NJBIA announces additions to board of trustees, new officers

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The New Jersey Business & Industry Association (NJBIA) announced it added four executives with extensive experience to its board of trustees, as well as the election of new officers.

The new additions to the board are:

• Denise Beckson, vice president of human resources & government relations, Morey’s Piers
• Anthony Iacono, president, County College of Morris
• Michael Reagan, senior vice president of consulting services, CGI
• Gail Friedberg Rottenstrich, CEO & co-founder, ZAGO Manufacturing

In a press release announcing the board appointments, NJBIA President and CEO Michele Siekerka said that these four leading executives bring a wide palette of backgrounds and decades of expertise in many important areas that drive the state’s economy, such as manufacturing, information technology, higher education and tourism.

“We’re privileged and honored to add these new trustees to a very accomplished, diverse and engaged board whose valued input helps us in our mission to advance the competitive excellence and financial success of our members and all New Jersey businesses every day,” said Siekerka.

NJBIA announced that Clifford Lindholm, president & CEO of Falstrom Co., will serve as chairperson, succeeding Celestina Quintana, owner/operator, McDonald’s restaurants, whose two-year term recently expired but will remain with the board and serve as immediate past chair.

Lori Roth, co-managing partner, Prager Metis, has been named as the board’s vice chairperson, and Domenick Cama, president, NYC Metro & New Jersey markets of Citizens Bank, will serve as treasurer.

NJBIA also thank retiring board members, Brian Neuwirth, chairman of the board of UNEX Manufacturing, and Dan Borok, managing partner at Newark Venture Partners.

Neuwirth has served on the board since 2005, including as chairperson from 2018-2021.

“Brian and Dan provided great insight and guidance at a critical time in NJBIA’s history and for that we are truly grateful,” said Siekerka.