Amesbury's New CFO

This month, we are losing our CFO Mike Basque to retirement. I'm thrilled to announce that Amesbury's former Finance Director Chuck Benevento will be returning to City Hall in July as our new Chief Financial Officer.
 
See below the text from our press release about Chuck.
 
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* PRESS RELEASE *
For Immediate Release: June 6, 2014	For More Information: Evan Kenney (978) 388-8121 kenneye@amesburyma.gov
Mayor Announces New C.F.O.

 

           

          

 

           After 26 years of service to Amesbury, the City’s Chief Financial Officer Mike Basque is retiring this month. Today, Mayor Gray announced that former Amesbury Finance Director Charles Benevento will be returning to Carriagetown as the City’s next C.F.O.

            With over 30 years of experience in finance, 28 of which garnered in municipal government, Benevento’s background and knowledge base will make him an asset as the director of the City’s finances, according to Gray.

            “We are thrilled to have Chuck on board,” Gray said. “I think his experience and his professional accomplishments speak for themselves.”

            With a degree in accounting from Boston University, Benevento’s career in finance began at his alma mater, where he was hired as a general accounting analyst in 1980. By the end of his nearly six year tenure in Boston University’s accounting offices, he had earned multiple promotions, the last of which landed him in the role of Supervisor of General, Grant, and Contract Accounting.

            In 1986, Benevento began what would be a twelve year career as the Town of Amesbury’s Finance Director, Town Accountant, and MIS Director. In 1998, he left Amesbury for the City of Chelsea, where Benevento quickly earned a spot as the City’s Finance Director. In 2000, he began a three year tenure as Director of Finance in the Town of North Andover. Since 2003, he has served as the Finance Director and City Auditor in the City of Haverhill.

            Benevento’s return to Amesbury is scheduled to begin July 3, 2014. For more information, please contact Mayor’s Aide Evan Kenney at 978-388-8121.