Zak resumes leadership of Seneca County development office TIFFIN, OHIO – January 20, 2016 – After a four-month engagement at Tiffin University, David Zak will return to the helm of the Seneca Industrial and Economic Development Corporation tomorrow. Interviews for finalists were conducted in early January, and Zak’s appointment was approved by a majority vote of the SIEDC Board of Trustees on Tuesday. SIEDC Chair and Heidelberg President Rob Huntington made the official announcement. "On behalf of the SIEDC Executive Committee and Board of Trustees, I am very pleased that David Zak is returning SIEDC to serve as our President and CEO. He did an excellent job previously and I am sure that he will contribute significantly to our community's economic growth and well-being going forward again. I am especially excited knowing that David is rejoining our strong SIEDC staff team of Karen Bowers, Amy Reinhart, Katie Lang and Bryce Riggs who have been doing a great job over the past five months. We have tremendous momentum!" Incoming Chair and President and CEO of Webster Industries Andrew Felter shared Huntington’s enthusiasm. “The leadership of David Zak along with an exceptional staff is absolutely the right team to continue the trajectory of success at SIEDC and develop bold improvement for our community. I am now even more optimistic about the positive transformational impact SIEDC can have for our future.” Seneca County Commissioner Fred Zoeller, a SIEDC Executive Committee member and owner of Laminate Technologies, also expressed his approval. “I am extremely pleased that the Executive Board of SIEDC unanimously approved bringing the vote for David’s reemployment to the full board. This is a great day for the residents of Tiffin and Seneca County, to have David doing what he does best to move the county forward.” Tiffin Mayor Aaron Montz, also a member of the Executive Committee, praised the success of the SIEDC team’s recent work and voiced his expectations moving forward. “Just in the past year downtown Tiffin has achieved Main Street status through Heritage Ohio, 11 new businesses have opened downtown, more than 15 buildings have been approved for façade enhancement, Buffalo Wild Wings broke ground, Taiho announced a large expansion and AFS and Webster Industries completed theirs. The list goes on and on, and there’s even more in the pipeline,” Montz said. “I am very confident that David is the right leader to continue this pattern of success.” Zak was excited about the vote and the opportunity to get back to his old position. “A unanimous vote means the world to me, and I couldn’t be happier with the result. Tiffin and Seneca County are the place my family and I call home, and I can’t wait to rejoin the SIEDC team and help this great community develop for years to come. I also feel that my time at Tiffin University gives me a better understanding of how a university works, and I look forward to using that experience to help TU, Heidelberg and the community grow together. I can’t wait to get started.” About SIEDC Started in 1983, the Seneca Industrial and Economic Development Corp. (SIEDC) is a private, non-profit corporation dedicated to driving positive economic, downtown, and community development in Tiffin and Seneca County, Ohio, which consistently ranks among the top communities nationally for economic development. Learn more about the great things going on at the company’s blog at www.senecasuccess.com.