CEO Update

James Edmund Datri to succeed Karen Greenbaum at the Association of Executive Search and Leadership Consultants (AESC); Jacqueline Gelb named next leader of the American Truck Dealers; more #association departures and arrivals at CEOUpdate.com. Datri will take over as president and CEO of AESC on Jan. 1, 2025. He will join the group from ASMP: The American Society of Media Photographers, which he has helmed since July 2020. Gelb's tenure as president of ATD will begin on Dec. 9. She has served as vice president of energy and environmental affairs of the American Trucking Associations since April 2023. #CEOUpdate

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AARP taps Myechia Minter-Jordan, MD, MBA to lead; David Grindle gets top role at the International Association of Fairs & Expositions; more #association departures and arrivals at CEOUpdate.com. Minter-Jordan will join AARP from the national nonprofit CareQuest Institute for Oral Health, where she has served as president and CEO since 2020. She also helmed community health center The Dimock Center for over six years. Grindle has led SMPTE (Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers) since 2022. He previously spent over 12 years at USITT (United States Institute for Theatre Technology), most recently as executive director. #CEOUpdate

ICYMI: October brought plenty of new opportunities for #association leaders. Want to have your appointment featured by CEO Update? Contact us at [email protected]. Darren Pleasance - AOPA John Murphy III - Association for Accessible Medicines Dan Felton - Flexible Packaging Association Chris Burroughs - TIA (Transportation Intermediaries Association) Michael Skiados, MBA, CAE - National Association of Professional Insurance Agents Anne Reinke - Intermodal Association of North America Jeannine Kunz - SME Wendy T. - American Epilepsy Society Melissa Hockstad - Consumer Brands Association Mark Koziel CPA, CGMA - Association of International Certified Professional Accountants Nneka Chiazor - Public Affairs Council Lawrence M. Paska, Ph.D., CAE - ACTFL

Rosanna Maietta named next leader of the American Hotel & Lodging Association; Darlene Schuster retires from AIChE - American Institute of Chemical Engineers; more #association departures and arrivals at CEOUpdate.com. Maietta most recently was the chief communications officer and senior counselor to the CEO at the American Clean Power Association (ACP). Her appointment marks a return to the organization where she was previously executive vice president of communications and president and CEO of the AHLA Foundation. Schuster, who joined AIChE over 16 years ago, had led the group as CEO and executive director since April 2022. The group will be conducting a nationwide search for her successor. #CEOUpdate

Dan R. Brouillette steps down as leader of the Edison Electric Institute; Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy appointed president and CEO of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE); more #association departures and arrivals at CEOUpdate.com. Brouillette, the former U.S. Secretary of Energy during the Trump administration, succeeded longtime EEI leader Tom Kuhn last September. He cited the desire to focus on the "overarching issues facing our global energy landscape" in a statement announcing his departure. Holcomb-McCoy will join AACTE from the School of Education at American University, where she has served as distinguished professor and dean for over eight years.

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?? Congratulations! ?? We're thrilled to announce Lori Anderson, FASAE, CAE as the 2025 Trade Association Executive of the Year! We're equally proud to celebrate Debra BenAvram, our 2025 Professional Society Association Executive of the Year! ?? Grab your early bird ticket now for the Salute to Association Excellence on March 13, 2025, at the Grand Hyatt in Washington, D.C. to celebrate our honorees. https://lnkd.in/gzfZdHJ #S2E25 #CelebrateSuccess #AssociationExcellence #AssociationLeadership #LeadershipInAction #Achievement

Melissa Hockstad to helm the Consumer Brands Association; Mark Koziel CPA, CGMA appointed next leader of the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants; more #association departures and arrivals at CEOUpdate.com. Hockstad will succeed David Chavern (who now leads the American Council of Life Insurers - ACLI) as president and CEO of CBA after eight years leading the American Cleaning Institute. Koziel, who has helmed Allinial Global since 2020, will rejoin AICPA as CEO following the retirement of longtime leader Barry Melancon, CPA, CGMA next year. #CEOUpdate

??Thank you to those who attended the CEO Update’s Women’s Roundtable today! We appreciate Danielle Coffey, Beverly Malone, PhD, RN, FAAN, and Lorraine Martin for guiding us through an engaging discussion about current changes and challenges in the association space. Special thanks to our event sponsors for making this event possible Cresa, DelCor Technology Solutions & Vault Consulting (Accounting, Human Resources, Research) #WomenLeaders #WomenCEO #ExecutiveRoundtable #LeadershipBreakfast #AssociationLeadership