COMMON, the largest association of IBM Power Systems and Business Computing users, announced its new Board of Directors members during the Meeting of the Members at the Loews Sapphire Falls Resort at Universal Orlando™ today. With election results in, Larry Bolhuis was reelected to the Board of Directors. He is joined by Charles Guarino and John Valance, all serving three-year terms.
At the meeting, COMMON also announced the new Board of Directors officers for 2017-2018:
- President – Justin Porter
- Vice President – Larry Bolhuis
- Treasurer – Amy Hoerle
- Secretary – Yvonne Enselman
- Immediate Past President – Jeff Carey
Other members of the Board of Directors are Randy Dufault, Gordon Leary and Steve Pitcher. Manzoor Siddiqui, Executive Director of COMMON, and Alison Butterill, World-Wide Product Offering Manager for IBM i, also serve on the Board.
The COMMON Board of Directors is made up of dedicated volunteers elected by the association’s membership to provide stewardship to the organization.
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