Rina Patel became the Connecticut Business & Industry Association’s new board chair in December, taking over for Liberty Bank Senior Vice President and Regional Manager Jeff Hubbard.
Patel has been involved in the manufacturing sector for decades and is currently vice president of operations at RSCC Wire & Cable, a maker of cables and wires for control towers.
As part of her daily work for RSCC, Patel oversees plants in East Granby and Florida. She came to the company as executive director of operations in 2019 and was quickly promoted to vice president of operations, where she manages employees at the plants and maintains key client relationships.
The CBIA board chair role is a one-year post, and Patel is helping lead the organization through the 2022 legislative session amid the still-ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. CBIA has identified addressing the labor shortage, economic development, small business relief, improving taxpayer return on investment and addressing infrastructure issues as key focus areas this session.