East Penn President to be Recognized by the Law Foundation East Penn Manufacturing has been described as the “sleeping giant of Lyon Station.”
While that may be true, its President is far from being a “sleeper.” Christopher E. Pruitt is the President of this, the world’s largest privately held battery manufacturer, having held various financial positions, including that of chief financial officer, since joining East Penn in May of 1994. Despite his work at East Penn, Mr. Pruitt has time for the community. Currently, he is the treasurer and a board member of the Wyomissing Foundation, as well as being the Audit Committee chair and board member of the Berks Community Foundation and is a board member of the Shippensburg University College of Business Advisory Board. In the past, Mr. Pruitt served as a board member of the YMCA, chair and board member of the United Way of Berks County, president of The Children’s Home of Reading, Big Brothers/Big Sisters and the Children Advisory Center and treasurer and board member of the Reading Area Community College Foundation. To recognize his commitment to the community, Mr. Pruitt is receiving the 2015 Sidney D. Kline, Jr. Award for Outstanding Community Service at the annual Holiday Benefit Luncheon hosted by the Reading Chapter of the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Law Foundation of Berks County. The luncheon will be held Friday, December 4, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Wyomissing, PA. Law Foundation President John J. Speicher describes Mr. Pruitt as “being active in various not-for-profit organizations helping to make Berks County a better place to live and work.” Following graduation from Shippensburg University with a Bachelor of Science Business Administration degree in accounting, Mr. Pruitt was employed by Ernst & Young for ten years, holding the position of a senior manager in the audit division. He continues to hold his CPA license today. Chris and his wife, Robin, have two children, Kelly and Lindsay.
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