Easterday Elected Chairman Of Indiana Chamber Of Commerce

LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Nov. 11, 2014 - PRLog -- Tom Easterday, Executive Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer of Subaru of Indiana Automotive, was elected to serve as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Indiana Chamber of Commerce for 2015, during the Indiana Chamber’s Fall Board of Directors meeting held in Indianapolis on November 6^th.

Easterday has been actively involved with the Indiana Chamber of Commerce for several years, having served as Vice Chairman, as a member of the Executive Committee, as Vice Chairman of the Energy Policy Committee and as a member of the Labor & Employment Policy Committee.  He has been a member of the Board of Directors since 1999. In addition, he is a member of the Board of Directors of Indiana Business for Responsive Government, the Indiana Chamber’s political action committee.

Easterday also currently serves as the Chairman of the Indiana Automotive Council, President of the Japan-America Society of Indiana, President of the SIA Foundation and as a member of the board of directors of the National Association of Manufacturers, IU Health Arnett Hospital (Lafayette) and the Crossroads of America Council of the Boy Scouts of America.  He has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Management and Administration from the Indiana University School of Business and a Juris Doctorate from the Indiana University School of Law.  He resides in Zionsville, Indiana.

About THE INDIANA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

The Indiana Chamber partners with 15,000 members and investors – representing 2.6 million Hoosiers – to achieve the mission of “cultivating a world-class environment which provides economic opportunity and prosperity.”

About SIA

Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Inc. (SIA), a subsidiary of Fuji Heavy Industries, Ltd., is the home of North American Subaru production. Models built at the Lafayette, Indiana plant include the Subaru Legacy and Outback. SIA also produces the Toyota Camry under contract with Toyota; and is currently undergoing a $400 million expansion to begin production of the Subaru Impreza in 2016. SIA employs over 3,900 Associates, and every Associate is committed to quality, safety and environmental stewardship.  An industry leader in environmental stewardship, SIA was the first auto assembly plant in America to achieve zero landfill status, and SIA’s entire 832-acre site has been designated a Backyard Wildlife Habitat by the National Wildlife Federation.  SIA’s community outreach programs include providing charitable contributions and corporate sponsorships, hosting charitable events on-site, donating vehicles and vehicle parts to educational institutions and encouraging Associate volunteerism, which supports hundreds of non-profit organizations and schools throughout Indiana annually. For more information, visit www.subaru-sia.com .