The Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce has named Ross Cunningham as its new president and CEO, effective Jan. 5.
The Kennebec Journal reported that Cunningham, a Lisbon resident, is a practice manager for general surgery and women’s health care at Mid Coast Health Group in Brunswick. He previously founded and served as president for Positive Change Lisbon, a nonprofit pro-business group . The chamber’s current leader, Peter Thompson, is retiring.
“He’s a very sharp young man, and I think he is going to quickly pick up and understand the community well,” Thompson told the newspaper. “I have confidence he’ll learn it fast.”
Kim Vandermeulen, chairman of the chamber’s board of directors, also offered confidence in Cunningham’s leadership abilities. He told the Kennebec Journal that “he will provide key leadership of the business-based organization, which is focused upon strengthening the economy of our capital region.”
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