NEW YORK: The Business Council of Westchester has announced the election of six new members to its Board of Directors: Kevin Bovet, Heidi Davidson, Taryn Duffy, Eon Nichols, Patricia Simone and Mark Weingarten.
“We are very pleased and honored to have such a talented group of business leaders joining our board of directors. They bring a tremendous depth of experience in a wide range of fields from law to sports marketing to real estate to government affairs. We look forward to their insights and perspectives as we move ahead in 2016 with exciting new programs and initiatives,” said Marsha Gordon, President and CEO of The Business Council of Westchester.
“As Chairman, I feel very fortunate to have such a distinguished and outstanding group of professionals elected to our board. They are all leaders in their respective fields and will be a true asset to our board,” said BCW Chairman Anthony Justic.
Kevin Bovet is Vice President of Sales and Business Operations, Westchester Knicks (NBA Development League, NY Knicks affiliate). He is responsible for leading the day-to-day operation of the Westchester Knicks and partnering with the respective divisional leadership in the execution of marketing partnership sales, team tickets sales, event presentation and the overall game-day fan experience, as well as marketing and MSG Networks to optimize visibility for the team. Mr. Bovet brings experience in project management, business development and operations. Prior to joining The Madison Square Garden Company, he was Director of Business Development for Hoop It Up 3×3 with the North American Sports Group (NASG). A native of Switzerland, Mr. Bovet received his undergraduate degree in Economics and Law from Gymnase de Burier, and a Master of Sports Sciences in Sports Management and Marketing from the University of Lausanne.
Heidi Davidson is a marketing and communications executive with more than 20 years of experience helping companies of all sizes tell their stories. Through the firm she co-founded, Galvanize Worldwide, she serves on the advisory board of a number of start-ups in the New York area and works with venture capital funds to evaluate investment opportunities. In addition, she lends her crisis communications, issues management and reputation management expertise to G.F. BUNTING+CO to support the growth of the firm’s rapidly expanding New York practice. Most recently, Ms. Davidson spent four years as part of the turn-around team at BlackBerry in the roles of Senior Vice President of Corporate Marketing and before that Senior Vice President of Corporate Communications. Prior to that, she worked at MasterCard Worldwide at its global headquarters in Purchase for 11 years. Ms. Davidson was recently named to the PR News list of Top Women in PR.
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