Alumni in the News

November 2024: Top 25 headlines

In this month’s top headlines, Nadine Methner is named Head of Business Banking, Italy at ING; Charles Delapalme is named President and CEO of Hennessy; Florence Tondu-Mélique is named SVP, Visa Group and General Manager, Western Europe at Visa; Guillaume Motte will join LVMH's Executive Committee; Reza Banki is named CFO of X; and more.

Reza Banki (NYWT 06-10) named CFO of X

 

Bjørnar Bukholm (OSLO 08-11) joins Wallenius Wilhelmsen as CFO

 

Vanessa Chan (PHIL, NYWT, SUMM 02-15, 15-16), Chief Commercialization Officer for the U.S. Dept. of Energy, recognized on TIME’s TIME100 Climate list

 

Charles Delapalme (PARI 96-96, 98-05) named President and CEO of Hennessy

 

Nadja Grabenströer (HAMB 08-17) named CEO of Otto Group Logistics GmbH, operating under brand SupplyX

 

Till Großmaß (DUSS 11-24) named CEO of Berlitz Corporation

 

Steffen Hahn (STOC 13-20) promoted to CEO of Fiskars

 

Ken Hicks (NYWT, DALL 82-84, 84-87) named CEO of PetSmart

 

Derya Ozkaya Matras (ISTA 07-14) promoted to VP of Europe, Middle East and Africa at Meta

 

David McCloskey (DALL 14-21) releases his third spy novel, "The Seventh Floor"

 

David McCormick (PITT 96-99) elected to U.S. Senate representing Pennsylvania

 

Nadine Methner (FRAN 12-22) named Head of Business Banking, Italy at ING

 

Giorgio Migliarina (MILA, BEIJ, LOX, LOND 98-09) named Group Chief Technology and Digital Officer at Maybank

 

Guillaume Motte (PARI 95-96, 97-99) to join Executive Committee of LVMH

 

Felix Olale (NYWT 07-11, 11-11, 12-12) named CEO of MedGenome

 

Luciano Pires (RJO, LISB 00-00, 03-05) named CFO of The Mosaic Company

 

Swarna Ramanathan (LOND, FRAN 12-24) named Chief Strategy Officer of JLR (Jaguar Land Rover)

 

Laura Sixou (PARI 19-19, 20-22) joins Krispy Kreme France as Director of Operations, Retail

 

Sarah Spiegel (WASH 00-02) named interim CEO of CKE Restaurants

 

Peter Stern (STAM 96-96, 97-01) named CEO of Peloton

 

Chandrika Tandon (NYWT 79-90) nominated for Grammy Award for a second time for her new album, "Triveni"

 

Madalena Tome (LISB 03-09) recognized in Forbes lists of most powerful women in Portugal

 

Florence Tondu-Mélique (PARI 00-07) named SVP, Visa Group and General Manager, Western Europe at Visa

 

 

Obituaries

 

Jim Bartlett (CLEV, NYWT 61-67)

 

Michael Blair (TORO 76-78)

 

Ray Jefferson (SING 06-08)

 

Scott Leonard (DALL 01-05)

 

Alan Osan (SUMM, PITT 99-16, 17-20, 20-24)

 

Richard Schmidt (NYWT 63-68)

 

Laura Stonikas (CHGO 16-18)