CFO Hires New Communications Director

Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater announced that Chris Cate will take over as his new communications director on July 8. Cate has served as communications director for Florida’s Department of State since 2011. He has previously served as a spokesperson for Florida’s Department of Transportation, Executive Office of the Governor, Agency for Workforce Innovation and Department of Environmental Protection.Before his state service, Cate was a television news producer and sports reporter for the CBS affiliate in Birmingham, Ala., from 2005 to 2007. He also taught English at W...