Feb. 16, 2010— Warren, Mich. – Corp! magazine readers were asked to name which businesses they considered the “Best” in Michigan. Businesses from throughout the state were nominated and selected based on reader opinions.
Those businesses chosen as a “Best of Michigan Business” winner (list of all winners follows) were celebrated at a breakfast program on Tues., Feb. 16, at MSU Management Education Center in Troy.This year’s event was sponsored by Rehmann.
All of the companies that were named a “Best of Michigan Business” will be featured in the January/February 2010 print issue of Corp! magazine and online in the Feb. 18, 2010 digital magazine. Visit www.corpmagazine.com to read the feature story on all of the “Best of Michigan Business” winners.
Businesses from a variety of categories were considered including: banks and credit unions, law firms, small businesses and family businesses. Other categories included firms specializing in staffing, accounting, commercial and industrial real estate, technology, manufacturing, engineering and architectural construction.
The mission of Corp! magazine, founded in 1998, is to inform, intrigue and entertain business owners and top level executives by providing business features, news and profiles with a Michigan emphasis.
Megan Uphoff, Managing Director of the Banking and Financial Services division at ASG announced that Brian Benz has accepted the position of Vice President, Asset Based Account Executive with First Business Capital Corp.Mr. Benz is looking forward to his new role and will be located in Madison, WI
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The banking team of Charlie Tudor, Director and Mark Angott, President of ASG recently announced that William Thorpe has accepted the position of Chief Credit Officer at HomeBanc. Mr. Thorpe will be based in Tampa, FL. Ms. Dominique Quinn has also joined the team at HomeBanc. Ms. Quinn has accepted the role of Branch Manager and will be located in Lakewood Ranch, FL.
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ASG working with Citizens First Bank has completed a search for a Special Assets Officer. JT Westendorf, Search Consultant with the Banking and Financial Services practice has placed Kevin Bank in this role.Kevin has had many successful achievements throughout his career and is excited to be joining the team at Citizens First Bank.
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Quentin Burchill and the Energy Practice at Angott Search Group are pleased to announce the placement of Daniel Dishno into a Natural Gas Supply Manager role with IGS Energy.
Dan had spent the past 12 years with NiSource in financial reporting & analysis, asset management, trading, and gas marketing roles of increasing responsibility. Dan will report to IGS Energy President Scott White and will be responsible for planning and managing the natural gas supply for the Chicago – Michigan markets for IGS.
Based in Dublin, Ohio, IGS Energy is America’s largest independent retail supplier of natural gas. Founded in 1989, the company serves over 800,000 residential, commercial, and industrial customers in a seven state region across the Midwest and the Northeast.
This national search was completed in late December `09 and Dan will start at IGS on January 18, 2010.
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Beth Grossman, Director of the Banking and Financial practice at ASG is pleased to announce that Jim Bylenga has accepted the position of Financial Advisor with Comerica Bank. Mr. Bylenga has over twenty years of experience in the financial services industry and is excited to be joining the team at Comerica Bank. He will be based in Kalamazoo, MI.
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Don DeLaura, Managing Director of the Sales and Marketing practice recently completed a search for a Sales Engineer with R.L. Deppmann Co. Richard Levins has accepted this role and is excited to be joining the team in Columbus, OH.
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Charlie Tudor, Director of the Banking and Financial practice has been working closely with Horizon Bank and recently completed two successful searches. Joining the team at Horizon Bank is Michael Foti as a Consumer Loan Manager and Nicole Sakowski as a Collections Manager. Both Ms. Sakowski and Mr. Foti will be located in Michigan City, IN.
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Mark Angott, President and Brian Rhonemus, Managing Director of ASG’s Banking & Financial Services practice have announced the placement of Dave Seppala with Isabella Bank as a Senior Lender. Mr. Seppala has an extensive background in banking and is highly regarded in his field. He will be located in Greenville, MI.
The banking team of Mark Angott, President and J.T. Westendorf, Search Consultant, successfully completed a search for a Chief Internal Auditor for German American Bancorp. Jeffrey Cash has accepted this position. Mr. Cash is excited to be joining the team at German American Bancorp and will be located in Jasper, IN.
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