[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 13]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 18635]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




       HONORING THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF MR. VINCENT A. LAINO, JR.

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                            HON. JIM GERLACH

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 11, 2008

  Mr. GERLACH. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate and honor 
Mr. Vincent A. Laino, Jr. of Exton, Pennsylvania, for earning accolades 
as Chief Financial Officer of the Year from the Philadelphia Business 
Journal and Drexel University's LeBow College of Business. Mr. Laino is 
the current senior vice president, CFO, and CIO of Weston Solutions.
  Weston Solutions is an employee-owned environmental services firm 
based in West Chester, Pennsylvania. Joining the company in September 
1988, Mr. Laino began as a manager of financial systems after receiving 
both a bachelor of science in business administration, accounting, and 
computer systems management and a master of business administration and 
financial management from Drexel University. By 1994, Mr. Laino was 
introducing innovative ideas and business models to Weston Solutions, 
which earned him the title of vice president and simultaneously the 
company's chief information officer.
  Through his years at Weston Solutions, Mr. Laino has brought change 
to Weston's business strategy with his mastery of business development 
and administration. The culmination of his efforts proved a success 
when, in 2001, he assumed the title of CFO for his continuous strategic 
leadership and vision. Before working at Weston Solutions, Mr. Laino 
was a project manager, auditor and systems analyst at E.I. Dupont de 
Nemours in Wilmington, Delaware, for 7 years.
  On July 17, 2008, an elegant awards ceremony was held in his honor at 
the Sheraton City Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for earning 
this award in the category of Extra Large Business of 2008. In addition 
to his dedication to Weston Solutions, Mr. Laino is active in the 
community serving on the board of directors at Delaware County 
Community College Education Foundation and treasurer of the Society for 
American Military Engineers.
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring Mr. Vincent 
A. Laino, Jr., for this well-deserved honor. As a leader and role model 
in both the community and business world, may he continue to serve both 
Weston and the community with honor and distinction.

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