Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Governor Rick Scott announced the appointment of Ned C. Lautenbach and the reappointments of Jay N. Trumbull and Manuel “Manny” Maroño to the Florida Transportation Commission.
Lautenbach, 67, of Naples, is a retired partner with Clayton, Dubilier and Rice Inc. Previously, he worked for IBM for 30 years and was the senior vice president of sales and service. Lautenbach has been a member of the board of directors for Fidelity Investments since 2006, the board of directors for the Eaton Corporation since 1997 and the Council of Foreign Affairs since 1994. He has also been a member of the board of directors for the Naples Philharmonic Center for the Arts since 1999. Lautenbach received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Cincinnati and a Master of Business Administration from Harvard University. He succeeds Joseph M. Mazurkiewicz and is appointed for a term beginning October 28, 2011, and ending September 30, 2014.
Trumbull, 50, of Panama City, has been president and owner of Emerald Coast Culligan Water since 1985. He served on the Bay County Planning Commission from 2006 to 2008 and as a member of the Panama City Housing Authority from 2008 to 2010. Trumbull is a member of the board of directors of Bay Bank and Trust Company. Trumbull received his bachelor’s degree from Auburn University. He is reappointed for a term beginning October 28, 2011, and ending September 30, 2014.
Maroño, 39, has been the mayor of the City of Sweetwater since 2003. He has been president of Southeast Towing since 2009 and was previously chief operating officer with Westbrook Motors Towing from 2002 to 2009. Maroño is the second vice president of the Florida League of Cities and a past president of the Miami-Dade League of Cities. He is reappointed for a term beginning October 28, 2011, and ending September 30, 2014.