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Alumni in the News
February 2003
Barry Rosenstein, WG'84, has been named to the board of directors at Cobra Electronics Corporation, a mobile communications products manufacturer. (PR Newswire, 2/28/03)
Jay H. Baker, W'56, former president of Kohl's, was featured for his $10-million gift to Wharton to create the Jay H. Baker Retailing Initiative. (Women's Wear Daily, 2/28/03)
Russell T. Ray, WG'82, G'82, has been appointed to the board of directors at Allergan, Inc., a health care company providing eye care and specialty pharmaceutical products. (Business Wire, 2/28/03)
Victor Mahoney, WG'88, was hired as managing director in the structured finance group at CIFG North America, a bond insurer company. (The Bond Buyer, 2/27/03)
Peter Murnane, C'80, WG'86, has been named chief financial officer of Mesa Air Group, Inc., an airline company. He will continue to hold his current position of executive vice president at the company. (PR Newswire, 2/26/03)
Kuwaiti Ambassador Salem Abdullah Jaber Sabah and his wife hosted the Wharton Club of Washington, D.C., at their residence. Sabah spoke about Kuwait and its role in the global economy. (The Washington Post, 2/26/03)
John Bishop, WG'02, an associate with Salomon Smith Barney, was interviewed regarding his decision to get an MBA. He called the experience of getting an MBA at Wharton "one of the best personal and professional decisions" he has made. (mbacenteronline.com 2/25/03)
David Scott, WG'69, a congressman from Georgia, was featured in an article discussing his role as a "bridge builder" between groups with different viewpoints, namely Democrats and Republicans. Prior to being elected to Congress, Scott served as a state senator from 1982-2002. (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 2/25/03)
Maria Erickson, WG'89, was featured in an article discussing her self-started company, Bette & Court, which makes ladies' golf wear. She will be recognized as Businesswoman of 2002 by the Executive Women's Golf Association in honor of Bette & Court's growth and advocacy of women's golf. (Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel, 2/25/03)
John Poncy, WG'02, has accepted the position of chief operating officer at CCC Network Systems, a company that designs, develops and implements mission-critical server and network device management technologies for corporate data centers and distributed enterprise networks. (PR Newswire, 2/25/03)
James Kurtz, W'90, has been named vice president of business development for QVC Inc., a television home shopping company. (Reading Eagle (PA), 2/23/03)
William H. Hernandez, W'70, has been named to the board of directors at Eastman Kodak Company, a producer of photographic film, paper, processing equipment and digital imaging media. He will serve as a member of the board's audit committee and the corporate responsibility and governance committee. (Business Wire, 2/21/03)
The Wharton Alumni Club of New Jersey hosted an event featuring guest speaker Christie Whitman, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. (The Daily Record, 2/21/03)
Karl von der Heyden, WG'64, has been appointed to the board of directors at Exult, Inc., a provider of integrated HR business process outsourcing to Global 500 companies. (Business Wire, 2/20/03)
Larry Weinbach, W'61, received the Alumni Achievement Award at the Wharton Technology Conference on Feb. 28. He is chairman and CEO of Unisys, a worldwide information technology services and solutions company. (Business Wire, 2/20/03; Business Wire, 2/27/03; M2 Presswire, 2/28/03)
Salvatore Tirabassi, GEN'98, WG'99, has been elected to the board of directors at VitalStream, Inc., a provider of digital broadcasting solutions. (Business Wire, 2/20/03)
Terry Danahy, WG'95, has been named senior vice president human resources at Campbell Soup Company, a global manufacturer and marketer of soups, beverages and other prepared food products. (Business Wire, 2/19/03)
Richard B. Slansky, W'79, has joined SpaceDev as chief financial officer and corporate secretary. SpaceDev provides space products and solutions to government and commercial enterprises. (PR Newswire, 2/19/03)
Jeffrey Weiss, WG'88, has been named president and chief operating officer of American Greetings Corp., a creator, manufacturer and distributor of greeting cards and social expression products. He also has been named to the corporation's board of directors. (PR Newswire, 2/18/03)
Joe Netherland, WG'73, chairman and CEO of FMC Technologies, a producer of subsea processors, fluid control equipment and other energy industry service products, was featured in an article discussing new technologies to extract oil from the ocean floors. (Chicago Sun-Times, 2/18/2003)
Ted Kaminer, WG'85, has been appointed senior vice president and chief financial officer at Bio-Imaging Technologies, Inc., a healthcare contract service organization providing services that support the product development of the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries. (Business Wire, 2/18/03)
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. (The Bond Buyer, 2/18/03)
Li Quan, WG'89, G'96, was featured in an article discussing her program, Save China's Tigers, and her efforts to preserve the South China Tiger. She hopes to have the tiger adopted as the mascot for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. (South China Morning Post, 2/17/03)
David Nash, WG'86, joined the board of directors at I-trax, Inc., a population health management solutions company. (Managed Care Weekly Digest, 2/17/03)
Jeffrey Zaun, WG'00, was featured in an article discussing a lawsuit against Iraq, dictator Saddam Hussein and the Iraqi Intelligence Service. Zaun is part of a group of 17 Americans held as POWs in the Persian Gulf War who are filing the lawsuit. (New York Daily News, 2/16/03)
Bob Stovall, W'48, was featured in an article about his experience with Wall Street forecasting and views on corporate ethics. He is currently a global strategist at Clemente Asset Management LLC and an adjunct professor at the Stern School of Business at New York University. (Sarasota Herald-Tribune, 2/16/03)
Julie Mussafer, WG'96, was featured in an article about the style of décor in her home. She is currently an art dealer in Boston. (The Boston Globe, 2/16/03)
Raynard S. Kington, WG'88, Gr'91, has been appointed deputy director of the National Institutes of Health. (The Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine, 2/14/03)
Richard J. Anastasi, WG'75, has been appointed vice president of field operations at CaminoSoft Corp., a data storage and management solutions company. (Business Wire, 2/13/03)
David Muller, WG'86, was featured in an article discussing the advantages of water buffalo milk. He breeds water buffalo in Vermont to produce high-end cheeses and yogurt. (The Boston Globe, 2/13/03)
Carlos de Miguel, WEV'97, has been appointed interim chief financial officer at Nimbus Group, Inc., the parent company of two wholly-owned subsidiaries, TakeToAuction and Nimbus Jets, Inc. (Business Wire, 2/13/03)
Philip I. Smith, WG'97, has been named to the newly created position of vice president of corporate development at Vital Images, Inc., a medical imaging software company. (PR Newswire, 2/13/03)
Bernardo Ouro Preto Santos, WG'99, was featured in an article discussing Brazilian banks. He recently left banking to form a chain of supermarkets. (NY Times.com, 2/10/03)
Mark P. Hershhorn, WG'72, has been named to the board of directors and audit committee at MediaBay, Inc., a media, marketing and publishing company specializing in spoken audio content. (PR Newswire, 2/4/03)
John A. Orr, WG'91, has been promoted to vice president at Liberty Media Corporation, a company that produces, acquires and distributes entertainment and informational services, as well as electronic retailing services. (PR Newswire, 2/3/03)
Carlos Asilis, W'84, has resigned from his position as chief stock strategist at J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. to return to Vega Asset Management in Madrid. (Reuters News, 2/3/03)
Steven J. Walsh, W'91, has been appointed as an analyst to the Business Applications & Services Team at Forrester Research, Inc., a company that identifies and analyzes emerging trends in technology and their impact on business. (Business Wire, 2/3/03)
Steven Minsky, WG'91, G'91, was profiled in an article about RulesPower, Inc., a company that manages business rules in business process automation and management systems. Minsky is the president, CEO and founder of RulesPower, Inc. (Business Wire, 2/3/03)
Nicole W. Piasecki, WG'90, has been appointed to the board at Weyerhaeuser, a forest products company. She is vice president for business strategy and marketing at Boeing Commercial Airplanes in Renton, WA. (The New York Times, 2/2/03)
Stephen Cooper, WG'70, interim chief executive of Enron, was featured in an article discussing his role as "doctor" to company bankruptcies and the possibility that a situation like the one at Enron could occur again. (The Sunday Times, U.K., 2/2/03)
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