ORLANDO, FL — (June 1, 2009) Enterprise Florida President & CEO John Adams has announced the appointment of Crystal R. Sircy as senior vice president for the Business Retention & Recruitment division.
She succeeds Bob Rohrlack, who in April became the president and CEO of the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce.
Sircy will lead the team responsible for the state’s target industry retention and growth efforts. Her division manages hundreds of current and new economic development projects that are enabling Florida to maintain and create jobs in sectors including aviation/aerospace, clean energy, financial and professional services, homeland security/defense, information technology and life sciences.
Sircy joined Enterprise Florida in July 1997 and was vice president of competitive programs and policies before this appointment. During her 12-year tenure, she has overseen incentive negotiations for more than 1,000 economic development projects comprising 250,000 jobs and $17 billion in capital investment.
“Crystal has been vital to our efforts to improve Florida’s business climate, working very well with the Governor’s office and the legislature. Her contributions have demonstrated her exceptional leadership ability and stature as a seasoned and resourceful partner in developing high-value jobs,” John Adams said. “Furthermore, Crystal’s industry knowledge and comprehensive work with incentive programs have been a great benefit for our economic development partners.”
Sircy earned an M.B.A. at Florida State University and B.S. in statistics at the University of Florida.
Enterprise Florida, Inc. (EFI) is a partnership between Florida's business and government leaders and is the principal economic development organization for the state of Florida. Headquartered in Orlando, EFI’s mission is to diversify Florida’s economy and create better-paying jobs for its citizens by supporting, attracting and helping to create businesses in innovative, high-growth industries. In pursuit of its mission, EFI works closely with a statewide network of economic development partners and is funded both by the State of Florida and by private-sector businesses.