Claire R. Fennessey ’86 has been appointed to chief marketing officer at Clarus Marketing Group. Before her appointment at Clarus Marketing Group, Ms. Fennessey was the president of Palm publishing.
Claire R. Fennessey ’86
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Joseph C. Ferraiolo ’84
Joseph C. Ferraiolo ’84 has been announced as area general manager for New Haven County with the Frontier Communications Company in Stamford, Connecticut. He is an ’84 UConn graduate.
Carol S. Carver ’80
Carol S. Carver ’80 has been promoted to senior vice president of commercial banking by Webster Bank. Ms. Carver has been with Webster Bank since 1999 as a portfolio manager and previously was vice president and relationship manager of commercial banking.
Ernest M. McNeill Jr. ‘ 86, ’01 MBA
Ernest M. McNeill Jr. ‘ 86, ’01 MBA has been appointed to senior vice president and chief accounting officer at The Phoenix Cos. Inc. Mr. McNeill has extensive accounting and finance experience across the financial services industry. Mr. McNeill most recently served as corporate accounting senior executive at Fidelity Investments.
Thomas M. Foran ’81
Thomas M. Foran ’81 has joined Standard Insurance Company as vice president of underwriting and product development for the Employee Benefits Group. Mr. Foran joined Standard Insurance Company from Symetra where he was vice president of Group Life and Disability.
Douglas J. Hammel ’89
Douglas J. Hammel ’89 will be joining Guilford Public Schools as principal of grades 5 and 6 at Abraham Baldwin Middle School. Mr. Hammel was previously the principal at Deans Mill Elementary School in Stonington, Connecticut.
Donna A. Rosequist ’76, ’82 MBA
Donna A. Rosequist ’76, ’82 MBA was promoted to vice president at Segal Rogerscasey. Ms. Rosequist was most recently Director, Alpha Investment Research in Darien. Ms. Rosequist has 20 years of experience as a fiduciary and advisor on private equity research. She assists clients with the design of private equity programs including plan structure, strategy and performance monitoring.
Douglas G. Elliot ’82
Douglas G. Elliot ’82 has been named president of The Hartford. Mr. Elliot joined The Hartford in 2011 as president of Commercial Markets and was previously the president of Hartford Steam Boiler.
Stephen M. Holcomb ’86 MBA
Stephen M. Holcomb ’86 MBA has been appointed to chief executive officer at SmartPay Solutions. Mr. Holcomb is an experienced leader with several companies in the insurance services and technology markets.
Steven H. Mikel ’86 MBA
Steven H. Mikel ’86 MBA has joined Caprock Oil Inc. as president and chief executive officer. Mr. Mikel has more than 30 years of experience in the industry’s financial and operating sectors.