United Way names new CEO as Durkin retires after 43 years

Bob Giannino, chief executive of local nonprofit uAspire, has been named president and CEO of the United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley, one of the area's top charitable institutions. Giannino is slated to start the new job this summer, after Michael K. Durkin, who has served as president and CEO for 43 years, retires in July. Durkin first announced his retirement in June 2019. “Throughout the search process, Bob was consistently praised by colleagues and other stakeholders for…