Patrick A. Bond, Founding General Partner of Mountaineer Capital, LP, today was elected chairman of the Charleston Area Alliance. Bond succeeds Jack Rossi, whose final term as chairman expires at the end of 2010. The Alliance Board of Directors also elected the following officers:  Mike Basile, Spilman Thomas & Battle, vice chair; Diana Sole-Walko, Motion Masters, secretary; and Virginia King, Kanawha Stone, treasurer.

“Pat Bond is a respected business and community leader,” said Matt Ballard, Alliance president and CEO. “He has been an important part of so many of the community projects we now enjoy as anchors, including Capitol Market and the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra. Through his professional career in banking, entrepreneurial endeavors and venture capital, Pat is positioned perfectly to lead the Alliance through its next phase of growth and development.”

Ballard called Rossi “a tremendous leader during his term as chairman.”

“He has led its establishment as the voice of the business community and all those interested in creating jobs, investing in our local people and building our community,” Ballard said.

In other actions, the Alliance board also approved the organization’s 2011 operating budget.