WHO`S WHO IN LOS ANGELES BUSINESS

JANUARY 6, 2014
LOS ANGELES BUSINESS JOURNAL 17
WHO’S WHO IN LOS ANGELES BUSINESS
Top executives of L.A.’s biggest companies and organizations.
AEROSPACE/
DEFENSE
TIM CONVER
Chief Executive
Aerovironment Inc.
Age: 68
Business:
Aircraft/Aerospace
Revenue: $240 million
City: Monrovia
JOSEPH MAZIN
President, Chief
Executive
Flamemaster Corp.
Age: 67
Business: Chemicals
Revenue: $5.4 million
City: Pacoima
ROBERT MEHRABIAN
President, Chief Executive
Teledyne Technologies Inc.
Age: 71
Business: Aerospace/Defense
Revenue: $2.12 billion
City: Thousand Oaks
Membership in Professional
Organizations: National Academy of
Engineering, American Society of
Metals International, Minerals, Metals
and Materials Society
ANTHONY J. REARDON
Chief Executive
Ducommun Inc.
Age: 62
Business: Aerospace
Revenue: $747 million
City: Monrovia
Membership in Professional
Organizations: Aerospace Industries
Association
RANDY J. SNYDER
Chairman, President, Chief Executive
Wesco Aircraft Holdings Inc.
Age: 63
Business: Aerospace
Revenue: $776 million
City: Hawthorne
APPAREL
DOV CHARNEY
Chief Executive
American Apparel Inc.
Age: 44
Business: Apparel
Revenue: $617 million
City: Los Angeles
MARC B. CROSSMAN JR.
Chief Executive, President, Director
Joe’s Jeans Inc.
Age: 41
Business: Apparel
Revenue: $119 million
City: Commerce
COLIN DYNE
Chief Executive, CFO, Director
Sequential Brands Group Inc.
Age: 50
Business: Apparel
Revenue: $5.3 million
City: Pacific Palisades
ROBERT GREENBERG
Chief Executive, Chairman
Skechers U.S.A. Inc.
Age: 73
Business: Apparel
Revenue: $1.5 billion
City: Manhattan Beach
LISA HARPER
Chief Executive
Hot Topic Inc.
Age: 53
Business: Apparel
Revenue: $686 million
City: Hollywood
YIHUA KANG
Chairman, Chief Executive
Ever-Glory International Group Inc.
Age: 50
Business: Apparel
Revenue: $280 million
City: West Covina
DAVID CONN
Chief Executive
True Religion Apparel, Inc.
Business: Apparel
Revenue: $467 million
City: Vernon
PAUL MARCIANO
Chief Executive, Vice Chairman
Guess? Inc.
Age: 61
Business: Apparel
Revenue: $2,658.61 million
City: Los Angeles
STEVEN NICHOLS
Chief Executive, President
K-Swiss Inc.
Age: 70
Business: Apparel
Revenue: $223 million
City: Westlake Village
HENRY STUPP
Chief Executive
Cherokee Inc.
Age: 49
Business: Apparel
Revenue: $26.6 million
City: Van Nuys
Membership in Professional
Organizations: International Licensing
Industry Merchandiser’s Association
AUTOMOTIVE/METALS
STEVEN J. BORICK
Chairman, President, Chief Executive
Superior Industries International Inc.
Age: 60
Business: Automotive/Metals
Revenue: $821 million
City: Van Nuys
SHANE EVANGELIST
Chief Executive, Director
US Auto Parts Network Inc.
Age: 39
Business: Automotive
Revenue: $304 million
City: Carson
DAVID H. HANNAH
Chairman, Chief Executive
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.
Age: 61
Business: Automotive/Metals
Revenue: $8.44 billion
City: Los Angeles
SELWYN JOFFE
Chairman, President
and Chief Executive
Officer
Motorcar Parts of
America
Age: 56
Business: Automotive Aftermarket
Revenue: $213 million
City: Torrance
Membership in Professional
Organizations: Motor & Equipment
Remanufacturers’ Association, California
and Nevada Automotive Wholesalers
Association board member, American
Institute of CPAs board member.
Membership in Civic Organizations:
Argyros School of Business and
Economics-Chapman University, board
member.
BUSINESS
ORGANIZATIONS
BUSINESS
IMPROVEMENT
DISTRICTS
BLAIR BESTEN
Executive Director
Historic Downtown L.A. BID
Business: Business Improvement
District, community support
Budget: $1.3 million
City: Los Angeles
BRADLEY BURLINGAME
Chief Executive, President
West Hollywood Marketing and
Visitors Bureau
Business: Business Improvement
District, marketing
Budget: $1.97 million
City: West Hollywood
DONALD R. DUCKWORTH
Executive Director
Westchester Town Center
Business: Business Improvement
District, maintenance
Budget: $345,285
City: Westchester
STEVE GIBSON
Executive Director
Figueroa Corridor Partnership
Business: Business Improvement
District, security
Budget: $1.20 million
City: Los Angeles
LAURIE M. HUGHES
Executive Director
Gateway to L.A.
Business: Business Improvement
District, beautification
Budget: $1.40 million
City: Los Angeles
KRAIG KOJIAN
President & CEO
Downtown Long Beach
Associates
Business: Business
Improvement District
Budget: $4.1 million
City: Long Beach
Age: 56
Membership in Professional
Organizations: California Downtown
Association chairman; International
Downtown Association; International
Council of Shopping Centers; California
Society of Association Executives
Membership in Civic Organizations:
Rotary Club of Long Beach
ESTELA LOPEZ
Executive Director
Downtown Industrial District
Business: Business Improvement District,
communication and development
Budget: $2.01 million
City: Los Angeles
KERRY MORRISON
Executive Director
Hollywood
Entertainment District
Business: Business
Improvement District, security, marketing
Budget: $3.51 million
City: Hollywood
STEVE MULHEIM
Chief Executive, President
Old Pasadena Management District
Business: Business Improvement
District, events, marketing
Budget: $1.58 million
City: Pasadena
JIM OMAHEN
Operations Manager
Hollywood Media District
Business: Business Improvement
District, maintenance
Budget: $1.20 million
City: Hollywood
MICHAEL PFEIFFER
Executive Director
South Park Business and Community
Benefit District
Business: Community Benefit District
Budget: $1.862 million
City: Los Angeles
Professional: American Society of
Association Executives
KATHLEEN L. RAWSON
Chief Executive
Bayside District
Business: Business Improvement
District, marketing and promotions
Budget: $6.0 million
City: Santa Monica
STEPHEN ROBBINS
Executive Director
San Pedro Historic Waterfront BID
Business: Business Improvement
District, security
Budget: $1.10 million
City: San Pedro
GARY RUSSELL
Executive Director
Wilshire Center
Business: Business Improvement
District, marketing
Budget: $742,000
City: Los Angeles
CAROL E. SCHATZ
Chief Executive, President
Downtown Center BID
Business: Business Improvement
District, maintenance, marketing
Budget: $5.82 million
City: Los Angeles
KENT C. SMITH
Executive Director
LA Fashion District
Business: Business Improvement
District, streetscaping, planning
Budget: $4.20 million
City: Los Angeles
TODD STEADMAN
Executive Director
Sunset Strip BID
Business: Business Improvement
District, marketing and promotion
Budget: $869,000
City: West Hollywood
GEORGE YU
Executive Director
Chinatown BID
Business: Business Improvement
District, security, marketing
Budget: $1.40 million
City: Los Angeles
CHAMBERS
OF COMMERCE
MAUREEN ALDRIDGE
Chief Executive
Claremont Chamber of Commerce
Business: Chamber of Commerce
Budget: $376,000
City: Claremont
Professional Organizations: Southern
California Association of Chamber
Executives
SUSAN BURSK
Chief Executive, President
Century City Chamber of Commerce
Business: Chamber of Commerce
Budget: $420,000
City: Los Angeles
BETSY M. CHEEK
Chief Executive, President
San Pedro Chamber of Commerce
Business: Chamber of Commerce
Budget: $700,000
City: San Pedro
Civic Organizations: Adam Walsh
Foundation for Missing and Exploited
Children; HomeAid of Orange County;
Orange County High School of the Arts
TERRI CRAIN
Chief Executive, President
Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of
Commerce
Business: Chamber of Commerce
Budget: $850,000
City: Santa Clarita
CHRISTINA V. DAVIS
Chief Executive, President
LAX Coastal Area Chamber of Commerce
Business: Chamber of Commerce
Budget: $480,000
City: Los Angeles
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LETICIA MARTINEZ
Executive Director, Chief Executive
Greater Huntington Park Area
Chamber of Commerce
Business: Chamber of Commerce
Budget: $665,000
City: Huntington Park
DONNA DUPERRON
Chief Executive, President
Torrance Area Chamber of Commerce
Business: Chamber of Commerce
Budget: $650,000
City: Torrance
Civic Organizations: TACC Foundation;
Adopt-a-School; Business for a Day;
Mentor program, State of Education
KATHIE FINK
Chief Executive
Santa Fe Springs Chamber of
Commerce & Industrial League Inc.
Business: Chamber of Commerce
Budget: $428,000
City: Santa Fe Springs
RANDY GORDON
Chief Executive,
President
Long Beach Area
Chamber of Commerce
Business: Chamber of Commerce
Budget: $1.53 million
City: Long Beach
Professional Organizations: Western
Association of Chamber Executives;
California Chamber of Commerce
Advisory Committee; American
Chamber of Commerce Executives
WAYNE G. GRIFFIN
Chief Executive, President
Catalina Island Chamber of Commerce
& Visitors Bureau
Business: Chamber of Commerce
Budget: $1.3 million
City: Avalon
Professional Organizations: Western
Association of Chamber Executives
OWEN GUENTHARD
Executive Director
Alhambra Chamber of Commerce
Business: Chamber of Commerce
Budget: $1.0 million
City: Alhambra
LERON GUBLER
Chief Executive, President
Hollywood Chamber of Commerce
Age: 62
Business: Chamber of Commerce
Budget: $1.72 million
City: Hollywood
JILL LEDERER
Chief Executive, President
Greater Conejo Valley Chamber of
Commerce
Business: Chamber of Commerce
Budget: $1 million
City: Westlake Village
PEGGY LEMONS
Executive Director
Paramount Chamber of Commerce
Business: Chamber of Commerce
Budget: $409,000
City: Paramount
PAUL LITTLE
Chief Executive, President
Pasadena Chamber of Commerce
Business: Chamber of Commerce
Budget: $500,000
City: Pasadena
LETIZIA MICCOLI
Executive Director
Italy-America Chamber of Commerce
West Inc.
Business: Chamber of Commerce
Budget: $580,000
City: Los Angeles
GENEVIEVE L. MORRILL
Chief Executive, President
West Hollywood Chamber of
Commerce
Business: Chamber of Commerce
Budget: $485,000
City: West Hollywood
Civic: West Hollywood Library Fund
JAMES O’CALLAGHAN
Chief Executive
Manhattan Beach Chamber of
Commerce
Business: Chamber of Commerce
Budget: $450,000
City: Manhattan Beach
GARY OLSON
Chief Executive, President
Burbank Chamber of Commerce
Business: Chamber of Commerce
Budget: $562,000
City: Burbank
STEVEN J. ROSE
Chief Executive
Culver City Chamber of Commerce
Business: Chamber of Commerce
Budget: $420,000
City: Culver City
Civic Organizations: Exceptional
Children’s Foundation
LAUREL ROSEN
Chief Executive, President
Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce
Business: Chamber of Commerce
Budget: $700,000
City: Santa Monica
DONALD SACHS
Executive Director
Industry Manufacturers Council
Business: Chamber of Commerce
Budget: $1.50 million
City: City of Industry
Budget: $11.7 million
City: Los Angeles
Professional Organizations: American
Chamber of Commerce Executives, the
Regional Executives Association
Leaders of California, Western
Association of Chamber Executives,
Home for Good Business Leaders Task
Force, Mobility 21, USC Sports
Business Institute, U.S. Chamber of
Commerce, California Chamber of
Commerce, CEQA Reform Working
Group, California Forward Action Group
Civic Organizations: Institute for
Organization Management, University
of Colorado
BUSINESS SERVICES
ACCOUNTING FIRMS
JOEL B. ANIK
West Region Managing
Partner
Grant Thornton LLP
Age: 63
Business: Accounting, tax, advisory
service
Revenue: $1.27 billion
City: Los Angeles
Professional Organizations: American
Institute of Certified Public
Accountants; Massachusetts Society of
Certified Public Accountants; California
Society of Certified Public Accountants
Civic Organizations: Red Cross; Make
a Wish Foundation; Town Hall Los
Angeles; California Chamber of
Commerce
KURT L. BRUNE
Office Managing Director
WTAS
Business: Accounting, estate planning,
tax
Revenue: $128 million
City: Los Angeles
Professional: Tax Institute, University
of Southern California; California
Society of Certified Public
Accountants; American Institute of
Certified Public Accountants; American
Bar Association
MARNA SMELTZER
Chief Executive, President
Redondo Beach Chamber of
Commerce & Visitors Bureau
Business: Chamber of Commerce
Budget: $1.396 million
City: Redondo Beach
VINCENT J. CALCAGNO
Principal in Charge
Rothstein Kass
Business: Accounting, audit, forensic
Revenue: $190 million
City: Beverly Hills
Professional: American Institute of
Certified Public Accountants; California
Society of Certified Public Accountants;
New Jersey Society of Certified Public
Accountants; New York State Society
of Certified Public Accountants
Civic: CEO Peer Advisory Group,
Vistage International; Guardsmen
ALEXANDER STETTINSKI
Executive Director
Beverly Hills Chamber of Commerce
Business: Chamber of Commerce
Budget: $1.20 million
City: Beverly Hills
RAY CALVEY
Partner
Crowe Horwath LLP
Business: Accounting, audit, transaction
Revenue: $595 million
City: Sherman Oaks
GARY TOEBBEN
Chief Executive,
President
Los Angeles Chamber
of Commerce
Business: Chamber of Commerce
BRIAN CULLINAN
Regional Managing Partner
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Business: Accounting, regulation, tax
Revenue: $32.1 billion
City: Los Angeles
TODD GELFAND
Managing Partner
Gelfand Rennert & Feldman LLP
Business: Accounting, royalty compliance, tax
Revenue: $35 million
City: Los Angeles
PHILIP J. HOLTHOUSE
Managing Partner
Holthouse Carlin & Van Trigt LLP
Age: 53
Business: Accounting, audit, tax
Revenue: $74 million
City: Los Angeles
Professional Organizations: American
Institute of Certified Public
Accountants; California Society of
Certified Public Accountants; Graduate
Taxation Program
Civic Organizations: Curtis School;
Harvard/Westlake School; Young
Presidents’ Organization
MARK HUTCHINS
Managing Partner
KPMG LLP
Business: Accounting, audit, advisory
Revenue: $20 billion
City: Los Angeles
LEON JANKS
Managing Partner
Green Hasson Janks
Business: Accounting, audit, litigation
support
Revenue: $22 million
City: Los Angeles
Professional Organization: California
Society of Certified Public
Accountants; American Institute of
Certified Public Accountants
Civic Organizations: Jewish
Federation; Milken Community High
School
MANNON KAPLAN
Managing Partner
Miller Kaplan Arase & Co. LLP
Business: Accounting, audit, tax
Revenue: $35 million
City: North Hollywood
Professional Organizations: Executive
Committee, Valley Economic Alliance;
Accountants’ Committee, International
Foundation of Employee Benefits
Plans; American Institute of Certified
Public Accountants; California Society
of Certified Public Accountants
Civic Organizations: United Way; Adat
Ari El; Patron’s Association, Los
Angeles Valley College; Camp Ramah;
Jewish National Fund
DAVID KRAJANOWSKI
Managing Partner
SingerLewak LLP
Business: Accounting, tax, transaction
Revenue: $39 million
City: Los Angeles
Professional Organizations: American
Institute of Certified Public
Accountants; California Society of
Certified Public Accountants
Civic Organizations: New Majority;
Artsoc; Association for Corporate
Growth
JOE MAZZA
Office Managing Partner
McGladrey LLP
Business: Accounting, tax, business
consulting
Revenue: $1.3 billion
City: Los Angeles
Professional Organizations: California
Society of Certified Public
Accountants; New York State Society
of Certified Public Accountants;
American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants
Civic Organizations: Board of
Advisors, USC Leventhal School of
Accounting
KENNETH A. MILES
Managing Partner
NSBN LLP
Business: Accounting, audit, litigation
support
Revenue: NA
City: Beverly Hills
Professional Organizations: California
Society of Certified Public
Accountants; American Institute of
Certified Public Accountants
Civic Organizations: Jewish
Federation of Southern California;
Temple Ahavat Shalom; New Horizons
DAVID H. ROBERTS
Managing Partner
RBZ LLP
Business: Accounting, audit, personal
finance
Revenue: $24.7 million
City: Los Angeles
Professional Organizations: American
Bar Association; State Bar of
California, Law Practice Management
section; California Society of Certified
Public Accountants; American Institute
of Certified Public Accountants
SCOTT M. SACHS
Managing Partner
CohnReznick
Age: 47
Business: Accounting, tax, advisory
service
Revenue: $488 million
City: Los Angeles
Professional Organizations: Ernst &
Young LLP Alumni Association of
Southern California; California Society
of Certified Public Accountants;
American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants
Civic Organizations: Boys & Girls
Club of West Valley; Eisenberg Village,
Los Angeles Jewish Home;
Entrepreneurship Institute
MICHAEL M. SAVOY
Managing Director
Gumbiner Savett Inc.
Business: Accounting, audit, tax
Revenue: $16.30 million
City: Santa Monica
Professional Organizations: California
Board of Accountancy; American
Institute of Certified Public
Accountants; California Society of
Certified Public Accountants;
Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Association
Civic Organizations: California
Educational Foundation; Los Angeles
Chamber of Commerce
BRAD SCHRUPP
Business Line Leader
BDO USA LLP
Business: Accounting, internal audit, tax
Revenue: $618.0 million
City: Los Angeles
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MICKEY SEGAL
Managing Partner
Nigro Karlin Segal & Feldstein LLP
Business: Accounting, estate planning,
tax
Revenue: $50.2 million
City: Los Angeles
Civic Organizations: American Cancer
Society’s Southern California
Invitational Golf Tournament; Heartbeat
of Hollywood Golf Tournament; Unified
Educational Trust, California State
Polytechnic University at Pomona;
Planned Giving
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THOMAS W. CORBETT
Chairman,
Chief Executive
Alliant Insurance
Business: Insurance
Revenue: $331 million
City: Los Angeles
KEVIN DALEY
Managing Director
Marsh
Business: Insurance
Revenue: $11.9 billion
City: Los Angeles
TODD VAN DER WEL
Managing Partner
Moss Adams LLP
Business: Accounting, audit, tax
Revenue: $344.0 million
City: Los Angeles
SCOTT J. FIRESTONE
Area President
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
Business: Insurance
Revenue: $2.52 billion
City: Glendale
STEPHAN H. WASSERMAN
Managing Partner
Gursey Schneider LLP
Business: Accounting, estate planning.
tax
Revenue: $26 million
City: Los Angeles
Professional Organizations: California
Society of Certified Public
Accountants; American Institute of
Certified Public Accountants
PETER C. FOY
Chief Executive,
President
Peter C. Foy &
Associates
Business: Insurance
Revenue: $4.9 million
City: Woodland Hills
Civic Organizations: Ventura County
Board of Supervisors; Peter C. Foy
Foundation
INSURANCE
BROKERAGE FIRMS
DAVID FURHMAN
Managing Partner
Willis
Business: Insurance
Revenue: $3.5 billion
City: Los Angeles
JOHN P. BARRETT
Resident Managing Director
Aon Corp.
Age: 53
Business: Insurance
Revenue: $11.5 billion
City: Los Angeles
SERGIO D. BECHARA
Chief Executive,
President
Millennium Corporate
Solutions Inc.
Business: Insurance, employee
benefits, surety
Revenue: $12.3 million
City: Glendale
Professional: Entrepreneurs
Organization
DIANE BRINSON
President
Momentous Insurance
Brokerage Inc.
Business: Insurance,
disability, health
Revenue: $26.9 million
City: Van Nuys
STEVE BROCKMEYER
Chief Executive,
President
Bolton & Co.
Business: Insurance
Revenue: $14.05 million
City: Pasadena
Professional Organizations: Western
Association of Insurance Brokers;
Insurance Brokers & Agents of the
West; Council of Insurance Agents and
Brokers
Civic Organizations: Pasadena
Tournament of Roses Association;
Young Presidents’ Organization;
AbilityFirst
MARTIN GREENBERG
President
Total Financial & Insurance Services
Inc.
Business: Insurance, annuities, life
insurance
Revenue: $43.5 million
City: Los Angeles
BRIAN JEUNG
President
City Insurance Services
Business: Insurance, benefits,
Medicare
Revenue: $3.8 million
City: Los Angeles
THOMAS R. LEWIS
Regional Chief Executive
USI of Southern California Inc.
Business: Insurance, property/casualty
Revenue: $29.9 million
City: Woodland Hills
JOHN MONROE
Managing Partner
SullivanCurtisMonroe
Business: Insurance, employee benefits, workers’ compensation
Revenue: $24.5 million
City: Pasadena
TIMOTHY J. NOONAN
Chief Executive
Lockton Insurance Brokers LLC
Business: Insurance
Revenue: $76.5 million
City: Los Angeles
Civic: Young Presidents’ Organization;
Phoenix House; H.E.L.P. Group; ALS
Association; California State Athletic
Commission
DAVID A. POMS
President
Poms & Associates
Business: Insurance, benefits
Revenue: $43.5 million
City: Woodland Hills
WILLIAM ROEDER
Senior Executive Vice President
Hub International Insurance Services Inc.
Business: Insurance
Revenue: $20 million
City: Los Angeles
LYNNE ROSENBERG KIDD
Chief Executive
Innovative Solutions Insurance
Services
Business: Insurance, annuities
Revenue: $17.3 million
City: El Segundo
JAMES N. SCANLON
Chief Executive
SGB-NIA Insurance
Brokers
Age: 54
Business: Insurance
Revenue: $11.3 million
City: Woodland Hills
Professional Organizations: Insurance
Brokers Association of California
Civic Organizations: Ventura County
Economic Development Collaborative;
Holy Cross College; St. Thomas
Aquinas; Vistage
SEAN SMITH
Chief Executive
Keenan & Associates
Business: Insurance,
workers’ compensation,
malpractice
Revenue: $149.34 million
City: Torrance
Civic Organizations: Young
Presidents’ Organization
PROPERTY/CASUALTY
INSURERS
workers’ compensation
Revenue: $1.67 billion
City: Monterey Park
JONI KISTLER
Regional Vice President
Hartford Insurance Group
Business: Property/casualty insurers,
home, flood
Revenue: $26.4 billion
City: Brea
VINCENT MASUCCI
President, L.A. Region
Chartis
Business: Property/casualty insurers
Revenue: $2.45 billion
City: Los Angeles
Professional Organizations: California
Insurance Professionals
TOM McCORMACK
Regional President, California
Travelers Cos. Inc.
Business: Property/casualty insurers,
liability, workers’ compensation
Revenue: $25.7 billion
City: Los Angeles
Professional Organizations: Western
Insurance Agents Association
JOHN MURPHY
California Claims Manager
Progressive Insurance Group
Business: Property/casualty insurers,
motorcycle, RV, auto
Revenue: $17.07 billion
City: Sherman Oaks
GARY PETROSINO
Executive Vice President
Chubb Group of
Insurance Cos.
Business:
Property/casualty insurers
Revenue: $13.55 billion
City: Los Angeles
WILLIAM BLAKE
Senior Vice President, Regional
Executive
Zurich North America
Business: Property/casualty insurers,
environmental, business owners
Revenue: $2.79 billion
City: Los Angeles
BRENT SORENSON
Senior Vice President
Allianz of America Inc.
Business: Property/casualty insurers,
commercial
Revenue: $934 million
City: Burbank
TOM CONLEY
Senior Vice President, California
State Farm Group
Business: Property/casualty insurers,
home, renter, long-term care
Revenue: $65.3 billion
City: Woodland Hills
Civic Organizations: Teach for America
GABRIEL TIRADOR
Chief Executive, President
Mercury General Corp.
Business: Property/casualty insurers,
personal umbrella, commercial
Revenue: $2.78 billion
City: Los Angeles
JEFF DAILEY
Chief Executive
Farmers Insurance
Group
Business:
Property/casualty insurers, auto, life
Revenue: $6.44 billion
City: Los Angeles
ROBERT HOLSTEIN
Regional Manager
State Compensation Insurance Fund of
California
Business: Property/casualty insurers,
COMPUTERS/
PERIPHERALS/
ELECTRONICS
ERROL GINSBERG
President, Chief Executive
Ixia
Age: 57
Business: Computers/electronics, converged Internet Protocol test systems
Revenue: $413 million
City: Calabasas
LAWRENCE D. FIRESTONE
Chief Executive
Qualstar Corp.
Age: 55
Business: Computers/electronics,
automated magnetic tape libraries
Revenue: $12.6 million
City: Simi Valley
CHRISTOPHER R. GARDNER
President, Chief Executive
Vitesse Semiconductor Corp.
Age: 52
Business: Computers/electronics, integrated circuits
Revenue: $119 million
City: Camarillo
MELVIN GAGERMAN
Chairman, President, Chief Executive,
Chief Financial Officer
Aura Systems Inc.
Age: 70
Business: Computers/electronics
Revenue: $2.72 million
City: El Segundo
BARRY R. GORSUN
President, Chief Executive, Chief
Operating Officer
MRV Communications Inc.
Age: 70
Business: Computers/electronics, optical communications network infrastructure equipment
Revenue: $152 million
City: Chatsworth
OLEG KHAYKIN
Chief Executive, Director
International Rectifier Corp.
Age: 48
Business: Computers/electronics
Revenue: $977 million
City: El Segundo
MOHAN R. MAHESWARAN
President, Chief Executive, Director
Semtech Corp.
Age: 49
Business: Computers/electronics, analog and mixed-signal semiconductor
products
Revenue: $579 million
City: Camarillo
CONSTRUCTION/
ENGINEERING
DAN L. BATRACK
Chairman, President, Chief Executive
Tetra Tech Inc.
Age: 54
Business: Construction/engineering,
construction management, natural
resource management
Revenue: $ 2.02 billion
City: Pasadena
JOHN M. DIONISIO
Chairman, Chief Executive
Aecom Technology Corp.
Age: 65
Business: Construction/engineering,
planning, architectural and engineering
design
Revenue: $8.21 billion
City: Los Angeles
Civic Organizations: City College of
New York; Corinthian Colleges
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CRAIG L. MARTIN
President, Chief Executive, Director
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.
Business: Construction/engineering,
project services
Revenue: $ 10.9 billion
City: Pasadena
RONALD N. TUTOR
Chairman,
Chief Executive
Tutor Perini Corp.
Age: 72
Business: Construction/engineering,
design-build services
Revenue: $4.11 billion
City: Sylmar
Civic Organizations: Trustee,
University of Southern California
ENERGY/UTILITIES
STEPHEN I. CHAZEN
President, Chief Executive, Director
Occidental Petroleum Corp.
Age: 65
Business: Energy/utilities, oil, natural
gas liquids
Revenue: $24.8 billion
City: Los Angeles
THEODORE F. CRAVER JR.
Chairman, President, Chief Executive
Edison International
Age: 60
Business: Energy/utilities,
power generation
Revenue: $12.9 billion
City: Rosemead
Professional Organizations: Edison
Electric Institute; Nuclear Power
Operations; Electric Power Research
Institute; Electric Drive Transportation
Association
Civic Organizations: Autry National Center
T. RIGGS ECKELBERRY
Chairman, President, Chief Executive
OriginOil Inc.
Age: 60
Business: Energy/utilities, research
and development
Revenue: $590,000
City: Los Angeles
Professional Organizations: National
Algae Association
DARREN R. JAMISON
President, Chief Executive, Director
Capstone Turbine Corp.
Age: 46
Business: Energy/utilities, microturbine technology solutions
Revenue: $114 million
City: Chatsworth
WOLF E. REGENER
President, Chief Executive, Director
BNK Petroleum Inc.
Business: Energy/utilities, crude oil,
natural gas, natural gas liquids
Revenue: $21.2 million
City: Camarillo
Professional Organizations: California
Independent Petroleum Association
ROBERT J. SPROWLS
President, Chief Executive, Director
American States Water Co.
Age: 54
Business: Energy/utilities, contracted
services
Revenue: $340 million
City: San Dimas
HALBERT S. WASHBURN
Chief Executive, Director
BreitBurn Energy Partners LP
Age: 52
Business: Energy/utilities, producing
and non-producing crude oil, natural
gas reserves
Revenue: $396 million
City: Los Angeles
Professional: California Independent
Petroleum Association
FINANCIAL SERVICES
BANKS
JOHN BLACK
Chief Executive
1st Enterprise Bank
Business: Bank, financial services for
small- to medium-size businesses
Assets: $731 million
City: Los Angeles
HAEYUNG CHO
Chief Executive, President
Pacific City Bank
Business: Bank
Assets: $681 million
City: Los Angeles
DUNSON K. CHENG
Chairman, Chief Executive, President
Cathay Bank
Age: 68
Business: Bank
Assets: $10.8 billion
City: Los Angeles
Professional Organizations: Cathay
Real Estate Investment Trust
Civic Organizations: Southern
California Public Radio
RUSSELL GOLDSMITH
Chief Executive
City National Bank
Age: 63
Business: Bank
Assets: $28.7 billion
City: Los Angeles
Professional Organizations: Mid-Size
Bank Coalition of America; Wynn
Resorts Ltd.
Civic Organizations: Los Angeles
Coalition for the Economy and Jobs;
Harvard-Westlake School; Council on
Foreign Relations
DON M. GRIFFITH
Chairman, Chief
Executive
Grandpoint Bank
Business: Bank
Assets: $2.0 billion
City: Los Angeles
DON JOHNSON
Chief Executive,
President
American Business
Bank
Business: Bank
Assets: $1.35 billion
City: Los Angeles
Professional: California Bankers
Association
Civic: Toastmasters; Jonathan Club
KEVIN S. KIM
Chief Executive, President, Chairman
BBCN
Age: 55
Business: Bank, commercial loans
Assets: $6.3 billion
City: Los Angeles
Professional Organizations: Los
Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce
C.G. KUM
Chief Executive, President
Hanmi Bank
Age: 64
Business: Bank, financial services
Assets: $2.79 billion
City: Los Angeles
REBECCA MACIEIRA-KAUFMANN
Chief Executive, President
Banamex USA
Business: Bank
Assets: $1.4 billion
City: Century City
NOOR MENAI
Chief Executive, President
CTBC Bank
Business: Bank, commercial and
industrial banking services
Assets: $1.64 billion
City: Los Angeles
DAVID MISCH
Chief Executive, President
Community Bank
Business: Bank, SBA loans, treasury
management services
Assets: $3.24 billion
City: Pasadena
DOMINIC NG
Chairman, Chief Executive
East West Bank
Business: Bank
Assets: $23 billion
City: Pasadena
DINESH PANDEY
Chief Executive, President
State Bank of India (California)
Business: Bank
Assets: $733 million
City: Los Angeles
DAVID RAINER
Chief Executive, President
California United Bank
Business: Bank
Assets: $1.2 billion
City: Encino
MITSUGU SERIZAWA
Chairman, Chief Executive
Manufacturers Bank
Business: Bank, SBA loans
Assets: $2.23 billion
City: Los Angeles
ALAN THIAN
Chief Executive, President
Royal Business Bank
Business: Bank
Assets: $712 million
City: Los Angeles
MATTHEW P. WAGNER
Chief Executive
Pacific Western Bank
Age: 56
Business: Bank
Assets: $6.61 billion
City: Los Angeles
DANIEL WALKER
Chairman, Chief Executive
Farmers and Merchants Bank of Long
Beach
Business: Bank
Assets: $5.1 billion
City: Long Beach
ALTON WANG
President
Far East National Bank
Business: Bank
Assets: $1.32 billion
City: Los Angeles
JAE WHAN YOO
President, Chief Executive, Director
Wilshire Bank
Age: 64
Business: Bank, SBA loans
Assets: $2.83 billion
City: Los Angeles
LI YU
Chairman, Chief Executive
Preferred Bank
Business: Bank
Assets: $1.6 billion
City: Los Angeles
CREDIT UNIONS
RICHARD T. ANDREWS
Chief Executive, President
F & A Federal Credit Union
Business: Credit union
Assets: $1.25 billion
City: Monterey Park
JOHN A. BOMMARITO
Chief Executive, President
Western Federal Credit Union
Business: Credit union
Assets: $1.88 billion
City: Hawthorne
CHARLES BRUEN
Chief Executive, President
First Entertainment Credit Union
Business: Credit union
Assets: $1.04 billion
City: Hollywood
Professional Organizations: California
Credit Union League; Nevada Credit
Union League
TERESA FREEBORN
Chief Executive, President
Xceed Financial Credit
Union
Business: Credit union
Assets: $970 million
City: El Segundo
DAVE GUNDERSON
Chief Executive, President
Credit Union of Southern California
Business: Credit union
Assets: $723 million
City: Whittier
RICHARD L. HARRIS
Chief Executive,
President
Caltech Employees
Federal Credit Union
Business: Credit union
Assets: $1.2 billion
City: La Canada Flintridge
Professional Organizations: National
Association of Federal Credit Unions
Civic Organizations: Verdugo Hills
Hospital Foundation Board
MARK HERTER
Chief Executive,
President
Farmers Insurance Group
Federal Credit Union
Business: Credit union, debt consolidation loans, home equity loans
Assets: $650 million
City: Los Angeles
JOHN JANCLAES
Chief Executive, President
Partners Federal Credit Union
Business: Credit union
Assets: $1.17 billion
City: Burbank
MIKE MASTRO
Chief Executive, President
Los Angeles Firemen’s Credit Union
Business: Credit union
Assets: $847 million
City: Los Angeles
RONALD McDANIEL
Chief Executive, President
California Credit Union
Business: Credit union
Assets: $1.09 billion
City: Glendale
Professional Organizations: National
Association of State Credit Union
Supervisors
JOHN M. MERLO
Chief Executive,
President
Premier America Credit
Union
Business: Credit union
Assets: $1.49 billion
City: Chatsworth
Professional Organizations: California
Credit Union League; Nevada Credit
Union League
NADER MOGHADDAM
Chief Executive, President
Financial Partners Credit Union
Business: Credit union
Assets: $808 million
City: Downey
CARLTON MUSSMAN
Chief Executive, President
First Financial Credit Union
Business: Credit union
Assets: $438 million
City: West Covina
TERRY O’STEEN
Chief Executive, President
First City Credit Union
Business: Credit union
Assets: $508 million
City: Los Angeles
G. MICHAEL PADGETT
Chief Executive, President
Los Angeles Police Federal Credit
Union
Business: Credit union
Assets: $785 million
City: Van Nuys
CARL STEWART
Chief Executive, President
Water and Power Community Credit
Union
Business: Credit union
Assets: $499 million
City: Los Angeles
Professional Organizations: National
Credit Union Foundation; National
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Federation of Community Development
Credit Unions
Civic: Richard Myles Johnson
Foundation
JIM UPDIKE
Chief Executive, President
Honda Federal Credit Union
Business: Credit union
Assets: $631 million
City: Torrance
JOHN WALLING
Chief Executive, President
Christian Community Credit Union
Business: Credit union
Assets: $576 million
City: San Dimas
DARREN WILLIAMS
Chief Executive, President
Wescom Credit Union
Business: Credit union
Assets: $2.53 billion
City: Pasadena
MONEY MANAGEMENT FIRMS
EMILY ALEJOS
Chief Investment Officer
Tradewinds Global
Investors LLC
Business: Money management firm
L.A. County Assets Managed:
$4.87 billion
City: Los Angeles
DENNIS BEIN
Chief Investment Officer
Analytic Investors
Business: Money management firm
L.A. County Assets Managed:
$6.3 billion
City: Los Angeles
Professional Organizations: Institute
of Chartered Financial Analysts; Los
Angeles Society of Financial Analysts
JON D. BOSSE
Chief Investment Officer
NWQ Investment Management Co.
LLC
Business: Money management firm
L.A. County Assets Managed:
$14.3 billion
City: Los Angeles
Professional Organizations:
Association for Investment
Management and Research; Los
Angeles Society of Financial Analysts
MICHAEL J. CASEY
Chief Executive
Whittier Trust Co.
Age: 67
Business: Investment and wealth
management
L.A. County Assets Managed:
$8.0 billion
City: South Pasadena
Professional Organizations:
Confidence Foundation; Mericos
Foundation; M.H. Whittier Corp.; M.H.
Whittier Energy LLC; St. Mary’s
College of California; Whittier Trust
Company of Nevada; Whittier Financial
LLC; Whittier Holdings; Whittier
Realty; WWW Foundation
Civic Organizations: Society of the
Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; Annandale
Country Club; California Club
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GEORGE DAVIS
Chief Executive
Hotchkis and Wiley Capital
Management LLC
Business: Money management firm,
equity value funds
L.A. county assets managed: $18.8
billion
City: Los Angeles
MICHAEL J.
FOURTICQ SR.
Managing Partner
Hancock Park
Associates
Business: Manufacturing, services
Assets: $400 million
City: Los Angeles
Professional Organizations:
Synchronous Aerospace Group
DAVID LIPPMAN
President, Chief
Executive
TCW Group
Age: 54
Business: Asset management
L.A. County Assets Managed:
$131 billion
City: Los Angeles
BRADFORD M. FREEMAN
Founding Partner
Freeman Spogli & Co.
Business: Retail, direct marketing
Assets: $1.1 billion
City: Los Angeles
HOWARD MARKS
Chairman
Oaktree Capital
Management LP
Age: 66
Business: Money management firm,
alternative markets
L.A. County Assets Managed:
$76.4 billion
City: Los Angeles
Civic Organizations: University of
Pennsylvania
LAWRENCE A. POST
Chief Investment Officer
Post Advisory Group
Business: Money management firm
L.A. County Assets Managed:
$11.8 billion
City: Santa Monica
Civic Organizations: Cedars Sinai
Medical Center; Library Foundation of
Los Angeles
HAL W. REYNOLDS
Chief Investment Officer
Los Angeles Capital Management and
Equity Research
Business: Money management firm
L.A. County Assets Managed:
$11.2 billion
City: Los Angeles
STEVE WALSH
Chief Investment Officer
Western Asset Management
Business: Money management firm
L.A. County Assets Managed:
$181 billion
City: Pasadena
PRIVATE
EQUITY FIRMS
ROBERT BERGMANN
Senior Partner
Centre Partners Management LLC
Business: Consumer, retail, energy
Assets: $2 billion
City: Los Angeles
JOHN G. DANHAKL
Managing Partner
Leonard Green &
Partners LP
Business: Gaming,
entertainment, media
Assets: $14.5 billion
City: Los Angeles
MARSHALL GELLER
Managing Director
St. Cloud Capital LLC
Age: 74
Business: General
Assets: $200 million
City: Los Angeles
Professional Organizations: Little
Hoover Commission
Civic Organizations: Cedars-Sinai
Medical Center; Dean’s Advisory Council,
College of Business & Economics,
California State University, Los Angeles
ALEC GORES
Chairman, Chief
Executive
Gores Group
Business: Technology,
telecom, media
Assets: $3.6 billion
City: Los Angeles
TOM GORES
Chief Executive
Platinum Equity
Business: Private Equity
Assets: $5.9 billion
City: Beverly Hills
MICHAEL HOOKS
Managing Director
Black Canyon Capital
Business: Business
services, consumer
Assets: $500 million
City: Los Angeles
LAUREN B.
LEICHTMAN
Founding Principal,
Chief Executive
Levine Leichtman
Capital Partners
Business: Consumer products, services
Assets: $5.40 billion
City: Beverly Hills
Civic Organizations: Dean’s Circle,
Southwestern University
J. CHRISTOPHER LEWIS
General Partner, Managing Director
Riordan Lewis & Haden
Age: 56
Business: Business services, health care
Assets: $700 million
City: Los Angeles
Civic Organizations: Entrepreneur
Program, Marshall School of Business,
University of Southern California
JEFFREY D. LOVELL
Chairman, Managing
Director
Lovell Minnick Partners
LLC
Business: Financial services, business
services
Assets: $725 million
City: El Segundo
Civic Organizations: Investment
Policy Committee, University of
Colorado Foundation; Leeds School
JAMES AC
McDERMOTT
Managing Partner
US Renewables Group
Business: Renewable
energy investments
Assets: $678 million
City: Santa Monica
Professional Organizations: American
Council on Renewable Energy
Civic Organizations: Network for
Teaching Entrepreneurship
DAVID M. McGOVERN
Founder
Marlin Equity Partners
Business: Technology, consumer
Assets: $1.08 billion
City: El Segundo
LUIS NOGALES
Managing Partner
Nogales Investors
Business: Aerospace, retail, business
services
Assets: $256 million
City: Los Angeles
Civic Organizations: Ford Foundation;
Stanford University; Mayo Clinic Trust
MARTIN SARAFA
Managing Partner
Century Park Capital
Partners
Business: Medical supplies and components, business services
Assets: $375 million
City: El Segundo
SAVINGS & LOAN
ASSOCIATIONS
RANDY BOWERS
Chief Executive, President
Malaga Bank FSB
Business: Savings & Loan
Assets: $868 million
City: Palos Verdes Estates
DUSTIN LUTON
Chief Executive, President
Kaiser Federal Bank
Age: 43
Business: Savings & Loan
Assets: $835 million
City: Covina
R. SCOTT RACUSIN
Chief Executive, President
Wedbush Bank
Business: Savings & Loan
Assets: $264 million
City: Los Angeles
Professional: America’s Community
Bankers Council
SECURITIES
BROKERS
DONALD BIZUB
Chief Executive
Western International Securities
Business: Securities broker, fee-based
asset management
L.A. County Employment: 28
City: Pasadena
Professional Organizations: Securities
Industry and Financial Markets
Association; Securities Industry
Management Association of Southern
California; National Association of
Independent Broker/Dealers
RANDALL K. GROSSBLATT
Southern California Market Manager
UBS Financial Services Inc.
Business: Securities broker, wealth
management
L.A. County Employment: 350
City: Los Angeles
ROBERT PERRY
Managing Director, Regional Director
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
Business: Securities broker, credit and
lending
L.A. County Employment: 1,016
City: Los Angeles
JOHN B. PETRIC
Senior Managing Director
Perennial Financial Services
Age: 33
Business: Financial services
L.A. County Employment: 14
City: Los Angeles
Civic Organizations: Pacific Palisades
Chamber of Commerce; Palisades
Americanism Parade Association;
Guardians of the Los Angeles Jewish
Home for the Aging
JASON REESE
Chief Executive
Imperial Capital LLC
Business: Securities
broker, mergers and
acquisitions
L.A. County Employment: 79
City: Los Angeles
Civic Organizations: Capital
Campaign, Yale University
CHANDLER ROOT
Regional Managing
Director
Merrill Lynch
Business: Securities
broker, investment advisory
L.A. County Employment: 475
City: Los Angeles
Professional Organizations: Market
President Executive Council of LA
Civic Organizations: Greater Los
Angeles United Way; USC
Development Advisory Council, Office
of Black Alumni; Union Rescue
Mission; Manhattan Beach Education
Foundation; Principal for a Day; South
Central Scholars; National Foundation
for Teaching Entrepreneurship
RANDY RUSSELL
President
Zahorik Financial Services Inc.
Business: Securities broker, retirement
plans
L.A. County Employment: 16
City: Pasadena
RICHARD SMITH
Managing Principal,
Westlake Village
Sagemark Consulting
Lincoln Financial Advisors
Business: Securities broker, investment management
L.A. County Employment: 100
City: Westlake Village
Professional Organizations: Pacific
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Who’s Who in Los Angeles Business continued
Southwest Regional Planning Group;
Financial Planning Association for
Ventura County; Association for
General Contractors; Western Growers
Association
Civic Organizations: Planned Giving
Council, Ventura County Community
Foundation; UCLA Alumni Foundation
VENTURE
CAPITAL FIRMS
DAVID CREMIN
Managing Director
DFJ Frontier
Age: 53
Business: Software,
information services, biotech
Capital: $5 billion
City: Sherman Oaks
LAYTON R. CROUCH
Managing Director
Pacific Venture Group
Business: Medical devices, biomedical
Capital: $110 million
City: Encino
PAUL D’ADDARIO
Senior Managing Director
Palisades Ventures
Age: 59
Business: Wireless, communications,
broadband
Capital: $75 million
City: Los Angeles
BILL ELKUS
Managing Director, Founder
Clearstone Venture Partners
Business: Technology
Capital: $600 million
City: Santa Monica
Civic: Business Law Association, USC
JAY FERGUSON
Managing Partner
Vicente Capital
Partners
Business: Business
services, consumer services
Capital: $165 million
City: Los Angeles
Professional Organizations: National
Association of Small Business
Investment Companies
Civic Organizations: Anderson School
Alumni Association, UCLA; CedarsSinai Sports Spectacular
JAMES GAUER
Managing Partner
Palomar Ventures
Business: Enterprise
software, wireless solutions, consumer services
Capital: $500 million
City: Santa Monica
JONAH SCHNEL
Managing Partner
ITU Ventures
Business:
Communications,
media, software
Capital: $150 million
City: Los Angeles
ALEX SUH
Managing Director
California Technology
Ventures LLC
Business: IT, life science
Capital: $200 million
City: Pasadena
Civic: Villa Esperanza; Kiwanis;
Women at Work; Crippled Children’s
Society; Special Olympics
TOM UNTERMAN
Founding Partner
Rustic Canyon Partners
Business: Software,
services
Capital: $800 million
City: Santa Monica
Civic: California Community
Foundation; CalArts; Heal the Bay;
MOCA
WILLIAM WOODWARD
Managing Partner
Anthem Venture Partners
Business: Internet, media, software,
semiconductors
Capital: $250 million
City: Santa Monica
FOUNDATIONS/TRUSTS
WILLIAM H. AHMANSON
President
Ahmanson Foundation
Assets: $939 million
City: Beverly Hills
WALLIS ANNENBERG
Chairwoman, Chief Executive,
President
Annenberg Foundation
Assets: $1.53 billion
City: Los Angeles
Civic Organizations: Museum of
Modern Art, New York; USC Shoah
Foundation Institute for Visual History
and Education’s Board of Councilors;
California Science Center; Performing
Arts Center of Los Angeles County;
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra;
Los Angeles County Museum of Art;
Natural History Museum of Los
Angeles County; Museum of
Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
DIANA M. BONTA
Chief Executive, President
California Wellness Foundation
Assets: $794 million
City: Woodland Hills
Professional Organizations: U.S.
Department of Health and Human
Services’ Office of Minority Health
Advisory Committee
ELI BROAD
Founder
Broad Foundations
Assets: $2.3 billion
City: Los Angeles
ROBERT A. DAY
Chairman, Chief Executive, President
W.M. Keck Foundation
Assets: $1.11 billion
City: Los Angeles
DANIEL J. DONOHUE
President
Dan Murphy Foundation
Assets: $219 million
City: Los Angeles
RUTH ELIEL
Executive Director
Colburn Foundations
Assets: $262 million
City: Los Angeles
Civic Organizations: League of American
Orchestras; Arts in Crisis program,
Kennedy Center; City of Los Angeles
Department of Cultural Affairs; California
Community Foundation; Los Angeles
County Arts Commission; California Arts
Council; National Endowment for the
Arts; Ojai Music Festival; United States
Artists; Arts for L.A.
WENDY GAREN
Chief Executive, President
Ralph M. Parsons Foundation
Assets: $351 million
City: Los Angeles
Civic: Philanthropy Leadership Group;
California Advisory Board, Milken Institute
LISA D. HANSEN
Chairman
Kenneth T. & Eileen L. Norris
Foundation
Assets: $164 million
City: Long Beach
ANTONIA HERNANDEZ
Chief Executive, President
California Community Foundation
Assets: $1.20 billion
City: Los Angeles
Civic: Rockefeller Foundation; American
Constitution Society; Commission on
Presidential Debates; Center for
Talented Youth, Johns Hopkins
University; JFK Library Foundation
Profile in Courage Award Committee
STEVEN M. HILTON
President
Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
Assets: $4.2 billion
City: Los Angeles
DEBORAH MARROW
Director
J. Paul Getty Trust (Getty Foundation)
Assets: $ 8.76 billion
City: Los Angeles
LOWELL MILKEN
Chairman
Milken Family Foundation
Assets: $340 million
City: Santa Monica
Civic Organizations: Knowledge
Schools, Inc.
KATHLEEN L. McCARTHY
Chairwoman
Thomas and Dorothy Leavey Foundation
Assets: $230 million
City: Los Angeles
DONALD MULLANE
Chairman
Rose Hills Foundation
Assets: $423 million
City: Los Angeles
MARY ODELL
President
UniHealth Foundation
Assets: $278 million
City: Los Angeles
ROBERT K. ROSS M.D.
Chief Executive, President
California Endowment
Assets: $3.66 billion
City: Los Angeles
MARVIN I. SCHOTLAND
Chief Executive, President
Jewish Community Foundation
of Los Angeles
Assets: $812 million
City: Los Angeles
Professional: Southern California
Grantmakers
Civic Organizations: University of
Southern California’s Center on
Philanthropy and Public Policy
ALBERT F. HUMMEL
Chief Executive, President
Obagi Medical Products Inc.
Age: 68
Business: Pharmaceutical developer of
skin care products
Revenue: $114 million
City: Long Beach
ROBERT A. SMITH III
Chairman
Carrie Estelle Doheny Foundation
Assets: $158 million
City: Los Angeles
INGRID JACKEL
Chairwoman, Chief Executive
Physicians Formula
Business: Manufacturer of cosmetics
Revenue: $81 million
City: Azusa
STEVEN L. SOBOROFF
Chairman
Weingart Foundation
Assets: $704 million
City: Los Angeles
Civic Organizations: Leavey Center for the
Study of Los Angeles, Loyola University;
Luskin School of Public Affairs, UCLA
WALTER W. TIMOSHUK
President
Norton Simon Foundations
Assets: $2.91 billion
City: Pasadena
HEALTH CARE
BIOMEDICAL/
PHARMACEUTICAL
ROBERT A. BRADWAY
Chairman, Chief Executive
Amgen Inc.
Age: 50
Business: Human therapeutics
Revenue: $15.6 billion
City: Thousand Oaks
BARRY G. CALDWELL
Chief Executive, President, Director
Staar Surgical Co.
Age: 62
Business: Eye care products
Revenue: $63 million
City: Monrovia
Professional Organizations:
AdvaMed; National Alliance for Eye
and Vision Research
ROBERT FOSTER
Chairman, Chief Executive
Avalon Laboratories
Business: Catheters used in heart and
lung support
Revenue: NA
City: Rancho Dominguez
CESAR GARCIA
Chairman, Chief Executive
Iris International Inc.
Age: 60
Business: Urinalysis and molecular
diagnostics
Revenue: $118 million
City: Chatsworth
Professional Organizations: Advanced
Medical Technology Association
Civic: Toys for Tots; Walk for the Cure
with Diabetes
RICHARD HAMILTON
Chief Executive, President
Ceres Inc.
Business: Advanced biofuels and
biopower
Revenue: NA
City: Thousand Oaks
JOANNA JANNSON
Chief Executive, President
Physical Optics Corp.
Business: Applied technologies, electrooptic systems, avionics, wireless communications
Revenue: NA
City: Torrance
PARISA KHOSROPOUR
General Manager
One Lambda Inc.
Business: Manufacturer of antibody
detection products, laboratory instruments and computer software
Revenue: NA
City: Los Angeles
Professional Organizations: Southern
California Biomedical Council
SEF P. KURSTJENS
Chief Executive, President
Agensys Inc.
Business: Therapeutic antibodies
Revenue: NA
City: Santa Monica
ERNEST POSEY
Chief Executive
Posey Co.
Business: Manufacturer of health care
products
Revenue: NA
City: Arcadia
JANE SALIK
Chief Executive
PolyPeptide Laboratories Inc.
Business: GMP peptide manufacturer
for pharmaceutical industry
Revenue: NA
City: Torrance
JOHNSON WONG
President
Evergreen Scientific
Business: Manufacturer of laboratory
disposables
Revenue: NA
City: Los Angeles
HEALTH
INSURERS
BETH ANDERSON
President, West Region
Aetna Health of California Inc.
Business: Health insurer
City: Walnut Creek
JIM ELLIOTT
Vice President, Southern California
Blue Shield of California
Business: Health insurer
City: El Segundo
JANUARY 6, 2014
HOWARD A. KAHN
Chief Executive
L.A. Health Care Plan
Business: Health insurer
Revenue: $1.34 billion
City: Los Angeles
Civic Organizations: The Good Hope
Foundation; Insure the Uninsured
Project; Latino Coalition for a Healthy
California; School of Community &
Global Health, Claremont Graduate
School
STEVEN SELL
President, Western Region
Health Net of California
Age: 45
Business: Health insurer
City: Woodland Hills
ANNA TRAN
Chief Executive
Care 1st Health Plan
Business: Health insurer
Revenue: NA
City: Monterey Park
BENJAMIN K. CHU
Group President
Kaiser Permanente
Southern California and
Hawaii
Business: Healthcare
Revenue: $50.6 billion
City: Pasadena, CA
Age: 61
Membership in Professional
Organizations: California Hospital
Association, Healthcare Institute,
Center for Corporate Innovation,
American Hospital Association Board
of Trustees, Commonwealth Fund in
New York, Advisory Committee to the
director, Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention
Membership in Civic Organizations:
Committee of 100
RICHARD CHAMBERS
President
Molina Healthcare of
California
Business: Health
Insurance
Revenue: $553 million
City: Long Beach
Age: 61
Membership in Professional
Organizations: Medicaid and
Children’s Health Insurance Program
Payment and Access Commission,
Congressional Budget Office Panel of
Health Advisers, California Association
of Health Plans Board of Directors,
Insure the Uninsured Project Board of
Directors, California Olmstead
Advisory Committee.
HOSPITALS
RICHARD D. CORDOVA
President, Chief Executive
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Business: Hospital and scientific
research center
Net Patient Revenue: $537 million
City: Los Angeles
Professional Organizations: American
College of Healthcare Executives;
Virtual PICU Systems; California
Children’s Hospital Association;
California Hospital Association;
Healthcare Association of Southern
California; National Forum for Latino
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Civic: ThinkCure; Los Angeles Area
Chamber of Commerce
SCOTT EVANS
Chief Executive
Keck Hospital of USC and USC Norris
Cancer Hospital
Age: 42
Business: Health care
Net Patient Revenue: $445 million
City: Los Angeles
Professional: California Hospital
Association; Health Care Executives of
Southern California; American Society
of Health-Systems Pharmacists;
California Society of Health-Systems
Pharmacists; California Pharmacists
Association; National Community of
Pharmacists Association
DR. DAVID T.
FEINBERG
Chief Executive
Ronald Reagan UCLA
Medical Center
Age: 51
Business: Hospital, neurosciences,
pediatrics, transplant
Net Patient Revenue: $1.27 billion
City: Los Angeles
Professional Organizations: Council
of Teaching Hospitals, American
Psychiatric Association, American
Academy of Child and Adolescent
Psychiatry.
Civic Organizations: Rand Health
Board of Advisors, Sound Body Sound
Mind Board of Advisors
DELVECCHIO FINLEY
Chief Executive Officer
Harbor-UCLA Medical
Center
Business: Hospital
Net Patient Revenue: $603 million
City: Torrance
Age: 36
Professional Organizations: American
College of Healthcare Executives,
Hospital Association of Southern
California, California Association of
Public Hospitals and Health Systems,
Healthcare Executives of Southern
California
Civic Organizations: California Health
Professions Education Foundation,
Public Health Foundation Enterprises,
Inc.
DR. MICHAEL A. FRIEDMAN
Chief Executive, President
City of Hope
Age: 68
Business: Hospital, biomedical
research, treatment and education
Net Patient Revenue: $561 million
City: Duarte
Professional Organizations: U.S. Food
and Drug Administration; National
Cancer Institute; National Institute of
Health; Independent Citizens’
Oversight Committee
DIANA HENDEL
Chief Executive
Long Beach Memorial Medical Center
Business: Hospital, emergency, pediatrics
Net Patient Revenue: $499 million
City: Long Beach
GERALD T. KOZAI
Chief Executive, President
St. Francis Medical Center
Business: Hospital
Net Patient Revenue: $324 million
City: Lynwood
CRAIG LEACH
Chief Executive, President
Torrance Memorial Medical Center
Business: Hospital
Net Patient Revenue: $427 million
City: Torrance
MIGUEL-ORTIZ MARROQUIN
Chief Executive
L.A. County-Harbor UCLA Medical
Center
Business: Hospital
Net Patient Revenue: $459 million
City: Torrance
THOMAS M. PRISELAC
Chief Executive, President
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Business: Hospital, cardiac, neonatal
intensive care, spine surgery
Net Patient Revenue: $2.1 billion
City: Los Angeles
Professional Organizations: Joint
Commission Center for Transforming
Healthcare
MICHAEL L. WALL
Chief Executive, President
Northridge Hospital Medical Center
Business: Hospital
Net Patient Revenue: $341 million
City: Northridge
RICHARD E. YOCHUM
Chief Executive
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center
Business: Hospital
Net Patient Revenue: $410 million
City: Pomona
Professional Organizations: Hospital
Association of Southern California;
California Hospital Association; VHA
West Coast
Civic Organizations: L.A. County Fair
Association; President’s Council,
California State Polytechnic University;
President’s Society, University of La
Verne; President’s Society, Mt. San
Antonio College; Mt. Baldy United
Way; Boy Scouts of America
JAMES YOSHIOKA
Chief Executive
Citrus Valley Medical Center
Business: Hospital, orthopedics, psychiatric
Net Patient Revenue: $331 million
City: West Covina
Professional Organizations: California
Hospital Association; Hospital
Association of Southern California
Civic Organizations: Foothill
Foundation
HOSPITALITY
HOTELS
JAVIER CANO
General Manager
Ritz-Carlton/JW Marriott at L.A. Live
Amenities: Concierge, fitness center,
24-hour business center, pool, restaurant, spa
Rooms: 1,001
City: Los Angeles
WANDA CHAN
General Manager
Millennium Biltmore Hotel
Amenities: Health club, 24-hour business center, concierge, pool, restaurant
Rooms: 683
City: Los Angeles
GRANT COONLEY
General Manager
Hilton Los Angeles Airport
Amenities: Covered parking, 24-hour
business center, airport shuttle,
concierge, fitness center
Rooms: 1,234
City: Los Angeles
MICHAEL CZARCINSKI
General Manager
Westin Bonaventure
Hotel & Suites
Amenities: Concierge,
fitness center, pool, restaurant
Rooms: 1,354
City: Los Angeles
Professional Organizations: Chairman
Hotel Association of Los Angeles,
Executive Committee Los Angeles
Tourism and Convention Board
Civic Organizations: Executive
Committee Central City Association
TERRI A. HAACK
Executive Vice President
and Managing Director
Terranea Resort
Amenities: Concierge,
fitness center, pool, high-speed
Internet, pool
Rooms: 582
City: Rancho Palos Verdes
Professional Organizations: American
& Hotel Lodging Association, Women
in Lodging Executive Council, National
Resort Committee, California Hotel &
Lodging Association, American Hotel
& Lodging Educational Foundation
Scholarship Committee, Palos Verdes
Peninsula Chamber of Commerce,
Strategic Planning Board for
Marymount California University
STEVEN HALL
General Manager
Los Angeles Airport Marriott
Amenities: Airport shuttle, concierge,
high-speed Internet, pool, restaurant
Rooms: 1,004
City: Los Angeles
CHARLIE HINES
Managing Director
Loews Hollywood Hotel
Amenities: Concierge, 24-hour business center, fitness center, pools,
restaurant, spa
Rooms: 632
City: Hollywood
DAVID HOROWITZ
General Manager
Hyatt Regency Century Plaza
Amenities: Equinox Fitness Club +
Spa, Starbucks, Regency Club, 24hour business center, fitness center
Rooms: 726
City: Los Angeles
CHRIS LORINO
General Manager
Westin Los Angeles Airport
Amenities: Kosher kitchen, 24-hour
room service, covered parking garage
for 1,100 vehicles, airport shuttle,
concierge
Rooms: 740
City: Los Angeles
S. CHRIS PARK
General Manager
Wilshire Grand Los Angeles
Amenities: Concierge, fitness center,
high-speed Internet, pool, spa
Rooms: 900
City: Los Angeles
MICHAEL WASHINGTON
General Manager
Sheraton Gateway LAX
Amenities: Airport shuttle, 24-hour
business center, concierge, fitness
center, pool, restaurant
Rooms: 802
City: Los Angeles
TRAVEL AGENCIES
TOBY BRENNER
Chief Executive, President
Par Avion Travel Inc.
Business: Travel agency, entertainment, cruises and tours, corporate,
individual, leisure, golf
L.A. County Sales: $17.8 million
City: Los Angeles
ALEXANDRE CHEMLA
President and Founder
Altour
Business: Travel
Management
L.A. County Sales: $349 million
City: Los Angeles
Age: 65
Professional Organizations: French
American Chamber of Commerce,
French Institute Alliance Francaise
Civic Organizations: French Foreign
Trade Advisors and French-American
Aid for Children
ANASTASIA K. MANN
Chairwoman, Chief Executive
Corniche Group Inc.
Business: Travel agency, corporate,
cruises and tours, entertainment,
group meetings, individual
L.A. County Sales: $24.3 million
City: West Hollywood
VIRGINIA K. MANSOUR
Chief Executive
Mansour Travel Co.
Business: Travel agency, cruises and
tours, corporate, individual, group
meetings, luxury trips
L.A. County Sales: $24 million
City: Beverly Hills
JOE McCLURE
President
Montrose Travel
Business: Travel
Management, Corporate
Travel, Vacation Travel, Group, Meeting
& Incentive Travel, Loyalty Travel, Host
Agency
L.A. County Sales: $200 million
City: Montrose, CA
Age: 49
MICHELE L.
MONTGOMERY
President and Chief
Executive Officer
Cassis Travel Services Inc.
Business: Travel agency, corporate,
cruises and tours, entertainment,
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DAVID HAGAN
Chief Executive Officer
Boingo Wireless Inc.
Age: 53
Business: Wireless
group meetings, individual
L.A. County sales: $56 million
City: Los Angeles
Age: 63
Professional Organizations: Ritz
Carlton Advisory Board, Four Seasons
Preferred Partnership Program,
Intercontinental Hotel Advisory Board,
Commonwealth Travel Business
Group, Dorchester Diamond Club
Membership in Civic Organizations:
AMCC–CEC, Southern California
Alzheimer’s Association
services
Capital: $102.5 million
City: Los Angeles
Professional Organizations: Young
Presidents’ Organization; CEA Wireless
Division; CEA Board of Industry
Leaders
Civic: Heal the Bay; SOVA Food Bank;
Global Green USA
JERRY SAXE
Vice President, Sales
Carlisle Travel Management
Business: Travel agency, group meetings, individual, leisure, incentives and
marketing
L.A. County Sales: $17 million
City: Los Angeles
GREG LIBERMAN
Chief Executive, President
Sparks Networks Inc.
Age: 41
Business: Provider of online personal
services
Revenue: $49 million
City: Los Angeles
WIDO L. SCHAEFER
Chairman, Chief Executive
TravelStore Inc.
Business: Travel agency, corporate,
cruises and tours, entertainment, individual, student/youth
L.A. County sales: $302.4 million
City: Los Angeles
FRANCIS LOBO
Chief Executive
United Online Inc.
Business: Internet consumer products
and services
Revenue: $898 million
City: Woodland Hills
Professional Organizations: World
Presidents’ Organization
TAMA TAYLOR HOLVE
Chief Executive, Owner
Willett Travel
Business: Travel agency, corporate,
entertainment, cruises and tours,
group meetings, inbound and outbound groups
L.A. County Sales: $19.3 million
City: Studio City
KEN McBRIDE
Chairman, Chief
Executive Officer
Stamps.com, Inc.
Age: 45
Business: Internet
Revenue: $116 million
City: El Segundo
Professional Organizations: Young
Presidents’ Organization
Civic Organizations: California Science
Center
MICKEY WEILL
Vice President of Sales
Development
Protravel
International/ProWest
LLC
Business: Travel agency
L.A. County Sales: $295 million
City: Los Angeles
Age: 60
Professional Organizations: Hotel
advisory boards for Fairmont,
Rosewood, Morgans, Sofitel,
Dentination Hotels and Resorts
Civic Organizations: Stop Cancer
INTERNET
JOHN GIULIANI
President and Chief
Executive Officer
ValueClick Inc.
Age: 52
Business: Online marketing services
Revenue: $540 million
City: Westlake Village
Civic Organizations: University of
Illinois Foundation; Chicago Athletics
Advisory Board
ZORIK GORDON
Chief Executive, Director
ReachLocal Inc.
Age: 41
Business: Internet, online marketing
and reporting
Revenue: $375 million
City: Woodland Hills
SANJAY SABNANI
Chairman, President, Chief Executive
CrowdGather Inc.
Age: 43
Business: Internet, developing forumbased Web sites
Revenue: $2 million
City: Woodland Hills
PETER W.H. TAN
Chief Executive, Director
SearchMedia Holdings Ltd.
Age: 40
Business: Internet, media
Revenue: $56 million
City: Los Angeles
DAVID ZINBERG
Chief Executive
Bidz.com
Age: 55
Business: Internet
Revenue: $86 million
City: Redondo Beach
MANUFACTURING
STEPHEN G. BERMAN
President, Chief
Executive
Jakks Pacific Inc.
Age: 47
Business: Designer, producer,
marketer and distributor of toys and
related products
Revenue: $600 million
City: Malibu
DEEPAK CHOPRA
Chairman, President, Chief Executive
OSI Systems Inc.
Age: 61
Business: Designer and manufacturer
of specialized electronic systems and
components
Revenue: $656 million
City: Hawthorne
ROBERT A. VIRTUE
Chairman, President, Chief Executive
Virco Manufacturing
Age: 80
Business: Designer, producer and distributor of furniture
Revenue: $166 million
City: Torrance
TOM WESTON
Chief Executive
Weston/Mason Entertainment
Advertising
Clients: Biotropics U.S., Lennar
Communities, Universal Home
Entertainment
Gross Billings: $29 million
City: Santa Monica
DAVID MURDOCK
Chief Executive
Dole Food Co. Inc.
Age: 90
Business: Producer, marketer
and distributor of fresh fruit and
fresh vegetables
Revenue: $7.2 billion
City: Westlake Village
MEDIA
RENEE MILLER
President
Miller Group
Clients: NA
Gross Billings: $13.8 million
City: Los Angeles
MICHAEL H. KEOWN
President, Chief Executive, Director
Farmer Brothers Co.
Age: 49
Business: Manufacturer, wholesaler
and distributor of coffee, tea and culinary products
Revenue: $464 million
City: Torrance
DAVID D. LEE
Chief Executive, Director
BioSolar Inc.
Age: 52
Business: Manufacturing, bio-based
components
City: Santa Clarita
CHRISTOPHER J. REED
Chairman, President, Chief Executive
Reeds Inc.
Age: 53
Business: Manufacturing, developing,
marketing, nonalcoholic and new-age
beverages
Revenue: $25 million
City: Los Angeles
JAMES RUDIS
Chairman, President, Chief Executive
Overhill Farms Inc.
Age: 62
Business: Manufacturing, prepared
frozen food products
Revenue: $169 million
City: Vernon
DEAN A. SCARBOROUGH
Chairman, President, Chief Executive
Avery Dennison Corp.
Age: 56
Business: Manufacturing, office and
consumer products
Revenue: $6 billion
City: Pasadena
BRYAN G. STOCKTON
Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer
Mattel Inc.
Age: 60
Business: Designer, manufacturer and
marketer of toy products
Revenue: $7.1 billion
City: El Segundo
Professional Organizations: Former
Chairman of Toy Industry Association
Civic Organizations: President’s
Advisory Council at Otis College of Art &
Design; UCLA Anderson School Board
of Visitors; Getty Conservative Institute
Council; 2015 Special Olympics World
Summer Games Los Angeles
ADVERTISING
AGENCIES
DAVID ANGELO
Founder, Chief Creative
Officer
David&Goliath
Age: 52
Clients: Kia Motors America, MGM
Resorts
Gross Billings: $550 million
City: El Segundo
Professional: Los Angeles Ad
Association; Art Directors Club
JOHN BOILER
Partner
72andSunny Partners
Clients: Carl’s, Jr., Activision Blizzard
Gross Billings: $237 million
City: Los Angeles
GERALD A. BAGG
Chief Executive
Quigley-Simpson
Clients: Procter & Gamble
Gross Billings: $480 million
City: Los Angeles
Professional Organizations: Board
member, Electronic Retailing
Association
MING CHAN
Chief Executive
The1stMovement LLC
Clients: AT&T, Cisco Systems, G4
Gross Billings: $5 million
City: Pasadena
MICHAEL CUNIO
President
MJA Advertising Associates Inc.
Clients: NA
Gross Billings: $27 million
City: Beverly Hills
BILL HAGELSTEIN
Chief Executive,
President
RPA
Clients: Honda, Acura,
Farmers Insurance
Gross Billings: $100 million
City: Santa Monica
Professional Organizations: Ad
Council, American Advertising
Federation
Civic Organizations: Executive vice
president, Los Angeles Music Center
Fraternity of Friends
JULIA HUANG
President
InterTrend Communications Inc.
Clients: Toyota Motor Sales, State
Farm Insurance, JCPenney
Gross Billings: $48 million
City: Long Beach
ROBERTO ORCI
Chief Executive, President
Acento Advertising
Clients: Wells Fargo, Albertsons,
Southern California Edison
Gross Billings: $12 million
City: Los Angeles
JOE PHELPS
Chief Executive
Phelps Group
Clients: City of Hope,
zPizza
Gross Billings: $65 million
City: Santa Monica
JOSE VILLA
President, Chief
Executive
Sensis
Age: 37
Clients: Southern California Gas Co.,
Ameritas College
Gross Billings: $12 million
City: Los Angeles
Civic: Hispanicize Conference; National
Society of Hispanic MBAs; Cesar
Chavez Foundation; Robert Toigo
Foundation
BEN WIENER
Chief Executive
WDCW
Age: 41
Clients: ESPN, Epson
Gross Billings: $140 million
City: Culver City
Professional: 4A’s; Mirren Business
Development; Digital Hollywood
Civic: Jewish Venture Philanthropy
Fund; Regional Leadership Council,
University of Chicago; Writer’s Arc
ROBERT B. YALLEN
Chief Executive, President
Inter/Media Group of Cos.
Clients: Johnson & Johnson,
Neutrogena Skin iD
Gross Billings: $489 million
City: Encino
NEWSPAPERS
ROSS FURUKAWA
Publisher
Santa Monica Daily Press
Business: Newspaper
Daily Circulation: 19,000
EDDY HARTENSTEIN
Publisher, Chief Executive
Los Angeles Times
Business: Newspaper
Daily Circulation: 641,369
City: Los Angeles
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RONALD C. HASSE
Publisher
Los Angeles Newspaper Group,
including Daily Breeze, Daily News,
others
Business: Newspaper
Daily Circulation: 411,874
City: Torrance, Woodland Hills, others
IAN LAMONT
Publisher
Long Beach Register
Business: Newspaper
Circulation: 12,000
City: Long Beach
MONICA LOZANO
Publisher
La Opinion
Business: Newspaper
Daily Circulation: 118,483
City: Los Angeles
WILLIAM C. MARKHAM
Publisher, President
Antelope Valley Press
Business: Newspaper
Daily Circulation: 14,400
City: Palmdale
WILLIAM O’NEIL
Publisher
Investor’s Business Daily
Age: 80
Business: Newspaper
Daily Circulation: 116,200
City: Los Angeles
GERALD L. SALZMAN
Publisher
Los Angeles Daily Journal
Business: Legal newspaper
Daily Circulation: 6,000
City: Los Angeles
PUBLIC
RELATIONS
AGENCIES
HAL DASH
Chairman, Chief
Executive
Cerrell Associates Inc.
Age: 64
Business: Public affairs, communications, advocacy
Fee Income: $4.5 million
City: Los Angeles
Professional: Public Relations Society
of America; Worldcom Group
Civic: Valley Industry & Commerce
Association; Los Angeles Chamber of
Commerce; Los Angeles County
Business Federation; California Council
for Environmental and Economic
Balance
JOHN DAVIES
Chief Executive
Davies
Fee Income: $10 million
City: Santa Monica
JOHN ECHEVESTE
Partner
VPE Public Relations
Clients: Southern California Edison,
Disneyland, McDonald’s, California
Wellness Foundation
Fee Income: $1.4 million
City: South Pasadena
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RICHARD EDELMAN
Chief Executive, President
Edelman
Clients: Microsoft, Starbucks,
Experian, Shell
Fee Income: $575 million
City: Los Angeles
HARVEY A. ENGLANDER
Managing Partner
Englander Knabe & Allen
Clients: Motorola, Westfield, AT&T
Fee Income: $7.5 million
City: Los Angeles
Fee Income: $23.6 million
City: Los Angeles
RADIO
STATIONS
GREG ASHLOCK
President/Market Manager
Clear Channel Communications
KIIS-FM (107.2), others
Business: Radio
Audience Share: 5.4 for KIIS
City: Burbank
STEPHEN GRONER
President
S. Groner Associates Inc.
Clients: L.A. Dept. of Housing, City of
Irvine, County of San Bernadino
Fee Income: $2.3 million
City: Long Beach
PETER BURTON
General Manager
KSWD-FM (100.3)
Business: Radio station, classic hits
Audience Share: 2.1
City: Los Angeles
DARYL McCULLOUGH
Chief Executive
Citizen Paine
Clients: Procter & Gamble, California
Mental Health Services Authority
Fee Income: $15.4 million
City: Los Angeles
BILL DAVIS
Chief Executive, President
KPCC-FM (89.3)
Business: Radio station, news, talk
Audience Share: 2.1
City: Pasadena
JOSEPH MOLINA
President
JMPR Public Relations Inc.
Clients: Motor Trend Automotive
Group, Bentley Motors, Airstream
Fee Income: $2.0 million
City: Woodland Hills
KAREN MURPHY O’BRIEN
Chairman, Chief Executive
Murphy O’Brien Inc.
Age: 54
Clients: See’s Candies, Shutters on the
Beach
Fee Income: $6.8 million
City: Santa Monica
Professional: Public Relations Society
of America; Young Presidents’
Organization
Civic: Chrysalis; St. Matthew’s Parish
TRACY OLMSTEAD WILLIAMS
Chief Executive, President
Olmstead Williams Communications
Clients: Ernst & Young, FlexEnergy,
Language Line Services
Fee income: $1.4 million
City: Los Angeles
MARK POGACHEFSKY
President
MPRM Public Relations
Clients: Bunim-Murray
Productions, Focus
Features, Fuel TV
Fee Income: $3.3 million
City: Los Angeles
Professional Organizations: PROI,
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and
Sciences, Outsfest board
CRAIG P. REXROAD
Vice President, General Manager
CRT/tanaka
Clients: Air New Zealand, Charles
Schwab, Skuna Bay
Fee Income: $11.6 million
City: West Hollywood
RON ROGERS
Managing Partner
Rogers Finn Partners
Clients: Logitech, Natural History
Museum, StubHub
DANIEL KEARNEY
Market Manager
KBIG-FM (104.3), others
Business: Radio
Audience Share: 5.3 for KBIG
SAUL LEVINE
President, General Manager
KKGO-FM (105.1)
Business: Radio station, country
Audience Share: 2.8
City: Los Angeles
VAL MAKI
Radio Division Senior Vice President
KPWR-FM (105.9)
Business: Radio station,
rhythmic/contemporary hits
Audience Share: 3.8
City: Burbank
BILL SHADORF
General Manager
KLAX-FM (97.9)
Spanish Broadcasting System
Business: Radio
Audience Share: 3.9
City: Los Angeles
STUDIOS/PRODUCTION
COMPANIES
MEGAN COLLIGAN
President
Paramount Domestic Distribution
Business: Entertainment
City: Hollywood
JON FELTHEIMER
Chief Executive
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.
Age: 62
Business: Entertainment
Revenue: $2.6 billion
City: Santa Monica
JACK FOLEY
President, Distribution
Focus Features
Business: Entertainment
City: Universal City
ROBERT IGER
Chief Executive
Walt Disney Co.
Age: 62
Business:
Entertainment
Revenue: $45 billion
City: Burbank
JEFFREY KATZENBERG
Chief Executive Officer
DreamWorks Animation
SKG Inc.
Age: 62
Business: Entertainment
Revenue: $766 million
City: Glendale
PAUL LEE
President
ABC Studios
Business: Entertainment
City: Burbank
STEVE MOSKO
President
Sony Pictures Television
Business: Entertainment
City: Culver City
GARY NEWMAN
Chairman
Twentieth Century Fox Television
Business: Entertainment
City: Los Angeles
RICHARD LOVETT
President
Creative Artists Agency
Business: Talent agency
Agents: 340
City: Los Angeles
ANDY SOMERS
Senior Vice President
Agency Group Ltd.
Business: Talent agency
Agents: 19
City: Los Angeles
PATRICK WHITESELL
Co-Chief Executive
WME
Business: Talent agency
Agents: 250
City: Beverly Hills
JEREMY ZIMMER
Chief Executive
United Talent Agency
Business: Talent Agency
Agents: 122
City: Beverly Hills
TV STATIONS
DON CORSINI
President, General Manager
KTLA (Channel 5)
Business: TV station
Viewership: 67,000
City: Los Angeles
PETER ROTH
President
Warner Bros. Television Productions
Business: Entertainment
City: Burbank
KEVIN HALE
General Manager
KTTV (Channel 11)
Business: TV station
Viewership: 93,000
City: Los Angeles
JENNIFER SALKE
President
NBC Entertainment
Business: Entertainment
City: Burbank
ALBERT JEROME
Chief Executive, President
KCET (Channel 28)
Business: TV station
Viewership: 5,000
City: Los Angeles
TALENT
AGENCIES
HARRY ABRAMS
Chairman, Chief Executive
Abrams Artists Agency
Business: Talent agency, actors, athletes, directors, models
Agents: 35
City: Los Angeles
ARI EMANUEL
Co-Chief Executive
WME
Business: Talent agency
Agents: 250
City: Beverly Hills
BOB GERSH
Co-President
Gersh Agency
Business: Talent agency
Agents: 61
City: Beverly Hills
CYNTHIA KAZARIAN
President
Kazarian/Measures/Ruskin &
Associates
Business: Talent agency
Agents: 17
City: Studio City
ARNOLD J. KLEINER
President, General Manager
KABC (Channel 7)
Business: TV station
Viewership: 136,000
City: Glendale
STEVE MAULDIN
President, General Manager
KCBS (Channel 2)
Business: TV station
Viewership: 115,000
City: Los Angeles
ALBERTO MIER Y TERAN
General Manager
KMEX (Channel 34)
Business: TV station
Viewership: 106,000
City: Los Angeles
REAL ESTATE
ARCHITECTURE
ERIC VAN AUKEE
Principal, Managing Director
Perkins+Will
Business: Architecture, interior design,
planning
L.A. County Billings: $21.5 million
City: Los Angeles
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JOSEPH A. BALBONA
Chief Executive
RBB Architects Inc.
Business: Architecture,
master planning, interior design
Revenue: $17 million
City: Los Angeles
Professional Organizations: American
Institute of Architects, American
College of Healthcare Architects,
Healthcare Forum, American Society
for Healthcare Engineering, LA AIA
Committee on Architecture for Health
Civic Organizations: St. Vincent’s
Medical Center Meals on Wheels, St.
Mary’s Church Marion Outreach
Center, Daughters of Charity
Foundation, UCLA Jonsson Cancer
Center, Mission Hospital Foundation,
Antelope Valley Hospital Foundation,
Hoag Hospital Foundation, Northridge
Hospital Medical Center Foundation,
PIH Health Foundation
ANDY COHEN
Executive Director
Gensler
Business: Architecture, interior design,
planning and urban design
L.A. County Billings: $55.2 million
City: Los Angeles
MICHAEL A. ENOMOTO
Managing Partner
Gruen Associates
Business: Architecture, landscape
architecture, planning, interior design
L.A. County Billings: $10.8 million
City: Los Angeles
WILLIAM H. FAIN JR.
Co-President
Johnson Fain
Business: Architecture, urban design
and planning, design-build
L.A. County Billings: $13 million
City: Los Angeles
STAN HATHAWAY
Partner
5+design
Business: Architecture, planning, interiors
L.A. County Billings: $17.3 million
City: Hollywood
DAVID HOLLISTER
Technical Principal
HOK
Business: Architecture, strategic consulting
L.A. County Billings: $29.5 million
City: Culver City
TED HYMAN
Partner
ZGF Architects LLP
Business: Architecture, planning,
urban design
L.A. County Billings: $35.7 million
City: Los Angeles
SCOTT KELSEY
Managing Principal
CO Architects
Business: Architecture, planning, programming
L.A. County Billings: $24.2 million
City: Los Angeles
SCOTT F. REED
Principal
Cannon Design
Business: Architecture, engineering,
master planning
L.A. County Billings: $37.7million
City: Los Angeles
MICHAEL F. ROSS
Vice President, Principal
HGA Architects
Business: Architecture, planning
L.A. County Billings: $17.9 million
City: Santa Monica
MICHAEL J. SMITH
Principal
Cannon Design
Business: Architecture, engineering,
master planning
L.A. County Billings: $37.7million
City: Los Angeles
JONATHAN WARD
Partner
NBBJ
Business: Architecture
and design
L.A. County Billings: $16 million
City: Los Angeles
Professional Organizations: American
Institute of Architects, United States
Green Building Council
AMY WILLIAMS
Managing Principal
HDR Architecture Inc.
Business: Architecture, engineering,
interiors
L.A. County Billings: $29.5 million
City: Pasadena
COMMERCIAL
REAL ESTATE
BROKERAGE FIRMS
MICHAEL P. ARNOLD
Managing Director
Newmark Grubb Knight Frank
Services: Corporate services, industrial, office, apartment, appraisal, mixeduse
L.A. Deals Value: $2.8 billion
City: Century City
ALAN AUFHAMMER
Managing Director
Jones Lang LaSalle
Services: Industrial, lease administration, office, investment property acquisition/disposition
L.A. Deals Value: $1.1 billion
City: Los Angeles
LEONARD B. BAILES
President and Founder
Bailes & Associates
Services: Industrial, lease administration, tenant rep, retail, consulting
L.A. Deals Value: $686 million
City: Los Angeles
HUNT BARNETT
Principal
LA Realty Partners
Services: Commercial
real estate brokerage
L.A. Deals Value: $612 million
City: Century City
BARRY BEITLER
President
Beitler Commercial Realty Services
Services: Corporate services, industrial, lease administration, apartment,
hospitality
L.A. Deals Value: $1.3 billion
City: Brentwood
Estate Association
Civic Organizations: Los Angeles
Economic Development Corp.
LEWIS C. HORNE
Executive Managing
Director
CBRE Group Inc.
Services: Corporate
services, industrial, apartment, hospitality
L.A. Deals Value: $7.6 billion
City: Los Angeles
JAMES N. TRAVERS
Chairman
Travers Realty Corp.
Services: Corporate services, industrial, lease administration, land, office
L.A. Deals Value: $618 million
City: Los Angeles
CHUCK HUNT
Managing Director, Southern California
Newmark Grubb Knight Frank
Services: Corporate services, industrial, office, apartment, appraisal, mixeduse
L.A. Deals Value: $2.8 billion
City: Century City
STEVEN D. KOLSKY
Managing Director
Newmark Grubb Knight Frank
Services: Corporate services, industrial,
office, apartment, appraisal, mixed-use
L.A. Deals Value: $2.8 billion
City: Century City
MICHAEL NUBEL
Chairman, Chief Executive
Daum Commercial Real Estate
Services
Services: Corporate services, industrial, lease administration, apartment
L.A. Deals value: $1.15 billion
City: Los Angeles
GERALD A. PORTER
Managing Principal
Cresa
Services: Industrial, lease administration, office, capital markets advisory
L.A. Deals Value: $1.6 billion
City: Los Angeles
DAVID A. PRIOR
President
Klabin Co.
Services: Office, tenant/landlord rep,
expert witness services, investment
property acquisition/disposition
L.A. Deals Value: $742 million
City: Culver City
MARTIN PUPIL
Regional Managing Director
Colliers International
Services: Industrial, lease administration, apartment, hospitality, office,
retail
L.A. Deals Value: $2 billion
City: Los Angeles
DAVID RICH
Managing Partner
Sperry Van Ness
Services: Industrial, lease administration, residential income, retail
L.A. Deals Value: $785 million
City: Los Angeles
MARK T. SULLIVAN
Executive Vice
President, Regional
Managing Partner
Studley Inc.
Services: Commercial real estate brokerage and consulting
L.A. Deals Value: $3.07 billion
City: Los Angeles
Professional Organizations: CoreNet
Global, Los Angeles Commercial Real
JOSEPH VARGAS
Executive Managing Director
Cushman & Wakefield of California Inc.
Services: Corporate services, industrial, lease administration, investment
property acquisition/disposition
L.A. Deals Value: $3.9 billion
City: Los Angeles
COMMERCIAL
REAL ESTATE
DEVELOPERS
DAN BECKERMAN
Chief Executive, President
AEG
Business: Sports, entertainment,
property
L.A. County Projects Developed: 6.3
million sq. ft.
City: Los Angeles
DAVID S. BINSWANGER
Executive Vice President, Southern
California
Lincoln Property Co.
Business: Real estate development
L.A. County Projects Developed: 7.45
million sq. ft.
City: Los Angeles
RICK J. CARUSO
Chief Executive,
President
Caruso Affiliated
Business: Real Estate
JEROME SNYDER
Senior Partner
J.H. Snyder Co.
Business: Real estate development
L.A. County projects developed: 7.83
million sq. ft.
City: Los Angeles
TIMUR TECIMER
Chief Executive Officer
Overton Moore Properties
Business: Real estate development
L.A. County Projects Developed:
28.57 million sq. ft.
City: Gardena
J. SCOTT WATT
Chief Executive
Watt Cos.
Business: Real estate development
L.A. County Projects Developed: 10
million sq. ft.
City: Santa Monica
INTERIOR DESIGN
NELSON ALGAZE
Principal
Shlemmer Algaze Associates
Business: Interior design, architecture,
furniture specification
L.A. County Billings: $8.3 million
City: Culver City
NATE CHERRY
Vice President
RTKL Associates Inc.
Business: Interior design, master
planning, environmental graphic
design, retail interiors
L.A. County Billings: $2.2 million
City: Los Angeles
Development
L.A. County Projects Developed: 1.2
million sq. ft.
City: Los Angeles
JILL I. COLE
Managing Principal, Co-founder
Cole Martinez Curtis and Associates
Business: Interior design, renovation,
hospitality, resort and club interior
design
L.A. County Billings: $600,000
City: Marina del Rey
BRUCE A. CHOATE
Chief Executive, President
Watson Land Co.
Business: Real estate development
L.A. County Projects Developed: 17.1
million sq. ft.
City: Carson
RENE KAERSKOV
Chief Executive
HBA/Hirsch Bedner Associates
Business: Interior design, consulting,
master planning
L.A. County Billings: $18 million
City: Santa Monica
EDWARD P. ROSKI JR.
President, Chairman
Majestic Realty Co.
Business: Real estate
development
L.A. County Projects Developed:
48.06 million sq. ft.
City: City of Industry
IAN KARR
Chief Executive
HBA/Hirsch Bedner Associates
Business: Interior design, consulting,
master planning
L.A. County Billings: $18 million
City: Santa Monica
SANDY SIGAL
Chief Executive
NewMark Merrill Cos.
Business: Shopping
center development,
acquisition, management and leasing
L.A. County Projects Developed: 7.01
million sq. ft.
City: Woodland Hills
Professional: International Council of
Shopping Centers, Young President’s
Organization
Civic: Camp Max Straus Foundation,
Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters
ASAD M. KHAN
President
Langdon Wilson International
Business: Interior design, master
planning, consulting, architecture
L.A. County Billings: $7.3 million
City: Los Angeles
JIM KLAWITER
President
Klawiter and Associates Inc.
Business: Interior design, consulting,
master planning, pre-lease services
L.A. County billings: $2.2 million
City: Los Angeles
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RON LIEBERMAN
President
Design Development Co.
Business: Interior design, concept
development, restaurant design,
kitchen design
L.A. County Billings: $3.3 million
City: Agoura Hills
TIMOTHY L. NAGAO
President
Abrahamian Pagliassotti & Tanaka
Business: Interior design, consulting,
furniture specification
L.A. County Billings: $2.5 million
City: La Crescenta
RODNEY STONE
President
Environetics
Business: Interior design, workplace
strategies, strategic planning, programming, sustainable design
L.A. County billings: $1.3 million
City: Los Angeles
HELEN WATTS
Managing Principal
Interior Architects Inc.
Business: Interior design, master
planning, strategies
L.A. County Billings: $3.5 million
City: Los Angeles
A.J. WILDER
President
Wolcott Architecture Interiors
Business: Interior design, master
planning, architecture
L.A. County Billings: $5.4 million
City: Culver City
PROPERTY
MANAGEMENT FIRMS
PATRICK CONN
President, Property Management
Charles Dunn Real Estate Services Inc.
Services: Property/facility/asset management, brokerage, consulting
Office and Retail Square Footage:
8.6 million
City: Los Angeles
JOCK A. EBNER
President
Morlin Asset Management L.P.
Services: Property management, leasing, construction supervision
Office and Retail Square Footage:
5.3 million
City: Los Angeles
ROBIN JORDAN
President
Real Estate Group
Services: Property management, brokerage, construction management,
asset management, receivership
Office and Retail Square Footage:
3 million
City: Torrance
RICHARD KUHLE
President
Vestar Property Management
Services: Property management, leasing, redevelopment, financing, marketing
Office and Retail Square Footage:
8 million
City: Long Beach
TODD R. NATHANSON
President
Illi Commercial Real Estate
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Services: Shopping center commercial
property management and leasing
Office and Retail Square Footage:
6.2 million
City: Encino
RICK RIVERA
President, Chief Executive Officer
Centers Business Management
Services: Retail shopping center leasing, management and maintenance
Office and Retail Square Footage:
6 million
City: Los Angeles
DAVID W. ROCK
Managing Senior Vice President
Transwestern
Services: Agency leasing, property
and facility management, investment
services
Office and Retail Square Footage:
5.6 million
City: Los Angeles
THOMAS SPEAR
President
Property Management Associates
Services: Property management, asset
management, construction management
Office and Retail Square Footage:
5 million
City: Culver City
JEFFREY M. WORTHE
President
Worthe Real Estate Group
Services: Asset and property management, construction management, leasing
Office and Retail Square Footage:
5.1 million
City: Santa Monica
BRUCE T. MULHEARN
President, Chairman
Prudential California
Realty/Mulhearn Group
Residential Services:
Escrow, mortgage, relocation, sales
L.A. County Sales: $1.24 billion
City: Cerritos
DANA POTTER
President
Pinnacle Estate Properties Inc.
Residential services: Escrow, leasing,
sales, income properties
L.A. County Sales: $1.8 billion
City: Northridge
KURT RAPPAPORT
Co-Founder
Westside Estate Agency
Residential Services: Leasing, mortgage, sales
L.A. County sales: $1.3 billion
City: Beverly Hills
STEPHEN SHAPIRO
Co-Founder
Westside Estate Agency
Residential Services: Leasing, mortgage, sales
L.A. County sales: $1.3 billion
City: Beverly Hills
FRANK G. SYMONS
Executive Vice President
Sotheby’s International
Realty
Residential Services:
RESIDENTIAL
REAL ESTATE
BROKERAGE FIRMS
Leasing, sales
L.A. County sales: $2.7 billion
City: Beverly Hills
Professional Organizations: Beverly
Hills Greater Los Angeles Realtors
Association, California Realtors
Association, National Association of
Realtors
ROBERT FOSTER
President
Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage
Residential services: Escrow, leasing,
mortgage, relocation, sales
L.A. County Sales: $9.48 billion
City: Beverly Hills
JIM TANNER
Chief Executive, President
Realty Executives Santa Clarita
Residential Services: Escrow, leasing,
mortgage, sales, relocation
L.A. County Sales: $622 million
City: Valencia
ARNOLD GOLDSTEIN
Co-Owner
Shorewood Realtors Inc.
Residential Services: Escrow, leasing,
sales, mortgage, relocation
L.A. County Sales: $1.31 billion
City: Manhattan Beach
RESIDENTIAL
REAL ESTATE DEVELOPERS
RICK HILTON
Chairman
Hilton & Hyland Real Estate
Residential Services: Leasing, sales
L.A. County Sales: $1.25 billion
City: Beverly Hills
SYD LEIBOVITCH
President, Owner
Rodeo Realty Inc.
Age: 51
Business: Residential
real estate
Revenue: $2.4 billion
City: Beverly Hills
Professional Organizations: Who’s
Who in Luxury Real Estate; PrestigeMLS International Business Affiliate;
Southland Regional Association of
Realtors; California Association of
Realtors; National Association of
Realtors; Escrow Institute of California
GOODWIN GAW
Managing Principal, Founder
Downtown Properties Inc.
Business: Residential real estate
developers
L.A. Units Sold: 60
City: Los Angeles
STEVE CAUFFMAN
V.P., Sales and Marketing
Beazer Homes
Business: Residential real estate
developers
L.A. Units Sold: 79
City: Valencia
JEFF LEE
President
Lee Homes
Business: Residential real estate
developers
L.A. Units Sold: 66
City: Marina del Rey
WILLIAM J. McMORROW
Chairman, Chief Executive
Kennedy Wilson
Business: Real estate
L.A. Units Sold: 42
City: Beverly Hills
JEFFREY T. MEZGER
Chief Executive, President
KB Home
Age: 56
Business: Residential real estate
developers
L.A. Units Sold: 325
City: Los Angeles
Professional: USC Lusk Center for
Real Estate; Harvard Joint Center for
Housing Studies
LARRY T. NICHOLSON
President, Chief Executive, Director
Ryland Group Inc.
Age: 54
Business: Residential real estate
developers
City: Westlake Village
KEVIN PRICE
Executive Vice President
Radco Cos.
Business: Residential real estate
developers
L.A. Units Sold: 52
City: Woodland Hills
RESTAURANTS/RETAIL
JOHN DAWSON
President, Chief Executive
International Coffee & Tea
Business: Coffee shops
Revenue: $500 million
City: Los Angeles
SOFTWARE
ROBERT A. KOTICK
President, Chief Executive
Activision Blizzard Inc.
Age: 50
Business: Video games
Revenue: $4.75 billion
City: Santa Monica
Civic: Center for Early Education;
Harvard Westlake School; Los Angeles
County Museum of Art; Call of Duty
Endowment
VICTOR LIMONGELLI
President, Chief Executive
Guidance Software Inc.
Age: 46
Business: Digital investigative software
Revenue: $105 million
City: Pasadena
ADAM L. MILLER
Chairman, President, Chief Executive
Cornerstone OnDemand Inc.
Age: 43
Business: Talent management software
Revenue: $73 million
City: Santa Monica
WALTER S. WOLTOSZ
Chairman, President, Chief Executive
Simulations Plus Inc.
Age: 67
Business: Pharmaceutical research
and education software
Revenue: $12 million
City: Lancaster
CRAIG L. LEVRA
Chairman, President,
Chief Executive
Sport Chalet Inc.
Age: 54
Business: Retail, sporting goods
Revenue: $350 million
City: La Canada Flintridge
Professional: National Retail
Federation
Civic: Junior Achievement of Southern
California; Southern California
Committee for the Olympic Games;
Los Angeles Sports and Entertainment
Commission
STEVEN G. MILLER
Chairman, President, Chief Executive
Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp.
Age: 61
Business: Retail, sporting goods
Revenue: $921 million
City: El Segundo
DAVID OVERTON
Chairman,
Chief Executive
Cheesecake Factory Inc.
Age: 67
Business: Restaurant
Revenue: $1.89 billion
City: Calabasas
Professional Organizations: National
Restaurant Association
BOB SPIVAK
President, Chief Executive
Grill Concepts Inc.
Age: 70
Business: Restaurant
Revenue: $100 million
City: Woodland Hills
HOW WE DID IT
To compile this list of L.A.’s most
prominent chief executives, the
Business Journal queried the
largest local companies in their
industries, using the newspaper’s
year-end book of lists and the LABJ
Stock Index as guides. For those
companies that did not respond to
our inquiries, we used the latest
available information from the book
of lists and Internet research. The
information was researched and
compiled by Nicole Behnam, Vince
Cummings, Haia Radwan and
Danielle Tarasiuk.