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Tony Privitera Elected NUCA Chairman of the Board

Mark One Executive Takes Top Job at Utility Construction Association
( Fairfax , Va .) – The National Utility Contractors Association ’ s ( NUCA ) Board of Directors formally inducted Anthony ( Tony ) L . Privitera II as their new Chairman on March 23 at their Annual Meeting held in Palm Spring , California .
In his acceptance speech , Chairman Privitera focused on advancing the personal relationships of NUCA members in the organization for the benefit of their company and the nation ’ s utility construction industry :
“ My top leadership goal as Chairman is to underscore how important your personal relationships in business are to NUCA and our industry ,” said Privitera in his acceptance speech . “ We are the ambassadors of this association and its enormous value to our industry . Personal relationships open doors . They open them on Capitol Hill , and they open them for all of us when we talk to our fellow industry members about NUCA and our Chapters .”
Tony Privitera is Executive Vice President of Mark One Electric Co ., Inc ., headquartered in Kansas City , Missouri . He started working for Mark One as the son of the president when he was 14 years old , working in the warehouse and learning the business from the ground floor . Years later , Tony took over as a vice president in 1994 when his father retired and turned business operations over to his four sons . Under his leadership , the company evolved to provide electrical
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