Fidelco Appoints Eliot D. Russman
Chief Executive Officer and
Executive Director
The Board of Directors of the Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation, Inc. announced that Eliot D. Russman, of Redding, Conn., and New York City, has been appointed chief executive officer and executive director. In his new role, Russman will oversee all aspects of Fidelco's operations.
Russman succeeds Charles and Roberta Kaman, who founded Fidelco, and is the first CEO who is not a Kaman family member. He hs been an active volunteer with the organization since 2001 when his family adopted "Gundy," a retired Fidelco guide dog.
Since being elected to the board of directors in 2004, Russman served as chairman of the strategic planning committee, chairman of the corporate governance committee and, most recently, as vice chairman of the board.
Russman brings to Fidelco a wealth of executive management experience and expertise in brand management, marketing and advertising; as well as business development expertise in financial services, consumer products, publishing and e-commerce.
He also worked in a variety of consulting capacities with many top companies in the USA and Europe. His clients included Citibank, McDonald's, Wendy's, Xerox, Chubb and Forbes.
Russman is married and his wife Laurie is an investment management executive. He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Rochester Institute of Technology. He volunteers as an animal assisted therapy team that visits patients at New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center.
Russman also served on the board of directors of The Good Dog Foundation in New York.
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