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Alumni in the News
September 2003
Stephen Tang, WG92, chief executive of Millennium Cell, was featured in an article about fuel cells powering wireless gadgets. (Forbes, 9/1/03)
Jacob Wallenberg, WG'81, was mentioned in an article about top business school programs. (Junge Karriere, 9/1/03)
Phil Bannan, WG'66, has been appointed as one of the three commissioners to oversee a
Seattle marine terminal and industrial property development project. (Seattle Times, 9/2/03)
John F. Chappell, WG'50, has been appointed chairman of the board of Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. (Business Wire, 9/1/03)
Nabil Sha'ath, WG61, Palestinian Foreign Minister, was featured in an article about his career. (The Hindu, 9/2/03)
Ahmet Ozalp, WG'98, has joined Atlas Venture as an associate in the communications investment sector. (Business Wire, 9/2/03)
Autumn Bayles, WG'00, has been named CIO of the Tasty Baking Company.
(PR Newswire, 9/3/03)
Wharton West was featured in an article about their first graduating class and the program's impact on the west coast business school market. Two students were prominently profiled. (Salt Lake City Tribune, 9/3/03)
Li Quan, WG'89, was featured in an article about her involvement in saving the South China tiger, a plan that is backed by the Chinese government.
(Wall Street Journal, 9/3/03, Far Eastern Economic Review, 9/4/03)
Joseph Krivickas, WG'88, has been appointed CEO of Segue Software, an automation testing and system monitoring industry. (Business Wire, 9/3/03)
Carolyn E Saacke, WG'95, has joined Deloitte & Touche as senior vice president of a newly formed media and entertainment corporate finance practice. (PR Newswire, 9/4/03)
Scott L. Barbee, WG'97, has been appointed to the board of directors of Mixx Group, Inc. (Market News Publishing, 9/4/03, Associated Press, 9/4/03)
David W. Zolet, WG'92, has been named vice president of Northrop Grumman's Homeland Security. (PrimeZone Media Network, 9/4/03)
Alfred West, WG'66, was mentioned in an article on SEI Investments of which he is Chairman and CEO. (Hoover's Online, 9/5/03)
Chris Chambers, WG'92, was mentioned as deputy director of "America's Army", a taxpayer-financed video game launched as a recruiting tool for the army. (Times Picayune, 9/7/03)
Giovanni Gavetti, WG'98, was mentioned in an article about the lucrative job market in most U.S. business sectors as opposed to the same areas in Italy. (Il Mondo, 9/8/03)
Mark Walden, WG'85, has been appointed vice president of operations for SonicWALL, a provider of Internet security appliances. (PR Newswire, 9/8/03)
Paul Sheppard, WG'03, authored an article about his experiences at Wharton and about the Wharton/INSEAD alliance. (Financial Times, 9/8/03)
William Peters, WG'96, has joined H-Tech Pharmacal as vice president of Corporate Development. (Business Wire, 9/9/09)
Larry Schlenoff, WG'70, has joined the North Penisula Jewish Campus as CEO. (Business Wire, 9/9/03)
Daniel J. Conners, WG'96, has been appointed executive vice president and chief administrative officer of Kinko's.(PR Newswire, 9/11/03)
Stephanie Yoon, WG'95, has been appointed to oversee its investor and public relations programs for Hanmi Bank (Market Wire, 9/11/03, Associated Press, 9/12/03)
Michael J. Harrison, WG'84, has been appointed senior vice president of The Timberland Company, a leader in premium-quality footwear.(Associated Press, 9/11/03)
Steve Recht, WG'76, has joined Sky Stream Network, video networking systems as CFO and vice president of operations. (PR Newswire, 9/11/03)
Eric S. Weinstein, W'92, has been appointed vice president of strategic planning and investor relations of Centennial Communications. (Associated Press, 9/12/03)
Robert L. Crandall, WG'60, has been nominated by the President to serve as a member of the Amtrak Reform Board. (White House Press Release, 9/12/03)
Charles J. Marr, W'64, announced that he will step down as CEO of Alegent Health.
(Omaha World-Herald, 9/12/03)
Robert L. Crandall, WG'60, has joined AirCell as senior advisor. Air Cell designs airborne cellular systems for business aviation, and government air transport markets. (Associated Press, 9/12/03)
Raj Das, W'93, has been appointed CFO of InfoUSA, a leading provider of business and consumer information products. (Business Wire, 9/13/03)
Ronald Lauder, W'65, was featured in an article about his new museum for German and Austrian art in uptown New York. (The Times, 9/13/03)
Martin P. Manco, W'72, has been named director of finance and administration of PediaMed Pharmaceuticals. (Health & Medicine Week, 9/15/03)
Amelia Warren Tyagi, WG'96, co-authored the book: "Why Middle-Class Mothers & Fathers are Going Broke", which discusses the current decline in public school systems and how this has driven dual income families in overstretching their mortgages in good school districts. (BusinessWeek, 9/15/03)
Anil Ambani, WG'83, vice chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries, has recently become a youth icon with his endorsement of popular youth music.(Financial Times 9/18/03)
Bob Glazer, W'80, WG'81, was featured in an article about the success in his race horse enterprise. (The Plain Dealer, 9/19/03)
Brian L. Rubin, W'84, has joined Sutherland Asbill & Brennan, as a partner in the Financial Services and Securities Enforcement practice. (Business Wire, 9/19/03)
Ronald M.Gould, W'68, was appointed one of the 11 judges that ruled regarding the case to postpone the California gubernatorial recall election. (Associated Press, 9/20/03)
Kevin Boyer, WG'95, was been named vice president at PennSterling, where he will be responsible for creating and managing commercial loans portfolios. (Reading Eagle, 9/21/03)
Beverly Chandran, WG'91, president of Philadelphia's chapter of the Black Data Processing Associates, was mentioned in an article about unemployment in technology sectors. (Houston Chronicle, 9/21/03)
Jonathan Perelman, W'76, partner in Ehrenkrantz Sterling & Co., was quoted in an article about how mid-size accounting firms are getting more business as opposed to the big eight firms because of corporate scandals. (Star-Ledger, 9/21/03)
Ted Aronson, W'74, WG'75, was featured in an article about his investment firm and how his experience in investing has taught him to follow the "numbers," income statements and balance sheets, not instincts. (Barron's, 9/22/02)
Chris Chambers, WG'92, was featured in an article about a video game that focuses on Green Beret tactics. (The Seattle Times, 9/22/03)
Alan L. Lowe, WG'75, has been appointed vice president and controller of Brunswick Corporation, a promoter of consumer brands. (Regulatory News Service, 9/23/03)
Robert L. Crandall, WG'60, has been appointed to the Federal Administration Management Advisory Council. (M2 Presswires, 9/23/03)
Roberto Cetrullo, WG'85, has been appointed vice president of business development at Altana Pharma U.S., a subsidiary of a German-based pharmaceutical company. (PR Newswire, 9/24/03)
Claudia Morf, WG'75, has been appointed to the board of directors of Jacuzzi Brands, a global manufacturer of branded bath and pluming products. (Business Wire, 9/25/03)
Gregory Zink, WG'83, has been appointed CEO of NicheDirectories, a full-service web presence provider and Internet marketing company. (Market Wire, 9/25/03)
Jim Finn, W'99, was featured in an article about his career and his current position as the new Running Back for the New York Giants. (NorthJersey.com, 9/25/03)
Rick Simonson, WG'85, was named CEO of Nokia Oyj, the world's largest cell phone maker. (Bloomerg News, 9/27/03)
Sir Paul Judge, WG'73, has been appointed chairman of the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce. (The Independent—London, 9/29/03)
Klaus Zumwinkel, WG'71, was featured in an article about his career as CEO of Deutsche Post World Net. (BusinessWeek, 9/29/03)
Robert Schindler, WG'91, was mentioned in an article about the decision making process of a consumer shopping in catalogues. (Business Day, 9/29/03)
Karen Magee, WG'89, has been appointed to the board of directors of PlanetOut Partners, the leading online media company serving the gay and lesbian community.
(PR Newswire, 9/30/03)
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