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Alumni in the News
April 2007
Michael Carvill, WG'87, was featured in an article about Kenmare Resources and its mining project in Mozambique. Carvill is the managing director of the company and is overseeing titanium production. (The Sunday Independent (Ireland), 4/15/07)
Arthur Collins, WG'73, was featured in an article about Medtronic's succession plan and future strategies for the company. Collins is chairman and CEO. (Pharma Business Week, 4/2/07)
Jason Diaz, W'95, was featured in an article about Internet opportunities for the taxi dispatching. Diaz is founder of 1-800-cab-ride.com. (USA Today, 4/3/07)
Peter Dwares, W'66, was featured in an article about Pathways for Kids, a nonprofit organization that he founded. Pathways connects San Francisco's economically disadvantaged inner-city youth with successful mentors, and serves more than 900 schools, with several in-school and off-campus programs, including career fairs and field trips. (San Francisco Chronicle, 4/8/07)
William S. George, WG'76, was featured in an article about his appointment to president and CEO of Health Partners. Health Partners is a nonprofit health service in Philadelphia. (Healthpart.com, 4/5/07)
Jon M. Huntsman Sr., W'59, was featured in an article about his $1 million dollar donation to provide immunization to uninsured women for HPV. (Salt Lake Tribune, 4/4/07; similar articles appeared in several other outlets, including Deseret News, 4/5/07)
Lalit Jalan, WG'82, was interviewed about the challenges in the energy industry in India. Jalan is executive director of Reliance Energy. (Business Standard, 4/20/07)
Lucky Sanjay Labroo, W'84, was featured in an article about his role in the auto-safety glass industry in India. Labroo is a chief executive at Asahai India Glass. (Business Today, 4/22/07)
Terry McGraw, WG'76, was interviewed about the continued growth in the education and financial services sectors at the McGraw-Hill Company. McGraw is CEO. (CNBC, 4/24/07)
Aditya Mittal, W'96, was featured in an article about Arcelor Mittal's globalization strategies and increased growth in Europe. Mittal serves as CFO of the company. (BusinessWeek, 4/16/07)
Dennis Mudd, WG'87, was interviewed about his position as CEO and co-founder of Slacker. Slacker is a free Internet radio application that offers personalized stations. Mudd was previously CEO of Musicmatch, which was bought by Yahoo! in 2004. (USA Today, 4/9/07)
Michael A. Nutter, W'79, was featured in an article about his Democratic candidacy for mayor of Philadelphia. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 4/8/07)
Greg Sargen, WG'95, was featured in an article about his career at Cambrex. Sargen serves as vice president and CEO. (Health & Medicine Week, 4/9/07)
Charla Serbent, WG'07, was featured in an article about her experience in obtaining an executive MBA while commuting from Shanghai to Wharton West in San Francisco every other weekend. Serbent is general manager for PPG Industrial Coatings' Asia Pacific office. (BusinessWeek, 4/9/07)
Harprit Singh, WG'94, president and CEO of Intellicomm, and his unified communications solution, Innoport, were featured in an article about small businesses establishing virtual offices. (The Wall Street Journal, 4/30/07)
Roy Slagle, W'27, was featured in an article about his career in the lumber industry and his retirement in Palm Beach. Slagle attended Wharton on a track scholarship and still remains active at 103 years of age. (The Palm Beach Post, 4/4/07)
Michael Steinhardt, W'60, was interviewed about his career in hedge-fund management. While Steinhardt devotes much of his time to philanthropy, he is still very active in money management. (Barron's, 4/30/07)
Robert Weed, WG'56, was interviewed about his appointment as interim president of the Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation. (The Morning Call, 4/26/07)
Sunil Y. Widge, WG'92, was featured in an article about his career in the application of new raw materials in technology products. Widge is senior vice president and CTO of Carpenter Technology Corporation. (Dow Jones News, 4/25/07)
Mort Zuckerman, WG'61 was featured in an article about his appointment of Brian Kelly as editor of U.S. News & World Report. (Wall Street Journal, 4/19/07)
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