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Stephen R. Yurek named ARI President |
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Thursday, 22 February 2007 |
The Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute (ARI) named recently Stephen R. Yurek President of the Association. Yurek previously served as Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel for ARI, refers the association's press release. Yurek joined ARI in 2002 as General Counsel. He was promoted in 2006 to the newly created position of Chief Operating Officer. Yurek came to ARI from the education community, having served as Vice President of Business Development and Public Affairs for CompassLearning, Inc. and, previously, as General Counsel and Chief Operating Officer at the National Association of Secondary School Principals.
“We are excited to have a person of Steve Yurek’s character, vision, and experience leading our association during a challenging time,” said ARI Chairman Robert Wilkins. “Steve’s knowledge of the industry and his state and federal policy and regulatory experience made him the obvious choice to communicate to policy makers our positive message of Improving Life and the Environment. I and all members of ARI’s Board of Directors look forward to working with Steve to keep ARI a forward-looking, dynamic association.” |