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Alumni in the News
May 2003
Ross Frisbie, WG'03, a former passenger on the Concorde, was mentioned in an article about plans to retire Concorde flights by British Airways and Air France. (The Star-Ledger Newark, 5/30/03)
Anthony D. Squeglia, WEV'83, has been appointed vice president of investor relations at Pro-Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a developer of anti-cancer drugs. (Business Wire, 5/29/03)
Gail Marcus, WG'80, has joined Advance PCS as senior vice president, product and pricing strategy and chief competitive officer. (Business Wire, 5/28/03)
David Tritton, W'72, has been appointed senior vice president of Benfield, a global reinsurance intermediary. (Best's Insurance News, 5/27/03; Insurance News and Insurance Journal, 5/28/03)
Osbert Hood, WG'93, has been promoted to chief executive officer and president of Pioneer Investment Management USA Inc. (Associated Press Newswires, 5/23/03)
Barrett Toan, WG'74, chairman and chief executive of Express Scripts, was interviewed about the rise of his company since he came on board. (St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 5/23/03)
Sharon Reishus, WG'90, won a unanimous endorsement by the legislative panel reviewing her nomination to the Maine Public Utilities Commission regulatory board. (Associated Press Newswires, 5/22/03)
Todd Brown, W'88, currently a Kraft Foods executive, will be joining Shorebank Corporations as vice chairman and chairman of the board of directors for their banking operations in Chicago. (Business Wire, 5/22/03)
Klaus Zumwinkel, WG'71, recently spoke at a regional alumni meeting held in Berlin about networking. (Business Wire, 5/21/03)
Ashish Ray, WG'00, was mentioned in an article about the rise of exploratory interviews and their benefits. (The Wall Street Journal, 5/20/03)
Randolph C. Read, WG'75, has been elected to the board of directors of American Vantage Cos. (Business Wire, 5/20/03)
Allan Kline, WG'69, has been appointed senior vice president and chief financial officer of FiberMark, Inc. (Business Wire, 5/20/03)
Scott Halstead, WG'90, has been appointed chief financial officer of WageWorks. (Business Wire, 5/20/03)
Roger H. Ballou, WG'73, president and CEO of CDI Corp, was awarded the prestigious Ellis Island Medal of Honor on May 17th, which was created in 1986 to honor ancestral groups who through sacrifice and success helped build our nation (PR Newswire, 5/19/03)
Sherman Frager, WG'87, will act as the head specialist for Main Line Options Traders, which has recently become a specialist unit at the Philadelphia Stock Exchange. (M2 Presswire, 5/16/03)
Joseph E. Smith, WG'78, has joined the board of directors of ESP Pharma, Inc. (Business Wire, 5/16/03)
Richard M. Rittenband, W'52, Hartford superior court judge, was mentioned in an article about his recent book entitled The Truths of Justice, a compilation of trial anecdotes and lessons he has learned during his years as a judge. (Associated Press Newswires, 5/16/03)
Kevin Quinn, WG'93, has been named vice president/general manager of Commercial Power Systems, the newest division of EaglePicher Technologies. (PR Newswire, 5/15/03)
Gwendolyn Pointer, W'94, was mentioned in an article about her goal to one day own a sports franchise. She is currently working with the minor league team, the Brockton Rox, where she is doing everything from ushering fans to seats to making deals with sponsors. (The Boston Globe, 5/15/03)
Owen Hart, WG'87, has joined the San Francisco branch of the SG Cowen Securities Corporation as managing director. (PR Newswire, 5/14/03)
Tarun Tahiliani, W'84, a fashion designer, was mentioned in an article about emerging fashion trends from India. (The New York Times, 5/13/03)
Susan Firestone, WG'81, former vice president of financial products at ACE Limited, was mentioned in an article about her starting up her own silk importing business. (Forbes Magazine, 5/12/03)
Richard Repetto, WG'97, has been ranked third in the Internet and Securities Brokers categories in the Wall Street Journal's "Best on the Street" Analyst Survey. (Business Wire, 5/12/03)
Peter M. Nicholas, WG'68, has been elected chairman of the Duke University Board of Trustees. (Associated Press Newswires, 5/12/03)
Thomas G. Bowles, WG'73, has been appointed chief executive officer of Decorative Concepts, Inc. (Business Wire, 5/8/03)
Julian Hirst, WG'84, has been appointed as managing director of corporate finance at Dularcher. He will join his twin brother Simon Hirst, WG'84. (The Times of London, eFinancial News, 5/7/03)
Luis Maroto, WG'88, has been appointed chief financial officer and vice president of the Spanish-based global travel reservation company, Amadeus. (French News Digest, 5/7/03)
Kevin Taylor, WEV'02, has been appointed vice president of Business Development at Codexis, Inc., a provider of biocatalysis and fermentation processes and products to the life science and fine chemical industries. (PR Newswire, 5/6/03)
Antonio M. Muniz, W'86, has been appointed chief financial officer of Coventry First. (PR Newswire, 5/6/03)
C. Martin Harris, C'77, M'82, WG'86, will join the board of directors of Sentillion, Inc. (Health & Medicine Week, 5/5/03)
Bob Ziegelbauer, WG'75, Wisconsin state representative, was mentioned in an article concerning Wisconsin's pension plan for its retired population. (The Milwaukee Journal Sentinal, 5/4/03)
Nabil Shaath, WG'61, GR'65, HON'96, has been appointed to the Palestinian cabinet as minister of external affairs. (The Jerusalem Post, 5/2/03)
Francis J. Carey, EF'40, recently donated $3 million to the Calvert School, a Pre-K-8 school located in Baltimore, MD. (PR Newswire, 5/2/03)
Bernie Conrad, W'66, CEO of AB Emblem, was mentioned in an article about logo patches his company makes for NASA. (Business-North Carolina, 5/1/03)
James P. Dollive, GEN'76, WG'78, who is the senior vice president and chief financial officer of Kraft Foods Inc., has been elected to the Hartmarx Corporation board of directors. (PR Newswire, 5/1/03)
Jeffrey C. Hooke, W'76, WG'77, an analyst who was a witness before the State Finance Committee which was studying a proposal to permit slot machines at licensed Pennsylvania race tracks, was mentioned in an article about unclaimed gaming licenses that have become available in Pennsylvania. (Philadelphia Daily News, 5/1/03)
Eric Adler, WG'96, executive director of the SEED (Schools for Educational Evolution and Development) foundation, was mentioned in an article about the SEED Public Charter School of Washington, DC that he confounded and his plans to start another SEED school. (Fast Company, 5/1/03)
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