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Brian M. DiBella ’92

Posted on May 22, 2014August 11, 2015 by Brian Kelleher

Brian M. DiBella ’92 has been named president of Legrand North America’s Electrical Wiring Systems division. Prior to his appointment, Mr. DiBella was general manager of Wiremold and previously served as Legrand North America’s chief information officer.

Categories:
1990s, All News & Notes
Tags:
1990, 1992, Brian DiBella, Legrand North America, President

Wade A. Gibbs ’00

Posted on May 20, 2014August 11, 2015 by Brian Kelleher

Wade A. Gibbs ’00 has been named the adult ambassador for the 2014 Greater Hartford Walk to Cure Arthritis by the Arthritis Foundation, New England Region. As an ambassador, Mr. Gibbs will help the Greater Hartford Walk to Cure Arthritis reach its fundraising goal of $104,580.

Categories:
2000s, All News & Notes
Tags:
2000, Adult Ambassador, Fundraising, Greater Hartford Walk to Cure Arthritis, Wade Gibbs

Erin E. Henry ’14 PhD

Posted on May 18, 2014August 11, 2015 by Brian Kelleher

Erin E. Henry ’14 PhD has successfully defended her dissertation titled “The Information Content of Tax Expense: A firm and Market-Level Return Decomposition.” Dr. Henry has accepted a tenure-track position at the University of Tennessee.

Categories:
2010s, All News & Notes
Tags:
2010, 2014, Dissertation, PhD, University of Tennessee

Ryan J. Krueger ’06

Posted on May 16, 2014August 11, 2015 by Brian Kelleher

Ryan J. Krueger ’06 has been appointed to managing director of equity research at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods. Prior to his appointment at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Mr. Krueger served at Dowling & Partners securities as partner and sector head.

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2000s, All News & Notes
Tags:
2000, 2006, Managing Director, Ryan Kreuger

John C. Lent ’87 MBA

Posted on May 14, 2014August 11, 2015 by Brian Kelleher

John C. Lent ’87 MBA has been appointed to executive vice president and chief financial officer of Atlantic Coast Financial Corporation and its subsidiary Atlantic Coast Bank. Prior to his appointment, Mr. Lent served as the president of Temenos Advisory.

Categories:
1980s, All News & Notes
Tags:
1980, 1987, Atlantic Coast Financial Corporation, CFO, Executive Vice President, John Lent, MBA

Norman Massel ’14 PhD

Posted on May 12, 2014August 11, 2015 by Brian Kelleher

Norman Massel ’14 PhD has successfully defended his dissertation titled “The Effect of Exemption from Mandatory Disclosure to the IRS on Firm Value and Behavior. Dr. Massel has accepted a tenure track position as assistant professor at Louisiana State University.

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2010s, All News & Notes
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2010, 2014, Assistant Professor, Dissertation, Louisiana State University, Norman Massel, PhD

William H. Morgan ’81

Posted on May 10, 2014August 11, 2015 by Brian Kelleher

William H. Morgan ’81 has been promoted to co-head of healthcare financial services at Wells Fargo. Prior to his promotion, Mr. Morgan led the healthcare financial services Mid-Atlantic and Southeast regions.

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1980s, All News & Notes
Tags:
1980, 1981, Co-Head of Financial Services, Promotion, Wells Fargo, William Morgan

David E. Sturgess ’78

Posted on May 8, 2014August 11, 2015 by Brian Kelleher

David E. Sturgess ’78 has been appointed senior vice president, secretary and general counsel of Affinia Group Inc. Prior to his appointment at Affinia, he led all legal activities at ReCommunity Recycling.

Categories:
1970s, All News & Notes
Tags:
1970, 1978, Affinia Group, David Sturgess, General Counsel, Senior Vice President

Scott A. Trenholm ’82

Posted on May 6, 2014August 11, 2015 by Brian Kelleher

Scott A. Trenholm ’82 has been named leader of the New England audit practice at Grant Thornton. Mr. Trenholm has over 30 years of experience in auditing and financial consulting.

Categories:
1980s, All News & Notes
Tags:
1980. 1982, Grant Thornton, Leader, Scott Trenholm

Scott Wulinsky ’96

Posted on May 4, 2014August 11, 2015 by Brian Kelleher

Scott Wulinsky ’96 has been appointed to chief accounting officer of Affinia. Prior to his appointment at Affinia, Mr. Wulinsky served as the director of regulated accounting at Duke Energy Corporation.

Categories:
1990s, All News & Notes
Tags:
1990, 1996, Affinia, Chief Accounting officer, Scott Wulinsky

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