The new CEO is impressive - Gerry Czarnecki is the founder and chairman of the National Leadership Institute, Inc., a non-profit providing support to leaders of non-profit and for-profit organizations. Since 1994, Mr. Czarnecki served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and the principal stockholder of The Deltennium Group, Inc., which has interests in a range of principal investments, as well as a broad consulting practice that helps organizations achieve peak performance through effective leadership, focused strategy, effective organization and sound financial management. In August 2014, Mr. Czarnecki is currently a member of the boards of BKE, Inc., ECO Building Products, Inc., Nura Health, Inc., RFD, Associates, Inc. He was previously a member of the board of directors and chairman of the audit committee of Jack Cooper Holdings Corp. Mr. Czarnecki has served for seventeen years as a member of the board of directors of State Farm Insurance Company and chairman of its audit committee; member of the board of directors of State Farm Bank and State Farm Fire & Casualty; chairman of the board of directors of MAM Software Group, Inc.; and member of the board of directors of JA Worldwide, Inc. and chairman of the compensation committee. Prior to forming The Deltennium Group, Mr. Czarnecki was President of UNC Incorporated, a diversified aerospace and aviation company engaged in manufacturing, after-market services and military outsourcing services, the Senior Vice President of Human Resources and Administration of IBM Corporation, and held a number of executive positions in the retail banking and consumer financial services industry. Mr. Czarnecki holds a BS in Economics from Temple University, an MA in Economics from Michigan State University, a Doctor of Humane Letters from National University and is a Certified Public Accountant.
