After a six-month search, the Jewish campus group Hillel International is sticking to the path hewn by its previous CEO in choosing a close associate as his successor. Hillel’s board announced Tuesday that Adam Lehman, the group’s former chief operating officer and interim CEO, will succeed Eric Fingerhut, who became head of the Jewish Federations…
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