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Joel Wittenberg, MBA ’92, joined the
W.K. Kellogg Foundation in Battle Creek,
Mich., as VP and chief investment officer in
September. Most recently, he was corporate
VP for treasury and investor relations at
the Kellogg Co. “Joel’s solid background
and success in the corporate world are just
what we need to continue the foundation’s
high financial management standards,” says
Sterling Speirn, the foundation’s president
and CEO. Prior to joining the Kellogg Co.,
Joel was VP and treasurer with Armstrong
World Industries in Lancaster, Pa. He also
held several key treasury roles with Dow
Chemical Co. of Midland, Mich.
Brad Hughes, MBA ’93, has been named
VP and CFO of Cooper Tire & Rubber
Co. Since 2008 Brad has worked as global
product development controller for Ford
Motor Co. A Ford employee since 1986,
he previously worked as finance director
for Ford’s South America operations in
Sao Paulo, Brazil; as director of European
business strategy and implementation in
Cologne, Germany; and in other corporate
finance and treasury positions. Prior
to joining Ford, Brad worked for Fruehauf
Finance Corp. in Detroit.
Andrew Masterman, MBA ’93, has been
appointed president and CEO of ESAB
Welding & Cutting North America. Andrew
previously was president of Metalico’s platinum
group metals division. Prior to that, he
held the position of president at Spartan Light
Metals and Walbro Engine Management
Corp. He also has served in a senior financial
role for Intel Corp.’s server business unit.
Nicholas C. Conrad, MBA ’94, was named VP
of finance and treasurer of the Andersons Inc.
in October. He oversees the finance, treasury,
investor relations, credit, and insurance functions.
An employee of the Andersons since
1984, Nick has served as the credit manager,
cash manager, and assistant treasurer. He
resides in Sylvania, Ohio, with his wife, Gail.
Len Greer, MBA ’94, has been appointed
senior VP, marketing, for CVS Caremark’s
pharmacy benefit management business.
Len joins the company from ActiveHealth,
where he was executive VP, marketing and
product management, responsible for developing
and implementing strategies to drive
growth in the health management business.
Prior to that, he was with Medco Health,
where he held various senior marketing roles,
and McKinsey & Co., where he assisted
lisa howze, BBA ’95, owns and
operates Speaking life Principles Inc., a motivation,
training, and development company based in the detroit
area. Prior to founding the company in 2007, she worked
for dTE Energy. As a professional speaker and trainer,
lisa covers topics that include leadership, personal
development, student development, time management,
and financial empowerment. She has addressed a
variety of professional, business, and student organizations in connection with careers in
accounting and finance. clients in related fields include AXA Advisors llc, deloitte,
Gregory Terrell & co., Plante & Moran Pllc, Pricewaterhousecoopers llP, and the
Wayne county legislative office of the Auditor General. lisa recently ran for detroit’s
city council and finished one place outside of winning the final seat on the nine-member
council. She will be seeking elected office once again in August as a state representative
in Michigan house district 2. lisa is a certified public accountant and former detroit
chapter president of the national Association of Black Accountants Inc.
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clients on issues of marketing, strategy,
product development, and operations.
Kevin Nowlan, MBA ’95, is VP and treasurer
of ArvinMeritor, headquartered in Troy,
Mich. He is responsible for the company’s
global capital market and treasury activities.
He previously was VP and assistant treasurer
and has been with the company since 2007.
Prior to that, Kevin held a series of senior-
level financial positions with the GM treasurer’s
office and GMAC Financial Services.
ArvinMeritor is a global supplier of a broad
range of integrated systems, modules, and
components to the motor vehicle industry.
David Smart, MBA ’96, recently was named
senior VP and CFO of Pella Corp. David
most recently served as CFO of Ford Australia
and before that was VP of finance, management
information systems, and strategy
for Jaguar and Land Rover North America.
David Voyticky, MBA ’96, is a new director
on the board of Houston-based Best Energy
Services Inc. He has more than 15 years of
domestic and international experience in
mergers and acquisitions, restructuring, and
financing derived from serving as VP with
Goldman Sachs and Houlihan Lokey in
Los Angeles, and as an associate with J.P.
Morgan in London and New York. David
also designed and was a founding partner
of Red Mountain Capital Partners. Additionally,
he was a partner in the $300 million
relaunch of Chapman Capital LLC.
Elaine O’Gorman, MBA ’98, was named
chief marketing officer of the Receivables
Exchange, the world’s leading online marketplace
for real-time trading of accounts
receivable. Before joining the exchange,
Elaine led the marketing efforts of Silverpop
Systems and also was part of the American
Airlines marketing team. Elaine’s teams
have been recognized with more than
two dozen awards, including the BMA
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