Curtis B. Smith ’90 joined Crown World Mobility as group vice president. Crown World Mobility is the world’s largest privately-held group of logistics and related services companies. Mr. Smith brings a wealth of industry experience with over 20 years of experience and most recently served as vice president, client services at Cartus.
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David L. Murphy ’96 MBA
David L. Murphy ’96 MBA has been appointed to head of Wealth Advisory at Boston Private, a leading provider of fully integrated wealth management, trust, and private banking services. Mr. Murphy most recently served as the New England and Metro New York regional Investment Director at TD Bank.
Robert J. Sawicki ’95 MBA
Robert J. Sawicki ’95 MBA has joined Global Atlantic Financial Group as Senior Vice President, Head of Talent. Mr. Sawicki will be responsible for launching and integrating all talent processes including Talent Acquisition, Executive Recruiting, Talent/Leadership Development, Succession Planning, Goal Setting and Performance and Engagement. He joins Global Atlantic from Magellan Health, where he was SVP, Talent Management.
Jasmine Alcantara ’95 BS, ’99 MBA
Jasmine Alcantara ’95 BS, ’99 MBA owner of JLA Group, will be awarded the 2017 U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce Innovation & Performance Award at the National Small Business Federal Contracting Summit in Washington, DC on March 30, 2017. She has also been selected to present at the Southern New England Conference-Project Management Institute 12th Annual Conference at the Connecticut Convention Center on April 24, 2017. JLA Group provides a wide range of consulting and advisory services to Government clients and commercial industries such as strategic planning and communications, project management, change and performance measurement, acquisition strategy and execution, and proposal and grant development.
Stephen B. Burke ’98
Stephen B. Burke ’98 has been named senior vice president of commercial banking at Webster Bank. He recently joined Webster, bringing with him more than 10 years of banking experience. Prior to Webster, he worked for Antares Capital and GE Capital.
Christopher C. Atkinson ’97
Christopher C. Atkinson ’97 has joined Investor Management Services as their new Chief Executive Officer. The company is an award winning software-as-a-service provider for commercial real estate owners and operators. Mr. Atkinson has 20-years of software experience and accelerates revenue growth, as well as operational excellence. Previously, he was CEO of Knowledge Tree and Executive Vice President of StrikeIron, both companies growing tremendously under his management.
Kevin R. Metivier ’96
Kevin R. Metivier ’96 has joined The Denison Pequotsepos/Coogan Farm and Heritage Center as finance director. Mr. Metivier comes to the Nature Center from Otis Elevator Company, where he worked in a variety of finance positions from 2004 to 2015.
Robert J. Smith III ’86, ’92 MBA
Robert J. Smith III ’86, ’92 MBA has been welcomed to the Board of Directors of The Fairfield Museum. Mr. Smith is a founding partner of Social Venture Partnership, a firm aimed to strengthen nonprofits. Recently, Mr. Smith concluded a 21-year tenure with Glencore, Ltd.
Frank C. De Costanzo ’97 EMBA
Frank C. De Costanzo ’97 EMBA will join Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. as Chief Financial Officer and Secretary. Most recently, Mr. De Costanzo served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Catalyst Paper Corporation.
James Altemus ’97
James Altemus ’97 joined the Lucas Oil School of Racing, which launched in December 2015, in January of 2016, with the goal of being the dominant racing school and arrive-and-drive race series in North America. As a startup, Mr. Altemus handles everything from media planning and graphic design to sales and customer service.