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Fifth Annual World Trade Centers Day Dinner - June 7, 2007
The World Trade Center of Greater Philadelphia (WTCGP) reached an important milestone when it held its Fifth Annual World Trade Centers Day Dinner on June 7, 2007. More than 270 WTCGP members and partners, clients and sponsors gathered in the historic Union League in Center City Philadelphia to show their support for the WTCGP and 2007 WTC Day Dinner honorees. This year, Douglas R. Conant, president and CEO of Campbell Soup Company, was presented with the WTC Day Dinner Award for creating an exemplary marketing strategy and committing necessary resources to international operations in both emerging and established markets.
The WTCGP also recognized international trade achievements of two of its member companies: Kingsbury, Inc. (Pennsylvania) and Gatti Associates (New Jersey).
The WTCGP would like to thank the following sponsors for generously contributing to the success of the 2007 WTC Day Dinner:
White and Williams LLP (Platinum Sponsor)
Pennoni Associates Inc. (Gold Sponsor)
Right Management (Silver Sponsor)
Cephalon (Silver Sponsor)
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| James B. Ginty, chairman, Board of Directors, WTCGP |
Douglas R. Conant, president and CEO of Campbell Soup Company accepts the 2007 WTC Day Dinner Award
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Margaret Gatti, Esq. president of Gatti & Associates,
2007 WTCGP New Jersey Business Member of the Year |
William Strecker, president and CEO, Kingsbury, Inc.,
2007 WTCGP Pennsylvania Business Member of the Year,
with Chuck Pennoni of Pennoni Associates Inc.
and Joanna Savvides of the WTCGP |
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Margaret Gatti, Esq. president of Gatti & Associates,
with Debra P. DiLorenzo, president and CEO,
Chamber of Commerce Southern New Jersey |
Left to Right: Douglas R. Conant,
president and CEO of Campbell Soup Company;
Joanna Savvides, president, WTCGP and
Kelly Johnston , vice president, Government Affairs,
Campbell Soup Company |
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Left to Right: Douglas R. Conant,
president and CEO of Campbell Soup Company;
Joanna Savvides, president, WTCGP and Mark S. Schweiker,
president and CEO , Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce |
Standing (Left to Right): Joanna Savvides, Rick Grimaldi, James Ginty
Seating (Left to Right): Annette and Chuck Pennoni,
Douglas R. Conant, Debra DiLorenzo, Carol Ginty |
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Rick Grimaldi, White and Williams LLP, introduces
the 2007 WTC Day Dinner Awardee Douglas R. Conant |
Chuck Pennoni, chairman, Pennoni Associates Inc.
(2005 WTC Day Dinner Honoree)
presents the 2007 Pennsylvania Business Member
of the Year Award to William Strecker,
president and CEO, Kingsbury, Inc. |
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James Ginty , chairman, WTCGP, with his wife Carol
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Left to Right:
Jeffery Briggs, manager, Sales Support, UPS and
Bruce Pansius, CFO, WTCGP |
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Left to Right: Joanna Savvides, WTCGP with
Barton Yost, Helen Yost, and Don Morissey
of the Rowland Company. |
Left to Right: Jean Marie Marchetto, COO, WTCGP, with
Gena Zakharova and David Webster of AgraCo Inc. |
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Left to Right: Adam Kim, City of Philadelphia, Department of Commerce; Nancy Gilboy, President, International Visitors Council,
with Jean Marie Marchetto, COO, WTCGP. |
Joanna Savvides, WTCGP, with
Sotos Roumaniotis and Suresh Abeyesundere
of US Airways |
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Victoria Delvizis, WTCGP, with her husband Peter;
Vassilios Sitaras, Trade Counselor of Greece, and
Vasileios Nasis, Netrolix |
Joanna Savvides, WTCGP, with
Peter O'Neill, executive director, Center for
Trade Development, PA DCED |
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Mark Schweiker, president and CEO, Greater Philadelphia
Chamber of Commerce, and John Matheussen,
chief executive officer, Delaware River Port Authority |
Joanna Savvides, president, and Brigg Lopez-Martinez,
manager - LATDP, WTCGP, with Dr. John Bennett,
president and CEO, and Eric Peterson, product engineer,
Devon International Group
(2006 WTCGP PA Business Member of the Year) |
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Joanna Savvides, WTCGP, with Constantine Larigakis
and Margaret Carolan of Commerce Bank |
Michael Manning, U.S. Department of Commerce,
with wife Joan |
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| Left to Right: Ron Drozd , WTCGP; Dr. Wai Tak Law,
PortaScience Inc. (2006 WTCGP NJ Business Member of the Year);
Martha Zapata and Alfred Basilicato, Numonics (2003 );
Ayoma Finley, PortaScience, Inc; Joanna Savvides, WTCGP;
Deborah Sykes and Janice Barlow, USEAC. |
Gary Orr and Jack McConnell, Sandmeyer Steel Company,
with Dino Ramos, manager - International Trade Services,
WTCGP |
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Donald F. Papouschek, vice president of Jade International, Inc. congratulates Douglas R. Conant, president and CEO
of Campbell Soup Company, on his award |
Joanna Savvides, president, WTCGP, with
Vassilios Sitaras, Trade Counselor of Greece |
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J. Robert Arthur, director of international tax services,
Parente Randolph, LLC; Jeffery Briggs, manager, sales support, UPS;
and Anne Rivers, marketing executive, AmeriClic
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Thomas A. Leonard, attorney, Obermayer Rebmann
Maxwell & Hippel LLP (WTCGP Board Member)
and Joanna Savvides, president, WTCGP |
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Joanna Savvides, president, WTCGP, and
WTCGP Board Member Dr. John A. Bennett,
president and CEO, Devon International Group
(2006 PA WTCGP Business Member of the Year) |
Anyiney Medero de Lopez; Joseph M. Barendt , COO,
Chiral Technologies, with wife Jean; and
Jean Marie Marchetto, COO, WTCGP |
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Ayla Brooks, Hana Stecova, Martin Soler and Walter Sytnik
WTCGP Interns - Spring and Summer 2007 |
Victoria Delvizis and Diana Melnichenko, WTCGP
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Other pictures from the 2007 World Trade Centers Day Dinner |
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