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Alumni in the News
The New York Times
(2/2/03) reports that Nicole
W. Piasecki, WG'90, was
appointed to the board at
Weyerhaeuser, a forest
products company. She is
currently vice president
for business strategy and
marketing at Boeing
Commercial Airplanes
in Renton, WA.
According to Managed
Care Weekly Digest
(2/17/03), David Nash,
WG'86, joined the board
of directors at I-trax, Inc.,
a population health management
solutions company.
As reported in PR
Newswire (2/18/03), Jeffrey
Weiss, WG'88, has been
named president and
chief operating officer of
American Greetings Corp.
He also has been named
to the corporation's board
of directors.
The Bond Buyer
(2/18/03) has reported
that Mona Zeehandelaar,
W'77, has joined Radian
Group, Inc. as vice president
of investor relations. Radian
Group is the parent of
bond insurer Radian Asset
Assurance and reinsurer
Radian Reinsurance.
According to Business
Wire (2/20/03), Larry
Weinbach, W'61, was
awarded the Alumni
Achievement Award at
the Wharton Technology
Conference held Feb. 28.
He is chairman and CEO
of Unisys, a worldwide
information technology
services and solutions
company.
The Boston Globe
(2/13/03) featured David
Muller, WG'86, in an article
discussing the advantages
of water buffalo milk. He is
currently breeding water
buffalo in Vermont to
produce high-end cheeses
and yogurt.
The Sarasota Herald-Tribune
(2/16/03) featured
Bob Stovall, W'48, in an
article about his Wall Street
forecasting and views on
corporate ethics. He is a
global strategist at Clemente
Asset Management LLC and
an adjunct professor at the
Stern School of Business at
New York University.
The Australian Stock
Exchange Feed (1/05/03)
reports that Charles
Goodyear, WG'83, was
appointed chief executive
at BHP Billiton Ltd., a
global diversified mining
resources company. (Also
reported in The Times of
London, 1/07/03, Sydney
Morning Herald, 1/07/03,
and The Sunday Telegraph,
1/12/03).
The Philadelphia Inquirer
(1/11/03) featured Richard
Steffens, W'82, GPU'88,
counselor in Prague for the
U.S. Commercial Service,
in an article concerning
small and mid-sized U.S.
business opportunities in
the Czech Republic. The
Inquirer (1/12/03) also interviewed
Mindy Herman,
W'82, regarding her
position as president and
CEO of E! Networks.
Dow Jones News Service
(1/14/03) featured Irwin
Michael, WG'73, in an article
about the success of his
money management business,
ABC Fundamental
Value, in Toronto, Canada.
(Also in Smart Money magazine,
2/03).
According to The Korea
Herald (1/14/03), Yi
Young-Sang, WG'97, has
been appointed CFO at
AIG General Insurance.
Business Wire (1/09/03)
reports that Brian Kardon,
W'79, WG'87, has been
appointed vice president of
strategy and marketing at
Forrester Research, Inc., and
that Surya Panditi, WG'83,
has been appointed to the
position of CEO at Polaris
Networks (1/13/03).
Black Enterprise magazine
(Dec. 2002) featured Tracey
Scott, W'87, co-founder
and President of Marabella
Books, in an article entitled,
"Smart Sisters Are Cash
Positive." Marabella Books'
mission is "to empower
women through financial
literacy."
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