Harris H. Simmons, president and chief executive officer of Zions First National Bank and Zions Bancorp, has been elected chairman of the board of trustees of the Economic Development Corporation of Utah, a public-private agency whose mission is to be a catalyst for increased capital investment and job growth in the state.
He succeeds Max Farbman, an attorney with the law firm of Van Cott, Bagley, Cornwall & McCarthy, who was chairman for two years.Other officers are Mark Stromberg, US WEST Communications, vice chairman from the private sector; Salt Lake County Commissioner Brent Overson, vice chairman from the public sector; and Peter Metcalf, president and chief executive officer of Black Diamond Equipment Ltd., secretary-treasurer.
Michael M. Lawson will continue as president.
Serving with them on the executive committee will be Salt Lake Mayor Deedee Corradini; Sandy Mayor Tom Dolan; Riverton Mayor Sandra Lloyd; Murray Mayor Lynn Pett; West Valley Mayor Gearld Wright; Louis Callister from the law firm of Callister, Nebeker & McCul-lough.
Others are D.N. Rose, Mountain Fuel Supply Co.; Verl Topham, Utah Power/Pacificorp; Richard Kieffer, First Interstate Bank; and Elder Mack Lawrence, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
The board approved amendments to the bylaws that increase the membership on the executive committee from 13 to 16 and the members of the board from 65 to 70 members.