Alumni in the News
January 2004

Allan A. Kline, WG'69, has been appointed CFO of Skyworks Solutions, a mobile communications company. (Business Wire, 1/2/04)

Janet Clark, WG'82, has been named CFO of Marathon Oil Company, a Houston- based energy corporation. (Daily Deal, 1/5/04)

Sundi Sundaresh, WG'83, has been selected to speak at the RBC Capital Markets 2004 System Area Networks Conference. (Business Wire, 1/5/04)

Larry D. Bouts, WG'76, has been appointed to the advisory board of MobilPro Corporation, a wireless technology industry. (PR Newswire, 1/5/04)

Larry Comegys, WG'78, has been named president of Jim Walter Homes Subsidiary, a Tampa-based corporation in new home building. (PR Newswire, 1/5/04)

Roger Fradin, W'75, WG'76, has been named president and CEO Automation and Control Solutions of Honeywell. (Business Wire, 1/5/04)

Suzanne Donohoe, WG'99, was featured in an article about her career as co-head of Goldman Sachs Asset Management's European Operation. (Financial Times, 1/5/04)

William P. Lauder, W'83, has been named CEO of Estee Lauder Companies. (Associated Press, 1/6/04)

James T. Ratner, W'86, has been appointed senior vice president and CEO of American Financial Realty Trust. (PR Newswire, 1/6/04)

Robert A. Bowman, WG'79, has been appointed to the board of directors of Warnaco, a manufacturer of men's and women's sportswear. (Business Wire, 1/7/04)

Jeremy Back, W'93, has been named vice president of Relational Advisors, a private investment and advisory firm based on the West Coast. (Business Wire, 1/7/04)

E. Kurt Kim, W'96, was features as the founder of Private Raise.com, an on-line private equity and investment company. (Business Wire, 1/7/04)

Klaus Zumwinkel, WG'71, has been appointed to the board of directors of Morgan Stanley. (Business Wire, 1/7/04)

Rob Milanese, W'02, has joined the New York Jets. (The Official College Sports Network, 1/8/04)

Peter M. Nicholas, WG'68, was featured in an article about his philanthropy in North Carolina. (Ascribe News, 1/8/04)

Jim Mihalich, WG'82, has been hired as sales director of Cyclics American Operations. Cyclics is a manufacturer of plastics. (Business Wire, 1/8/04)

Stephen J. Pollack, W'60, has been appointed to the advisory boards of Alan Stone & Company, and its affiliate Wall Street Research, investor communications and research companies. (Business Wire, 1/9/04)

Pirousha Godrej, W'02, was mentioned in an article about her father's success in business in the Godrej Group, a marketing management information systems company. (Financial Express, 1/10/04)

William Jewett, WG'86, has been promoted to chief operating officer of Endurance Reinsurance Corporation of America. (Business Wire, 1/12/04)

Larry Orecklin, WG'91, has been appointed CEO of Texas Hire.com, a provider of talent management software and services. (Business Wire, 1/12/04)

Tim Smucker, WG'69, Richard Smucker, WG'72, were featured in an article about their family business. (Fortune, 1/12/04)

Jonathan K. Hsu, WG'95, has been named CFO of Real Media, a provider of interactive marketing and technology solutions. (Business Wire, 1/12/04)

Gregory G. Randolph, WG'87, has been named managing director of Greenhill, & Co., an independent merchant bank. (PR Newswire, 1/14/04)

Mehmet Oz, WG'86, has been appointed to the board of directors of Osiris Therapeutics, Inc., an adult stem cell therapy for tissue regeneration company. (Business Wire, 1/15/04)

Farouk El-Okda, WG'81, has been appointed the new governor for the Central Bank of Egypt. (Business Today, 1/15/04)

Alfred C. Liggins, WG'95, was featured in an article about his career as chairperson and CEO of Radio One, the nation's seventh-largest radio chain. (BusinessWeek, 1/16/04)

Michael Dee, W'81, was featured in an article about his career as managing director and chief executive of Morgan Stanley in Singapore. (Business Times Singapore, 1/17/04)

Herbert M. Lustig, WG'80, was featured in an article about his cost savings licensing fee negotiations for Invisa, Inc. (Sarasota Herald-Tribune, 1/17/04)

Jonathan O. Shapiro, W'85, has been named president of Lillian Vernon Corporation, a catalog and online retailer. (PR Newswire, 1/19/04)

Ernest Berger, WG'84, has been appointed president of Gemplus International, North America, a provider of smart cards, an internet greeting card provider. (PR Newswire, 1/20/04)

Geoff McKay, WG'97, has been named partner of Forstmann Little & Company, an equity investment company. (Business Wire, 1/20/04)

Paul Phaneuf, WG'82, has been hired as managing director of Harris Nesbitt, a U.S. investment banking firm. (Canada NewsWire, 1/20/04)

Christine Thompson, WG'85, was featured in an article about her success as a leader with Fidelity municipal bonds. (Reuters News, 1/20/04)

Scott Christie, WG'76, has been appointed advisor to the board of directors of Silver Star Energy. (PR Newswire, 1/20/04)

Russell P. Fradin, W'76, has been appointed president and CEO of BISYS Group, a provider of business outsourcing solutions that enable investment firms. (PR Newswire, 1/20/04)

George M. Smart, WG'69, has been appointed chairman of the board for FirstEnergy, a registered public utility holding company headquartered in Akron, OH. (PR Newswire, 1/20/04)

Julie H. Edwards, WG'85, has been elected to the board of directors of Oneok. (The Journal Record, 1/20/04)

Kim D. Saunders, W'77, has been appointed president of City First Bank of Washington, D.C. (Mathaba Net News, 1/21/04)

Lance Miyamoto, WG'79, has been appointed executive vice president of America Online. (Business Wire, 1/26/04)

Bruce Rodio, W'85, has been named director of the fixed income group for Deutsche Asset Management U.S. (PR Newswire, 1/26/04)

Mark Horak, WG'83, has been appointed executive vice president and general manager of Canadian operations for Warner Home Video. (Business Wire, 1/29/04)

Edward G. Durant, WG'88, has been appointed vice president of Analytic Services, specializing in mortgage performance modeling. (PR Newswire, 1/29/04)

Daniel W. Kollin, WG'70, has been appointed to the board of directors of American Bio Medical Corporation, which manufactures immunoassay diagnostic test kits. (Business Wire, 1/30/04)