Chris DiPentima to Lead CBIA. Board Votes Thursday.

Middletown businessman Chris DiPentima has been chosen to serve as the next President and CEO of the Connecticut Business & Industry Association, Daily Ructions has learned. DiPentima was the head of his family business Pegasus Manufacturing, which is located in Middletown, until it was sold.

CBIA’s board will confirm the executive committee’s recommendation on Thursday. DiPentima will begin his duties on August 1st at as the state’s largest business advocacy group grapples with a recession marked by the loss of hundreds of thousands of jobs this year. The association’s health insurance business has also been buffeted by these challenging times.

DiPentima is on CBIA’s board of directors and a past board chair. He is also on the executive committee, which recommended him for the job.