Business and Organization Updates

Simon, a global leader in retail real estate, recently appointed Christopher Durant to the position of general manager at Clinton Crossing Premium Outlets in Clinton, Connecticut.

Durant will use his asset management and retail real estate expertise to oversee Clinton Crossing Premium Outlets’ financial, marketing, and operational performances.

Attorney Sylvia K. Rutkowska has been named a principal of the Dzialo, Pickett & Allen, P.C. law firm.

Rutkowska joined the firm in 2010 and practices primarily in personal injury, litigation/pre-litigation, land use and municipal matters. She practices in both the Middletown and Old Saybrook offices of the firm. She has been recognized as a Connecticut Super Lawyer “Rising Star” consecutively since 2013, Connecticut Law Tribune’s New Leader in the Law, and the Connecticut Women’s Education and Legal Funds’ Woman to Watch.

Gregory R. Shook, president and CEO of Essex Savings Bank has been elected chairman of the Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce. Shook will serve a one-year term that began on June 7. He takes over for Vincent Capece, president and CEO of Middlesex Hospital. Shook was selected to serve as chairman by the nominating committee of its board of directors of the Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce.

The Shoreline of Clinton (formerly Peregrine’s Landing at the Shoreline) is now under the stewardship of Senior Lifestyle, a leader in senior housing with a reputation across the country for high standards of care, professional staff, and award-winning programming.

“When I heard we were joining the Senior Lifestyle family, I was actually very relieved,” said Director of Sales & Marketing Mary Ellen Ierardi. “Everyone in our field knows that Senior Lifestyle invests in its communities. From the conversations I’ve had with them, they are very receptive and willing to do what it takes to help our community serve our residents in the best way possible.”