Latino Appointed by Governor to Mass. Transportation Authority

Ferdinand Alvaro Jr., partner in Adorno & Yoss law firm, was appointed by Gov. Patrick today to the board of directors of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. (courtesy photo, 9/17/2008: Gov. Patrick's office)

(Boston, Mass., Sept. 17, 2008)--Ferdinand Alvaro, a partner in Adorno & Yoss law firm, was announced today as Gov. Deval Patrick's latest appointee to the board of directors for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA).

Alvaro fills the board seat that is designated for a director who has expertise in administration and finance.

"I'm pleased [to be appointed] and I look forward to to helping the MBTA meet its many challenges," he told EthnicNEWz.org.

Alvaro serves as co-chair of Adorno & Yoss' department of corporate law.  According to its Web site, Adorno and Yoss is the largest certified minority-owned law firm in the United States.

Previously, Alvaro was vice president to the commercial and general counsel of BOC Process Systems, leading teams that closed financial transactions, acquisitions, venture capital investments, strategic alliances, and joint ventures in the U.S., Latin America, Europe, Asia, and the Pacific Rim, according to Gov. Patrick's press office.

Alvaro has served also as CEO of the Cantarell Nitrogen Company, a consortium of international companies organized to develop a $1 billion infrastructure project in Mexico from 1997 to 1999.

Over the course of his career, Alvaro has served on the boards of directors of US, Chilean, Columbian, Mexican, and Venezuelan companies.

Alvaro joins eight directors already on the board of the MBTA:

Janice Loux
Willie J. Davis
Joseph M. Trolla
Baron H. Martin
Frank F. Chin
Anthony M. Campo
Grace S. Shepard
Darnell L. Williams.

source:  EthnicNEWz.org, with press material from Gov. Deval Patrick's office

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