Press Release
Contact: Robert Albright |
Phone: 919-549-7500 ext.123 |
CED Elects New Board of Directors for 2003-2004
CED Appoints Diverse Group to Serve on Board
June 19, 2003, Research Triangle Park, NC - The Council for Entrepreneurial Development (CED) has elected its new 2003-2004 board of directors to lead the organization through its next year of operations. Les Bethune, a partner with Ernst & Young LLP, will serve as chairman for 2003-2004. In addition, CED has named The Aurora Funds' Jeff Clark as chairman-elect for 2004-2005.
Monica Doss, CED's president, said the new board brings a diverse spectrum of ideas and backgrounds. She said this year's group includes some of the most exceptional entrepreneurial representation to date.
“We're very pleased with the caliber of leaders that we're able to attract to the board,” Doss said. “Because CED's board members are so giving of their time and energy, they enhance the area's entrepreneurial climate year after year.”
Bethune succeeds Steve Nelson, a partner with the Wakefield Group, as chairman. Jeff Clark will take over the reigns as chairman in June 2004. The new members of the board of directors include:
Dan Allred, Silicon Valley Bank |
Deborah J. Hylton, Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, P.L.L.C. |
The new board members join the following existing members:
Susan K. Acker, Constella Group |
Robert E. Mallernee, U.S. Trust Company Of North Carolina |
About CED: The Council for Entrepreneurial Development, located in Research Triangle Park, NC, is a private, non-profit organization formed in 1984 to stimulate the creation and growth of high-impact companies in the greater Research Triangle region. CED provides education, mentoring and capital formation resources to new and existing high-growth entrepreneurs through annual conferences, seminars, workshops and monthly programs on entrepreneurial management and finance. CED is the largest entrepreneurial support organization in the nation with more than 4,000 members representing 1,100 entrepreneurial companies, financiers and professional firms. www.cednc.org