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Date: Jul 29, 2016 1:56:29 PM
Subject: Fwd: D.C. Chamber of Commerce picks Councilman Vincent Orange as next president - Washington Business Journal
D.C. Chamber of Commerce picks Vincent Orange as next president
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The D.C. Chamber of Commerce has a new president and CEO — outgoing Councilman Vincent Orange.
Orange, D-At large, will continue in his role as councilman until the end of his term in January 2017 and will officially take the reins at the D.C. Chamber on Aug. 15. He currently serves as the chairman of the Committee on Business, Consumer and Regulatory Affairs.
D.C. Councilman Vincent Orange, D-At Large, will be the next president and CEO of the… more
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Orange, an attorney and accountant who previously served as a region vice president of Pepco Holdings Inc., lost to Robert White in June's Democratic primary for the at-large seat.
D.C. Chamber Chairman Carl Hairston said in a statement Orange will bring his professional experience as an elected official and business leader to the role.
Orange, 59, said in a statement that he looks forward to being the voice of business in the District and in bringing business and government together.
It is unclear how Orange will balance the obligations of the District council with being the representative for D.C. businesses. We have reached out to Orange to ask him about potential conflicts of interest, and how he plans to navigate his last months in office.
In an April interview, Hairston said the ideal candidate for the top spot at the D.C. Chamber would combine business acumen and deep local connections with the ability to navigate District government. Orange has a resume that fits that bill.
The move comes about a month after the organization offered its top spot to Victor Reinoso, a former D.C. deputy major and education technology entrepreneur. It was unclear whether Reinoso and the chamber could not come to terms or if there was some other factor, but the chamber continued its search.
Orange served two terms on the council as the Ward 5 representative before losing in the 2006 mayoral Democratic primary and shifting, temporarily, to his role with Pepco. He was elected as an at-large member of the council in a special election in 2011, and re-elected to a four-year term in 2012. The councilman has had oversight responsibilities for the District's Department of Employment Services and the Alcohol Beverage Regulation Administration.
The hiring of Orange ends a search for a new permanent head for the chamber that began in December when Harry Wingo resigned from the post. Since then, the chamber has been helmed on an interim basis by Margaret Singleton.
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