ITC Holdings Corp. announced that Krista Tanner will be promoted to senior vice president and chief business unit officer. Based in Novi, Michigan, ITC is the largest independent electricity transmission company in the United States. You can read the entire press release here.
Tippie alumnus, Joe Ceryanec, the chief financial officer at Mereditch Corp., has been selected by the Business Record as the Deloitte CFO of the Year. Ceryanec has been the CFO for over 10 years and currently serves on the Tippie College Advisory Board. You can read more here.
MediRevv, a national healthcare revenue cycle management and coding company, has promoted Brad Baldwin to chief operating officer. Brad has been with the company since 2009 and brings 20 years of experience to his new role. You can read the entire press release here.
Iowa Medicaid insurer UnitedHealthcare of the River Valley has named Alissa Weber the new chief executive officer of UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Iowa. Read the entire story here.
AGCO Corporation, a world-leading manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment and solutions, has appointed Eric Hansotia the new COO. Read the entire press release here.
Iowa Interstate Railroad, Ltd has promoted Tippie alum, Joe Parsons, from his role as the general manager to now lead the company as the new president and CEO. Read the entire press release here.
Ann Madeen Rice will step into a new role as the president of Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, MN. Read the entire press release here.
Kevin Coyne, has proudly joined Chuhak & Tecson, P.C. as the leader of the firm's 19-attorney Real Estate practice group. Read the entire press release here.