Hartford Business Journal

44 HARTFORDBUSINESS.COM | NOVEMBER 21, 2022 Movers & Shakers Glastonbury-based May, Bonee & Clark Financial Services has hired Todd Rosen as a financial consultant. Rosen will work with individual clients and 401(k) plans to provide retirement planning and wealth management services. Northwest Community Bank Assistant Vice President Monica Diulio has been promoted to vice president. She is a branch manager in Torrington, a position she has held since 1996. Diulio began her banking career at Northwest Community Bank in October 1989. Law firm McCarter & English LLP has elected Rolan Joni Young as a partner in the firm's Hartford office. Young focuses on commercial real estate development with an emphasis on complex affordable housing, community healthcare and economic devel- opment projects. Young advises clients through all stages of a project, including site selection, financing and public/private partnerships. The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation announced the appointment of Tribal Member Jean Swift to the U.S. Department of the Treasury Tribal Advisory Committee. Swift was appointed by U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal. Currently serving as chief financial officer for the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, Swift is a former Tribal Council treasurer, having served on council from October 2013 to December 2018. Civil and environmental engi- neering firm Fuss & O'Neill has named Elizabeth Landry to its board of directors. Landry has been with the firm for more than 15 years and currently manages Manchester's building and hazardous materials business line. Liz Barry Salvatore has been named community marketing manager of FOX61 and CW20, the FOX and CW network-affiliated stations in the Hartford and New Haven market. Salvatore will be responsible for over- seeing FOX61/CW20's community partner- ships and sponsorship opportunities. Salvatore previously served as an executive producer for FOX61 News from May 2017 to November 2020. She most recently worked at Market Mentors in Springfield, Mass., as a public relations specialist. Motorlease Corp., a provider of fleet management services for small to mid-sized companies, announced that Jeffrey Perkins has been named president of the organization. Perkins has been with Motorlease for over 20 years, serving as vice president of operations since 2017. Hartford accounting and advisory firm Whittlesey has named two new managers: Cynthia A. McNerney and Gary Willard. McNerney, a CPA, has over 20 years of public accounting experience with expertise in tax, accounting and advisory services for privately held companies, nonprofits and high net worth individuals. Willard, a CPA, has over 20 years of experience in public and private accounting, including eight years of experience working with hedge funds performing accounting, valuation and allocation functions. TheaterWorks Hartford recently announced the election of several board members: Fernando Ferro, Christopher Hayes, Stephanie Johnson and Christopher White. Ferro is a filmmaker from Caracas, Vene- zuela. Hayes is the director of operations at Hartford nonprofit Riverfront Recapture. Johnson lives and works in downtown Hartford and is an attorney, former stage manager and actor. White was the founder and CEO of LIFE Publications, a chain of 13 local suburban news magazines and the owner of Hartford Magazine, as well as the founder of Buzz- Engine Marketing and Events. Sun Life debuts new downtown Hartford home By Skyler Frazer sfrazer@hartfordbusiness.com G lobal financial services firm Sun Life celebrated its move to downtown Hartford's Gold Building with a recent ribbon-cut- ting ceremony showcasing its new office space. The debut of the new office at One Financial Plaza, known as the Gold Building, mark's Sun Life's official move from Windsor to Hartford. The Hartford Business Journal first reported on Sun Life's relocation plans in August 2021. It is occupying around 47,000 square feet, which will accommodate up to 450 people, the company said, and 400 of Sun Life's employees live within commuting distance of downtown Hartford. The new Hartford jobs will include a mix of underwriting, actuarial, technology, operations, clinical, sales and product professionals in Sun Life's stop-loss and health and group benefits businesses, as well as legal, HR and finance team members. The company said its newly designed Gold Building office "prior- itizes group collaboration and event space" and offers employees the flexibility of choosing to work from home or in the office. There is a new collaboration area, library, quiet room and social area for employees. The office will also have art through the company's partnership with the Amistad Center for Art & Culture. "Hartford continues to be a top market for talent in our industry, and we want to provide a modern, exciting place to work, even as employees choose when to use the office," said Dr. Dan Fishbein, pres- ident of Sun Life U.S. "We want the office to be a magnet, not a mandate, where employees want to gather for team, project or client meetings. We're excited for our employees to have a workspace that promotes both productivity and wellness, alongside direct access to downtown Hartford and all it has to offer." Sun Life said all of its offices — including in Kansas City, Mo., Wellesley, Mass., Milwaukee, Wisc., Waterford, Ireland, and a new location in Portland, Maine — are being designed with this new "future-of-work" mentality. The new Hartford office has LED lighting with motion controls, low water usage restrooms, waste recy- cling, bike rack availability, showers and electric vehicle charging stations. Sun Life's new Connecticut headquarters is in the Gold Building in downtown Hartford. PHOTO | CONTRIBUTED The iconic 26-story, Class-A Gold Building is one of the most visible buildings on Hartford's skyline and co-owned by LAZ Investments LLC and Shelbourne Global Solutions. They bought the 621,000-square-foot building in 2019 for $70.5 million. Other tenants include KPMG, LAZ Parking, Virtus Investments, Global Atlantic and Conning. Todd Rosen Monica Diulio Roland Joni Young Liz Berry Salvatore Fernando Ferro Christopher Hayes Stephanie Johnson Christopher White

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