Governor picks area execs for board

Sarasota resident Joel Schleicher, founder and executive chairman of Tampa-based Focal Point Data Risk, a cyber security firm, was one of two area executives appointed to the governing board of the Southwest Florida Water Management District.

Rebecca Smith, president and CEO for Tampa-based A.D. Morgan Corp., was also appointed to the board of the organization, known as Swiftmud.

Gov. Rick Scott appointed both Schleicher, 65, and Smith, 57, according to a statement.

Schleicher fills a vacant seat and was appointed for a term that begins May 12 and ends March 1, 2019. Smith also fills a vacant seat and was appointed for a term that begins May 12 and ends March 1, 2021.The appointments are subject to confirmation by the Florida Senate.

Schleicher is the former president and COO of Nextel Communications. He founded Presidio Networked Solutions in 2003. That firm grew to more than $1.4 billion in annual sales before he sold it in 2011.

Smith founded A.D. Morgan in 1989. The commercial builder has since handled more than $700 million in work, including schools, research facilities, parking garages, libraries and jails. It had $34 million in sales in 2016.