National Association of Corporate Directors names Raytheon, Neal Finnegan as award winners
The New England chapter of the National Association of Corporate Directors named this year's winners of its annual director of the year awards.
The awards recognize leaders of New England-based companies who have made outstanding contributions to the area's corporate community.
This year's recipients include:
-Board of the Year: Raytheon Co. of Waltham
- Lifetime Achievement Award: Neal Finnegan. Finnegan has held senior leadership posts in a dozen of Boston's financial institutions, including U.S. Trust, Worcester Bancorp., Hanover Insurance, and Citizens Bank.
-Leadership in Public Corporate Governance Award: Dr. Sandra Moose, presiding director of Verizon Communications Inc. and Rohm and Haas Co.; director, AES Corp.; chairman of the board, Natixis Advisor and Loomis, Sayles Funds cash advance.
-Leadership in Private Corporate Governance Award: Wendell J. Knox, president & CEO, Abt Associates.
-Leadership in Non-Profit Governance Award: Harold Hestnes, former partner, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr LLP.
"This year's nominees represent a broad array of industries with a group of individuals who are leaders in their chosen fields and role models for good corporate governance," said Edward H. Pendergast, New England chapter president, in a statement.
An awards dinner will be held on May 8 at Boston's Intercontinental Hotel.