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Alumni in the News
June 2005
Arthur Black, WG'96, Brett Barth, W'93, and Evan Roth W'92, were featured in an article about investment banking. Black, Barth, and Roth are managing directors at BBR Partners in New York. (On Wall Street, 6/1/05)
Lindsay Held, WG'01, was featured in an article about the growing trend of business school graduates starting small businesses and managing franchises. Held opened two Tasti-D-Lite shops in New York. (The New York Times, 6/2/05)
Tim Legler, WG'02, was quoted in an article about past NBA players taking on roles as TV sports analysts. Legler presented on ESPN for the 2000-2001 seasons.
(USA Today, 6/3/05)
Roland Akosah, WG'89, was featured in an article about his work in aiding economic growth in Ghana. Akosah started an investment firm, ENO International, in 2000. Eno is investing in pharmaceuticals, goods production and agriculture in Ghana.
(Forbes, 6/6/05)
Vorapol Socatiyanurak, PhD'92, was featured in an article about his role in drafting Thailand's securitization law in 1996. The law helped find new sources of capital to aid economic growth in Thailand. Socatiyanurak is currently a professor at the Graduate School of Business Administration of the National Institute of Development Administration. (The Nation, Thailand, 6/6/05)
Henri Asseily, WG'96, and Farhad Mohit, WG'96, were mentioned in an article about the sale of Shopzilla to Scripps. Shopzilla was founded in 1996 by Mohit and Asseily.
(The Wall Street Journal, 6/10/05)
Anil Ambani, WG'83, was featured in an article about his family-run businesses in India. Ambani serves as CEO of Reliance Energy. (The Wall Street Journal, 6/17/05)
Sylvia Rhone, W'74, was featured in an article about her role as CEO of Motown Records. (Newsweek, 6/20/05)
Deepak Advani, WG'98, was featured in an article about the brand management of Lenovo where Advani serves as chief marking officer. Lenovo is a technology company whose headquarters have shifted from Beijing to Purchase, NY (The Economic Times, 6/22/05)
Noreena Hertz, WG'91, was featured in an article about her keynote address to the G8 at the Scottish Council Foundation Lecture in Edinburgh. (The Herald, 6/22/05)
Nance Dicciani, WG'86, was featured in an article about Honeywell International's plans for expansion. Dicciani is the head of Honeywell's materials segment.
(Reuters News, 6/22/05)
Harold Whittlesey McGraw III, WG'76, was featured in an article about his family's business and his role as president and CEO of McGraw-Hill Companies. (The New York Times, 6/27/05)
Jonathan Goodspeed, WG'05, was featured about his role in the Wharton Business Plan Competition and the grand prize winning team FibrinX. The team rang the opening bell at The NASDAQ Stock Market. (CNBC, 6/27/05; similar coverage appeared in several other outlets, including Bloomberg News, 6/27/05, Fox News, 6/27/05, BusinessWeek Online, 6/27/05 and The Philadelphia Business Journal, 6/27/05)
Adam Victor, WG'77, was featured in an article about his family venture in harness racing. (Associated Press, 6/30/05)
Stuart Weitzman, W'63, was featured in an article about Weitzman Holdings, a shoe design company. (BusinessWeek Online, 6/30/05)
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