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FHTCC Welcomes EA SPORTS Exec as New Council Member

HEATHROW, Fla. (July 15, 2011) –Daryl Holt, vice president and chief operating officer of EA Tiburon, is the newest addition to the Florida High Tech Corridor Council.  At EA Tiburon, Daryl Holt works in partnership with the various business unit GMs and SPORTS label executives to execute the overall business and operating plans. 

Holt has more than 20 years of successful management experience in a variety of industries and has a passion for community/education relations. He serves on the board of directors for Workforce Central Florida and the board of advisors for the College of Arts & Sciences at Stetson University.

As a member, Holt will use his management experience and consulting background to help expand partnerships with our Corridor universities.  University of Central Florida president and Florida High Tech Corridor Council Co-Chair, Dr. John Hitt, appointed Holt to the Council.

About the Florida High Tech Corridor Council
The Florida High Tech Corridor Council (FHTCC) is a regional economic development initiative of the University of Central Florida (UCF), the University of South Florida (USF) and the University of Florida (UF) whose mission is to grow high tech industry and innovation in the region through research, workforce and marketing partnerships.

The unique partnership involving more than 25 local and regional economic development organizations (EDOs) and 14 state and community colleges, has resulted in a strategic approach to high tech economic development that involves matching funds research, workforce development and a marketing program leveraging governmental, EDO and corporate budgets on a regional rather than local basis.

The Florida High Tech Corridor Council was the International Economic Development Council’s category winner for Partnerships with Educational Institutions during its 2009 Excellence in Economic Development Awards.  In 2010, the State Science and Technology Institute (SSTI) awarded the Council’s Matching Grants Research Program in the category of Improving Competitiveness of Existing Industries as part of its 2010 Excellence in Technology-Based Economic Development Awards.

For more information, visit www.floridahightech.com.

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