VERO BEACH — The Boys & Girls Clubs of Indian River County is proud to welcome four new members to the organization’s Board of Directors: Robert Bauchman, Steve Dubord, Bruce Hammonds, and Dan Somers. All bring a wealth of knowledge in the business, law, and financial industries.
Robert Bauchman serves as the President of Wilmington Trust Florida, managing all of Wilmington Trust’s offices throughout the state. His responsibilities include overseeing all administrative and business development functions for personal trust, investment management, and trust administration.
In this role, he oversees the development and coordination of wealth management services for prominent individuals, families, and foundations throughout the state.
Robert brings more than 37 years of experience in the wealth management industry, including more than 30 years in various positions with Northern Trust, most recently serving as President of their San Diego and LaJolla, CA offices.
Prior to this position, he spent 13 years as the Region President in Vero Beach. He holds an undergraduate degree from Xavier University and a master’s degree from the Thunderbird School of Global Management.
Steve Dubord brings more than 40 years of legal experience, with a special focus in real estate, title insurance, and commercial law. Admitted to the practice of Law by the State of Maine Supreme Judicial Court in 1973, he practiced as an attorney at Marden, Dubord, Bernier & Stevens from 1973 to 1998, serving as partner from 1976-1998.
He was a member of the Board of Governors of the Maine State Bar Association, President of the Waterville Bar Association, and Chairman of the Maine Correctional Advisory Committee. Since his retirement from the firm, Steve has been engaged in the residential and commercial real estate business in Maine, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire.
He served in the United States Army from 1969-1971, when he was honorably discharged. He went on to receive his Bachelor of Science degree from Merrimack College and his J.D. from the University of Maine School of Law. He and his wife, Edith, have three sons and one granddaughter.
Bruce Hammonds brings more than 42 years of experience in the financial services industry. He began his career with ITT Financial, where he served as the Regional Director from 1971-1979.
He went on to serve as the Founder, CEO, and COO of MBNA, a fortune 500 company with a market CAP of $35 billion. MBNA was the second largest lender through credit cards in the world and operated in the United States and five other countries with $120 billion in assets and 32,000 employees.
In 2005, he left MBNA and served as the President of Bank of America International Credit Card, overseeing the operation of the world’s largest credit card operation. He is a past member of the Board of Regents for University of Delaware Business School, and is a past board member of the YMCA of the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
He currently serves as a mentor to the YMCA’s executive director on expansion and mergers. He is no stranger to the Boys & Girls Clubs, as he served as the chairperson of a statewide capital campaign for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Delaware from 1997-2002, raising $20 million to build five new clubs.
He received his Bachelors of Science from the University of Baltimore and he and his wife, Sandra, have two sons and two grandchildren.
Daniel Somers brings an extensive background in business management, most recently serving as the Vice-Chairman of Blaylock and Partners, an investment banking firm in New York City. Throughout his career he served as the Executive Vice President and CFO of Hardee’s Food Systems.
When they were acquired by Imasco Limited in 1982, he joined them as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer until he retired in 1989. At that time, he invested in Radio Atlantic Holdings, an eastern Canada broadcasting and publishing company, where he served as President and CEO.
He went on to become the Executive Vice President and CFO of Bell Canada, the Chairman and CEO of Bell Cablemedia PLLC, and then President and CEO of AT&T Broadband, the largest Cable and Telecommunications company in the United States.
He was a member of several public company boards throughout his career and currently serves on the Board of Directors for The Chubb Corporation. He received his Bachelors of Science degree in Finance from Stonehill College and studied Economics at the University of Hartford. He and his wife, Mary Jane, have five children.