Stowe resort's Hank Lunde named Stowe Business Person of the Year

STOWE MOUNTAIN RESORTS HANK LUNDE IS
STOWE BUSINESS PERSON OF THE YEAR
Stowe, Vt (July 2,2008) Stowe Area Association named Mt. Mansfield Company Chairman/AIG Stowe Holdings Chairman Hank Lunde as the Stowe Business Person of the Year at their annual meeting and dinner, held at Edson Hill Manor on June 25, 2008.
Lunde was selected not only because of his involvement with the Stowe business community but also for his contribution to the Stowe community at-large over many years. Born and raised in Barre, Hank Lunde graduated from Norwich University with a degree in civil engineering and has served in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He has been Mt Mansfield Company's President and CEO since 1997.
Lunde has been the guiding force behind the Spruce Peak expansion. He has been instrumental in not only bringing diverse interest groups to the table, but also preserving the integrity and heritage of a great ski mountain throughout over a decade of planning and implementation. He has had an unparalleled and positive impact on not only the Stowe and Lamoille County business communities, but all of Vermont. He serves as director on the boards of Vermont Business Roundtable, Vermont Ski Areas Association and the National Ski Areas Association. For ten years Lunde also served as a board member of the Stowe Area Association.
The Stowe Business Person of the Year was first presented in 2003 to John Springer-Miller, former owner of Springer-Miller Systems. Subsequent honorees include Chuck Baraw, President of Stoweflake Mountain Resort & Spa; Kathy Kneale, owner of Harrison's Restaurant, Neil Van Dyke, owner of the Golden Eagle Resort, and Ken Beiderman, General Manager of the Green Mountain Inn. A plaque honoring these important members of our community hangs in the lobby of the Visitor Information Center on Main Street.
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