Brian Itzkowitz
Brian Itzkowitz, president and CEO of Goodwill Industries of Arkansas, has been elected chairman of the Goodwill Industries International board of directors.
Itzkowitz took office during the annual Goodwill meeting of executives and board leaders held recently in San Diego and will serve a one-year term, according to a news release.
Itzkowitz took over at Goodwill Arkansas in 2008. In that time, the nonprofit has increased the number of Arkansans it annually serves from 1,100 to more than 15,000; increased the number of people placed in employment from 89 to more than 4,200; created 550 jobs internally; and tripled revenue growth, according to the release.
Goodwill currently employs more than 500 and operates 39 retail and donation locations statewide.
Itzkowitz has been on the Goodwill International Indistries (GII) board since 2011. He chaired the Strategic Issues and Planning Committee in 2014, overseeing the creation of the Goodwill 2016-2020 Common-Ground Aspirations and GII Plan.
“Itzkowitz is passionate about the Goodwill mission, and his outstanding management skills will be invaluable to Goodwill in the year ahead,” said GII President and CEO Jim Gibbons.
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