TechAmerica announced Wednesday that CEO Chris Hansen is giving up his post to head the group's foundation, leaving TechAmerica President Phil Bond as the tech association's sole leader. Hansen and Bond have worked together to lead the tech association since it was created from the merger of the Information Technology Association of America, which Bond led, and AeA, where Hansen served as president and CEO. Bond will assume his new role of both president and CEO immediately, the group said in a news release.

"We have two great leaders at the helm and now we want to expand our foundation's role as TechAmerica continues to grow and assert its influence" TechAmerica board of directors Chairman Hank Steininger, managing partner of Grant Thornton's Global Public Sector practice, said. TechAmerica board Vice Chairman Peter Boni, CEO of Safeguard Scientifics, praised Hansen for his work in helping to successfully merge ITAA and AeA, while also touting Bond as "the perfect person to lead TechAmerica into the future."

(Photo above of Phil Bond from TechAmerica website)