D. Keith Pigues, dean of the School of Business at North Carolina Central University, has announced the addition of 12 members to the school’s Board of Visitors. Composed of representatives from a broad spectrum of the business and nonprofit world, the board provides strategic advice to the dean in accomplishing the school’s mission.

The new members are:

• Lorena Clark, managing partner, Pinnacle Leadership Consulting, Chapel Hill
• Geoff Sinn, principal cloud consultant, Dimension Data Corp., Raleigh
• Larry Yon, chief strategy officer, B&C International, High Point
• Marcus Phillips, strategic marketing manager, Pentair Aquatic Systems, Sanford
• Jay Vadakkeveedu, senior vice president, BB&T, Raleigh
• David Bass, managing partner, Arena Capital Advisors, Raleigh
• Anuj Mittal, principal and founding member, MJM Group, Raleigh
• Charles L. Curry Jr., executive vice president, Piedmont Investors, Durham
• James Rosen, Intersouth Partners, Durham
• Craig Matthews, chief thinkologist, Big Think
• Charles Dunlap, sales and marketing director, Sealed Air Corp., Duncan, S.C.
• Ruth Peebles, president, The INS Group, Raleigh    

“We are pleased with the continued interest and support of key business leaders as we build a world-class business school,” Pigues said. “Each new member of the board brings significant expertise and a commitment to our mission of producing students equipped for immediate and long-term success in the marketplace.”