The Florida Council of 100 (FC100), which has grown to include more than 200 leading CEOs from across the state to collectively improve the quality of life and economic well being of all Floridians, has announced its new leadership team.

The following Officers will serve two-year terms:

• Chair - George LeMieux: Chairman of the Board, Gunster

• Vice Chair - Rodney Barreto: President & CEO, Barreto Group, Inc.

• Treasurer - Ignacio Felix: Partner, Global Consumer Operations Lead, McKinsey & Company

• Chair, FC100 Foundation - Eric Silagy: Chairman, President & CEO (retired), Florida Power & Light

“I’m honored to be elected Chair of the Florida Council of 100 and am excited to see what we will accomplish,” said LeMieux. “Our highly engaged group of CEOs will continue to tackle the issues identified by our previous leadership team and double down in the areas of infrastructure and resiliency on behalf of all Floridians.”

“We are thrilled to have Senator LeMieux and Rodney Barreto’s leadership and vision as we continue the progress made under previous Chair Eric Silagy,” said FC100 President & CEO Michael Simas. “We appreciate that Eric now will serve as Chair of our Foundation, which will create strong continuity and allow us to move faster.”

Helping to drive actions in support of the FC100’s priorities is the following group of new incoming Board members who will serve a three-year term:

• Frank Baker: Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Siris Capital

• Chris Corr: President, Raydient; Senior Vice President of Real Estate Development, Rayonier

• Richard McCullough: President, Florida State University

• Dev Motwani: President & CEO, Merrimac Ventures

• Caroline O’Connor: President of Business Operations, Miami Marlins

They join the following executives who are continuing as Board members this year:

• Ana-Marie Codina: CEO, Codina Partners

• Peter Collins: Co-Founder & Managing Principal, Forge Capital Partners

• John Couris: President & CEO, Florida Health Sciences Center (Tampa General Hospital)

• Cynthia Fisher: Director, Boston Beer Company

• Todd Jones: Executive Chairman, Publix Super Markets

• Josh Kellam: President, The Garcia Companies

• Liz Miller: President, Molina Healthcare, Florida; Senior Vice President, Molina Healthcare

• Steve Raney: Chairman & CEO, Raymond James Bank

• Gary Sasso: President & CEO, Carlton Fields

• Shane Strum: President & CEO, Broward Health

• Peter Tuffo: President - Gulf Coast Region & National Gaming, Suffolk

• Joe York: President - Florida and Gulf States, AT&T

“We are pleased to have such a respected and visionary Board who will work together to continue moving Florida forward,” said Simas. “We also would like to sincerely thank those leaders who completed their terms on the Board and helped FC100 advance its mission.”

Board Members who completed their terms at the end of 2024 were as follows:

• Carlos Alfonso: CEO, Alliant Partners Development

• Rob Bennett: CEO, Emera Technologies

• Alan Bomstein: CEO, Creative Contractors, Inc.

• Don DeFosset: Chairman & CEO, DJD Group

• Nathalie Doobin: Owner & CEO, Harvard Services Group, Harvard Shared Services, Harvard Maintenance & Harvard Protection Services

• Al Dotson: CEO & Managing Partner, Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod LLP

• Steve Halverson: Chairman & CEO (retired), The Haskell Company

• Jose Hernandez-Solaun: Managing Member, 3.0 Capital

• Syd Kitson: Chairman & CEO, Kitson & Partners

• Rhea Law: President, University of South Florida

• Lou Plasencia: CEO, The Plasencia Group

• Greg Spencer: CEO, Timbers Resorts

• Bobby Stein: President, The Regency Group

• Susan Story: CEO (retired), American Water

• Rasesh Thakkar: Senior Managing Director, Tavistock Group

• Stella Ferguson Thayer: President, Tampa Bay Downs

• Will Weatherford: Managing Partner, Weatherford Capital

• Bill Yeargin: CEO, Correct Craft

For more information about the Florida Council of 100, visit https://fc100.org

The Florida Council of 100 is a private, nonprofit, nonpartisan organization of business leaders committed to improving the quality of life and economic well-being of all Floridians. First established in 1961 by Governor Farris Bryant, for more than six decades, the Council has been charged with providing advice on key policy issues from the business community’s perspective to Florida’s elected leaders and government officials across the political and ideological spectrum. Today, the Florida Council of 100 represents over 200 businesses with over 1.3 million employees.