Scott reshuffles Enterprise Florida
by John Kennedy | June 13th, 2011Gov. Rick Scott erased some of the last vestiges of his predecessor on the board of Enterprise Florida, removing a pair of former Gov. Charlie Crist’s big fund-raisers and replacing them with two advisers of his own.
Gone are Marty Fiorentino, a Jacksonville fund-raiser, and Scott Peelen, a financial manager from Winter Park, who was among the few Republican rainmakers who stuck by Crist during his failed, independent run for U.S. Senate.
Fiorentino and Peelen were both appointed from the Crist bunker to Enterprise Florida, being named to three-year terms only eight days before Scott was sworn in.
Replacing them are Chris Kise, a lawyer who worked for Crist, but who lately helped direct Scott’s transition team. Joining Kise on those directing the public-private agency charged with selling Florida to national and world business leaders is Adam Hollingsworth, chief-of-staff to outgoing Jacksonville Mayor John Peyton.
Kise and Hollingsworth were named to the unpaid posts for terms that expire July 1, 2014.
Tags: Adam Hollingsworth, Chris Kise, Enterprise Florida, John Peyton, Marty Fiorentino, Scott Peelen
June 13th, 2011 at 6:14 pm
That would be Chris Kise of the union-busting firm Foley&Lardner.
June 13th, 2011 at 6:59 pm
Scott is a Fascist and the JOKE OF THE USA.
June 13th, 2011 at 8:33 pm
I am a republican and apalled by our elected officals in our state. D or R. Gov Scott is below an embarassment. Shame on him.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:39 am
Fiorentino is a class act and extremely competent. Its a loss for our state.
June 14th, 2011 at 2:22 pm
Rick Scott shuts doors to anyone who doesn’t share his views or doesn’t have his deep pockets. He is wrong on social issues and simply clueless on how to create jobs.
He is taking away the rights of many to have their votes counted and he is taking away the hope of millions in the state. He can not and will not create any kind of lasting positive impression on the state of Florida and recall elections were created for this kind of official.