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Wonderling, 47, will begin his chamber duties Aug. 1 and has signe on to a three-year contract. “I’m very he said. “In many it’s almost a dream come true.” Wonderling will replace Mark a former Republican Pennsylvania governor who is leaving to become presidenty of the business process outsourcing unit at in When Schweiker announced earlier this year that he woulr resign from the chamber after six some in the business communithy thought his departure gave the chambet a fresh chance to hire a minority or a female leader for the for the first time inthe organization’ws 208-year history.
Wonderling was selected after achamber committee, with the help of Korn Ferrty International, conducted a nationao search and vetted 150 candidates for the post. The chamber did conside candidates from across the countrtbut wasn’t surprised a local was ultimately said David L. Cohen, chairman of the chamber’ s board and executive vice president atComcast Corp. Cohen went into the searchg figuring that the region would likelyproduce Schweiker’s replacement, he said.
“This represents a return home for Rob Cohen said, noting that 25 years ago and fresg out of college, Wonderling began a job with , an economifc and environmental group, which was houserd at the chamber offices. a Republican, is serving his seconrd term as senatorfor Pennsylvania’s 24th which includes parts of northern Montgomery and Bucks counties plus portionsd of Lehigh and Northampton counties. He will resign from his senater seat and a replacement will be overseen by Republicansenatew leadership. Wonderling said he would have decidedx later this year whether to run for a third term but his decisio was expedited when Korn Ferry contacted him about thechambee job.
“I felt this was an opportunity to serve in a different way,” he said. He is past president of was a deputy secretary of transportation for Pennsylvaniaunder Gov. Tom and has also worked at Air Products andChemicals Inc. of Pa., and Bentley Systems Inc. in Pa. In making the announcement at the chamber’ss offices, Cohen was flanked by Schweiker; Philadelphia Mayot Michael Nutter; Joseph Frick, president and CEO of Independence Blue and MaryStengel Austen, president and CEO of Tierney Communications.
Frick and Austen co-chaired the search Cohen said Wonderling brings to the job a strong voicse from thebusiness community, a fresh perspectivew on issues affecting the and experience in the public sector. “Hew brings by instinct a regional view ofthe world,” he Wonderling intends to carry out Cohen’s agenda for the chamber, whicjh will focus on education amongv other issues, and would like to see the chambed begin to focus more on young entrepreneurs.