Canfield to speak at chamber luncheon

Greg Canfield, Alabama’s secretary of commerce, will speak at the October Mountain Brook Chamber of Commerce luncheon.

Governor Robert Bentley appointed Canfield as director of the Department of Commerce on in 2011. Prior to joining Commerce, Canfield served in the Alabama House of Representatives as chairman of the Commerce & Small Business Committee.

Canfield entered the insurance and financial services field in 1991 and in 1993 opened a small business marketing insurance and financial products to businesses and individuals. After selling his business in 2008, Canfield joined J.H. Berry Insurance in Birmingham.

Greg began his career in sales with the Fortune 500 Company, Purolator Corporation and later became a national account manager for Transus Freight Systems, with responsibility for the eastern region from Alabama to New Jersey.

Canfield attended the University of Alabama and UAB, where he earned a finance degree in 1983.

Greg married the former Denise Coward in 1983. The couple has two children, Rachel and John.

The chamber luncheon will be held Thursday, Oct. 16 at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens. Doors open at 11 a.m., and lunch begins at 11:30 a.m. The event will be sponsored by Alliance Publishing.

For ticket information, visit welcometomountainbrook.com.