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Alumni in the News
October 2004
Gregg Spiridellis, WG'99, was interviewed about his career as co-founder of JibJab.com, a website that features political parodies. (USA Today, 10/1/04, Interview conducted on NBC: The Today Show, 10/8/04)
Michael Kearney, WG'64, was featured in an article about his career in the restoration of historical buildings in Clinton, IA. (The Clinton Herald, 10/1/04)
Barton Goldenberg, W'77, was featured in an article about his career as founder and president of ISM, Inc., a customer data management company emphasizing demographic statistics. (American Demographics, 10/1/04)
John Trojan, WG'70, has been appointed vice president of finance and facilities for Raritan Valley Community College. (The Star-Ledger, 10/1/04)
Michael Kishbauch, WG'76, has been appointed CEO of Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week, 10/2/04)
Matthew Blank, W'72, authored an article about his career as chairman and CEO of Showtime Networks. (The New York Times, 10/3/04)
Richard Smucker, WG'72, and Tim Smucker, WG'69, were featured in an article about their family business, J.M. Smucker Company, where the brothers are co-chief executives. (BusinessWeek, 10/4/04)
Simon Hirst, WG'84, has been appointed CEO of Durlacher Corporation, an investment banking company. (PR Newswire, 10/4/04)
Alexander Cioth, WG'93, has been named senior director of marketing for SpectraLink Corporation, a provider of wireless telephone systems. (PR Newswire, 10/4/04)
X. Boediono, PhD'79, was featured in an article about his career as finance minister for Indonesia. (BusinessWeek, 10/4/04)
Jonathan J. Palmer, WG'87, was featured in an article about his career as CEO and president of Lucid Security, Inc. (The Philadelphia Inquirer, 10/4/04)
Jean-Jacques Bienaime, WG'80, has been appointed, chairman, CEO and president of Genecor International, a biopharmaceutical company focused on medicines that enhance memory and brain function. (Science Letter, 10/5/04)
Mort Fertel, W'87, was noted for his research on customer service in an article about personal interaction and marketing strategy. (The Globe & Mail, 10/5/04)
Daniel Reisner, W'83, has been appointed new market president for U.S. Bank. (Business Wire, 10/5/04)
Elizabeth Chen, WG'90, has been named senior vice president of marketing and business development for Anika Therapeutics, Inc., a provider of products used for the promotion of bone repair. (Business Wire, 10/5/04)
Richard Meli, W'69, WG'71, has been appointed president and CEO of La Mancha Resources, a developer of mineral projects in South America. (Canada NewsWire, 10/5/04)
Arshad Matin, WG'95, was noted as the keynote speaker at the India-U.S. Information Security Summit. (Business Wire, 10/5/04)
Onne Ganel, WG'03, was featured in an article about the National Cancer Institute's grant for research on bone metabolism and pathology. Ganel serves as one of the leading scientists in this area and is a recipient of this grant. (Business Wire, 10/5/04)
Mark A Turner, WG'01, has been named co-chief operation officer of Wilmington Savings Fund Society. (PR Newswire, 10/5/04)
Donald Trump, W'68, was interviewed on new initiatives involving real estate development in Chicago and a new line of clothing and cologne bearing his name. (CBS, The David Letterman Show, 10/8/04)
David Pottruck, WG'72, was featured in an article about his new private-equity firm, The Pottruck Group, in San Francisco. The article noted that Pottruck will be teaching a session in a Wharton Executive Education program. (BusinessWeek, 10/8/04, a similar article appeared in BusinessWeek, 10/18/04)
Jean-Jacques Bienaime, WG'80, has been appointed to the board of directors of Saegis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Drug Week, 10/8/04)
Mark Winkelman, WG'73, has been elected to the board of directors of Belgian brewer InBev SA. (Dow Jones International News, 10/8/04)
Frederick Jones, WG'00, has been appointed senior director of business development for BioRexis Pharmaceutical Corporation. (Science Letter, 10/12/04)
Scott Simplot, WG'73, was featured in an article about his family business, J.R. Simplot Co., a farming and ranching business in Idaho. (New York Times, 10/12/04)
Charles Gilbride, WG'03, has been appointed director of marketing and business development for Starion Instruments, a provider of surgical instruments. (Biotech Week, 10/13/04, also appeared in Medical Devices & Surgical Technology Week, 10/17/04)
Chris Rinaldi, W'84, WG'93, was featured in an article about his family's business, Jacobs Music Company, where he serves as vice president. (The Philadelphia Inquirer, 10/13/04)
LeAnne Matthews Steward, WG'97, has been named senior vice president, CFO and treasurer of Nash Finch Company, a national food distributor and retailer. (Business Wire, 10/14/04)
Frederick Jones, WG'00, has been appointed senior director of business development for BioRexis Pharmaceutical Corporation. (Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week, 10/16/04)
Arthur Spector, W'62, has been appointed interim CFO of Timminco Ltd., a producer of magnesium metal and other specialty alloys. (Canada Stockwatch, 10/18/04)
William J. Delaney, WG'82, has been named president and CEO of Sysco Food Services of Charlotte, NC. (M2 Presswire, 10/18/04)
John Conley, W'79, has been appointed vice president of business development of Transkaryotic Therapies, Inc., a developer of treatments for rare diseases caused by protein deficiencies. (Science Letter, 10/19/04)
Michael Kishbauch, WG'76, has been elected to the board of directors of Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Life Science Weekly, 10/19/04)
Ruthann Quindlen, WG'83, has been appointed to the board of directors of Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc. (Business Wire, 10/20/04)
Vincent G. Ostrosky, W'83, WG'91, has been named chairman, president, and CEO of Slectica, Inc., a provider of sales automation processes. (PR Newswire, 10/21/04)
Jon D. Bosse, WG'82, was featured in an article about his career in investment banking and his position as portfolio manager for the Nuveen NWQ Multi-Cap Value Fund. (Dow Jones Newswires, 10/22/04)
Arshad Matin, WG'95, has been appointed president and COO of BindView Corporation, a provider of business policy, IT security and directory management software. (Business Wire, 10/22/04)
Alan Winters, WG'84, has been named COO of Kingdon Capital Management, LLC, an investment firm primarily committed to global equity strategies.
(PR Newswire, 10/25/04)
David S. Wood, WG'81, has been appointed vice president and general manager of the drug delivery and business unit for SurModics, a provider of surface modification and drug delivery solutions. (Business Wire, 10/25/04)
Todd M. Jaquez-Fissori, WG'00, was noted as the keynote speaker at the Tech Coast Venture Network Forum. (Business Wire, 10/25/04)
Peter Lynch, WG'68, was featured in an article about his career as vice chairman of Fidelity Management & Research. Lynch managed the Fidelity Maggellan stock mutual fund for a 13-year period. (USA Today, 10/25/04)
Daniel Salliotte, WG'94, has been named vice president of strategy and business development of IDEX Corporation, a leader in fluid-handling technologies. (Business Wire, 10/25/04)
Jeff Levitan, WG'80, has been appointed COO of Veridiem, a provider of marketing effectiveness software. (Business Wire, 10/26/04)
Bruce Magee, W'76, has been named CFO of Harleysville Group, a provider of insurance products and services. (PR Newswire, 10/28/04)
Maxine Martell, WG'80, was featured in an article about her company Dinner Elite, a social networking organization for singles under 40. (PR Newswire, 10/28/04)
Michael Jesanis, WG'83, was featured in an article about the future of utilities in the U.S. and about his career as CEO of National Grid USA. (Worcester Telegram & Gazette, 10/29/04)
Alfred Berkeley, WG'68, was interviewed about his position as chairman of Pipeline Trading Systems, an investment firm focusing on small revenue and mutual fund investors. (The Baltimore Sun, 10/31/04)
Harold McGraw, WG'76, was featured in an article about his career as chairman, president and CEO of the McGraw-Hill companies. (The Sunday Times, London 10/31/04)
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