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Thomas N. Young New President and CEO

7/20/2023

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World Trade Center of Greater Philadelphia
Appoints Thomas N. Young as New President and CEO

Media Contact: Graziella DiNuzzo  609-680-7670  gdinuzzo@wtcphila.org

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Philadelphia, PA…. July 20, 2023…. The Board of Directors of the World Trade Center of Greater Philadelphia (WTCGP), a leading nonprofit membership-driven organization with a mission to bring growth, prosperity, and peace to businesses, communities, and neighborhoods in Greater Philadelphia and worldwide through global trade and investment, is pleased to announce the appointment of Thomas N. Young as the President and CEO effective August 1, 2023.  WTCGP President Linda Conlin retired in January 2023.

“I want to thank the entire Board of Directors and the Search Committee for its work over the last seven months in identifying Thomas as our next President and CEO.  I know Thomas will be an outstanding President and CEO.  Especially want to thank Linda Conlin for her leadership at the WTCGP over the last thirteen years and wish Linda the best in her well-earned retirement,” says Board Chair and Partner, KPMG, Joseph Scalio.

“The WTCGP Board of Directors is extremely excited about the public and private relationships which Thomas Young brings to our international network.  We are confident that Thomas’ leadership will elevate our influence and develop and grow our membership revenues and number of employees,” said Steven Bradley, Board Vice Chair, WTCGP and Principle, One-Digital.

“I am honored and humbled to be appointed new President and CEO of the WTCGP. I would like to thank the Board for their full support, and I look forward to leading this great organization,” said Young.
 
With more than a decade of experience in legislative affairs, policy advising and public engagement, Young joined the Board of Directors of WTCGP in September of 2022. As a WTCGP Board Member, Young also served on the Global Diversity Advisory Council and the Selling to the World program, which is focused on teaching, mentoring, and empowering Minority and Women-Owned businesses to become successful international exporters.
 
Young will transition from his current role as Senior Associate at Bellevue Strategies, a lobbying, advocacy, and strategic communications firm. During his tenure at Bellevue Strategies, Young assisted clients to secure over $27 million state funding for capital projects in the Greater Philadelphia area. Young has served as the liaison to the Chairperson of the Delaware River Port Authority, identifying procurement opportunities for a portfolio of businesses in the infrastructure and professional services industries, and planned, developed, and implemented government relations strategies and legislative agendas for clients at the local and state levels.

Young also has experience working with various political campaigns including Ken Lawrence for Montgomery County Commissioner, Donna Bullock for State Representative, and Lynne Abraham for Mayor.

Young’s early professional career began in sports when he played professional basketball in Hamburg, Germany, and after returning to the states in 2012, was a basketball coach at his alma mater, Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

​Young is an alumnus of Committee of Seventy’s Bucholz Fellows and serves on several boards, including the Police Athletic League (PAL) of Philadelphia, and the Philadelphia Outward Bound School.

Young holds a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, where he played basketball and earned All-American honors, player of the year honors, and led the team to the Division II National Championship game.

He lives in the Philadelphia area with his wife Melissa and son.

​About the World Trade Center of Greater Philadelphia

The World Trade Center of Greater Philadelphia (WTCGP) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit international trade services and membership organization, providing companies in Southeastern PA and Southern NJ with individual trade counseling, educational programs, market research, trade mission support, business networking events, and powerful connections to customers and partners worldwide. The WTCGP is also a member of the World Trade Centers Association (WTCA) which consists of 320 members in ninety-two countries. Since 2002, WTCGP has helped small and medium-sized companies generate international export sales by a combined $2.3B - Increasing jobs in the region by over 29,000 and furthering its mission “to bring growth and prosperity to businesses, communities, and neighborhoods in Greater Philadelphia and worldwide.” wtcphila.org.

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WTCGP Vice Chair Steven Bradley receives Diversity in Business Award from Philadelphia Business Journal

7/10/2023

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From the Philadelphia Business Journal:
https://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/news/2023/06/29/diversity-in-business-awards-lifetime-achievement.html

7/7/23, 6:26 PM Philadelphia Business Journal honors Steven Scott Bradley with Lifetime Achievement award - Philadelphia Business Journal​

Steven Scott Bradley is the 2023 Diversity in Business Awards Lifetime Achievement recipient.
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Throughout his career, Steven Scott Bradley has been blazing a trail - both for himself and for others. As a champion of the African-American community, particularly in Greater Philadelphia, Bradley has been a leading voice in support of Black businesses and initiatives to support them.


It is for his work and advocacy that the Philadelphia Business Journal is proud to honor Bradley as the 2023 Diversity in Business Awards Lifetime Achievement Award recipient.
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More than being an advocate, Bradley has led by example. He founded his Philadelphia insurance firm Bradley & Bradley Associates in 2001 after a 20-year career in the insurance industry.For more than two decades, his namesake company served a range of public sector and nonprofit clients such as Brandywine Realty Trust, the Urban League, the City of Philadelphia and a number of charter schools, providing building, general liability, workers compensation and other forms of insurance. Earlier this year, the business was acquired by fast-growing Atlanta firm OneDigital, a mark of its value.

A Philadelphia-area native, Bradley served as chair of the African American Chamber of Commerce of Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware for 13 years, becoming chairman emeritus in November. As chair of the chamber, he was an outspoken advocate for the community and forged partnerships with other organizations prioritizing diversity, including the Philadelphia 76ers.

His chairmanship encompassed the Covid-19 pandemic, when minority-owned businesses were hit particularly hard and struggles to obtain Paycheck Protection Program loans and other federal aid. He was part of a group of local business leaders that invested $600,000 in minority-led nonprofits focused on reducing poverty.

This isn’t the first time the Business Journal has recognized Bradley- he was honored as a Minority Business Leader in 2012 for helping increase membership at the chamber and for his efforts toward building partnerships between business organizations like the Enterprise Center and corporations committed to diversity.

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https://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/news/2023/06/29/diversity-in-business-awards-lifetime-achievement.html?s=print

7/7/23, 6:26 PM

Bradley joins recent Lifetime Achievement Award recipients Della Clark (2022), president of the Enterprise Center, and Kenneth Frazier (2021), executive chairman of Merck & Co.

Held annually, the Business Journal's Diversity in Business Awards recognize diverse business leaders who have demonstrated success in their respective fields and through philanthropic endeavors. Bradley and the 2023 class of honorees - announced in two groups on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week - will be honored in a special section of the Business Journal on Aug. 25. Bradley will also take part in a Power Interview at the live awards ceremony on Aug. 24 at Rivers Casino.

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2023 Company of the Year Announced!

7/10/2023

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Media Contact: Graziella DiNuzzo  
609-680-7670  
gdinuzzo@wtcphila.org
 
2023 Company of the Year Announced!​
 
Philadelphia, PA…July 7, 2023

We are so excited to announce that our 2023 Company of the Year is our long-time member company – Van Horn, Metz & Co.

Congratulations to Barry Fisher, President, and WTCGP Advisory Council Member, and to his entire team!
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The VHM story began in 1950 when Harold Van Horn and Donald Metz joined forces to form Van Horn, Metz & Co. The idea for their business came about while the men were working on camouflage paint formulations for the US government during World War II, beginning the journey for VHM to become the leading specialty raw materials distributor in North America.

As distributors for over 25 renowned companies including Chemours, Evonik, Cargill, Lubrizol, and others, VHM maintains its position to provide the most advanced products – safely.
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