Alico Inc., one of the South’s best known agribusiness companies operating in Central and Southwest Florida announced that it appointed Evelyn D’An to its Board of Directors. Evelyn is the President of D’An Financial Services, Inc. A financial services firm that provides the insight and expertise of highly qualified accounting, finance, information technology, and strategic tax professionals to both public and non-public clients. She is also the Treasurer of WEL

Brown & Brown, Inc, the United States' sixth largest independent insurance intermediary, named Chilton D. Varner, one of the nation's most highly regarded business defense trial lawyers and published legal expert, to its Board.      Chilton D. Varner is a Partner in the law firm of King & Spalding, LLP, in Atlanta, Georgia. In 2001, the National Law Journal profiled Ms. Varner as one of the nation's top ten women litigators..

Spherion Corporation, a leader in the staffing industry in North America, announced the appointment of Anne Szostak to its Board of Directors. Ms. Szostak spent the majority of her career at Fleet Boston Financial in a variety of executive management roles, most recently serving as Executive Vice President and Corporate Director Human Resources until her retirement in 2004.  She also serves on the board of Tupperware.

More Women on the Move…
 

Other changes in the WEL community: Angela Gittens has joined HNTB as Vice President, Airport Services, where she will lead a national team in providing consulting services to airports and aviation clients.

Rebecca Orand is now with Claire’s Stores where she serves as General Counsel.

Mary Wood is the new Managing Partner for Tatum Financial Services for the State of Florida.

Congratulations!
 

Adrienne Arsht, a former WEL speaker and CEO of Total Bank has been nominated for the E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year Award. She is only woman out of 18 entrepreneurs recognized for this prestigious award.

 

Please E-mail any news or announcements to Susan Hawkins, Board Member of WEL, at Susan@womenexecutiveleadership.com.