Blandin Foundation CEO says he’ll leave in 2011

The Grand Rapids based Blandin Foundation will see a leadership change next year. Foundation president and CEO Jim Hoolihan announced to the organization's board of trustees last week that he plans to return to the private sector by the end of 2011, according to the Grand Rapids Herald-Review.

Hoolihan, a native of Grand Rapids, joined the Blandin Foundation in 2004 following 12 years as a member of the board of trustees

Hoolihan plans to return to his family's multi-generational business, Industrial Lubricant Company of Grand Rapids.

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