Hartford Business Journal

26 Hartford Business Journal • November 14, 2016 www.HartfordBusiness.com MOVERS & SHAKERS Webster Bank names senior vice president Webster Bank has named Kevin Sullivan as senior vice president, senior financial consultant, at Webster Investment Services. Prior to joining Webster, Sullivan worked at Merrill Lynch as senior financial adviser and certified financial manager. He holds Financial Industry Regulatory Authority series 7, 26, 63 and 65 licenses as well as state life, health and variable annuity licenses. St. Francis Hospital adds specialist in endocrine surgery Dr. Rachel Raphael has joined the medical staff of St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center as a spe- cialist in endocrine surgery. She has practiced for nine years and is board certified in general surgery and fellowship trained in endocrine surgery. Raphael, who is fluent in Creole, French and Spanish, in addition to English, completed her fel- lowship in endocrine surgery at Jackson Memorial Hospital, the teaching hospital for the University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, and a general surgery residency at UConn's School of Medicine. The Hartford names head of middle market international The Hartford has appointed Alfred Bergbauer as vice president and head of multinational underwrit- ing, reporting to Susan Monahan, chief underwriter for middle market at The Hartford. Bergbauer will oversee The Hartford's International Choice portfolio of insurance products for U.S. organizations with global operations and risks, which includes a part- nership with AXA Corporate Solutions to offer local insurance coverage in up to 150 countries. Bergbauer joined The Hartford with nearly 30 years of executive, risk management and underwriting expe- rience in international property and casualty insurance in the U.S., Hong Kong, the Philippines and China, hold- ing multinational and international casualty leadership roles with XL Catlin, Marsh USA Inc., and ACE USA. Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority announces SVP and general counsel The Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority has wel- comed Robert Rubenstein as its new senior vice president and general counsel, a role in which he is part of the executive management team and responsi- ble for directing all facets of MTGA's legal department. Prior to joining MTGA, Rubenstein spent nine years with Las Vegas Sands Corp., most recently as senior vice president and general counsel of Sands China Ltd., where he was responsible for managing the le- gal and compliance functions for the Hong Kong Stock Exchange-listed company. Cantor Colburn hires three IP attorneys in Hartford office Cantor Colburn LLP has hired three intellectual property (IP) attorneys in its Hartford office: David Bomzer, Susan Doughty and Troy LaMontagne. Bomzer has served as both in-house and outside counsel to Fortune 500 companies, where he was responsible for developing, coordinating and execut- ing all aspects of patent protection strategies among global teams of business and technology hubs. Doughty is a patent attorney and a Ph.D. chemist with more than 15 years of experience in all aspects of intellectual property practice, including as a partner at Lathrop & Gage LLP. LaMontagne concentrates his practice on domestic and international intellectual property procurement, prosecution, transactions and licensing. He spent 10- plus years at United Technologies Corp. Berkshire Bank names SVP, commercial regional president for CT Berkshire Bank announced that Jim Hickson has rejoined the bank as senior vice president and commercial regional president for the Pioneer Valley and Connecticut markets. Hickson has more than 26 years of financial experience, including commer- cial banking team leader for People's United Bank. GZA announces promotion in Glastonbury office Environmental and geotechnical consulting firm GZA announced that Richard J. Desrosiers has been pro- moted to associate principal in its Glastonbury office. Desrosiers joined GZA in 2006. He specializes in hydrogeology and geology used to remediate soil and groundwater contamination. Broder Commercial adds new agent Broder Commercial Real Estate in West Hartford has added Julia Erlikh to its real estate team. Er- likh is an experienced commercial real estate agent specializing in the brokerage of multi-unit real es- tate and who has successfully brokered multimil- lion-dollar deals for buyers and sellers. Kevin Sullivan David Bomzer Alfred Bergbauer Troy LaMontagne Dr. Rachel Raphael Susan Doughty Robert Rubenstein Jim Hickson North Central/Hartford e Metro Realty Group, Ltd. City of Hartford - "Zone Hartford" South Central/New Haven Madison Center Project Meriden Green Southeast/New London Cross Sound Ferry Services, Inc. Connecticut's Submarine Century Middlesex Whelen Engineering Company, Inc Essex Steam Train and Riverboat North Pole Express Waterbury/Naugatuck Waterbury Municipal Stadium Renovation Project Jim Ryan, Shelton Economic Development Corporation West/Danbury e NY-Conn Corporation Innovation Center/Danbury Hackerspace West/Norwalk/Stamford Indeed.com Norwalk ACTS Southwest/Bridgeport Jewish Senior Services Elizabeth Torres, Bridgeport Neighborhood Trust Central/New Britain Opportunity Real Estate Equities Borinquen Bakery LLC Northeast/Windham Green Valley Hospitality Restaurant Group 1020 Riverside Drive, ompson Northwest/Torrington Arethusa Farm and Dairy KidsPlay Children's Museum Join CERC and more than 200 economic development and business professionals from around the state on Wednesday, November 30 Register online at cerc.com/celebratect The Connecticut Economic Resource Center, Inc. is a nonprofit, public-private partnership that provides economic development services, working with state, local and utility partners to leverage Connecticut's unique advantages as a premier business location. 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