Celebrating 90 Years - Foreign Policy Association

In Memoriam
John Hatab
1944-2008
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John Hatab, a principal in Gotham Capital Associates
LLC and longtime member of the Foreign
Policy Association’s Board of Directors, died on
June 30, 2008. He had served as FPA’s treasurer
since 2003.
Shortly before joining Gotham Capital, he retired from
a 39-year career at PricewaterhouseCoopers. During
those years, he served as international vice-chairman–
tax services; managing tax partner–East Coast Region;
managing partner–business development; and managing
tax partner of the New York and Washington, D.C.,
PricewaterhouseCoopers offices. He also served as
the national managing partner–international banking
services.
At the time of his death, he was a member of the Board
of Directors of General Maritime Corporation. He
chaired the Audit Committee there and served on the
Compensation Committee and Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee. He had been a director of
General Maritime since 2004. In addition, he served
as a member of the Board and the treasurer of ABANA,
the Arab Bankers Association of North America.
His other activities included chairing the Board of Directors of the Salvation Army of Greater New York and serving
as a member of the Board and chairing the Audit Committee of the Manhattan Theatre Club. He had formerly
been a member of the Board of Advisors of the Bank Tax Institute, as well as a member of the Professional Liaison
Committee of the Institute of International Bankers.
John Hatab was a certified public accountant, a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants,
and a member of the Tax Executive Committee of the New York Society of CPAs. He received a Bachelor’s degree
in accounting from Lehigh University. The Seton Hall University Graduate School of Business awarded him a Master’s
degree with honors in business administration. International finance was the focus of his MBA studies. He
lived with his wife, Kathy, in New York City.