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26 n e w h a v e n B I Z | J u l y 2 0 2 1 | n e w h a v e n b i z . c o m Quinnipiac U. names new School of Business dean Holly J. Raider has been appointed dean of the School of Business and professor of management at Quinnipiac University. Provost Debra Liebowitz said Raider has a record of collaborating with faculty to develop curricula and educate students who are in- demand aer graduation. Raider started her new job July 1, taking over for Matthew O'Connor, who will return to the finance faculty aer serving as dean for 12 years. Raider comes to Quinnipiac from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, where she had been managing director of executive education and clinical professor of management. Citizens names new head of retail banking Citizens Bank has promoted Kim Dee to head of retail banking, a role that involves managing 5,000 employees and 1,000 retail branch locations. Dee had most recently served as the bank's executive vice president, customer transformation director. She will report to Simon Griffiths, the bank's head of core banking. Dee has more than two decades of experience in the financial industry, including several executive level positions at Citizens. CrossPoint Federal Credit Union names new CEO Darlene White has been named the new CEO of Hamden-based CrossPoint Federal Credit Union. White will take over the role on July 17, replacing Michael J. Hinchey, who is retiring. White has served as chief operations officer of the credit union since 2019. She has had several leadership roles in the banking industry, including as acting CEO with CENCAP Federal Credit Union. Medical device industry veteran to lead Guilford biotech Hyperfine Inc., a Guilford-based company that manufactures a compact, portable magnetic resonance imaging device, has named a longtime leader in the medical device industry as its new president and CEO. Dave Scott has 25 years of experience in the industry, including working for Apple, Verb Surgical and Abbott Medical Optics. During his career, Scott has built and led teams working on digital surgery, digital health ecosystems, surgical robotics and medical imaging and diagnostics. Scott's focus in his new role will be advancing the company's commercialization and growth strategy, to get more healthcare institutions using its technology globally. Frontier Communications names new CFO Frontier Communications has selected a new chief financial officer, Scott Beasley, who joined the Norwalk-based telecommunications company in mid-June. Beasley will report directly to President and CEO Nick Jeffery. Beasley succeeds Sheldon Bruha, who is leaving to pursue other opportunities, but will assist with the transition. Beasley most recently served as chief financial officer of Arcosa Inc., a North American provider of infrastructure products and services. Skyline Financial names new CEO Skyline Financial Federal Credit Union of Waterbury recently named James A. Higgins of Naugatuck as its new chief executive officer. Higgins will focus on expanding fintech services and membership growth and engagement. Higgins has worked in the financial services sector since 2015 and in the customer experience sector since 2006. He previously served as chief operating officer of FD Community Federal Credit Union, vice president of Webster Bank, and as a business consultant with Fiserv. University of Bridgeport gets new president e University of Bridgeport's board of trustees recently selected Danielle Wilken to serve as its 12th president. Wilken has more than two decades of experience in higher education, and most recently served as Goodwin University's provost and dean of faculty. East Hartford-based Goodwin recently acquired most of the University of Bridgeport's real estate and academic programs in a $32 million deal. n C - S u i t e Holly J. Raider Wind power and renewable energy are big growth opportunities for CT V i e w p o i n t By Peter Denious Pivotal to these efforts are the state's offshore wind projects, Revolution Wind and Park City Wind, representing 1.2 gigawatts in currently contracted power, enough juice to light 110 million LEDs or propel 9,000 Nissan Leafs. Revolution Wind is being developed by Eversource Energy and Ørsted. Its land base will be State Pier in New London. rough a $235.5 million public-private partnership with Eversource and Ørsted, State Pier is being transformed into a state-of-the- art hub for wind turbine staging and assembly. Park City Wind is being developed by Vineyard Wind LLC in Bridgeport. e developer is leasing space at Barnum Landing for construction and staging, and will locate its Connecticut headquarters in Bridgeport, too. Both projects are spinning forward. Construction in New London is expected to commence this summer. e U.S. Department of the Interior recently issued final approval to the Vineyard Wind I project, which is adjacent to Park City Wind. With these two projects, Connecticut is off to a great start to capture a share of the 83,000 new jobs forecast to be created by offshore wind projects nationally by 2030. Offshore wind farms generate valuable ancillary jobs, too. For every $1 spent on manufacturing, another $2.79 is added to the economy. For every worker in manufacturing, another five employees are hired elsewhere. Construction workers will erect dockside staging and assembly facilities. Manufacturers will produce the component parts of the wind turbines. Technicians will perform ongoing maintenance and repair. Soware and IT experts will engage in the provision of sensors, monitoring systems, and performance optimization soware. Let's leverage the state's skilled workforce and rich manufacturing base to fill those jobs in-state. Eversource and United Illuminating have a vital role in assisting with interconnection, managing the integration of renewable power into the grid, and mitigating intermittency. Both companies are focused on bringing the economic benefits that come with building a new industry. Finally, we have a great opportunity to recast the state's deep-water ports as cutting-edge facilities with updated infrastructure and heavy-li capabilities. ese enhancements will increase the attractiveness of the docks, enabling the state to accommodate a wider range of cargo and handle more vessel calls, and to collect more revenue. e State Pier upgrade could revitalize the region, leveraging Southeastern Connecticut's manufacturing and technology base to spur business development, coupled with New London's expanded Foreign-Trade Zone. A similar renaissance is envisioned for Bridgeport. Our mission at AdvanceCT is to help Connecticut companies grow and expand while also recruiting new companies. To support state action on renewable energy, we are meeting with in-state manufacturers to discuss tapping into emergent supply chains, recruiting clean technology companies, and disseminating marketing materials to showcase the state's strengths. e state's offshore wind projects are a win-win proposition. We stand ready to support their ongoing development. n Peter Denious is the CEO of AdvanceCT. Darlene White Kim Dee Dave Scott Scott Beasley James A. Higgins A s Connecticut emerges from the pandemic, clean technology can catapult the state's economy for years to come. Gov. Ned Lamont seeks to attain 100% zero-carbon power by 2040. He's proposed a $200 million "Greentech Fund" to jump-start a boom in areas like battery technology and recycling, which could create 2,000 jobs.

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