EMP-53

Greetings, EMP-53! Some great news from our class and, as always, hope to hear from more of you soon.

Philip Pang writes that he accepted a great job offer from Dover Corp., a $7-billion Fortune 500 company, where he is now the managing director of China and India operations. His manufacturing plants are in Shanghai, China, and Chennai, India. He will work with Wilden Pump (under Dover's umbrella), the world's largest manufacturing supplier of air-operated double diaphragm pumps (write to him if, like me, you would like to understand what a diaphragm pump actually does). Proof that it's a small, small world: Joe Fiore is also working for Dover, and both Ash Krishnan and Kellogg Dean Deepak Jain and are natives of Chennai.

Philip's main office is in Shanghai, but he will travel to Chennai once a month. His family is also doing very well. Daughter Amy (5), who was EMP-53's firstborn baby, is attending preschool in Chicago. His wife will graduate from UIC in May with a health/nutrition major and will soon become a registered dietitian. Philip also offers this open invitation: "I would like to host many more EMP-53ers who are planning to visit Shanghai this year. Last year, I hosted Jay Kobitter and Gerry Hagel. Both enjoyed the local food and shopping."

Through Philip, I also heard that Ash is now working in Hyderabad. Please write, Ash!

Byron Uytiepo missed the happy hour, but sounds great, as usual.

Dan Roman has accepted a new position as director of transaction services for BDO Seidman LLP, a major accounting/consultancy firm. He is still based in Chicago. Good luck, Dan!

Bill Birck is now the president of Reed Illinois Corp.. The company is having a great year and Bill seems, well, somehow more presidential. I ran into him, Scott Kirkpatrick and Bill Rogers at the Economic Club dinner in December. Bill Rogers had also changed firms. He is now the managing director of Jones Lang LaSalle in Chicago.

Pam Alexa joined Wyeth as the assistant vice president of its U.S. vaccine marketing division in October 2006. Pam had been with Johnson & Johnson for 19 years, so this is a big change. Huge congratulations, Pam.

Uma Murty writes that all is well. She is still the director of services, networks and enterprise in Motorola's global marketing and communications division.

Julie Einstein is still in Boston with Pulte as New England vice president of operations and writes that Miss Jordan Chase Stuecken is almost 1 year old now.

Reed Melton was one of the few brave souls to make the happy hour on a pretty frigid night, and looks great, as usual.

Take care and please be in touch! Cheers.