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MEDC Taps New Orleansâ Quentin L. Messer Jr. as CEO
Quentin L. Messer Jr., president of the New Orleans Business Alliance since 2015, has been named CEO of the Michigan Economic Development Corp.
Quentin L. Messer Jr. // Photo courtesy of MEDC
Quentin L. Messer Jr., president of the New Orleans Business Alliance since 2015, has been named CEO of the Michigan Economic Development Corp.
Messerâs appointment by its executive committee comes following a national search. He replaces Mark Burton who stepped down from the position in March.
As CEO, Messer is charged with implementing and executing MEDCâs core mission of business development and attraction, community development, providing access to capital, and enhancing Michiganâs image and brand. His responsibilities will include administering all programs, funds, personnel, contracts, and all other administrative functions of MEDC.
Michigan finds new economic development chief in New Orleans
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Quentin L. Messer, Jr. (nolaba.org)
LANSING, Mich. – Michigan’s economic development agency named a new leader Tuesday, hiring the top economic development official in New Orleans for the role.
Quentin Messer Jr. will become CEO of the Michigan Economic Development Corp. on July 29. He will replace Mark Burton, who resigned in March to join a law firm.
Messer has been president and CEO of the New Orleans Business Alliance since 2015. Quentin brings a wealth of experience to this role and a clear passion for ensuring the benefits of economic development extend to everyone,” Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said in a statement.
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Awenate Cobbina reflects on the art of the transition
Awenate Cobbina reflects on the art of the transition
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Awenate Cobbina is CEO of Bedrock Group LP and executive committee chair of the Michigan Economic Development Corp.
BEDROCK GROUP LP and MEDC:
Awenate Cobbina,
executive committee chair of the
Michigan Economic Development Corp., has become a master of smooth transitions. Throughout his career, 41-year-old Cobbina has bounced between government, business and sports where politics have always been at play. After nearly five years as special assistant to President Barack Obama, Cobbina was recruited by the Detroit Pistons to assist with the team s move back to its namesake city after four decades. When Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was elected in November 2018, he served as deputy director of her transition. Last year, the White House came calling again for help with a more tumultuous transfer of power. Cobbina worked for a year as director of operations for President J