Cornelius B. Prior, Jr., Chairman of Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc. Elected Chairman of Caribbean-Central American Action
Source: Business Wire - June 17, 2008
Former S&C associate Cornelius B. Prior, Jr., the founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc. a telecommunications holding company with subsidiaries in the Caribbean, Bermuda and the United States, has been elected Chairman of Caribbean-Central American Action (CCAA) at its spring Board Meeting and Washington Briefing. CCAA is a non-governmental organization that promotes private sector-led economic development in the Caribbean Basin.
A former Naval Officer and Fulbright Scholar, Mr. Prior started his career as an associate with S&C in New York. He was a managing director and stockholder of Kidder, Peabody & Co. Inc., where he directed the Telecommunications Finance Group. He has served as Chairman of CANTO, the Caribbean Association of National Telecommunication Organizations and earned his J.D. from Harvard Law School. Mr. Prior had served on the CCAA Executive Committee since 2004 as Treasurer.
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Law School Has New Dean
Source: Charlottesville Daily Progress - February 25, 2008
Former S&C associate Paul G. Mahoney was appointed as the University of Virginia School of Law’s new dean, effective July 1. An expert in corporate law, Mr. Mahoney joined the law school’s faculty in 1990, following his tenure at S&C. He was chosen out of nearly 170 applicants to replace his predecessor, John C. Jeffries, who had served as dean since 2001.
Mahoney’s areas of teaching and research include securities regulation, law and economic development, corporate finance, financial derivatives and contracts. Mr. Mahoney was the law school’s academic associate dean from 1999 to 2004, overseeing the school’s curriculum and academic policies. He has been the recipient of the university's All-University Outstanding Teaching Award and the law school’s Traynor Award for excellence in research.
Following graduation from Yale Law School in 1984, Mr. Mahoney clerked for a judge on the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals and for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall.
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Announcement — CPP Investment Board
Source: Financial Post - January 24, 2008
Former S&C associate Alain Carrier was appointed as Managing Director (Europe), Private Investments of the CPP Investment Board. The CPP Investment Board invests the funds not needed by the Canada Pension Plan to pay current benefits on behalf of 17 million Canadian contributors and beneficiaries. Based in London, Mr. Carrier will provide leadership for the CPP Investment Board's Private Investments department in Europe and will assist in the overall development of the CPP Investment Board's activities in the European region.
Mr. Carrier holds a Bachelor of Laws from Laval University in Quebec City , a Masters in Law (D.E.S.S.) from the Sorbonne in Paris and a Masters in Law from Columbia University. He began his legal career as an associate at S&C and most recently served as Managing Director at Goldman Sachs & Co. in its Investment Banking division in London.
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Ex-CEO will head Randolph College: Klein, new president, will lead first year of coeducation there
Source: Richmond Times Dispatch (VA) - June 14, 2007
Former S&C associate John Klein was just named as the new President of Randolph College in Lynchburg, Virginia. Mr. Klein will begin his tenure in August, just as the 116-year-old school prepares for its first year as a coeducational institution and after it changed its name from Randolph-Macon Woman's College.
Mr. Klein joins Randolph College after having been the COO at Washington University in St. Louis and former CEO of agribusiness giant Bunge North America. Randolph College's board of trustees unanimously picked Mr. Klein after considering more than 100 applicants.
Mr. Klein is a graduate of Princeton University and began his career as a teacher at International College in Beirut, Lebanon. He then earned his law degree at the University of Michigan Law School and began practicing law as an associate at S&C before joining Bunge.
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General Counsel Finds Perfect Match in JDate
Source: Daily Journal - June 7, 2007
Former S&C associate Josh Kreinberg was profiled for his role as general counsel for Spark Networks, which he joined in April 2006. Spark owns many ethnic- and religious-themed sites, most notably JDate, the popular Jewish online dating service. Mr. Kreinberg noted that his work at Spark draws on much of what he was accustomed to doing as a corporate attorney, including mergers and acquisitions, contracts, securities and other negotiations. He also helps determine what advice should get posted on Spark's dating sites, approves menus on Spark-organized cruises, and keeps the company out of quarrels that develop between users.
Mr. Kreinberg received his undergraduate degree from Stanford University in 1992, and his law degree and master's degree in business from Duke Law School in 1996, where he served as editor of the Duke Law Journal. He also clerked for 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Walter K. Stapleton in Wilmington, Delaware. Prior to joining Spark Networks, Mr. Kreinberg practiced law first at S&C and then Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, where he focused on mergers and acquisitions.
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Oxford Financial Announces New Managing Director
Source: InsideINdianaBusiness.com Report - May 16, 2007
Former S&C associate C. Richard Davis has been named as a Managing Director of Oxford Financial Group, Ltd. In his new role, Mr. Davis will provide personalized and in-depth analysis of estate and investment plans for Oxford's Multifamily Office. Oxford Financial Group is a nationally ranked player in the high net worth financial planning arena, and works with approximately 500 families throughout the Midwest in coordinating their sophisticated family investment planning needs.
After practicing law at S&C for nearly a decade, Mr. Davis moved to Indianapolis in 1990 to become a co-owner of a three-generation family business involved in the day-to-day operations of Davis Homes. Most recently, Mr. Davis' areas of responsibility included strategic planning, finance, and primary oversight of legal, tax, accounting, governance and insurance issues for the company.
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Auriga Laboratories Appoints Elliot M. Maza to Its Board of Directors
Source: Business Wire - May 9, 2007
Former S&C associate Elliot M. Maza has been appointed to the Board of Directors of Auriga Laboratories, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company with products for the treatment of Xerostomia, dermatological conditions, and acute respiratory diseases. Mr. Maza is a licensed C.P.A. and attorney and has extensive experience in the pharmaceutical and drug development industries. He was also appointed Chairman of the company's Audit Committee. Currently, Mr. Maza is President and CFO of Intellect Neurosciences, Inc., a New York-based biotechnology company. He is also a Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Tapestry Pharmaceuticals.
Prior to joining Intellect, Mr. Maza was Chief Financial Officer of Emisphere Technologies, a biopharmaceutical company specializing in oral drug delivery. He also spent time as a Partner at Ernst & Young LLP and held Vice President positions at Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan Securities, Inc., after his tenure as an associate at S&C.
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Attorney General Cuomo Appoints Special Deputy Attorney General for Public Integrity
Source: US State News - February 26, 2007
Former S&C associate Ellen Nachtigall Biben was just appointed as Special Deputy Attorney General for Public Integrity by New York State Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo. The Public Integrity Bureau will handle civil and criminal cases, pursuing perpetrators of fraud and bad conduct across the state and seeking to recover misspent taxpayer funds. As the head of this bureau, Ms. Biben will oversee landmark initiatives to fight government corruption.
After leaving S&C and having served as a law clerk to the Hon. Alan H. Nevas of the U.S. District Court for Connecticut, Ms. Biben spent 11 distinguished years as a prosecutor for the New York County District Attorney's office, working on a wide range of white-collar, corruption, and organized crime cases. Since 2001, she served as Deputy Bureau Chief of the Rackets Bureau.
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Symantec Appoints Frank E. Dangeard to the Board of Directors
Source: The Associated Press - January 27, 2007
Former S&C associate Frank E. Dangeard was recently appointed to Board of Directors of Symantec Corporation. Since the end of 2004, Mr. Dangeard has served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Thomson S.A., focusing his efforts on paving the way for future high growth in digital media and technology business.
After leaving S&C, Mr. Dangeard served as managing director of SG Warburg & Co. and Chairman of SBC Warburg France. He joined Thomson multimedia in 1997 as a senior executive vice president. He joined the Thomson multimedia board in 1999 and became its Vice Chairman in 2001. Mr. Dangeard spent the next few years, from 2002 to 2004, as Senior Executive Vice President of France Telecom before joining Thomson as its new Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
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House Panels' Staff Directors Outline Goals for New Congress
Source: The Washington Post - December 25, 2006
Former S&C associate Thomas S. Kahn was just named as the new majority staff director and chief counsel of the House of Representatives' Budget Committee. Mr. Kahn had been chief counsel and acting staff director of a House subcommittee on trade and banking.
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Jon D. Kline Promoted to President of Sunstone Hotel Investors
Sources: M2 EquityBites - September 6, 2006; PR Newswire (U.S.) - September 5, 2006
Former S&C associate Jon D. Kline has been promoted to President of Sunstone Hotel Investors. Mr. Kline had been Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer for the company and its predecessors since April 2003. According to CEO Robert A. Alter, "Jon is a dynamic executive and has added tremendous value to the Company over the past three years. The Board recognized and supported Jon taking a larger leadership role at Sunstone."
Mr. Kline will be taking on the additional responsibility of leading the company's growth initiatives, including maximizing the long-term cash flow from, and real estate value of, Sunstone's growing portfolio of high-quality hotels. Mr. Kline will remain Chief Financial Officer until the end of the year, and will continue to oversee accounting, finance, tax and investor relations.
Prior to joining Sunstone in April 2003, Mr. Kline spent five years with Merrill Lynch & Co.'s Investment Banking Division, during which time he directed the company's Hospitality and Leisure practice. Before that time, he was a member of the Real Estate and Lodging Finance Group of Smith Barney's Investment Banking Division as well as an associate at S&C.
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