WKTV Staff
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SpartanNash President and CEO Dave Staples was one of three people named as an officer to The Right Place, Inc. board of directors.
“SpartanNash has been a long time partner with The Right Place and we greatly appreciate and respect their leadership and commitment to driving economic growth in West Michigan,” said Staples, who will be serving as treasurer to the The Right Place, Inc. board. “West Michigan has been our company’s home for more than 100 years, and this area is unique and fortunate to have so many exceptional companies committed to making our community a better place to live, work and prosper. It is an honor to continue our partnership and volunteer my talents as treasurer.”
SpartanNash’s headquarters are located at 850 76th St. SW, Byron Center, with a distribution center located off of Clyde Park in Wyoming.
Also named as a 2019 officer to The Right Place Inc. board of directors were Sean P. Welsch, PNC Bank’s regional president for Western Mich, who will serve as chair, and Mitch Joppick, the Grand Rapids managing partner for PWC LLP, who will be serving as vice chair.
The new officers were announced last week along with several other board of director positions for The Right Place, Inc. Those positions included:
Executive Committee Appointments:
- Bill Pink, President, Grand Rapids Community College (GRCC)
- Matt Becker, Managing Partner, BDO
- Tina Freese Decker, President and CEO, Spectrum Health
New Appointments to the 2019 board of directors:
- Ron DeWaard, Partner, Varnum
- Steve Downing, President and CEO, Gentex Corporation
- Krista Flynn, Regional President – West Michigan, Chemical Bank
- Tina Freese Decker, President and CEO, Spectrum Health Systems
- Andi Owen, President & CEO, Herman Miller, Inc.
- Jim Teets, CEO, ADAC Automotive
- Mark Washington, City Manager, City of Grand Rapids
- Greg Madura, Supervisor, Alpine Township (Suburban Representative)
- Dave Beemer, COO, Terryberry (Manufacturers’ Council new Chair)
- Eric Fox, President, Oceana County Economic Development Corporation (Regional Representative)
Retiring from the board of directors:
- Rick Breon, former President and CEO, Spectrum Health
- Brian Harris, BTHarris Consulting, LLC
- David Khorey, Partner, Varnum
- Bill Manns, President, St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor and St. Joseph Mercy Livingston
- Brian Walker, former President and CEO, Herman Miller
- Ben Swayze, Supervisor, Cascade Township (time limited term -Suburban Representative)
- Susan Hatto, Chair, Ionia County Economic Alliance (time limited term – Regional Representative
- Chris Williams, President & CEO, Medbio (time limited term – Manufacturers’ Council former Chair)
To view the complete list of The Right Place board of directors, please visit www.rightplace.org/board
