ORLANDO, Fla. - (Business Wire) Project Management Institute (PMI), the world’s leading project management professional membership organization, today announced its 2010 Board of Directors. The board is composed of 15 directors elected by the membership, each serving a three-year term. PMI has more than 500,000 members and credential holders in more than 185 countries. This international volunteer leadership group is responsible for setting strategy, establishing policies, and providing oversight to meet the needs of the PMI members. The newly-elected board and its Board-elected officers will take office on 1 January 2010. New directors, elected for a three-year term of service: - Eugene Bounds (re-elected), PMP, of Alexandria, Va., U.S.
- Shirley Edwards, PMP, of Charlotte, N.C., U.S.
- Frank Parth, MSSM, MBA, PMP, of Mission Viejo, Calif., U.S.
- Vijay Prasad, MS, PMP, of Hyderabad, India
- Ricardo Triana, PMP, of Aventura, Fla., U.S.
Returning directors: - Frederick A. Arnold, PMI Fellow, PMP, of Arlington, Va., U.S.
- Yanping Chen, MD, PhD, PMP of Arlington, Va., U.S.
- Jane Farley, FPMINZ, PMP, of Auckland, New Zealand
- Deanna Landers, MBA, PMP, of Aurora, Colo., U.S.
- Louis Mercken, PMI Fellow, MBA, PMP, of Beveren-Melsele, Belgium
- Jon Mihalic, PMP, of Ashburn, Va., U.S.
- Peter Monkhouse, BSc(Eng), MBA, PEng, PMP, of Toronto, Canada
- William Moylan, PhD, PMP, of Farmington Hills, Mich., U.S.
- Beth Partleton, PMP, of Pewaukee, Wis., U.S.
- Kathleen Romero, MBA, PMP, of Richmond, Va., U.S.
Incoming officers, elected by the Board: - Chair – Eugene Bounds
- Vice Chair & Chair of Strategic Planning and Program Alignment Committee – Beth Partleton
- Secretary-Treasurer & Chair of Performance Oversight Committee – Peter Monkhouse
“PMI is fortunate to have an international board of experienced and knowledgeable individuals who are willing to volunteer their time and talent to advance PMI’s objectives and the project management profession. The upcoming year will present new challenges, but the 2010 Board, lead by Eugene Bounds, will help navigate the changing economic climate and continue the momentum from 2009,” said Gregory Balestrero, president and chief executive officer of PMI. “We look forward to the future as we reflect upon all that was accomplished by the 2009 Board, ably led by outgoing Chair Ricardo Vargas of Belo Horizonte, Brazil.” About Project Management Institute (PMI) The world’s leading project management organization, PMI shares knowledge with nearly 500,000 members and credential holders in over 185 countries. Since its founding 40 years ago, PMI has impacted more than one million practitioners, businesses, governments, students and training organizations. Today, PMI’s products and services range from world-class standards for project, program and portfolio management to five professional credentials, including the gold standard Project Management Professional (PMP)®. PMI’s exclusive Global Corporate Council and European Corporate Networking Group engage large multinationals and government organizations in endorsing the value of project management. The only project management association with an established academic research program, PMI has invested more than US$14 million in support of dozens of research projects since 1997. Learn more at PMI.org.
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