Hartford Business Journal

HARTFORDBUSINESS.COM | NOVEMBER 27, 2023 29 Movers & Shakers David L. Lawton has joined law firm Locke Lord's Hartford and New York offices as a partner in the bankruptcy, restructuring and insolvency practice group. Lawton joins Locke Lord from Morgan Lewis. He represents private and public bondholders, banks, hedge funds and other insti- tutional lenders and equity groups in complex workouts, insolvency proceedings and related litigation. Connecticut Wealth Manage- ment has hired Jo Ann Keller as a senior financial advisor. Previously, Keller was a senior vice president and senior wealth advisor at Wilmington Trust, a subsidiary of M&T Bank, where she focused on developing wealth management strategies for multigenerational families. New York-based engineering consultancy WSP has promoted Ian McNamara to Northeast district leader. McNamara is a senior vice presi- dent who joined WSP as director of strategic initiatives in 2020. He most recently served as the East region development director. The Northeast district includes more than 1,500 employees in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont. Duby McDowell, president of Hartford-based McDowell Communications Group, has been named chair of the annual Greater Hartford Go Red for Women Luncheon, which will take place March 27, 2024, at the Connecticut Convention Center. The Go Red for Women move- ment is designed to raise aware- ness about cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death for women in the United States, as well as generate funds for lifesaving cardiovascular research. The Connecticut Academy of Family Physicians has elected Dr. Khuram R. Ghumman as its next president. Ghumman is a family physician, certified by the American Board of Family Medicine. He currently serves as a partner at East Granby Family Practice. Prior to serving as president, Ghumman also served as treasurer and secretary of the academy. The Boys & Girls Clubs of Hartford has named Ping Hsieh as the new executive chair of its board of trustees. Hsieh takes over from long- standing trustee and former chair Kathy Bromage, and will provide guidance to the 45-member board. Hsieh is currently an adjunct faculty member at the UConn School of Law, following a 33-year career in law, including 23 as senior executive at two publicly traded companies. He retired in 2019 as senior vice president, general counsel and secretary at Hubbell Inc. Thomaston Savings Bank announced it has elected Michele Caul- field to its board of directors, following the retirement of James S. Kaniewski. Caulfield is the vice president, treasurer and chief financial officer of Stevens Co. Inc., a custom metal component manufacturing company located in Thomaston. Caulfield has been with the Stevens Co. for over 28 years. In her current role, she manages and oversees the financial and adminis- trative functions of the company. Investment advisory firm GYL Financial Synergies, with Connecticut offices in West Hartford and Westport, recently announced that Christopher Rafferty has joined the firm as execu- tive director of advisory services. Before joining GYL, Rafferty held leadership roles with Fidelity Invest- ments, most recently managing the Fidelity complex in West Hartford. He previously held financial consul- tant and regional planning consultant positions at Fidelity, supporting several branches. Shelton real estate investment firm Northeast Private Client Group recently announced two major personnel moves. Jake Jordan has been named vice president of opera- tions. In the new role, Jordan will oversee financial and opera- tional management, marketing, research and administration and human resources. Robert Paterno has been named vice president of brokerage. Paterno will oversee stra- tegic planning and communications, agent development and technology and innovation. Jo Ann Keller Michele Caulfield Jake Jordan Robert Paterno

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