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CORPORATE LADDER NYU-POLY ENGINEERS A MOVE AT THE TOP EXPERIMENTAL PHYSICIST Katepalli Sreenivasan, 65, was recently selected to be the new president of the Polytechnic Institute of New York University to help lead NYU back to the forefront of engineering, technology innovation and entrepreneurship. Ralph C. Alexander, chair of the board of trustees and himself an alumnus, affectionately calls Mr. Sreenivasan, who will also become NYU’s dean of engineering in July, “Sreevi.” “Sreevi is the best; he has the technical background,” said Mr. Alexander. “And he is a global citizen, someone credible around the world, but also credible in Washington Square.” A professor at Yale and at the International Centre for Theoretical Physics before coming to NYU-Poly in 2008, Mr. Sreenivasan takes over as the average SAT score for students admitted to the school is up more than 250 points in the past five years. Mr. Alexander likes to think the American Dream was born at NYU-Poly, where 45% of enrolled students are Pell Grant-eligible, and many are the first in their family to attend college. “We take students from different segments of life and help them be very productive members of society,” said Mr. Sreenivasan. “Cybersecurity, wireless networking and bio medicine are our really strong areas. I want to recruit students in these areas and make them among the very best in the country.” —EVA SAVIANO EXECUTIVE MOVES Continued from Page 7 capital markets. He was previously director of institutional exchange-traded fund order flow and national account manager at ProShares. eXelate: Eugene Becker, 38, joined the smart-data company as senior vice president of product management. He was previously vice president of analytics at Xaxis. Travel + Leisure: Eric Bizzak, 36, joined the travel brand as vice president, sales. He was previously national advertising director of The Week. Greenberg Traurig: Gabriel MonzonCortarelli, 39, joined the law firm as a shareholder in its corporate and securities practice and head of the Italian desk in New York. He was previously counsel and head of the Italian desk at Withers Bergman. M&T Bank: David Hargraves, 49, joined as senior branch manager. He was previously senior branch manager at TD Bank. TD Bank: Melissa M. Hays, 28, was promoted to store manager. She was previously assistant store manager. Dewberry: Mark Work, 54, joined the construction company as deputy department manager. He was previously project manager at URS Corp. Mirae Asset Global Investments: Efrain Fernandez, 39, joined the investment management firm as emerging-market specialist, a newly created position. He was previously regional wholesaler at Prudential Investments. Antonio Lopez, 27, joined as emergingmarket specialist. He was previously a sales consultant, mainstay investments, at New York Life. Debevoise & Plimpton: David Grosgold, 38, was promoted to partner in the corporate department and financial institutions group at the law firm, effective July 1. He is currently an associate. Marilyn A. Lion, 33, was promoted to partner in its corporate department and the financial institutions group, effective July 1. She is currently an associate. William H. Taft V, 34, was promoted to partner in its litigation group, effective July 1. He is currently an associate. Reed Smith: Patrick Burke, 55, joined the law firm as counsel in its records and e-discovery group. He was previously senior director and assistant general counsel at Guidance Software Inc. Douglas Elliman Real Estate: Lauren Kramer, 34, joined the firm as a licensed sales associate. She was previously vice president in fixed income sales at Goldman Sachs. HKS Capital Partners: John Chantengco, 49, joined the real estate firm as an associate broker. He was previously senior adviser at Triwest Financial Group Inc. Sutherland Asbill & Brennan: Sahang-Hee Hahn, 29, joined the law firm as an associate. She was previously an associate at Baker & McKenzie. Eastern Consolidated: George Moss, 55, was promoted to senior director of the real estate firm. He was previously director. —eva saviano EXECUTIVE PROMOTIONS The fastest way to get an announcement into Crain’s is to submit online. Fill out the form at www.crainsnewyork.com/section/ executive_moves. The Executive Moves column is also available online. 8 | Crain’s New York Business | April 22, 2013 http://www.crainsnewyork.com/events-mayornyc http://www.crainsnewyork.com/section/executive_moves http://www.crainsnewyork.com/section/executive_moves

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IN THE BOROUGHS
IN THE MARKETS
THE INSIDER
BUSINESS PEOPLE
CORPORATE LADDER
REAL ESTATE DEALS
OPINION
ALAIR TOWNSEND
GREG DAVID
REPORT: GREEN NEW YORK
THE LIST
FOR THE RECORD
CLASSIFIEDS
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
SOURCE LUNCH
OUT AND ABOUT
SNAPS

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