Dr. Steven M. Kant, of Easton, was recently appointed president and CEO of Boys & Girls Village (BGV). Founded in 1942, BGV, headquartered in Milford, is one of Connecticut”™s leading community providers for families and children struggling with emotional, behavioral and psychiatric difficulties.
Kant previously served as chief medical officer at BGV for the past 15 years and most recently served as acting CEO in concert with his duties as chief medical officer. During his tenure, Kant has led the agency and expanded its treatment services as well as advancing the agency”™s more traditional social child welfare and educational programs.
John C. Fusco recently joined law firm Edwards Wildman Palmer L.L.P. as a partner in the business law department. Working in the firm”™s Stamford office, Fusco will enhance the firm”™s capabilities in import and export matters. He focuses his practice on international trade and government contracting, including export compliance and controls and U.S. Customs and trade laws. Most recently, Fusco was partner at the Hartford office of Shipman & Goodwin. He has a bachelor”™s degree from Providence College and a law degree from the University of Bridgeport School of Law.
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Peter A. S. Pfeiffer, regional managing business development director at McGladrey L.L.P., a provider of assurance, tax and consulting services for the middle market, has joined the board of directors of the Connecticut chapter of the Turnaround Management Association (TMA), which is the leading organization dedicated to turnaround management, corporate restructuring and distressed investing.
TMA has more than 9,000 members in 48 chapters worldwide, including 31 in North America. Members include turnaround practitioners, attorneys, accountants, investors, lenders, venture capitalists, appraisers, liquidators, executive recruiters and consultants, as well as academic, government and judicial employees.
