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Lyne Bouchard is the president and CEO of TechnoMontréal, a new umbrella organization for the city's information and communications technology cluster.



Rich Cook has joined the West Michigan Science and Technology Initiative as venture center director.



Jeffrey Corcoran has been named director of the new SUNY Fredonia High Technology Incubator in Dunkirk, N.Y.



Anna Ehnmark was appointed executive director of the Technology Alliance Group for Northwest Washington.



John Gee was named president and CEO of the Information Technology Association of Wisconsin.



Donna Kent resigned as president and CEO of the Arizona Technology Council to accept a position with Televerde, a marketing service solutions provider based in Tempe.



Lisa Kuuttila is the first CEO of Michigan State University Technologies, a business organization to train MSU students in the commercialization of science and technology.



Enterprise Florida selected Louis Laubscher to replace Howard Haug as its new senior vice president and COO.



Connecticut Innovations has named John Mengacci interim president while it conducts a broad search to fill the position permanently.



Richard Nelson has been appointed chairman and CEO of the Council of Regional Information Technology Associations.



Gov. Eliot Spitzer has named Avi Schick and David Emil, respectively, as chairman and president of the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation.



Gov. Chet Culver has appointed Mike Tramontina as director of the Iowa Department of Economic Development.



John Wasilisin was named deputy executive director of the Maryland Technology Development Corporation.



Steve Zylstra stepped down as CEO of the Pittsburgh Technology Council.