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 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 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 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 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 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.
Thomas W. Prete ’84, ’01 MBA has been inducted into the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering. Mr. Prete is currently the vice president of engineering at Pratt & Whitney.
Brian J. Kelley ’86 MBA has been named interim chief executive officer at Alteva, Inc. Alteva, Inc. is a premier provider of hosted Unified-Communications-as-a-Service. Mr. Kelley joined Alteva’s Board in November of 2013 and is currently the chief executive officer of Four Winds Advisors LLC.
Steven H. Mikel ’86 MBA has been elected as president and chief executive officer at Caprock Oil, Inc. located in Nevada. Mr. Mikel has over 30 years of experience in both the financial and operating sides of the oil and gas business.
