Celestan takes Chamber helm

TAMPA — Gregory Celestan, chairman and CEO of technology firm Celestar Corp., plans to plans to reinforce community business ties with MacDill Air Force Base in his new role as 2013 chairman of the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce.

Celestar provides intelligence consulting services to military and government agencies, as well as businesses. A West Point graduate, Celestan retired from the Army in 2004 after 20 years with the military, according to his company.

With the chamber, Celestan also intends to champion innovation through its Startup Scholars program and to support the area's entrepreneurs, as part of Tampa Bay's economic development.