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Marya Wlos

New Community Financial CFO outlines goals

DeWITT -— Community Financial System Inc.’s (NYSE: CBU) new chief financial officer brings a background in hedge funds and the Buffalo area to the banking and financial services company, which has targeted western New York as a growth-opportunity region. Marya Burgio Wlos, who was appointed to her position effective on March 31, is up for […]

Robert Hanft

Bassett Healthcare Network names new board chair

COOPERSTOWN — Bassett Healthcare Network announced that Robert Hanft, former executive at J.P. Morgan and current senior adviser with Strategic Financial Services in Utica, has recently been elected chair of Bassett’s board of directors. Hanft will serve a three-year term, which formally began on July 11, following formal election at the board’s annual meeting in

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Ithaca Tompkins County Transportation Council names new director

ITHACA, N.Y. — The Ithaca Tompkins County Transportation Council (ITCTC) has appointed Tom Knipe as its new director, beginning in September, the organization announced. Knipe brings an array of experience in transportation, planning, economic development, program management, and government administration from previous roles as deputy director of economic development for the City of Ithaca and

SUNY Poly names new dean of the College of Arts and Sciences

MARCY, N.Y. — SUNY Polytechnic Institute has named Babak Elahi as its new dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, effective July 17. Elahi most recently served as dean of the College of Sciences and Liberal Arts at Kettering University. He has also held leadership positions at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), including associate

Wolfspeed names new CFO amid bankruptcy filing

MARCY, N.Y. — Wolfspeed, Inc. (NYSE: WOLF), which operates a silicon-carbide-wafer-fabrication facility in Marcy, has appointed Gregor van Issum as the company’s new chief financial officer effective Sept. 1, the Durham, North Carolina–based company announced. The appointment comes a little over two weeks after Wolfspeed filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in a move to

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