20061120 Westminster announces appointment of a new finance director

Westminster announces appointment of a new finance director

November 20th, 2006

I was forwarded this press release recently about the new Finance Director being who is about to be appointed by the City of Westminster.

PRESS RELEASE
November 16th, 2006

Mayor Thomas K. Ferguson announced the appointment of Roland L. Unger as the Director of Finance for the City of Westminster. Selected from a well qualified field of over two dozen candidates, Mr. Unger will be presented to the Common Council for approval on November 27 and if approved will begin his career at the City on December 13, 2006.

“The City is fortunate to have attracted such an experienced financial professional who also has government experience. Mr. Unger will be able to jump right in on our current financial activities — completing the 2006 audit, preparing the 2008 budget and implementing the EDEN Enterprise Resource Planning software,” stated Mayor Ferguson. “In addition, he will be a valuable addition to the professional management team we have in place in Westminster.”

Roland L. Unger has served as the Director of Finance for the Maryland State Supplemental Retirement Plans for the past seven years. In addition to preparing the annual agency budget and coordinating the annual audit, Mr. Unger implemented the installation of a new financial investment tracking software to enhance the reporting of participant investments. He remains deeply committed to technology innovations which enhance the delivery of services.

Prior to his State service, Mr. Unger served ten years as the Chief Financial Officer of the Cuddeback Companies in Baltimore where he administered all phases of financial operations and coordinated the strategic planning efforts of the company. He also owned and operated his own accounting practice for six years and had a career with the Baltimore City and Baltimore County Police Departments before embarking on his financial services career.

Mr. Unger has a CPA, an MBA and is currently working on his PhD in Management with an emphasis on Technology Management at the University of Maryland. Mr. Unger is married with three grown children and lives in Hunt Valley, Maryland.

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