MEMA CEO enjoyed fast track
Indy days: Bill Long, now CEO of MEMA, posed with this racecar earlier in his career. Something about being named to the board of the Automotive Hall of Fame, as he was on May 14, really revs Bill Long's engine. And why not? The new CEO of the $17 million-revenue Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association rebuilt his first engine with his father at age 12.
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Blue Cross Blue Shield Association CEO to leave next year
Scott Serota has led health insurance federation since 2000, guiding group through challenges such as the Affordable Care Act Serota Scott Serota will retire as CEO of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association at the end of 2020, capping two decades as head of the insurance federation.
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Gray to exit Healthcare Distribution Alliance after 16 years
CEO believes it is time for group to have a ‘new pair of eyes' as industry faces legal challenges resulting from national opioid crisis Gray John Gray will retire as CEO of the $16M-revenue Healthcare Distribution Alliance in 2020, stepping down from the organization as the industry it represents faces increasing legal problems for its alleged role in fueling the current opioid crisis.
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US Chamber plans for Donohue retirement in June 2022
Donohue to remain CEO until 2022, but Clark steps up to president immediately Donohue, left, and Clark U.S. Chamber of Commerce head Tom Donohue will end his two-decade-plus run as CEO in June 2022, while newly promoted Suzanne Clark takes on Donohue's previous mantle of president.
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Need promotional video? Consider crowdsourcing to boost clip library
Associations are having success soliciting short videos about profession or industry; some groups run contests with prizes for winners Gerardo Carrillo of Silver Eagle Distributors (left) won NBWA's 2019 "Share Your Story" video contest.
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