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Alumni NewsT h o m a s C . V a n d e r L a a n(Executive MBA ’95), vicepresident of sales for RemyInc. (Delco Remy), now leadsthe global automotive salesand marketing efforts for thecompany, reporting directlyto the president of RemyInc. VanderLaan will alsohave overall developmentresponsibility for hybridinitiatives.Scott Sundheim (MBA Marketing’98) has been promoted frombrand manager to associate directorfor Wholesome Foods at KelloggCompany.Kurt J. Westermann (ExecutiveMBA ’98) has been promoted tovice president of Black & VeatchEnergy. The company has morethan 90 offices worldwide providingglobal engineering, consultingand construction and specializingin infrastructure development inenergy, water, information andgovernment markets.2000sK i m F a l t e r ( B A M a r k e t i n g’ 0 3 ) h a s b e e n p r o m o t e d t oadvertising account executive atMcCann-Erickson (Detroit) withresponsibilities for the MichiganTourism account.and systems management, whereshe oversaw demand generationand corporate marketing.Myron Jarosewich (MBA Finance’ 0 1 ) , m a n a g e r , A c q u i s i t i o nIntegration, Motorola, Inc., wasa Broad School Finance LectureSeries speaker in the fall 2007s e m e s t e r . H e p r e s e n t e d t h etopic, “Motorola’s Acquisitiona n d I n t e g r a t i o n o f S y m b o lTechnologies.”Steven Koehler (BA Accounting’ 0 4 ) h a s j o i n e d M c M a h a n ,Thomson & Associates, a certifiedpublic accounting and consultingfirm.Joseph Latunski (BA Accounting’04) joined Yeo & Yeo, P.C., as astaff accountant in the Saginaw(Mich.) office. He serves in theAudit Departmentmanaging contracts with supplymanufacturers.Brian Niepoky (MBA SupplyC h a i n M a n a g e m e n t ’ 0 2 ) ,commodity specialist at Intel, hasbeen promoted to commoditymanager overseeing $110 millionin spending.Robert Seestadat (BA Accounting’90), chief financial officer ofDetroit’s Science Center, wasrecognized in the 2007 Crain’sDetroit “Forty under 40” listing forhis achievement in negotiating thecenter’s financial management.Scott Spencer (BA PurchasingManagement ’92) has joined theLutheran Community Foundationleadership team as administrativeservices manager.Nick Grant (BA General BusinessAdministration ’00) joined QuickenLoans at the Troy (Mich.) branch asan executive mortgage banker. Heassists clients in all 50 states.(Amber) Eden Hensley (MBA’04) has joined Appscio (formerlyAvidence) as director of CorporateCommunications. Before joiningAppscio, she was director ofMarketing Communications forGroundWork Open Source, aleader in open source networkingPaulo Miri (MBA Finance ’03)has been promoted to directorof Brazilian Logistics Operationsfor Whirlpool Corporation, LatinAmerica. He was formerly logisticsmanager with the company inBrazil.Paul Myler (MBA Supply ChainManagement ’04), is operationsmanager for Snackfood Supplywith Mars North America. He wasformerly commercial managerresponsible for negotiating andBrian Van Elslander (BA Accounting ’97) is the new head of the FinancialSponsors Group at Wachovia Securities, based in New York. Prior tojoining Wachovia Securities in 2006, he was a managing director of CreditSuisse in the Investment Banking Division in New York. He was a residentof the firm’s London office until 2005, where he held a similar role. Hejoined Credit Suisse from J.P. Morgan & Co., where he had been vicepresident in the Leveraged Finance and High Yield Capital Markets groupsin New York and London. Van Elslander is a member of the Broad School’sFinancial Markets Institute Advisory Board.Ryan Miller (BA GeneralM a n a g e m e n t ’ 0 5 ) , N H Lgoaltender for the BuffaloSabres, recently openeda trendy clothing store,called “The Refinery,” in hishometown of East Lansing.Kelly Ritter (BA Supply ChainManagement ’00) joined DisplayPack Inc., as advanced purchasingmanager. The company, basedin Grand Rapids, Mich., is amanufacturer of automotive inmoldproducts and consumerpackaging solutions. Formerly shewas operational buyer for MagnaDonnelly.Eric Luo (MBA Supply Chain &Finance ’00) has been promotedto director of Strategic Sourcingat Nordyne, Inc. Nordyne provides26BROADBUSINESSwww.bus.msu.edu