NEW: Lifespan Names New Chairman of the Board
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
The Lifespan Board of Directors has named Scott Laurans chairman of the board. Laurans becomes the fourth chairman in the board’s history and succeeds Alfred J. Verrecchia, who served as chairman for 10 years.
Laurans, who is a managing director in the Rhode Island office of BNY Mellon, has served on the Lifespan board since 1994 and was the chairman of the Rhode Island Hospital Board of Trustees from 1994 to 1998. In addition, he served as the vice chairman of the Rhode Island Hospital board from 1992 to 1993 and was its finance committee chair from 1990 to 1993.
"An ideal chairman"
“I am very pleased that the Board of Directors selected Scott as the new chairman. His extensive financial industry experience, his long history of serving on the Lifespan and Rhode Island Hospital boards, and his strong commitment to the local community make him an ideal chairman,” said George Vecchione, Lifespan president and CEO. “I look forward to working with Scott as we continue to navigate the ever-changing health care industry.”
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTLaurans takes over for Verrecchia who decided to step down a year before his term was up to ease the transition to a new Lifespan president and CEO. Vecchione announced in October that he will leave Lifespan at the end of 2012.
Scott Laurans
Laurans began his career at Roger Williams Foods, Inc., a company he eventually purchased in 1984. The company was later sold to Wetterau, Inc. (now SuperValue, Inc.) in 1988, with Laurans becoming president of the R.W.F Division of the company, then the third largest distributor in the U.S. Around the same time, Laurans developed Eastside Marketplace, an upscale supermarket located on Providence’s east side. Laurans continues to maintain ownership of the supermarket.
He also has served on the board of the Rhode Island Department of Economic Development and Port Authority, the Rhode Island Industrial Facilities Corporation, the Rhode Island Small Business Fund, Rhode Island Council on Economic Education, the Wheeler School, the YMCA, as well as public and private boards.
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