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by Jim Shamp, NCBiotech writer February 15, 2021 .
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – Veteran pharmaceutical company executive Machelle Sanders, a North Carolina native and former board member of the North Carolina Biotechnology Center, was named Secretary of the Department of Commerce on Friday by Governor Roy Cooper.
Sanders, who has been serving in the Cooper administration as Secretary of the NC Department of Administration, becomes the first Black woman to lead the state’s Commerce Department. She replaces Tony Copeland, who stepped down from the helm of Commerce at the end of January.
“Machelle has been an outstanding leader in this administration, and I am grateful that she is willing to take on this new role and continue to serve our great state,” said Cooper. “Her strong background as a business leader and her extensive knowledge of what it takes to build a globally competitive workforce will serve North Carolina well as we attract better-paying jobs, help small busine
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced that Machelle Sanders, current Secretary of the NC Department of Administration, will now serve as Secretary of the
Veteran pharmaceutical company executive Machelle Sanders, a North Carolina native and former board member of the North Carolina Biotechnology Center, was named Secretary of the Department of Commerce today by Governor Roy Cooper.