The Scarborough Town Republican Committee jointly with the Cape Elizabeth and South Portland Town Republican Committees is hosting Matt Jacobson, candidate for Governor on Monday June 22, 2009 at Scarborough Town Hall. The meet and greet begins and 6:30 with a formal presentation from Mr. Jacobson to begin at 7 P.M.
Matt Jacobson is President and CEO of Maine & Company. Under Matt's leadership since 2006, Maine & Company has recruited several major companies to Maine including NotifyMD, athenahealth and Boston Financial Data Services. These companies will combine to hire over 1,500 new employees.
Prior to joining Maine & Company, Matt was most recently Assistant Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Canadian National Railways, based in Chicago. In his role at CN, Matt was responsible for International and North America Intermodal sales and marketing.
From 1996 -2000 Matt was President and Chief Operating Officer of the St. Lawrence & Atlantic Railroad, headquartered in Auburn. During his 4-year tenure, the railroad tripled its revenue and attracted 23 new businesses to its line. Matt was featured in the Wall Street Journal, and the St. Lawrence was named North America's best Shortline Railroad by Railway Age Magazine.
Matt is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy and holds an MBA from Chapman University. He was a pilot in the US Air Force, serving in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Matt has over 3000 hours of flight time, primarily in command of the C-130 Hercules.
FMI
Annalee Rosenblatt, Chair
883-9025
