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Alumni in the News
June 2004
William S. Paley, W'22, HON'68, was featured for his career in the media and founding of CBS. (BusinessWeek, 6/1/04)
Stewart Hen, WG'96, has been appointed to the board of directors of Altus Pharmaceuticals. (Business Wire, 6/1/04)
Chris Stroup, W'83, has been elected to the board of trustees of Gables Residential, a national operator for apartment buildings. (Business Wire, 6/1/04)
James Deane, WG'71, has been appointed to the board of directors of Tricom, a communications services provider. (PR Newswire, 6/2/04)
Joseph Kelly, WAM'90, has been hired as special advisor to Galen Capital Group, a merchant banking firm serving middle market companies. (Business Wire, 6/2/04)
Cory Morowitz, WG'96, principal of Morowitz Gaming Advisors, was featured regarding his career in consulting and training casino executives. (PR Newswire, 6/2/04)
Joseph E. Smith, WG'78, has been elected to the board of directors of Par Pharmaceutical Companies, Inc. (PR Newswire, 6/2/04)
Anil Ambani, WG'83, vice chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries, was featured in an article about working with energy and telecommunications companies in India. (New York Times, 6/4/04, The Straits Times, 6/6/04, Business Today, 6/6/04)
Herald L. Ritch, WG'75, was featured as the co-founder of Sagent Advisors, Inc, a financial advisory firm. (Business Wire, 6/4/04)
Linda McGoldrick, WG'80, has been appointed to the board of directors of Charles River Laboratories. (Business Wire, 6/4/04, Health & Medicine Week, 6/28/04)
Ivanka Trump, W'04, daughter of Donald Trump, W'68, was mentioned in an article about family wealth. (New York Times, 6/6/04)
Paul Finkelstein, W'64, was featured about his career and position as CEO of Regis, a national hair-care enterprise. (Saint Paul Pioneer Press, 6/6/04)
Steven M. Hankin, W'82, has been appointed CEO of Sentinet Jet, Inc., an aircraft leasing company. (PR Newswire, 6/6/05)
Moshen Shi, WG'98, has been appointed to the board of directors of Hayes Lemmerz International, a supplier of automotive products.
Aditya Mittal, W'96, was featured for his career in mergers and acquisitions and his role as vice chairman for LNM Holdings. (The Economic Times, 6/7/04)
Janice M. Abraham, WG'82, was featured as president and CEO of United Educators Insurance Company. (Business Insurance, 6/7/04)
Gary Meringer, W'73, has been appointed general counsel for Infinium Labs, Inc., a broadband network launching online gaming services. (PR Newswire, 6/7/04)
Heather Cochran, WG'00, has joined the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences' to coordinate the proposed museum of motion picture history. (Variety, 6/7/04)
Holly B. Valkama, WG'88, has joined Nautilus Group as senior vice president of manufacturing and operations. (Market News Publishing, 6/9/04)
Jean-Jacques Bienaime, WG'80, has been appointed to the board of directors of the Biotechnology Industry Organization. (PR Newswire, 6/9/05)
Bernard E. Bernstein, W'52, who retired from the board of directors of Saks, Inc, was mentioned in an article about The Bernstein Education Fund, which was named in his honor and donated by Saks to the University of Tennessee Medical Center. (Business Wire, 6/9/04)
Shirley Ann Warshaw, WG'76, a professor of political science at Gettysburg College, was quoted in an article about Ronald Reagan's presidency. (Ascribe News, 6/9/04)
Peter G. Tombros, WG'68, has joined the board of directors of Paradigm Genetics Inc., a biotechnology company. (PR Newswire, 6/10/04)
Jeffrey Hatfield, WG'85, has been appointed CEO of Concurrent Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Pharma Business Week, 6/14/04, Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week, 6/19/04)
Albert Hansen, WG'83, has been elected to the board of directors of Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Pharma Business Week, 6/14/04, Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week, 6/19/04)
Sachin Pilot, WG'04, was featured regarding his career in Indian business and as a political candidate from Dausa, India. (The Times of India, 6/14/04)
Gordon Paris, WG'77, has been named interim chief executive and president of Hollinger International, an investment banking company in Europe. (The London Times, 6/14/04)
Ross Nussbaum WG'99, has been appointed senior equity analyst for Banc of America
Securities. (PR Newswire, 6/14/04)
James Barksdale, WG'76, was featured in an article about the leadership qualities demonstrated in running his firm, Equity Investment Corporation. (Investment Management Weekly, 6/14/04)
Paula Cholmondeley, WG'71, has been elected to the board of directors of Terex Corporation, a global manufacturer of products involving recycling quarrying, and surface mining. (Business Wire, 6/15/04)
Douglas L. Peterson, WG'85, has been named CEO and chairman of Citigroup Japan.
(The Asian Banker, 6/15/04)
Anil Ambani, WG'83, announced his candidacy for India's parliament. (Financial Times 6/17/04, Business Line, India, 6/17/04, Business Standard, India, 6/17/04, India Today, 6/28/04)
Andrew W. Hobson, W'84, has been appointed senior executive vice president and chief strategic officer of Univision Communications, Inc. (Business Wire, 6/17/04)
Amit Sharma, WG'84, was featured in an article about his career as cluster president for South Asian countries for Motorola Corporation. (Business Standard India, 6/18/04)
Larry Sarner, WG'93, was featured for his investment in Eatopia, a vegetarian specialty shop and restaurant. (The San Diego Tribune, 6/18/04)
Rohit Kumar, WG'95, was featured in an article about his career with Wipro's Energy & Utilities practices. (Business Today, India, 6/20/04)
Nassim Nicholas Taleb, WG'83, who recently authored, Fooled by Randomness, a book about past records of investments and investment advisors, was interviewed on his strategies in investment banking. (The Washington Post, 6/20/04)
Rajeev Gowda, GRW'92, was quoted in an article about outsourcing jobs to India. (Fort Work-Star Telegram, 6/20/04)
Alan Schafstein, W'75, WG'76, was featured in an article about how he started his company The DAK Group, and on his career as an investment banker. (The Record, 6/20/04)
Jorge Leon, WG'89, has been named president of Penn 1st. (Lancaster New Era, 6/20/04)
William Cobey, WG'64, was featured about his candidacy for governor of North Carolina. (Associated Press 6/21/04)
Sunil Mehta, WAM'95, was interviewed about his position as president of the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce. (Business Line, The Hindu, 6/21/04)
Ray Hood, W'82, has been appointed chairman of the board of ATM Direct, Inc, a financial services company providing payment and authentication services to the Internet.
(PR Newswire, 6/21/04)
Pirojsha Godrej, W'02, was featured in an article about his family's business Godrej Properties & Investments. (Business Standard, India, 6/28/04)
David S. Hermelin, W'88, has been appointed to the board of directors of KV Pharmaceuticals. (PR Newswire, 6/29/04)
Alfred West, WG'66, was featured as CEO and chairman of SEI Investments. (The Jerusalem Post, 6/29/04)
Douglas L. Cox, W'69, WG'73, has been elected to the board of directors of Daou Systems, a provider of consulting and management services. (PR Newswire, 6/30/04)
James P. Sharples, WG'03, was featured in an article about his company Level Travel, an online resource for wheelchair-bound adults, listing disabled accessibility for hotels and restaurants. (AARP Bulletin, 6/30/04)
Allan Bortel, W'62, has been appointed to the board of directors of Epic Bancorp, San Rafael, CA.
(Business Wire, 6/30/04)
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