ADVISORY, March 19, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) --
What:
Jill Kaplan, Publisher of Crain's New York Business will preside over
the NASDAQ Closing Bell to celebrate the 2008 Crain's Forty Under
Forty. Each year Crain's New York Business selects 40 outstanding
individuals, who have made a major impact in their respective
industries before the age of 40.
2008 Forty Under Forty Include:
* Michael Aiello, 37, Partner, Mergers and Acquisitions, Weil
Gotshal & Manges
* Maryam Banikarim, 38, Chief Marketing Officer, Univision
Communications Inc.
* John Caplan, 37, Chief Executive, Ford Models Inc.
* Kathryn Carter, 38, Executive Vice President, Soccer United
Marketing
* Joe Chan, 36, President, Downtown Brooklyn Partnership
* Ken Davenport, 35, Founder, Davenport Theatrical Enterprises
* Frederic de Narp, 38, Chief Executive, Cartier North America
* Nancy Dubuc, 38, General Manager, The History Channel
* Charissa L. Fernandez, 33, Chief Operating Officer, The After-
School Corp.
* Evgeny Freidman, 37, Chief Executive, Taxi Club Management Inc.
* James Gersten, 38, President, Culinary Concepts by Jean-Georges
* Shoshanna Lonstein Gruss, 32, President, Shoshanna
* Pilar Guzman, 37, Editor-in-Chief, Cookie
* Scott Hagedorn, 37, Managing Director, East Coast, OMD
* Robert Hammond, 38, Executive Director, Friends of the High Line
* Matthew Higgins, 33, Senior Vice President of Business Operations,
New York Jets
* Jason Hirschhorn, 36, President, Sling Media Entertainment Group
* Asuncion C. Hostin, 39, Managing Director, Kroll Inc.
* Jesse Itzler, 39, Co-Founder, Marquis Jet
* Sarumathi Jayaraman, 32, Co-Director, Restaurant Opportunities
Center United
* Mikael Johnson, 38, Global Chair of Alternative Investments, KPMG
* Khajak Keledjian, 35, Chief Executive, Intermix
* Maggie Kwan, 39, Director, Structural Systems, Tishman
Construction Corp. of New York
* Ian Laird, 36, Director of Strategic Initiatives, Empire Blue
Cross Blue Shield
* Dylan Lauren, 33, Chief Executive, Dylan's Candy Bar
* Chris Lighty, 36, Founder and Chief Executive, Violator
Management / Brand Asset Group
* Michael MacDougall, 37, Partner, TPG
* Dionne Mack-Harvin, 35, Executive Director, Brooklyn Public Library
* Maurizio Miglietta, 38, Director, Trauma Surgery, NY-
Presbyterian / Columbia
* Mark Mason, 38, Chief Financial Officer, CitiGroup Global Wealth
Management
* Susan Moss, 38, Partner, Chemtob Moss Forman & Talbert
* Evgeny Nudler, 37, Professor of Biochemistry, NYU School of
Medicine
* Michelle Peluso, 36, Chief Executive, Travelocity
* Mark Pitts, 37, President of Urban Music, Jive Records/Zomba Label
Group
* Sara Queen, 38, Senior Asset Manager, Brookfield Properties Corp.
* Celine Rattray, 32, Partner, Plum Pictures
* Carley Roney, 39, Editor-in-Chief, The Knot Inc.
* Phil Shawe, 38, Co-Chief Executive, TransPerfect Translations
* Michael Steib, 31, Director of TV Advertising, Google
* Jane Wheeler, 39, Senior Managing Director, Evercore Partners
Crain's New York Business 40 Under 40 inductees have included NASDAQ
OMX Executive Vice President Chris Concannon, who was honored in
2007, and NASDAQ OMX Executive Vice President Adena Friedman, who was
honored in 2005.
Where:
NASDAQ MarketSite - 4 Times Square - 43rd & Broadway - Broadcast Studio
When:
Thursday, March 20, 2008 at 4 p.m. ET
Contacts:
Jenny Mashberg
Marketing Coordinator
Crain's New York Business
212.210.0257
jmashberg@crain.com
NASDAQ MarketSite:
Robert Madden; 646.441.5045
Robert.Madden@nasdaq.com
Feed Information:
The closing bell is available from 3:50 p.m. to 4:05 p.m. on uplink IA-6 C-band/transponder 17. The downlink frequency is 4040 Vertical; Audio 6.2-6.8 The feed can also be found on Waterfront fiber 1623. If you have any questions, please contact Robert Madden at (646) 441-5045.
Webcast:
A live Webcast of the NASDAQ Closing Bell will be available at: http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_about.stm
Photos:
To obtain a hi-resolution photograph of the Market Close, please go to http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_events.stm and click on the market close of your choice.
About Crain's 2008 Forty Under Forty:
Each year, Crain's New York Business selects 40 outstanding individuals who have made a major impact in their respective industries before the age of 40. Former winners include professional actors and athletes, presidents and CEOs of major Fortune 500 companies, and high ranking political figures. Crain's calls these rising stars "Crain's 40 Under 40."