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Alumni in the News
March 2004
Kim Saunders, W'82, has been appointed president of Consolidated Bank & Trust.
(Black Enterprise, 3/1/04, also mentioned in the Daily Press, 3/31/04)
Jonathan Haller, WG'92, has been named senior vice president of marketing and business development for XTREMEX3, a provider of turnkey tri-media solutions for racing and driving schools. (PR Newswire, 3/1/04)
Jeffrey L. Purvin, WG'75, has been appointed chairman and CEO of Sunnyvale, a medical device innovator. (PR Newswire, 3/1/04)
John S. Hamblett, WG'89, has joined Cooke & Bieler as principal of client service for professional investments. (Business Wire, 3/1/04)
Jonathan Coslet, W'97, has been appointed senior partner at Texas Pacific Group, a healthcare investment company. (PR Newswire, 3/1/04)
James P. Rogers, WG'83, has been elected to the board of directors of Lord Corporation, a chemical formulation and science company. (PR Newswire, 3/1/04)
Vikram Chatwall, W'94, was featured in an article about his world-wide hotel acquisitions. (Economic Times, 3/8/04)
Katherine D'Urso, WG'88, has joined King & Spalding as chief marketing officer.
(Daily Deal, 3/8/04)
James S. Kuo, WG'91, has been appointed to the board of directors of DOR BioPharma, Inc. (Pharma Business Week, 3/8/04; also mentioned in Vaccine Weekly, Biotech Week, and Drug Week)
Bennett L. Nussbaum, W'69, has been appointed senior vice president and chief financial officer of Winn-Dixie. (PR Newswire, 3/8/04)
Michelle Issa, W'80, has been named public finance investment banker for the pacific region of Banc of America Securities (PR Newswire, 3/9/04)
Jean-Jacques Bienaime, WG'80, has been appointed to the board of directors of Neuropathic Pain Company. (Business Wire, 3/9/04)
Jonathan Haar, WG'83, was featured in an article about his venture in horticulture and Boston's botanical garden. (The Boston Globe, 3/9/04)
Manuel V. Pangilinan, WG'68, was featured in an article about the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company, where he serves as chairman. (BusinessWorld, 3/9/04)
Zane Tankel, W'62, was featured in an article about his success in the ownership of 21 Applebee's franchise restaurants in New York City. (New York Times, 3/10/04)
John M. Gray, WG'87, has been named the new president and CEO of Healthcare Distribution Management Association. (PR Newswire, 3/11/04)
James S. Kuo, WG'91, was featured in an article about his career as chairman and CEO of BioMicro Systems. (Drug Week, 3/12/04)
Jerome J. Jacobs, W'80, has been named senior investment strategist for Putnam Investments. (Worcester Telegram & Gazette, 3/12/04)
Curtis Bashaw, WG'90, was mentioned in an article about real-estate development in New Jersey Shore communities. (New York Times, 3/14/04)
Robert B. Goergen, WG'62, authored an article in the Executive Life Column about his career and role as chairman and CEO of Blyth, Inc. (New York Times, 3/14/04)
Sudip Nag, WG'94, was mentioned in an article featuring international students who study business. (Sun Herald, 3/14/04)
Lynn M. Bodarky, W'87, has been appointed vice president of business development and licensing for Progenics Pharmaceuticals. (Business Wire, 3/15/04)
Gary D. Black, W'82, has been appointed president and chief investment officer of Janus Capital Group Inc. (Business Wire, 3/15/04)
Andrew K. Woolford, WG'88 and Neil J. Wessan, W'82, have been appointed managing directors and co-heads of the private placement group, high yield department for Jefferies & Company. (Business Wire, 3/15/04)
Donald Trump, W'68, was featured in an article about his career as a real-estate developer in New York City and New Jersey. (Bloomberg News, 3/16/04)
Tarun Tahiliani, W'84, was featured in an article about his international reputation as a leading couture fashion designer in India. (The Hindu, 3/18/04)
Peter M. Kendall, WG'70, was featured in an article about his success as CEO of Coors Brewers, Ltd. (The London Times, 3/18/04)
Masayuki Nagatake, WG'97, has been named managing director of Uniglo UK, a Japanese clothing retailer. (Retail Week, 3/19/04)
George M. Calhoun, Ph.D. '80 has been named chairman of the board of AirNet Communications Corporation. (Business Wire, 3/19/04)
Barry Smith, Ph.D. '83, has been awarded the Mountain States Insurance Group endowed chair for the study of insurance and financial services at Las Cruces University.
(Albuquerque Journal, 3/19/04)
Alexander Labak, WG'91, has been named president of MasterCard Europe.
(Cardline, 3/19/04).
Donald Trump, W'68, was interviewed on his business ventures.
(CNN, 3/21/04)
Jorge A. Leon, WG'89, has been named chief operating officer with Penn 1st Financial Services. (Tribune Business News, 3/21/04)
Sean McDuffy, WG'89, was featured in an article for starting MBA Jungle Magazine, which he and two associates launched in 2000. (PR News, 3/22/04)
Michael Goldstein, W'86, WG'91, WM'92, Ph.D.'93, was mentioned in a notice as a faculty member of Babson College. (Ascribe News, 3/22/04)
David A. Ramsey, WG'94, has been appointed vice president and chief financial officer of Halozyme, a researcher in human enzyme technologies. (PR Newswire, 3/24/04)
David Holland, WG'98, has been named co-portfolio manager of American Century Vista Investments. (Business Wire, 3/24/04)
Raymond Pal, W'99, has been appointed to the New York City staff of Representative Joseph Crowley. (Roll Call, 3/24/04)
Michael Steinhardt, W'60, was featured in an article about his success as a hedge fund manager. (Investor's Business Daily, 3/24/04)
Henry E. Lentz, WG'73, was mentioned in an article about Peabody Energy and being on the board of directors. (PR Newswire, 3/24/04)
Sachin Pilot, WG'01, was mentioned in an article about his candidacy from Dausa, Rajasthan for the Indian Congress. (The Hindu, 3/25/05)
Sabine Feldmann, WG'95, has been appointed associate publisher of Child Magazine.
(PR Newswire, 3/25/05)
Dr. William Clark Meyers, WG'03, has been named to the board of directors of Intuitive Surgical Inc., a manufacturer of operative surgical robotics. (Market Wire, 3/25/04)
Anthony P. DiSilvestro, WG'85, has been appointed vice president and controller of the Campbell Soup Company. (Business Wire, 3/26/04)
Brian Weisfeld, WG'97, has been appointed senior vice president of Westcon Group, a distributor of networking and communications technology. (Business Wire, 3/26/04)
Adriene Bailey, WG'90, has been named executive vice president for business development for Pacer Stacktrain. (Business Wire, 3/26/04)
Kelly Wallace, W'87, currently with CNN, served on a panel of national correspondents to lead discussions on the September 11th attacks. (CNN: On the Story, 3/27/04)
Rebecca Saeger, WG'80, has been appointed executive vice president of brand management and marketing communications for Charles Schwab. (PR Newswire, 3/29/04)
Anil Ambani, WG'83, was featured in an article about his success as managing director and vice-chairman of Reliance Industries Limited. (Business Line, The Hindu, 3/31/04)
Charles H. Abdalian, WG'77, has been named senior vice president and CFO of Coley Pharmaceutical Group, Inc. (PR Newswire, 3/31/04)
Bryan R. Roub, WG'78, has been appointed to the board of directors of Fairchild Semiconductor International. (Business Wire, 3/31/04)
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