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Alumni in the News
July 2004
William Lauder, W'83, was mentioned on his cosmetics venture with Kohl's Corporation. (China Daily, 7/1/04)
James Harper, WG'73, has been appointed to the board of directors of ZymoGenetics, Inc. (Business Wire, 7/1/04)
Mark Alarie, WG'95, principal with CrossHill Financial Group, was mentioned as a participant in the Mid Atlantic Venture Association conference. (Venture Capital Journal, 7/1/04)
Daniel Frich, WG'02, has been appointed vice president of automotive solutions for Foamex International. (Business Wire, 7/1/04)
Christopher Blunt, WG'90, has been named executive vice president of retail investments for New York Life Investment Management. (Business Wire, 7/1/04)
Mike Carrel, WG'97, has been appointed to the board of directors of Zamba Solutions, a customer care services company. (Business Wire, 7/1/04)
James Fryfogle, WG'75, has been named vice president of lease operations for Plains All American Pipeline. (Market News Publishing, 7/1/04)
William Burke, WG'85, has joined Encore Medical Corporation as chief financial officer. (PR Newswire, 7/2/04)
Robert Hallock, W'71, has been named vice president of marketing for Medifast, Inc.
(PR Newswire, 7/2/04)
Paul Wachter, W'78, who has been CA Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's private fiscal adviser, has been named to the University of California Board of Regents. (The San Francisco Chronicle, 7/3/04)
Amy Errett, WG'88, chief executive officer of Olivia Cruises, was featured in an article about the lesbian travel industry. (Associated Press, 7/3/04)
Blaise Judja-Sato, WG'94, was featured on his humanitarian work at VillageReach, an organization that gets life-saving supplies and services to remote parts of developing nations. (The Seattle Times, 7/4/04)
Luis P. Lorenzo, WG'82, agriculture secretary in Manila, was featured in an article about the challenges facing the Philippines. (Manila Bulletin, 7/8/04)
Ndidi Okonkwo-Nwuneli, W'95, was featured in an article about her creation of a program for youth leadership in Nigeria. The name of the program is LEAP, which stands for Leadership, Effectiveness, Accountability and Professionalism. (All Africa, 7/8/04)
Jon Hurwitz, W'00, was featured in an article about his film writing career, and his recent screenplay, Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle. (The Star-Ledger, 7/8/04)
Peter G. Tombros, WG'68, was named to the board of directors of Paradigm Genetics.
(Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week, 7/10/04)
Lisa Stein, WG'92, has been appointed managing director of consumer products for Banc of America Securities. (PR Newswire, 7/12/04)
Edwin B. Nalle, WG'78, has been named president of programming for Playboy Entertainment Group. (PR Newswire, 7/12/04)
Martin Kabat, WG'90, has been appointed president and CEO of Canadian MedicAlert Foundation. (Canada NewsWire, 7/13/04)
Richard C. Williams, WG'67, has been elected chairman of ISTA Pharmaceuticals Inc.
(Market News Publishing, 7/13/04)
Paul Chan, WG'98, has been appointed CIO of the National Weather Service. (Federal Computer Week, 7/13/04)
William W. Cobey, Jr., WG'64, was featured in an article about his career in politics and his recent campaign as a Republican candidate for governor of North Carolina.
(Associated Press, 7/14/04)
Chris Bartel, WG'00, equity research analyst and portfolio manager for Fidelity Investments, was featured regarding his career in managing the Select Networking & Infrastructure and Fidelity Select Defense & Aerospace funds. (AFX Asia, 7/14/04)
Kathleen Ligocki, WG'85, has been elected to the board of directors of Ashland Inc, a transportation construction company. (PR Newswire, 7/14/04)
Michael Ippolito, WG'92, has been appointed managing director of Parson Financial Consulting. (PR Newswire, 7/15/05)
Stephen Klasko, WG'96, has been named dean of the University of South Florida's College of Medicine. (St Petersburg Times, 7/17/04)
Richard Pzena, W'79, WG'80, CEO of Pzena Investment Management, LLC, was featured in an article about his investments involving the John Hancock Classic Value Fund. (The Washington Post, 7/18/04)
Donny Deutsch, W'79, was featured regarding his career in his family's business, Deutsch Inc., an advertising company. (The New York Times, 7/18/04)
Franklin Newsom, WG'92, has been named chief financial officer of Alpine Capital Management, Inc. (M2 Presswire, 7/19/04)
Robert Rudy, WG'85, has joined Diamond Cluster International, a global management consulting firm, as a partner. (PR Newswire, 7/19/04)
Paul Judge, WG'73, has been appointed to the board of directors of Tempur-Pedic International, Inc. (PR Newswire, 7/19/04)
Rudy Chan, W'84, WG'88, has been appointed CEO of HongKong.com, an Internet and mobile technology firm. (South China Morning Post, 7/20/04)
Shaun Eisenhauer, WG'87, has joined McNees, Wallace & Nurick, as a member of the law firm's business counseling group. (Patriot-News, 7/20/04)
Adam Hodes, W'84, has been appointed principal of Independent M&A Advisory, Inc, a financial advisory firm. (Business Wire, 7/20/04)
Sachin Pilot, WG'01, was featured in an article about his role in the Indian Parliament. (The Times of India, 7/20/04, The Hindu, 7/11/04)
Kevin Kemmerer, WG'97, has been named vice president of business development at Safeguard Scientifics. (Business Wire, 7/20/04)
Leo Kiely, WG'71, was featured in an article about his career as CEO of Adolph Coors, Inc. (Associated Press, 7/23/04, The Denver Post, 7/22/04, The Globe and Mail, 7/20/04)
Mark Brooks, WG'93, has been appointed to the board of directors for Alimera Sciences, Inc. (PR Newswire, 7/21/04)
Richard Sternthal, W'86, has been named president of Solvay Draka, Inc, an international pharmaceuticals and chemicals group. (Business Wire, 7/22/04)
Peter Yawitz, WG'86, was featured in an article about his theatrical career and his current New York City appearance in Don't Tell Mama. The article also mentions The Wharton Follies. (The Star-Ledger, 7/22/04)
Alan Drimmer, WG'96, was named chief academic officer of Career Education Corporation's online education group. (Market Wire, 7/22/04)
Sanjiv Sanghvi, W'85, has been appointed president and CEO of Wells Fargo HSBC Trade Bank. (PR Newswire, 7/22/04)
Daniel Muzyka, WG'79, has been reappointed for a second term as Financial Group Professor of Entrepreneurship at the University of British Columbia. (The Globe and Mail, 7/22/04)
Ben Machtiger, WG'81, has been named chief marketing officer for Spencer Stuart, an executive search firm. (AAP MediaNet Press, 7/22/04, Asia Pulse, 7/22/04)
Nick Italiano, W'03, was featured in an article about how leadership strategies taught at Wharton have helped him succeed in his career in professional baseball. (The Star Ledger, 7/25/04)
Gregg Spiridellis, WG'99, was interviewed on his company JibJab.Com, which animates political parodies. (CNN, 7/25/04), (Similar articles appeared in several other outlets, including The Oakland Tribune, 7/25/05, Kansas City Star 7/26/04, Fort Worth Star Telegram, 7/31/04)
Peter Johnson, WG'75, has been named COO of IMG, a sports and lifestyle management and marketing firm. (PR Newswire, 7/26/05)
James Stogdill, WEMBA' 97, was featured on his role as chief technology officer of Gestaltt LLC, a developer of communications software for the military. (The Philadelphia Inquirer, 7/26/04)
Shekar Ayyar, WG'96, has been appointed senior vice president of BindView Corporation, a provider of proactive business policy, IT security and directory management software worldwide. (Business Wire, 7/26/04)
Michael Halpern, W'83, was mentioned on his success in managing investments in hedge funds with Dorchester Capital Advisors. (Barron's, 7/26/04)
Stephen Burns, WG'74, has been named vice president of risk management of Cephalon, Inc., an international biopharmaceutical company. (PR Newswire, 7/26/04)
Dan Grausz, WG'78, has been appointed senior vice present of Holland America Cruise Lines. (Canada NewsWire, 7/26/04)
Blake Kim, WG'93, has been named senior partner at Thomas Weisel Partners, an investment banking firm. (PR Newswire, 7/26/04)
Mohsen Sohi, WG'98, was featured on his role as CEO of Freudenberg-NOK, a management and technology company in China. (Rubber & Plastics News, 7/26/04)
Timothy Wilmott, WG'87, was featured as the COO of Harrah's Entertainment in an article about consumer spending trends in New Jersey's casinos. (The Star-Ledger, 7/27/04)
Robert Berman, W'85, general counsel of Acacia Research Corporation, was interviewed on the company's marketing of media patents. (IP Law and Business, 7/28/04)
Christopher Jasinski, WG'01, has been named vice president of residential development for Pappas Properties. (The Charlotte Observer, 7/28/04)
Jerry Marcus, WG'79, has been appointed managing director in the consumer and retail group of Banc of America Securities. (PR Newswire, 7/28/04)
Yu Gang, GRW'90, was noted for spending a sabbatical year at China Europe International Business School. (PR Newswire, 7/29/04)
David S. Hermelin, W'88, has been appointed to the board of directors of KV Pharmaceutical Company. (Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week, 7/31/04)
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