TMP 1997

Andrew Sandquist was promoted to senior vice president at CB Richard Ellis in Chicago in June. Andrew specializes in the structuring and placement of sale-leaseback and net-leased investment offerings throughout North America. During his brief four-year tenure at CBRE, he has completed over 73 transactions valued at over $1 billion in consideration, covering more than 14 million square feet of space.

Rob Lynch is now a regional manager for Boston Scientific's cardiac rhythm management division. His prior company, Guidant, was acquired by Boston Scientific in April.

Mona Aossey has accepted a new opportunity as the director of finance for Campbell's Pepperidge Farm Division in Connecticut. "I am going to be supporting the general manager and marketing team for the bakery and frozen division. I plan to remain living in the New York City metro area."

Mike Anderson '97 and wife Susanne with their new daughter Claire Marie.

Mike Anderson and his wife Susanne are excited about the birth of their first child, Claire Marie Anderson, who was born July 31. From the moment Claire was born, they were surprised to see her eyes wide open as she explored her new surroundings and gazed at her proud parents. After many years living in downtown Chicago, Mike and Susanne decided it was time to make the move to the suburbs and now live in Naperville, Ill. In addition, Mike was recently promoted to director at PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he specializes in operations and merger integration. Susanne is a director of customer service and documentation for Hapag-Lloyd, a German container shipping company.

In August, Ken Kring started as a senior manager of strategy at WalMart in Bentonville, Ark. He writes, "I'm doing business strategy mapping for them and it's wonderful."

John Strelecky '97 makes an appearance at Borders with his book, The Why Cafi.

John P. Strelecky and his wife Cindy Xin Zhao '00 are heading out for a month in Asia and five weeks in Spain, Turkey and the United Kingdom. John will be doing speaking engagements and media events for his book, called The Why Café in the United States and The Why Are You Here Café elsewhere in the world. The book has garnered favorable reviews and John reports that it has been translated into 17 languages and has sold well internationally.

In addition to my client responsibilities, I have taken on responsibility for recruiting for BCG's Texas offices. My wife Rebecca '02 and I continue to be amazed at the development of our son Jackie, who is approaching his first birthday in December, but who is already the size of an 18-month-old. "Go Bears" is a phrase which is sure to elicit a smile or laugh from him, so he's not just big — he's also smart.