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Brian Maher |
| Chairman and CEO |
| Maher Terminals, Inc. |
| Journal Square Plaza |
| Jersey City, NJ
07306-4004 |
| Phone: (201) 963-2100 |
| Fax: (201)
963-5384 |
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| Heads family-held marine terminal company, one of world's largest
independent, multi-user container terminal operators and cargo handlers,
also operates freight rail service from Port Newark/Elizabeth under
contract with PORT AUTHORITY OF NY
& NJ> Active in public policy issues affecting operations,
including successful effort to secure financing for Port dredging, Port
Authority negotiation of lease to maintain shipping operations of Sea
Land-Maersk at Port subject of dispute between Governor CHRISTINE
TODD WHITMAN and NY Governor George Pataki> Also prominent Republican activist and
contributor, over $70,000 in contributions from firm, executives, family
1999-2000, served on campaign finance committees for Governor CHRISTINE
TODD WHITMAN, Congressman ROBERT
FRANKS>Vice-chair,
board of trustees, ST. PETER’S
COLLEGE; member, board of
overseers, NJ INSTITUTE OF
TECHNOLOGY; other boards include REGIONAL
PLAN ASSOCIATION; NJ CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE. |
| William
J. Marino |
| President & CEO |
| Horizon Blue
Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey |
| 3 Penn Plaza East |
| Newark, NJ 07105 |
| Phone: (973) 466-4000 |
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| Named President & CEO of NJ's largest health insurer January 1994,
succeeded John Petillo> Spent
23 years with PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE
CO., served as vice president of regional group operations for NY and
CT before joining Blue Cross-Blue Shield of NJ January 1992 as senior vice
president of health industry services, responsible for managed care
operations, market research and product development> Chairman, board of
regents, ST. PETER'S COLLEGE; member, board of trustees, NJ
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE; NJ NETWORK Foundation;
NJ SYMPHONY; United Way of Essex
and West Hudson> Former board member, KESSLER
INSTITUTE FOR REHABILITATION; NY Business Group on Health; NY State
HMO Conference> B.S. ST. PETER'S
COLLEGE. |
| Monroe
G. Milstein |
| Chairman, President & CEO |
| Burlington Coat
Factory Warehouse Corporation |
| 1830 Route 130 North |
| Burlington, NJ
08016 |
| Phone: (609) 387-7800 |
| Fax: (609) 387-7071 |
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| Founded BURLINGTON COAT
FACTORY WAREHOUSE CORPORATION 1972 with first outlet in Burlington,
now largest US retailer of coats> Father began earlier wholesale
outerwear operation, Burlington Coat Factory one of first factory outlet
retail chains now with over 260 stores in 42 states, $2 billion in fiscal
1999 sales> Began business career working in father's wholesale
business, founded first retail operation in 1950s> Active in seeking
stronger federal action to enforce antitrust and price-fixing laws, serves
on board of International Mass Retail Association> Ranked by Forbes
Magazine among 400 wealthiest in US, net worth estimated
at over $500 million> Wife Henrietta serves as vice president
and corporate secretary, sons also senior executives, family members
control over 60% of shares> B.S. New York University. |
| Frederic M. Poses |
| Chairman and
CEO |
| American
Standard Companies |
| One Centennial Avenue |
| Piscataway, NJ 08855-6820 |
| Phone: (732)
980-6000 |
| Fax: (732) 980-3340 |
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| Named October
1999 as CEO of AMERICAN STANDARD
COMPANIES, leading maker of air conditioning and heating systems and
bathroom fixtures, after serving
at AlliedSignal (now HONEYWELL
INTERNATIONAL) for entire
career, most recent position as president and chief operating officer>
Succeeded retiring American Standard CEO Emmanuel A. Kampouris effective
January 2000> Served with AlliedSignal for 30 years, joined as
financial analyst 1969, named General Manager of Home Furnishings Division
1977, held several positions of increasing responsibility until 1988
appointment as President of Engineered Materials Sector and Executive Vice
President of corporation> October 1997
elected to Board of Directors and named Vice Chairman, appointed
President and COO in June 1998> Before joining AlliedSignal, spent two
years on assignment in Peru with Peace Corps> Resides in Manhattan,
serves on Board of Directors of 92nd Street Y and member of Board of
Trustees at Riverdale Country School. |
| Henry
M. Rowan, Jr. |
| President and CEO |
| Inductotherm Industries |
| 10 Indel Avenue |
| Rancocas, NJ
08073 |
| Phone: (609) 267-9000 |
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Fax: (609)
267-5705 |
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| Founder in 1953 and sole owner of INDUCTOTHERM
INDUSTRIES, world's leading manufacturer of induction melting systems,
estimated $500 million in annual revenue from industrial furnaces,
bottle-molding machinery, other products> Low-profile until July 1992
$100 million gift to Glassboro State College, largest private gift ever to
a public university> Gift used in part for new engineering school,
(named Henry M. Rowan Hall) scholarships for children of Inductotherm
employees> Following Rowan pledge, Glassboro State changed name to
Rowan College of NJ (now ROWAN
UNIVERSITY)> Avid pilot, learned to fly in Army, maintains private
airstrip, fleet of 10 company planes> B.S. Massachusetts Institute of
Technology. |
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| Patricia
Russo |
| President and CEO |
| Lucent
Technologies |
| 600 Mountain
Avenue |
| Murray Hill, NJ 07974 |
| Phone: (908) 582-8500 |
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| Named January 7, 2002, at
age 49 as LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES CEO, rejoining company she left
August 2000 after serving as one of founding executives following its
creation by 1996 spin-off from AT&T> Succeeded Henry Schacht as
CEO, who remains chairman> Most recently served for nine months from
April 2001 as president and chief operating officer of Eastman Kodak
Company until resigning to accept Lucent position> Spent 20 years in
senior executive leadership positions at Lucent and AT&T, managing
some of business's largest divisions, including executive vice president
and CEO of Lucent's Service Provider Networks division with responsibility
for sales, distribution, installation and development of products and
systems for Lucent's service provider customers; executive vice president
of Lucent's corporate operations from 1997 to 1999 with oversight for
corporate strategy, business development, supply chain, human resources
and investor and public relations organizations; president of Business
Communications Systems division of AT&T and Lucent from 1992 to 1996,
unit later spun off as Avaya Inc.> Before joining AT&T in 1981,
spent eight years in sales and marketing management at INTERNATIONAL
BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION> Resigned as chairman of Avaya
following appointment as Lucent CEO, member of boards of SCHERING
PLOUGH CORP. and alma mater Georgetown University, also former member
of boards of NJ MANUFACTURERS INSURANCE CO. and NJ BUSINESS
& INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION> Named by Fortune Magazine as one of its
'50 Most Powerful Women in American Business' in 1998, 1999 and 2001>
Graduate of Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School in
1989, and received bachelor's degree in Political Science and History from
Georgetown University. |
| Arthur
F. Ryan |
| Chairman & CEO |
| The Prudential
Insurance Company of America |
| 751 Broad Street |
| Newark, NJ 07102 |
| Phone: (973) 802-6000 |
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| Named CEO of PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE effective
December 1994, first chairman
& CEO to be appointed from outside Prudential in Company's history>
Overseeing efforts to restore Prudential reputation following scandals in
deceptive marketing of insurance and investment products, estimated $2
billion cost of settling customer claims, litigation>
Previously president & chief operating officer of CHASE
MANHATTAN CORP. since 1990, direct operating responsibility for all of
Bank's business> Joined Chase Manhattan 1972 from Control Data
Corporation, started at Bank as project manager in Data Processing
Division, 1982 named executive vice president for corporate operations and
systems, 1984 executive vice president for individual banking, 1985-90
vice chairman> 1984-90 in charge of Chase worldwide retail banking>
Boards include Achieve, national education advocacy organization;
Presbyterian Hospital in NY City; Providence College; NJ
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE; Past president, NY State Bankers Association;
member, business advisory council, Carnegie Mellon Graduate School of
Industrial Administration> Born in Brooklyn, B.A. 1963 Providence
College, 1963-65 attended graduate school at American University while
serving as lieutenant in US Army> Holds honorary Doctor of Business
Administration degree from Providence College and honorary Doctor of
Humane Letters degree from Dowling College. |
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