Wednesday, June 13, 2018

Spring Hill College President Transitions to President Emeritus Role


The general manager of IBM Global Business Partners, John Teltsch brings to this position more than 36 years of experience in leadership roles across numerous IBM divisions. Prior to beginning his career, John Teltsch earned a bachelor of science in economics and business administration from Spring Hill College in Mobile, Alabama, which recently announced a change in leadership.

Spring Hill College has announced that Christopher P. Puto, PhD, is shifting from the role of president to that of president emeritus. As such, he will fulfill numerous leadership positions, including as founding director of the John J. Burke Center for the Study and Advancement of Free Enterprise, chair of the Board of Trustees Real Estate Task Force, and chair of the Spring Hill College Foundation Trust. 

An alumnus of the Spring Hill College class of 1964, Christopher P. Puto, PhD, studied economics and went on to earn both an MBA in marketing from the University of Miami and a PhD in business administration from Duke University. His transition to the role of president emeritus is part of a larger succession plan of the Spring Hill College Board of Trustees, the chair of which shared the college’s appreciation for Puto’s dedicated service during his tenure as president.