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Alumni in the News
September 2004
Susan Barnes, WG'80, has been appointed to the board of directors of RAE Systems, Inc., a developer of chemical detection monitors used for homeland security. (Business Wire, 9/1/04)
Bernard Duroc-Danner, WG'80, has been appointed to the board of directors of London Merchant Securities. (Dow Jones International News, 9/1/04)
Sherri Jaffe, W'86, has been named executive vice president and managing director of Chon & Wolfe, an international public relations agency. (PR Newswire, 9/1/04)
Michelle Peluso, W'93, was featured in an article about the online travel industry and on her career as CEO of Travelocity. (Financial Times, 9/1/04)
Michael Kishbauch, WG'76, has been named CEO of Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a provider of small molecule drugs used for infectious diseases. (PR Newswire, 9/2/04)
David A. Greenblatt, W'84, has been appointed vice president of Centex, a homebuilding and commercial contracting organization. (PR Newswire, 9/3/04)
Donald Trump, W'68, was mentioned in an article about his real-estate development in Chicago. (Chicago Tribune, 9/5/04)
Blaise Judja-Sato, WG'94, was featured in an article about his success in procuring vaccines and on his work in providing health care to the poor in Mozambique.
(Forbes, 9/6/04)
Joe Saumarez Smith, WG'04, authored an article about his MBA experience while he was a student at Wharton. (Financial Times, 9/6/04)
Gregg Spiridellis, WG'99, was interviewed on his career as co-founder of JibJab.com, a Web site that features political parodies. (Las Vegas Review-Journal, 9/6/04)
Daniel Roussel, WG'84, has been appointed president of European operations of Sonic Innovations, a producer of digital hearing aids. (Health & Medicine Week, 9/6/04)
William Burke, WG'85, has been elected to the board of directors of Medical Action Industries, Inc., a manufacturer of disposable medical devices. (Health & Medicine Week, 9/6/04)
Jason Sanders, W'93, has been appointed CEO of Fifteen Group, a real estate organization that focuses on apartment units. (Business Wire, 9/7/04)
Surya Panditi, WG'83, has been elected to the board of directors of enKoo, a provider of IT management tools for secure remote access solutions. (Business Wire, 9/7/04)
Singmay Chou, W'82, has been appointed marketing general manager of Dragonair, a major airline in Hong Kong. (China News Digest, 9/7/04)
Jonathan Palmer, WG'97, has been named president and CEO of Lucid Security, a provider of intrusion prevention software technology. (PR Newswire, 9/8/04)
Jean-Jacques Bienaime, WG'80, has been appointed to the board of directors of Saegis Pharmaceuticals, a company that focuses on medicines that enhance brain function. (PR Newswire, 9/8/04)
David Buckley, WG'96, has been hired as CEO of Modtech Holdings Inc., a modular classroom manufacturer. (The Press-Enterprise, 9/8/04)
David Davies, WG'83, has been appointed vice president of finance and administration of Corrigo, Inc, a provider of wireless-based service management software. (PR Newswire, 9/8/04)
Chris Gudgeon, WG'88, has been named CEO of Capital Properties, a real estate development company in Auckland, New Zealand. (The Dominion, 9/9/04)
Anthony Schweiger, W'64, has been named to the board of directors of United Mortgage Corporation. (PR Newswire, 9/9/04)
Donald Trump, W'68, was interviewed on his opinion on the presidential elections and their overall effect on the economy. (MSNBC: Hardball, 9/9/04)
Benedict Arbutiski, WG'70, was featured in an article about democratic policies and on his publication, The Angry Liberal's Handbook of Economics. (PrimeZone Media, 9/10/04)
Arun Maheshwari, PhD'73, was featured for his career as CEO of CSC India, a software services organization. (The Economic Times, 9/10/04)
Sachin Pilot, WG'01, was mentioned in an article about young entrepreneurs in India who are also involved in politics. (The Times of India, 9/12/04)
Philip Choi, W'00, has joined Enterprise Partners Venture Capital, as a member of the firm's executive team. (PR Newswire, 9/13/04)
Rick Van Hoesen, WG'82, has been appointed senior vice president and CFO of NetIQ Corporation, a provider of systems and security management tools. (Business Wire, 9/13/04)
Manuel Roxas, W'79, was featured in an article about his career as a member of the Senate in Manila. (Manila Bulletin, 9/13/04)
Dinesh Vaswani, WG'90, has been appointed as an entrepreneur-in-residence for Bessemer Venture Partners. (Asia Pulse, 9/14/04)
Robert Gensler, W'79, was featured in an article on his career as a technology fund manger with T. Rowe Price. (Reuters News, 9/14/04)
Charles F. Gilbride, WG'03, has been appointed director of marketing and business development for Starion Instruments, a manufacturer of surgical instruments. (Business Wire, 9/14/05)
Alan Shuch, WG'75, was featured in an article about his career with Goldman Sachs and on his appointment as a director of the Goldman Sachs Fund. (Regulatory News Service, 9/14/04)
Pradip Banerjee, WG'86, was featured for his appointment as CEO of The Science Center, a developer of knowledge communities. (The Philadelphia Inquirer, 9/15/04)
Dennis Mudd, WG'87, was mentioned in an article about Yahoo's purchase of Music match, Inc., an online jukebox provider, where Mudd serves as CEO. (The Associated Press, 9/15/04, also mentioned in The San Francisco Chronicle, 9/15/04)
Heidi Levin, W'87, has been appointed vice president in the private equity group for Northern Trust Global Advisors, Inc. (PR Newswire, 9/15/05)
Frederick Jones, WG'00, has been named senior director of business development of BioRexis Pharmaceutical Corporation, a developer of protein and peptide drugs.
(PR Newswire, 9/15/04)
Mark Baric, WG'86, was featured in an article about his career as CEO of 2ThumbZ Entertainment, a mobile gaming and entertainment company. (Wireless Week, 9/15/04)
David Trone, WG'85, was mentioned as co-owner of Total Wine, a retailer of specialty liquors and wines. (The Post and Courier, 9/16/04)
Patrick Prendergast, W'86, WG'90, has been appointed managing director of Royal Bank of Canada's RBC Capital Markets. (Canada Stockwatch, 9/17/04)
Noreena Hertz, WG'91, was interviewed on her best-selling books, The Silent Takeover: Global Capitalism and the Death of Democracy, and on The Debt Threat: How Debt is Destroying the Developing World. (The London Times, 9/18/04)
Felipe Garcia, WG'04, has been named equity analyst with Weik Investment Services, Inc. (Reading Eagle, 9/19/04)
Jon Huntsman, W'59, Hon'96, was featured in an article about his career, family and philanthropic ventures. (The London Times, 9/19/04)
Randy Cherkas, W'84, has been appointed to the board of directors of Trycera Financial, Inc. (BusinessWire, 9/20/04)
Ron Garriques, WG'93, has been named president of Motorla's Personal Communications Sector. (PR Newswire, 9/20/04, also mentioned in The Chicago Tribune, 9/21/04)
William Brenizer, WG'78, has been appointed managing director of Sagent Advisors, Inc., an independent financial advisory firm. (Business Wire, 9/20/04)
Richard Goldberg, WG'78, has been named managing director of Sandler O'Neill & Partners, L.P., an investment banking firm. (PR Newswire, 9/20/04)
Brian LeGette, WG'95, and Ron Wilson, WG'95, were featured in an article about their company 180s, which markets personal and athletic accessories and clothing. (New York Times, 9/21/04)
Cyril Theccanat, WG'87, has been appointed executive vice president and managing director of Smith Graham & Co., an investment management firm. (PR Newswire, 9/21/04)
John Conley, W'79, has been named vice president of business development for Transkaryotic Therapies, a biopharmaceutical company. (PR Newswire, 9/22/04)
Brian J. Steck, WG'70, has been appointed to the board of directors of Investment Technology Group. (Canada NewsWire, 9/22/04, also mentioned in Market News Publishing, 9/22/04, PR Newswire, 9/22/04)
Peter A. Burt, WG'68, has been named director of Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust. (Regulatory News Service, 9/22/04)
Francois Von Hurter, WG'71, was featured in an article about his past career as an investment banker specializing in mergers and acquisitions, and about his current company Bittner Lemon Press, a publishing company that reprints English mystery novels. (Reuters News, 9/23/04, also mention in Business Day, 9/27/04)
Michael Kishbauch, WG'76, has been appointed to the board of directors of ARIAD, a cancer research and medicine development company. (Business Wire 9/23/04, also mentioned in Pharma Business Week, 9/27/04, Health & Medicine Week, 9/27/04, Biotech Business Week, 9/27/04)
Connie Duckworth, WG'79, has been named to the board of trustees of Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company. (Business Wire, 9/24/04)
Donny Deutsch, W'79, was featured in an article about his career as filmmaker, TV personality, and on his position as CEO of his international advertising agency, David Deutsch Associates. (Billboard, 9/25/04)
Mallika Srinivasan, WG'85, was named one of the 25 most powerful women in Indian Business. Srinivasan is director of Tractors and Farm Equipment that contributes in mechanizing small farms in order to increase production and reduce costs. (Business Today, 9/26/04)
John B. West, WG'68, has been appointed CEO of Solexa, a manufacturer of instrument and reagent systems based on single molecule array technology. (Cancer Gene Therapy, 9/27/04, Proteomics Weekly, 9/27/04, Health & Medicine Week, 9/27/04)
Tom Crawford, WG'91, has been named president and CEO of Cyber-Ark Software Inc., a developer of inter-business vaults for secure networks. (Business Wire, 9/27/04)
Todd Thomson, WG'87, has been appointed chairman and CEO of Smith Barney.
(Business Wire, 9/27/04)
Steven D. Thorne, W'74, has been named senior vice president of human resources for GE Equipment Services. (Asia Pulse, 9/28/04, also mentioned in Market News Publishing, 9/28/04, Business Wire, 9/28/04)
Anre D. Williams, WG'90, has been elected to the board of directors of Ryerson Tull, Inc., a distributor and processor of metals. (PR Newswire, 9/29/04)
Ellen L. Wolf, WG'79, has been appointed to the board of directors of C&D Technologies, Inc., a producer and marketer of electrical power storage. (PR Newswire, 9/30/04)
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