Executive Testimonials
"The Nicholas Center offered Medtronic great insight into their business and not just vanilla answers."
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| Tom Tefft VP Finance Medtronic |
The New York Times and Bloomberg.com both featured articles on Sun Microsystems, quoting CFO Michael Lehman.
The External Board of Advisors plays a critical role in the success of the Nicholas Center. There are 31 financial executives who currently serve on the board. They are practitioners from financial services/investment banking and consulting firms, as well as corporate officers.
| Mary E. Amor Private Investor New York, NY |
Bruce Anfindsen Director, FIRC Emerging Markets UBS Securities LLC Stamford, CT |
Doug Baird Co-Head of Equity Capital Markets Banc of America New York, NY |
| Julian Baretta Vice President Finance & Accounting Global Health Care The Procter & Gamble Company Cincinnati, OH |
Barbara Bolens Vice President and Treasurer Director of Investor Relations Brady Corporation Milwaukee, WI |
Ben Braun Managing Director, Mergers & Acquisitions Merrill Lynch & Co. New York, NY |
| Bruce Cohen Principal and Consumer Goods Industry Leader - Global Private Equity Services Kurt Salmon Associates San Francisco, CA |
Gary M. Cole Managing Director Antares International Partners, Inc. San Francisco, CA/Paris, France |
Donald M. Condon, Jr. Sr. VP – Olefins and Corporate Business Development Westlake Chemical Corporation Houston, TX |
| Dennis P. Duerst Director of Benefits Fund Investments 3M St. Paul, MN |
Cathy J. Durham, ASA Vice President Capital Valuation Madison, WI |
Richard H. Fleming Senior VP & CFO USG Corporation Chicago, IL |
| Kirk Geadelmann Director of Finance Best Buy Richfield, MN |
Phill Gross Managing Director Adage Capital Management Boston, MA |
Thomas Heath Managing Director Financial Institutions Group UBS Investment Bank New York, NY |
| Robert Hedlund Partner River Birch Capital Rye, NY |
Bill Keitel |
Peter Kies Managing Director, Investment Banking Robert W. Baird and Co. Milwaukee, WI |
| Susan M. Kreh Vice President, Corporate Controller Johnson Controls, Inc. Milwaukee, WI |
Bill Krugler Managing Director Mason Wells Milwaukee, WI |
Eric J. Larson Head of Research & Portfolio Management Somerset Asset Management Minneapolis, MN |
| Michael E. Lehman Executive Vice President/CFO Sun Microsystems Inc. Santa Clara, CA |
Roberto Morales Research Analyst Janus Capital Group Denver, CO |
Melinda Mount CFO Entertainment & Device Division Microsoft Redmond, WA |
| Dan Musielewicz Senior Financial Manager Kraft Madison, WI |
Joel Nelson Director, Alliances & Innovation General Mills Minneapolis, MN |
Judd Nystrom Senior Vice President, Finance Advance Auto Parts Minneapolis, MN |
| John Oros Executive Chairman Enstar Group Ltd. Managing Director JC Flowers & Co. LLC |
Paul Shain Senior Vice President CDW Corporation Vernon Hills, IL |
Tom Tefft Vice President, Corporate Controller Medtronic, Inc. Minneapolis, MN |
| Dr. Subu Venkataraman Managing Director & CRO Highbridge Capital New York, NY |
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Board Members Emeritus |
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| Carl E. Gulbrandsen Managing Director Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) Madison, W |
Dr. John Parsons Executive Director Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research The Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA |
Ann Schwister VP - Finance & Accounting Greater China Procter & Gamble China |
| Sachin Tulyani Director - Private Debt & Equity Northwestern Investment Management Co., LLC Milwaukee, WI |
Please send new contact updates to: bpeterson@bus.wisc.edu |
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| Peter Kies (Robert W. Baird) Fall 2006 Board Meeting |