John C. Lent ’87 MBA has been appointed to executive vice president and chief financial officer of Atlantic Coast Financial Corporation and its subsidiary Atlantic Coast Bank. Prior to his appointment, Mr. Lent served as the president of Temenos Advisory.
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Luigi A. Peluso ‘93 MBA
Luigi A. Peluso ‘93 MBA has been named managing director of the enterprise improvement group at AlixPartners. Prior to his appointment at AlixPartners, Mr. Peluso served as senior vice president of operations at Hitachi Consulting Inc.
Greg Oshins ‘05 MBA
Greg Oshins ‘05 MBA has been promoted to vice president of investments at National Realty & Development Corporation. Mr. Oshins has been at NRDC since 2006 when he was a member of the acquisitions and development team as well as the company’s leasing team.
John Y. Kim ’87 MBA
John Y. Kim ’87 MBA has been elected a vice chairman of New York Life. Mr. Kim will now oversee the company’s technology function. He is currently the president of New York Life’s Investments Group.
William M. Nelson ‘87 MBA
William M. Nelson ‘87 MBA has been named as the manager for high income funds at Ivy Funds. Mr. Nelson is also a portfolio manager of Ivy Funds VIP High Income and Waddell & Reed Advisors High Income Fund.
Lyle T. Fulton ’94 MBA
Lyle T. Fulton ’94 MBA has joined Guilford Savings Bank as the vice president, commercial loan officer. Mr. Fulton is a seasoned commercial lender in northern Connecticut with over 25 years of experience.
Rita J. Ugianskis-Fishman ’88, ’95 MBA
Rita J. Ugianskis-Fishman ’88, ’95 MBA has been named vice president and general manager of The ASI Show. Ms. Ugianskis-Fishman was most recently managing director of Penton’s Waste Industry Group and is an accomplished trade show executive.
Amanda H. Wallace ’07 MBA
Amanda H. Wallace ’07 MBA has been recognized as a 2013 Working Mother of the Year for representing the best in working motherhood as well as for her outstanding leadership ability. Ms. Wallace is the assistant vice president of strategy and planning for the U.S. insurance business at MassMutual.
Thomas P. Trutter ’99 MBA
Thomas P. Trutter ’99 MBA received the 2013 Construction Industry Recognition Award from Associated General Contractors of Connecticut. Mr. Trutter is currently UConn Health Center’s associate vice president of campus planning, design, and construction. Mr. Trutter received this award for his leadership, understanding of construction principles, experience, judgment, and responsible business practices.
Stuart A. King ’87 MBA
Stuart A. King ’87 MBA has been appointed to vice president of northeast energy consulting at Amerex Energy Services, a division of Amerex Brokers LLC. Mr. King joins Amerex with over 30 years of energy industry experience, most recently serving as the director of northeast sales for NextEra Energy Services.