Kevin Canafax, vice president of Fidelity Investments’ Midwest Region, has been named Chairman of the Board of the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, succeeding Wil James, Jr., president of Toyota Motor Manufacturing of Kentucky, whose term as chairman expired Sept. 30.
Canafax is based at Fidelity’s 4,000-person processing headquarters in Covington.
As one of Northern Kentucky’s most prominent civic leaders, Canafax serves on the Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport Board, chairing the Air Service Committee. He serves on the board of the Cincinnati Chamber, on the Cincinnati Business Committee, and the Northern Kentucky Chamber.
Canafax joined Fidelity in 1994. He has a bachelor’s degree from Southern Ohio College and a master’s degree from Xavier University. He is also a graduate of the Leadership Cincinnati and Leadership Kentucky programs.
Attorney Bill Lear has been named chair-elect for 2017. Lear, managing director at Stoll Keenon Ogden, PLLC, in Lexington, is a former chairman of Commerce Lexington and a former state legislator and has been an active civic leader in Lexington and Louisville.
Serving with Canafax, James and Lear on the Chamber’s 2016 Executive Committee will be:
Vice Chair of Administration Paul Thompson, LG&E/KU Energy, Louisville
Vice Chair of Business Education Tierra K. Wayne, TKT & Associates, Louisville
Vice Chair of Membership & Marketing Cheryl Norton, Kentucky American Water, Lexington
Vice Chair of Public Affairs Joe Craft, Alliance Resource Partners, Lexington
Treasurer Malcom Bryant, The Malcolm Bryant Corporation, Owensboro
Charles “Buzz” English, English Lucas Priest & Owsley, LLP, Bowling Green
Deirdre Lyons, Alltech, Inc., Nicholasville
Don Bloomer, Citizens National Bank, Somerset
Winston Griffin, Laurel Grocery Company, London
Michael Karpf, University of Kentucky Healthcare, Lexington
Helen Sims, Superior Care Home, Paducah
Newly-elected board members are:
Ben Cundiff, Cundiff Farms, Cadiz
Mark Carter, Passport Health Plan, Louisville
Ray Daniels, LexiDan Foods, Lexington
Stephen Hanson, Baptist Health, Louisville
Andrew Henderson, Lexington Clinic, Lexington
Janet Jakubowicz, Bingham Greenebaum Doll, Louisville
Rich Maddux, Jr., Propulsys, Inc. Hopkinsville
Cliff Maesaka, Jr., Delta Dental of Kentucky, Inc., Louisville
Chris Reid, Independence Bank, Owensboro
Chuck Session, Duke Energy – Ohio & Kentucky, Cincinnati
Kevin Smith, Beam Suntory, Clermont