(INDIANAPOLIS) -- Mike Wells, president of Carmel-based REI Real Estate Services, is the new chairman of the Indiana Chamber of Commerce board of directors. In addition, 24 business and civic leaders from throughout the state have been named to the organization's board of directors, effective immediately:

Batesville

• John H. Dickey, senior vice president of corporate support services, Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. 
• Kim Dennis, president of Batesville Casket Company Inc. Batesville Services Inc. and senior vice president of Hillenbrand, Inc.

Bluffton

•  R. Scott Trumbull, chairman and CEO of Franklin Electric Company, Inc.

Fort Wayne

• Joe Dorko, president and CEO of Lutheran Health Network

Indianapolis

• Mike Bosway, president and CEO, City Securities Corporation 
• Myra Borshoff Cook, founding principal, Borshoff
• Brandt Burdick, senior vice president, PNC
• John Clark, executive director and CEO, Indianapolis Airport Authority
• Billie Dragoo, president and CEO, RepuCare Inc. 
• Doug Esamann, president, Duke Energy Indiana
• Nate Feltman, president and co-owner, Home Health Depot
• Mike Harrington, vice president and deputy general counsel, Eli Lilly and Company
• William Henley, vice president of corporate affairs, Indianapolis Power & Light Company
• Stan Howell, vice president, North America regional commercial unit, Dow AgroSciences
• Lynn Jongleux, senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary, Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance Companies
• Vicky Keramida, CEO and chief technical officer, KERAMIDA, Inc.
• Joseph Perkins, senior counsel, engine business unit and for Latin America, Cummins, Inc. 
• Brad Skillman, president, The Skillman Corporation

Rushville

• Jerry Nickel, president and founder of Midwest Ag Finance

Sunman

• Chad Miles, president and CEO of Enhanced Telecommunications Corp.

Terre Haute

• Janet Madden Charles, president and CEO, Envirotech Construction, Corp. 
• David Wulf, vice president of administration, Templeton Coal Company, Inc.

Valparaiso

• Rex Richards, president, Greater Valparaiso Chamber of Commerce

More than 180 members make up the Indiana Chamber board of directors. The members are presidents, CEOs and high-level executives from companies throughout Indiana. The board plays a vital role in developing all aspects of the organization's business advocacy efforts. Members serve on various committees that research key topics and define policy positions for adoption by the entire board each fall. These positions are used by the Indiana Chamber's advocacy team to initiate and evaluate legislation at the Statehouse and in Congress.

Wells, a board member since 2000, has served on a number of policy committees throughout his tenure. He was named an Indiana Chamber Volunteer of the Year in 2006 and was the organization's 2010 Business Leader of the Year. His chairmanship duties for the Indiana Chamber run through the organization's next fall board of directors meeting on November 1, 2012.

"Mike Wells has tremendous political and public policy instincts and we've been benefitting from those skills through his service on our executive committee. I look forward to working with him in an even greater capacity during the next year," notes Indiana Chamber President Kevin Brinegar.

"Our new board members represent top companies from throughout the state and are recognized leaders in their communities. We are delighted to have them offer their diverse experiences and insights to help promote economic and job growth in Indiana."

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The Indiana Chamber of Commerce is the state's largest broad-based business advocacy and
information organization, representing nearly 5,000 member companies that employ 800,000 Hoosier workers.