Marc Harding, President of the Momentum West Board of Directors, is pleased to announce Noel Eggebraaten as the organization's Executive Director.

Eggebraaten comes to Momentum West as a seasoned executive with a demonstrated record in growing and developing businesses, communities and non-profit organizations. He has worked with organizations improving their performance while balancing the interests of customers and all shareholders.

He has held leadership positions as president of Hammond & Stephens, a specialty print company; Southern School Supply, a sales and distribution company; and Space Explorers, an internet curriculum development company. All of these companies experienced exceptional growth under his leadership.

Noel also worked for Kimberly-Clark for 10 years in a corporate consultant role throughout the United States and Canada. He is coming to Momentum West most recently as the principal of his own consulting business, Eggebraaten & Associates, based in St. Croix County. He brings with him an extensive business network from his primary work in Minnesota and Wisconsin.

Eggebraaten is the recipient of many professional awards during his career and currently serves on the St. Croix Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors.

"We are excited to have Noel taking on the leadership role for Momentum West. He brings us the experience and successful track record needed to grow and strengthen economic development, while working with all of Momentum West's partners in the region," said Harding.

Momentum West would like to thank Bill Ihlenfeldt for the fantastic job he did as the Interim Executive Director for the past several months.

Eggebraaten shares, “I am excited about the challenge Momentum West offers. We do not need to reinvent the wheel, we just need to spin the wheel our direction to enhance the economic development possibilities. I truly believe we are stronger and better able to grow as a region collectively in a world market.”