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Turtle & Hughes Names Co-CEO

Kathleen Shanahan joins Jayne Millard to lead electrical distributor.

Turtle & Hughes Inc., Linden, NJ, has named Kathleen Shanahan as company co-CEO. She joins Jayne Millard, who has served singly as as the company’s CEO since 2010 and chairman since 2016.

Shanahan has been a member of the company’s board of directors for more than three years, and in 2017 was named executive vice president of national accounts.

Prior to joining Turtle & Hughes, Shanahan was CEO and chairman of Ground Works Solutions, formerly URETEK Holdings, Inc., a Florida-based company focused on soil stabilization and densification using a patented polymer application process. She also has a strong background in politics and public service. She has held federal and state public policy positions, including chief of staff for Florida Governor Jeb Bush; chief of staff for Vice President-elect Dick Cheney; deputy secretary of the California Trade and Commerce Agency; special assistant to Vice President George Bush; and staff assistant on President Reagan's National Security Council.  

 

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