The MetroHartford Alliance, which promotes economic development in Greater Hartford, announced Monday a shakeup in senior leadership.
Julie Daly Meehan, a longtime Alliance employee and a former HBJ 40 under Forty honoree, has been named chief operating officer. She was promoted to chief investor relations officer last December, and will start her new job as COO when she returns from maternity leave around Jan. 1, Alliance CEO David Griggs said in an interview Monday.
Daly Meehan’s former position will be filled by Kate Baumann, who officially begins her duties as chief investor relations officer today, Griggs said.
Baumann most recently worked as digital sales director and marketing and sales manager at WTNH News 8. In her new position at the Alliance, she will be in charge of recruiting investors, as well as building and maintaining relationships with current and prospective investors.
“[The staff shakeup is] really designed to more effectively capture the strength of each individual,” Griggs said.
In her new position, Daly Meehan will oversee the day-to-day operations and governance of Alliance, according to Griggs. She will maintain contact with the Alliance’s leadership, executive-level investors and the board of directors.
The move comes as the Alliance moves from its chamber of commerce roots more toward the direction of a private economic development agency. However, Griggs said that the Hartford Chamber of Commerce, which operates under the MetroHartford Alliance umbrella, has been strengthened as a result of this shift, giving it more autonomy.
