1964

'Tis Christmas time in New Jersey. Tis the season no one sends news. Nonetheless, news about two of our classmates has come to your class scribe. Fred Meils's travels from our class through Tuck are taking him quickly up the corporate ladder. Fred has been named president of Pepsi-Cola "Western" Europe (perhaps his territory is expanding on a daily basis), after having served as executive vice president of Pepsi-Cola International. His base of operations will be London, where he will be moving from his present New Canaan, Conn., abode. Fred's territory consists of 17 countries. Fred has been with Pepsi for 18 years and has held a series of senior positions there. Fred and his wife, Mary Ann, have three children from ages 17 to 23.

Burt Alimansky reports he is deeply and obviously successfully involved in private investment banking transactions, as counselor and participant in New York City. In 1981 Burt founded the Alimansky Venture group, Inc. to counsel and serve as an investment advisory firm for exceptional smaller middle-market companies and emerging growth companies. Burt assists the companies in recapitalizations, business plans and strategies, and negotiation with ana formation of syndicates, locating investors and leveraged buyout transactions. He has been involved in scores of transactions and his company is listed in most of the prominent publications involving such transactions. Burt speaks with excitement about the variety and independence of his work, and his relationships with the energetic entrepre neurs with whom he works. Burt is a director of several companies and is president of the Harvard Business School Club of New York and chairman of the New York Venture Group. The latter group provides a forum for new companies to present their plans to members of the investment community. Following Burt's career path to private investment banking is pure fascination. Burt worked for The Wall Street Journal following Dartmouth, following his term as managing editor of the Daily D, then moved to California where he managed a night club, taught and was a student at Berkeley during the exciting late 19605, formed a newspaper, started a magazine, started and sold a company involved in preparing programs for educational and public events, then served as financial director of the San Francisco Bicentennial. Then, at age 35 deciding that business might be tun and money perhaps not anathema—he and his dog and truck traveled cross-country to Harvard Business School. Burt's career path certainly makes one appreciate the infinite variety of opportunities which a liberal arts education opens up to us but he didn't have to do it all himself. His present career also involves constant change. So you thought investment bankers were narrow and uninteresting! I went to Hanover over houseparties to visit my daughter and have reconfirmed from her and from direct observation that our Alma Mater is the closest thing to a perfect school that I, or the kids attending it, have seen. Hope to hear from you soon!

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