Rodney A. Butler ’99 is currently the Chairman of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Council and interim CEO of Foxwoods Resort Casino. Mr. Butler has been named a Citizen of the Year by The Chamber of Commerce of Eastern Connecticut. The award is presented annually to someone “who has made outstanding strides on behalf of the civic and business community.”

William S. Simon, ’81, ’88 MBA has been appointed to the Board of Directors of Anixter International Inc. Mr. Simon is the former President and Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Walmart U.S., a leading retail corporation. Prior to joining Walmart, Mr. Simon held several senior positions at Brinker International, Diageo, Cadbury-Schweppes, PepsiCo and RJR-Nabisco.

Michael Trinks ’98 has been promoted to Partner at Fiondella, Milone & LaSaracina, Glastonbury-based accounting and advisory firm.  Mr. Trinks has been with the firm since 2003 and was most recently Director, Assurance & Advisory Services, specializing in audit and consulting for clients in the manufacturing, technology, bio-tech, construction, and service sectors.

David J. Rotatori ’04 MBA has been named Chief Executive Officer of Ion Bank. Mr. Rotatori, a lifelong resident of Naugatuck, started his financial career with Naugatuck Savings Bank (now Ion Bank).  He is a Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Global Management Accountant with more than 28 years of experience in financial services organizations.

David F. McBride, Jr. ’94 MBA the current executive director of Thames River Innovation Place, has been named New London’s finance director.  Mr. McBride is the former director of finance, director of business diversification and vice president of the Fast-Casual Food & Beverage Division for the Mohegan Tribe.

Rhonda Germany Ballintyn ’88 MBA has been appointed to the Board of Directors for Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation, a leading global medical technology company.  Ms. Germany Ballintyn will also serve on the board’s compensation committee.  She recently retired from Honeywell International Inc. where she was the Corporate Vice President, Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer.

State Representative Derek Slap ’12 EMBA has been named CEO and President of The Connecticut Technology Council (CTC).  CTC board chair Severine Zygmont said Mr. Slap became its top candidate due in large part to his state government and nonprofit experience as Vice President of Marketing and Communication at the UConn Foundation.

Michael Trinks ’98 has been promoted to Partner at Fiondella, Milone & LaSaracina, Glastonbury-based accounting and advisory firm.  Mr. Trinks has been with the firm since 2003 and was most recently Director, Assurance & Advisory Services, specializing in audit and consulting for clients in the manufacturing, technology, bio-tech, construction, and service sectors.

John K. Fetterman ’93 MBA has been sworn in as Pennsylvania’s lieutenant governor by Superior Court Judge Deborah Kunselman at the State Capitol in Harrisburg.

Suresh Shenoy ’75 MBA and Sudhakar Shenoy ’71 MS, ’73 MBA were both honored with the TiE Legends Award. Sudhakar is the CEO of Alyx Technologies, a Northern Virginia-based tech company that focuses on big data, cognitive computing, cloud deployment and analytics. Suresh is the Executive Vice President of the company, which has presence in, besides the Washington area, Minneapolis, Chicago, Tampa, as well as in India.