June 28, 2006

ROMNEY APPOINTS TRIMARCO AND LINDSTROM TO TURNPIKE AUTHORITY BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Governor Mitt Romney today announced two new appointments to the Board of Directors of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority.

Romney appointed Secretary of Administration and Finance Thomas Trimarco to the seat previously held by Dan Grabauskas, the General Manager of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. Grabauskas resigned his board seat by letter to the Governor today, effective immediately.

The second appointee announced by Romney was Beth Lindstrom, former Director of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation, who is filling the seat being vacated July 1 by Jordan Levy.

“I am pleased that both Tom Trimarco and Beth Lindstrom have accepted my invitation to serve on the Turnpike Authority board,” said Romney. “Their objective is the same as mine, and that is to bring a greater degree of efficiency and effectiveness to the operations of the Turnpike, as well as more transparency and disclosure.”

Trimarco has served as Secretary of the Executive Office for Administration and Finance since September 30, 2005. Trimarco said he will waive the $25,852 salary paid to Turnpike directors during the period of time he is serving concurrently as Secretary.

Trimarco is a former member of the Springfield Finance Control Board, the five-person panel that works to restore stability to the city’s finances. During his tenure on the Control Board, he helped to reduce the city’s deficit from more than $40 million to less than $10 million.

From 1990 to 1998, Trimarco served as First Deputy Treasurer of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. In this capacity, he acted as Chairman-designee of the Massachusetts Pension Reserve Investment Management (PRIM) Board and the State Board of Retirement.

Prior to joining state government, Trimarco was a partner at the Boston and San Francisco law firm of Csaplar and Bok. From 1970 to 1973, he served as assistant general counsel to then-US Secretary of Transportation Volpe. When Volpe was appointed US Ambassador to Italy, Trimarco joined him in Rome as embassy counsel from 1973 to 1977.

Trimarco is a graduate of Dartmouth College and obtained his law degree from Boston College Law School.

Lindstrom served as Director of the Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation from January 2003 to February 2006. As Director, a Cabinet-level post, Lindstrom worked to inform, protect and advocate for consumers and assure fair regulation of businesses and professionals.

She is also the former Executive Director of the Massachusetts State Lottery, where she managed a $3 billion agency with a $60 million budget and 400 employees.

Lindstrom received her Bachelor’s degree from the University of Connecticut in 1983 and her Master’s in Business Administration from Northeastern University in 1997.

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