Hunter is tapped for business development post

By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff

Michael Hunter has been appointed as the Massachusetts Undersecretary of Business Development, the administration of Governor Deval L. Patrick said.

According to its website, the mandate of the state's Department of Business Development is assist domestic and foreign companies that want to locate, expand, grow, or maintain a presence in Massachusetts.

Most recently, Hunter was the director of the Business Resource Team at the state's Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development, the administration said in a press release.

In his new job, Hunter will oversee the Massachusetts Office of Business Development; Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism; the Massachusetts Office of International Trade and Investment; the Massachusetts Office of Small Business and Entrepreneurship; and the State Office of Minority and Women Business Assistance.

Hunter succeeds Gregory Bialecki, who was named Secretary of Housing and Economic Development by Patrick earlier this year.