The Board of Directors of UniSource Energy Corporation (NYSE: UNS) has named longtime Tucson business leader Robert A. Elliott as its lead director. Elliott, 54, has served on UniSource Energy’s Board of Directors since 2003. He also has served on numerous community boards and is founder and president of The Elliott Accounting Group, which has provided accounting, tax, management and investment advisory services since 1983.
“UniSource Energy has a strong history of service to shareholders, customers and the community,” Elliott said, “I’ll be working closely with the rest of our board to continue that tradition.”
“Bob has always brought business expertise, management experience and thoughtful leadership to our board room,” said Paul Bonavia, UniSource Energy’s Chairman, President and CEO, “He’s a strong voice on behalf of both shareholders and customers, and he’s earned great respect for the service he has provided to this company and our community.”
Elliott also was a three-time athletic and academic All-American basketball player at the UA from 1975-1977. He remains the only UA athlete enshrined in the Verizon/GTE College Academic All America Hall of Fame. Elliott went on to play three seasons for the NBA’s New Jersey Nets before launching a 27-year career as a television analyst for regional broadcasts of the Phoenix Suns, UA and other Pac-10 conference basketball games.
