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.
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Joshua D. Goldfarb ’96
Joshua D. Goldfarb ’96 has joined PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP as an advisory partner. Mr. Goldfarb will specialize in finance, technology and operations, focused on the financial service sector.
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.
Jose C. Oliveira ’00, ’01 MSA
Jose C. Oliveira ’00, ’01 MSA has joined Moriarty & Primack, P.C. as a tax manager. Mr. Oliveira is also a member of the AICPA and the Connecticut Society of CPA’s.
Thomas W. Prete ’84, ’01 MBA
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.
Robert Casey ’05 EMBA
Robert Casey ’05 EMBA is currently the vice president and director of mutual fund compliance at Hartford Funds. Mr. Casey, his wife Barbara and family moved from Storrs to Malvern, Pennsylvania in conjunction with the recent relocation of the Hartford Funds from Simsbury, Connecticut to Radnor, Pennsylvania.
John P. Gianukakis ’98 MBA
John P. Gianukakis ’98 MBA has been appointed to vice president and treasurer of Frontier Communications Corporation. Mr. Gianukakis has 25 years of experience in treasury, financial services capital markets, insurance, bank relationships, and investment and commercial banking and information technology. Most recently Mr. Gianukakis was the senior vice president of finance and treasurer of Castleton Commodities International.
Brian J. Kelley ’86 MBA
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.
Nicole M. Lindsay ’96
Nicole M. Lindsay ’96 has published a new book, The MBA Slingshot for Women: Using Business School to Catapult Your Career. Her book is a gender-based roadmap for women to develop the knowledge, skills and relationships to succeed in business school and beyond. Ms. Lindsay’s book can be purchased on amazon.com.