|
Floyd
Hall |
| Chairman |
| Floyd Hall Enterprises |
| One Hall Drive |
| Little Falls , NJ 07424 |
| Phone: (973)
746-3131 |
|
| CEO of Kmart Corp. from
1995 until retirement June 2000, also CEO 1981-89
of NJ-based Grand Union supermarket chain> Resident of Montclair, heads wholly-owned Floyd
Hall Enterprises that built Floyd Hall Arena and
Yogi Berra Stadium on Montclair State University campus in Little Falls, also owner of minor league
NJ Jackals which plays in stadium> Started career
with Montgomery Ward in 1956; held various positions
with Ward's until named national sales manager 1968>
Joined Singer Stores 1970 as vice president,
regional director> 1973 named vice president,
store operations, at B. Dalton Bookseller in Minneapolis, following year named president and CEO of Dalton> Relocated
1981 to NJ upon appointment as chairman and CEO
of Grand Union in Wayne> 1989 joined The Museum
Company, retailer marketing museum reproductions
based in East Rutherford, as Chairman and CEO, until
becoming Kmart CEO 1995> Current or past directorships
include: Give Kids The World, The Museum Company,
Lynx Technologies (chairman), Kenwood Productions,
and Jundt Growth Fund; The Brooklyn
Museum> Nominated February 10, 2006, by President George W. Bush to serve on Amtrak Reform Board for five-year term of office> Born in OK, did not attend college, awarded
honorary doctorate 1999 from Montclair State. |
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| Jon
F. Hanson |
| Founder & Chairman |
| Hampshire
Real Estate Companies |
| 15
Maple Avenue |
| Morristown,
NJ 07960 |
| Phone:
(973) 292-9595 |
| |
| Founder, former head of
real estate investment, management firm> Chairman emeritus, National Football Foundation and College
Hall of Fame> Key fundraiser for former Governor Thomas H. Kean, other Republican State, national leaders, chaired Kean political action committee, delegate to 1988 Republican National Convention, served as State Finance Chairman for 1981 Kean gubernatorial campaign, and as co-chairman of 1985 Kean Re-Election Committee> Appointed in 1982 by Governor Kean as chairman, NJ Sports & Exposition Authority, served 1990-94
as commissioner> Also past director, Consolidated Delivery & Logistics; Bell Atlantic NJ; Seton Co.; Hackensack University Medical Center; former board President
Bergen Pines Hospital (now Bergen Regional Medical Center)> Also close to Malcolm Borg, former CEO of North Jersey Media> B.A. Colgate University. |
| Fred
Hassan |
| Chairman and CEO |
| Schering-Plough
Corp. |
| 2000
Galloping Hill Road |
| Kenilworth,
NJ 07033 |
| Phone:
(908) 298-4000 |
| |
| Named
2003 to become CEO of Schering-Plough,
previously CEO of NJ-based Pharmacia Corp. created April 2000 upon merger
of Pharmacia & Upjohn and Monsanto Company,
Pharmacia acquired fall 2003 by Pfizer Corp.>
Joined Pharmacia & Upjohn as CEO May 1997,
then based in London, relocated headquarters to
NJ 1999> Before joining Pharmacia & Upjohn,
Executive Vice President of American Home Products
(now Wyeth) headed Genetics Institute, Inc., wholly owned biotechnology
subsidiary>
While at AHP, played critical role in 1994
acquisition of American Cyanamid Corporation,
elected to AHP Board of Directors in 1995> Earlier in career, spent 17 years with Sandoz
Pharmaceuticals Corporation (now Novartis)
and headed its US pharmaceutical business, joined
Sandoz in 1972 and became Sandoz's Head of US
Pharmaceuticals in 1984> Past chairman of Board of Directors of Pharmaceutical Research and
Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) and immediate past chairman of
HealthCare Institute of NJ; current president of International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Associations and currently serves on Board of Directors of Avon Products, Inc.> Native of Pakistan, graduate
of Imperial College of Science and Technology
at University of London in 1967 with bachelor's
degree in Chemical Engineering, M.B.A. Harvard
Business School 1972. |
| Henry
F. Henderson, Jr. |
| President & CEO |
| H.F. Henderson Industries |
| 45 Fairfield Place |
| West Caldwell,
NJ 07006 |
| Phone: (973) 227-9250 |
| |
| Known as ‘Hank’> Founder in 1954 of largest black-owned NJ
company with over $17 million in 1997 revenues, ranks among 100 largest
black-owned companies in US according to Black Enterprise Magazine annual
survey> Manufactures control panels, microprocessor consoles, circuit
boards, medical waste disposal systems, industrial automatic weighing
systems including mixing and conveying scales, electronic and electrical
systems and hardware for military use> Also principal in private
investment partnership., H.S. Holdings, which acquired in 1995 with other
investors including real estate developers David Steiner, Clifford Sobel and Peter Sudler,
Wayne-based Sanitec Co., formerly ABB Group (Asea
Brown Boveri) subsidiary which makes microwave disposal systems for
infectious medical waste> Appointed 1999 by Governor Christine Todd Whitman as member, NJ State Employment and Training Commission; previously served as commissioner, Port Authority of NY & NJ and
chair, Governor's Commission on International Trade during administration
of Governor Thomas H. Kean>
Other past boards include GPU; Delta Dental Plan of NJ; NJ Chamber of Commerce;
Stevens Institute of Technology; NY Theological Seminary>
Licensed pilot for multi-engine planes and licensed electrical contractor
in NJ> Many awards include
Company of Year, Black Enterprise Magazine; Man of Year, 100 Black Men of
NJ; Distinguished Business Citizen of Year, NJ Business & Industry Association> 1950 graduate of State
University of NY Agricultural & Technical Institute, attended William Paterson University, Seton Hall University, New York University, honorary doctorates from Kean University, Stevns Institute, Alfred State College. |
| Herbert
L. Henkel |
| Chairman, President & CEO |
| Ingersoll-Rand Company Ltd. |
| 155 Chestnut Ridge Road |
| Montvale,
NJ 07675 |
| Phone:
(201) 573-0123 |
|
|
Appointed CEO of Ingersoll-Rand, diversified
industrial and components manufacturer legally headquartered in Bermuda but with corporate center in NJ, October 1999 after serving as
president and chief operating officer since April 1999, also named chairman May 2000> Previously
president and chief operating officer of Textron, Inc. from February
1999> Named Textron executive vice president and chief operating
officer in July 1998, responsible for Textron's global operations,
overseeing company's 28 business units located in 23 countries and
employing 64,000 people> Prior to becoming executive vice president and
COO, president of Textron's $4 billion industrial products segment,
created Textron Fastening Systems, now global leader in engineered
fastening solutions>
From 1987 to 1993, president of Greenlee Textron, maker of tools for wire
and cable installation and maintenance> Before joining Textron 1987,
president and chief operating officer of Southern Fastening Systems and
Unifast Industries, previously served as vice president of sales and
marketing for Chicago Pneumatic Tool Co. and Hilti, Inc.> Earlier in
career, design engineer at Grumman Aerospace, and
member of the technical staff at Bell Laboratories> Native of
Austria, holds BS in aerospace engineering and applied mechanics, and MS
in mechanical engineering from Polytechnic University, NY, also holds MBA
from Pace University, NY> Director of C. R. Bard Inc. and 3M Company, former director of Kollmorgen Corporation and Pitney
Bowes. |
| Mitchell
E. Hersh |
| CEO |
| Mack-Cali Realty Corporation |
| 343 Thornall Street |
| Edison, NJ
08837 |
| Phone: (732) 590-1000 |
|
| Heads Mack-Cali Realty Corporation, one of largest real
estate trusts (REITs) in US, with interests as of September 2008 in nearly 300 properties, primarily office and office/flex buildings located in Northeast, totaling approximately 33.7 million square feet wit some 2,200 tenants> Publicly-traded REIT since 1994> Named CEO 1998,
previously held position of president and chief operating officer> Also serves as Chairman and CEO of Gale Real Estate Services Company, a subsidiary of Mack-Cali acquired in 2006> Prior to joining Mack-Cali in December 1997 upon merger of The Mack
Company and Cali Realty, served as partner of The Mack Company since 1982
and as chief operating officer of since 1990, overseeing development, operations, leasing and acquisitions of Company's
office and industrial portfolio> Serves on board of governors of National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT) and has served on board of directors of NJ Chapter of National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP); also serves on Board of Trustees of Montclair State University> B.A. degree in architecture from Ohio
University. |
| Vernon
W. Hill, II |
| Partner |
| Interstate Commercial |
| 700 Horizon Way |
| Mount Laurel , NJ
08034 |
| Phone: (856) 439-3200 |
| |
| Founder
with group of local investors of Commerce Bank in 1973, grew from single branch
in Marlton to largest independent bank in NJ until sale announced October 2007 to Canadian-based TD Bank Financial Group, parent of Toronto-Dominion Bank, for $8.5 billion in cash and stock> Served as chairman and CEO of Commerce until forced to resign June 2007 under pressure by Commerce board following criticism by Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia over alleged conflicts in self-dealing with firms controlled by Hill and family, including Bank property leases with Hill-controlled entities and purchase of design services from business run by wife Shirley> Announced November 2007 founding with veteran analyst Gary B. Townsend of Hill-Townsend
Capital based in Chevy Chase, MD, to invest in
financial services sector, particularly mid-cap bank stocks with assets ranging $1 billion to $10 billion> Also founder of other non-banking businesses,
including co-founder of US Restaurants of Blue
Bell PA with 75 locations, including Burger King and Rib-It chain> Also partner in Interstate Commercial real
estate development firm, developer of Galloway
National Golf Club in Atlantic County> Prominent
political activist and contributor, once nominated
by Governor James Florio to board of Delaware River Port Authority> Bank previously active in NJ and PA tax-exempt
bond underwriting and marketing, executives
included prominent NJ political leaders past
Camden Democratic chair George Norcross; prominent Ocean County Republican Joseph Buckalew (served as President, Commerce Bank/Shore)> 1967 graduate with BS in economics from Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania> In 2005, together with wife, Shirley Hill, and dog, donated $10 million
for new building at School of Veterinary Medicine at University of
Pennsylvania, called Vernon and Shirley
Hill Pavilion> Resides in in Moorestown Township in 46,000 square foot mansion Villa Collina (Italian for "Hill House"), largest private residence in NJ featuring 14 built-in television screens, 94 doors and 4,000 square-foot fitness room. |
| J.
Robert Hillier, FAIA |
| Deputy Chairman
|
| RMJM Hillier |
| 500 Alexander Park |
| Princeton, NJ
08543 |
| Phone: (609) 452-8888 |
| |
| Founder in 1986 and former CEO of one of largest US architectural firms, The Hillier Group, which merged in 2007 with United Kingdom-based RMJM, one of world's largest architectural practices, creating
RMJM Hillier, with more than 1,000 design professionals and
offices in 16 cities across North America, Europe, Asia and Middle East> Serves as Deputy Chairman of RMJM holding company MJM> Also Visiting Lecturer at Princeton University School of Architecture, graduate of Princeton with B.A. and M.F.A.> Board member, Peddie School, past board member, Hershey Foods, Beneficial Corp., McCarter Theatre> Major NJ projects include Rutgers Louis Brown Athletic Center; Liberty Science Center; Adventure Aquarium; Peddie School library; Richard J. Hughes Justice Complex; NJ Institute of Technology School of Architecture; Kirby Science Center at The Lawrenceville School> Fellow of American Institute of Architects; recipient in 2008 from American Institute of Architects NJ chapter of first ever Michael Graves Lifetime Achievement Award, also first recipient of Leonardo da Vinci award from Professional Services
Management Association for lifetime leadership in profession> Born in Canada, father James Hillier a leading scientist for RCA, helped invent
electron microscope, emigrated to US in 1951, attended Princeton Day School and graduated 1955 from The Lawrenceville School prior to enrolling at Princeton. |
Stephen P. Holmes |
| Chairman, President & CEO |
| Wyndham Worldwide |
| 7 Sylvan Way |
| Parsippany, NJ 07054 |
| Phone: (973) 753- 6000 |
| |
| Named CEO upon separation of Wydham Worldwide as independent company from former parent firm Cendant Corp. in July 2006> Wyndham Worldwide one of world’s largest hospitality companies, employs approximately 30,000 people and operates in 100 countries, hotel brands include Wyndham, Ramada, Days Inn, Super 8, Howard Johnson and Travelodge> Prior to formation of Wyndham Worldwide in 2006, vice chairman and member of board of directors of Cendant, which ranked 114 on Fortune’s 2006 “500 List”, and chairman and CEO of Cendant’s Travel Content Division, oversaw Cendant’s hotel franchise, vehicle rental, timeshare development, timeshare exchange and vacation rental businesses> Innovations under his leadership included creation of TripRewards® loyalty program; launch of successful RCI Points Program for timeshare industry; and growth of the timeshare development business to become largest seller of vacation ownership interests> From 1990 to 1996, executive vice president and chief financial officer of HFS Incorporated, responsible for company’s successful public offering and for setting and implementing financial policy and controls as well as overseeing administrative functions> During tenure as CEO at HFS, company acquired more than 20 businesses, grew to a market capitalization in excess of $20 billion and one of fastest-growing stocks on the New York Stock Exchange> Prior to joining HFS at company founding in 1990, a managing director of The Blackstone Group, where involved with the strategy, negotiation and integration of acquisitions for the Blackstone investment partnership> Prior to joining Blackstone, served as Senior Vice President and CFO
for Reliance Capital Group, directed acquisition and financial
teams for investment partnership> Began career at Deloitte & Touche LLP> Selected as 2007 Hall of Leaders inductee by Travel Industry Association> .In addition to position at Wyndham Worldwide, serves as a Vice Chairman of World Travel & Tourism Council and serves on Executive Committee of Travel Business Roundtable> Member, Board of Trustees, NJ Chamber of Commerce; Boys and Girls Club of Northeast NJ; Chilton Memorial Hospital Foundation in Pompton Plains> B.S.B.A. degree in accounting from Bucknell University, and member of American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. |
| Ara K. Hovnanian |
| President & CEO |
| K. Hovnanian Enterprises |
| 10 Highway 35 |
| Red Bank, NJ 07701 |
| Phone: (732) 747-7800 |
|
| Succeeded father, Kevork S. Hovnanian, as CEO 1997> Father and uncles founded what is now K. Hovnanian Enterprises 1960, currently NJ’s largest residential builder and operations in 19 states, ranked 373rd on 2007 FORTUNE 500 list of US largest firms> While in high school, worked summers on construction sites, cleaning houses and
carrying kitchen cabinets and appliances>
Joined Company 1979 following completion of joint undergraduate and graduate work at The Wharton School at University of Pennsylvania, graduated summa cum laude with degrees in accounting, finance and real estate> Serves as a member of Advisory Council of PNC Bank; also named to NJ's Council on Affordable Housing by Governor Thomas H. Kean in 1985 and by Governor James J. Florio in 1990, also appointed by Governor Christine Todd Whitman as a member of Governor's Economic Master Plan Commission in 1994> Resides in Manhattan and Rumson> Enjoys dancing, food, participant sports. |
| Kevork
S. Hovnanian |
| Chairman |
| K. Hovnanian Enterprises |
| 10 Highway 35 |
| Red Bank, NJ
07701 |
| Phone: (732) 747-7800 |
|
| Armenian immigrant, fled Middle East with family when successful road
building company nationalized> Founded US company with $20,000 loan
with 3 brothers, who each now have separate companies> Founded K. Hovnanian Enterprises 1960, now NJ’s largest residential
builder and operations in 19 states, ranked 373rd on 2007 FORTUNE 500 list of US largest firms> Retired as CEO 1997, remains
chairman, succeeded as CEO 1997 by son, Ara Hovanaian> Known for innovative
management, construction practices allowing high-value affordable housing,
grew from initial market niche of first-time homebuyers to moderate income
families> Former trustee, Kean University, also received honorary doctorate from Kean> Named 1999 to list of "25 Top NJ Business Leaders of the Century"; 1998 Ellis Island Medal of Honor; 1996 first recipient of President's Medal from NJ Institute of Technology; 1993 as national housing ‘Legend’ by National Association
of Home Builders; 1992 received Harvard University national award for
corporate public leadership for successful inner city community
development in Newark> Active
in State land-use, housing issues involving affordable housing, planning,
environmental regulation> Major political fundraiser, contributor, formerly one
of leading contributors in NJ Republican campaigns, particularly when fellow Armenian-American Garabed Haytaian active in 1980s and 1990s as NJ Assembly Speaker and Republican State Chairman. |
| Arthur
E. Imperatore, Sr. |
| Chairman |
| Arcorp Properties |
| 2100 88th
Street |
| North Bergen, NJ
07047 |
| Phone: (201) 902-8700 |
| |
| Heads real estate investment, development firm, also Port Imperial Ferry Corporation that operates NY Waterway, largest US commuter ferry service, now managed by stepson Armand Pohan (a Fort Lee councilman) and son, Arthur Imperatore Jr.> Also operates The Port Imperial Marina in Weehawken, Imperatore
Landscaping, and pair of restaurants located on
Hudson River across from Manhattan> Founder with two brothers
and CEO of now defunct A-P-A
Transport, previously a leading shorthaul trucking carrier serving Mid-Altantic and
New England states, Canada, ceased operations in 2002 due to financial problems> Formerly involved in Weehawken, West New
York waterfront 400-acre real estate development, sold major interests
1996> Launched NY Waterway ferry service 1986
between Weehawken and Manhattan, first Trans-Hudson ferry service in 30
years, financial problems and loss of ridership following reinstitution
of PATH service to Manhattan after post 9/11/2001 disruption led to cutbacks,
2004 agreement
to
sell selected ferry routes of company to Manhattan attorney William Wachtel> Past board
member, Palisades General Hosptal; Stevens Institute of Technology; Foundation of University of Medicine & Dentistry of NJ> Named to Horatio Alger Association
of Distinguished Americans, other awards include Award of Children of
the World from Deborah Heart & Lung Center;
Gold Medallion, B'nai B'rith; Ellis Island Medal of Honor; honorary
doctorate of humane letters, St.
Peter's College. |
| Lewis Katz, Esq |
| Katz,
Ettin & Levine |
| 905 North Kings Highway |
| Cherry Hill, NJ 08034 |
| Phone: (856) 667-6440 |
| |
| Long-time insider and fundraiser for former Governor James Florio, also major fundraiser
for Clinton-Gore presidential and Frank Lautenberg Senate campaigns> Attorney,
former CEO of Kinney Systems parking firm in NY
City> Principal in investment group including Raymond Chambers, Stanley Gale, Finn Wentworth, and fellow Temple University
trustee and alumnus Bill Cosby that acquired NJ
Nets 1998, named Nets president, merged effective
November 1999 with NY Yankees into YankeesNets
parent company, also purchased
NJ Devils 2000, sought unsuccessfully to move both teams
to new arena to be built in Newark, delays
in securing arena financing, conflicts among investors
led to breakup of Yankees-Devils-Nets affiliation,
Nets sold summer 2004 to group headed by Bruce
Ratner intending to move team to proposed new
mixed-use spots-entertainment-office complex to
be built in Brooklyn and Devils sold to group headed by former Lehman Brothers partner Jeffrey Vanderbeek> Previously largest stockholder
of former First Peoples Bank acquired 1992 by
CoreStates Financial Corp.> Served as chair,
1990 Florio Inaugural Committee; finance chair,
1993, 1989 Florio campaigns> Reportedly declined
offer by Governor Florio to be chair,
NJ Democratic State Committee, chaired State
Committee finance committee, previously expressed
interest in possible candidacy for US Senate> Also major fundraiser for current PA governor and former Philadelphia
mayor and 1999-2000 National Democratic Committee
chairman Ed Rendell> Grew up in Camden's Parkside neighborhood, graduated from Camden High School, B.A. Temple University 1962, spent a year as editorial assistant to journalist Drew Pearson before entering Dickinson School of Law, received law degree1966 after ranking first in class, clerked for Pennsylvania Supreme Court Chief Justice prior to entering private law practice> Serves on board of trustees of both Temple and Dickinson> Key role in supporting development of Jewish community centers of Cherry Hill and Margate, both named in honor of his parents. |
| Douglas Kennedy |
| President, New Jersey Division |
| Capital One Bank |
| 275 Broadhollow Road |
| Melville, NY 11747 |
| Phone: ( |
| |
| Holds present position since March 2008 following completion of acquisition by Capital One Bank of North Fork Bank, previously since May 2004 headed NJ division of North Fork Bank> Prior position heading Fleet Bank NJ's commercial banking middle-market business of clients with $10 million or more in revenue, joined Fleet following Fleet's acquisition of Summit Bank in 2001, served as senior vice president and deputy manager of corporate banking at
Summit> Before joining Summit in 2000, president and CEO of Fleet Bank NJ, and earlier served as executive vice president and market manager for Fleet's Commercial Services Group, also president of NatWest USA Connecticut Corporation, prior to NatWest's 1996 acquisition by Fleet>
First job as a teller at $86 a week with City Trust, joined NatWest 1983, relocated to NJ 1993 as head of corporate banking> Trustee of Montclair State University, Hackensack University Medical Center Foundation, and NJ Performing Arts Center> Serves on boards of directors of NJ Bankers Association and the NJ Chamber of Commerce, also member of Tri-County Scholarship Committee's Board of Directors> Past chairman of NationsPort, coalition of business and labor leaders supporting continued development of Port of NY and NJ, and served on Governor McGreevey's transition team> B.S. in economics and M,B.A. from Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, CT.
|
| Edward
J. Ludwig |
| Chairman, President
& CEO |
| Becton,
Dickinson and Company |
| 1 Becton Drive |
| Franklin
Lakes, NJ 07417 |
| Phone:
(201) 847-6800 |
|
| Named
Becton Dickinson CEO effective January
2002 after serving as president and chief operating
officer since
May 2000> Joined BD 1979 after
five years experience in Company’s medical segment,
assumed responsibility in 1987 for corporate planning
and development> From 1989 to 1994, president
of Becton Dickinson Diagnostics in Baltimore>
Served as Senior Vice President-Finance and Chief
Financial Officer 1995 to 1998, in July 1998 appointed
Executive Vice President of Company> Serves as a director of Aetna; chair of Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed), world’s largest medical technology association; trustee, The College of the Holy Cross; trustee, Johns Hopkins University and chairs advisory board for Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; serves on board of US Fund for UNICEF; member of Board of Governors of Hackensack University Medical
Center> Other past or present boards include HealthCare Institute of New Jersey and Healthcare Leadership Council> Graduate of The College of the Holy Cross with B.A. in economics and
accounting and M.B.A. in finance from Columbia University, Graduate School of Business. |
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