Olivier te Boekhorst Joins Portland Ovations' Board of Directors

Olivier te Boekhorst has been named to the Board of Directors of Portland Ovations, the 84 year-old not-for-profit performing arts organization based in Portland, Maine. Te Boekhorst is Corporate Vice President at IDEXX Laboratories, where for the past decade he has applied his strategic business development expertise to growing IDEXX's global business profile.

The son of a diplomat, Te Boekhorst moved to Maine in 2004 with his family after growing up in Poland, Kuwait, New York and the Netherlands. He loves living in Maine with his two young daughters, sharing with them the majestic outdoors, the tremendous culture and the first-class restaurants. Aimée M. Petrin, Portland Ovations' Executive Director states, "We are incredibly pleased to welcome Olivier to the Ovations board. His extensive business experience, international perspective and love of the arts will serve Ovations and this community extremely well now and into the future."

"Maine is fortunate that Ovations brings truly spectacular performing arts to our lives," says Te Boekhorst, "My family has been inspired by the performances and I look forward to supporting Ovation's vision of making the experience of the performing arts a vital part of our every day life."