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May 2009

Thriving in Tumultuous Times: LoneRider brews winning formula for its draft beer business
Sumit Vohra (MBA Evening ’07), CEO of LoneRider Brewing Co., is leveraging Web 2.0 marketing and a strict adherence to the brewery’s business model to tap the Triangle market.

President Obama announced plan to nominate UNC Kenan-Flagler professor to Consumer Product Safety Commission
President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate UNC Kenan-Flagler professor Robert S. Adler

as a new commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).

Alumni Profile: Ken Hines (MBA ’84) leads a team at John Hancock that manages $60 billion in bond assets
Ken Hines (MBA ’84), the senior managing director of John Hancock’s bond and corporate finance group, says that his company’s 100-year tradition of conservative investing is seeing it through the economic turmoil raging around it.

Alumni Notes
Register now for Reunion 2009 and view the results of our alumni survey.

John Worth’s Career Corner: If your job is giving you lemons, make lemonade
John Worth outlines ways to enjoy your job and make yourself eligible for promotions and other recognition.

Executive development custom programs ranked 7th in the US and 17th in the world in FT rankings, as revenue grew 15 percent
The Financial Times ranked custom executive programs offered by the University of North Carolina’s Kenan-Flagler Business School 17th in the world and 7th in the United States.

New research shows how the public passes judgment on high-profile people
In a scandal-plagued world, high-status people are targets for the media and the justice system alike, and banking your selflessness as you come up the ranks will serve you well when you reach the top, new research shows.

Alumni Q & A: ConAgra Foods’ Lisa Bescherer
Bescherer (MBA ’91) is responsible for leading the development of marketing strategy for core potato and appetizer product portfolios across all food service segments of Lamb Weston at ConAgra Foods.

Private Equity Fund gives students hands-on investment experience
The UNC Kenan-Flagler Private Equity Fund is the first and only student-run fund at a leading U.S. business school that aims to provide real returns to its limited partners.

Former LinkedIn CEO urges optimism and career management to new MBA graduates
At commencement, Dan Nye urged graduates to take calculated risks and follow career paths that fuel their passion, rather than those that are the most lucrative, prestigious or secure.

Burt’s Bees CEO on how sustainability is good for the bottom line
John Replogle, president and CEO of Burt’s Bees, spoke as part of the Dean’s Speaker Series at the University of North Carolina’s Kenan-Flagler Business School on April 22. He urged businesses to take the lead globally on sustainability efforts.

New visiting scholars program allows collaborative exchange of ideas
UNC Kenan-Flagler has launched a new visiting scholars program to bring leaders from various fields to the School to collaborate and exchange ideas with the students and faculty.