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New York, NY - July 8, 2008 - Insurance industry and health care executive Stanley S. Mandel, President and Chief Executive Officer of Arista Investors Corporation and former Chairman of the Board of Kingsbrook Holding Corporation and Executive Vice President of Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center, was recently elected as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the New York College of Podiatric Medicine (NYCPM). Mr. Mandel has been a member of the Board of Trustees of the College for the last five years. His one-year term of service as Chairman will be effective on July 1, 2008, when the term of the current Chairman, Maj. Gen. William F. Ward, A.U.S. (Ret.), ends.
Stanley S. Mandel holds Bachelor's and Master's degrees, in both mathematics and economics, from Brooklyn College. Mr. Mandel has served as a senior executive in the insurance industry, in a series of increasingly high-level positions. Early in his career, he was an Assistant Vice President at the Northeastern Life Insurance Company and at the United States Life Insurance Company. Subsequently, he was a Vice President at the Eastern Life Insurance Company. Beginning in 1971, he served as Executive Vice President and Partner at Serv-Co Administrators Inc. In 1980, he joined Mutual of Omaha/Companion Life Insurance Company as Group Vice President, and in 1983 he became President and Chief Executive Officer of Arista Investors Corporation and Arista Insurance Company.
In 1993, Mr. Mandel became a Trustee at Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center, becoming Chairman of the Board in January 1998. He was then appointed Executive Vice President and Chairman of Kingsbrook's holding company KHCF and Executive Vice President of the Medical Center.
"I think I speak for the entire community at NYCPM - the Board, faculty, student body and administration - when I say that we are tremendously pleased to have Stanley as our new Board Chairman," said the current Chairman, Maj. Gen. William F. Ward, A.U.S. (Ret.). "Serving as Chairman of the Board for an institution like ours is a natural fit for Stanley. He is an experienced business and health care leader, and has accomplished a great deal on the Boards on which he has served during his long career."
"I am very proud that a man of Stanley's stature has agreed to serve as Chairman of the Board of our institution," said Louis L. Levine, President and Chief Executive Officer, New York College of Podiatric Medicine. "I am certain we can count on continuing to rely on his wisdom and know-how. Stanley brings invaluable business and health care experience to the Chairmanship of our Board at a time when it is particularly critical that medical institutions work effectively to gain the support of their key constituencies."
President Levine added, "I would also like to thank our outgoing Chairman, Major General William F. Ward, for his strong leadership and dedicated service to the College during a time when we successfully tackled many daunting challenges, and when we also succeeded in putting the College on a firm financial footing through the sale of our parking lot property. General Ward went above and beyond the call of duty in the time and effort he devoted to leading us, and we owe him a tremendous debt of gratitude."
New York College of Podiatric Medicine
The New York College of Podiatric Medicine, established in 1911, is the first and largest of the eight U.S. schools of podiatric medicine. Its clinical affiliate - Foot Clinics of New York - is the world's largest foot health center, recording nearly 30,000 patient visits a year. NYCPM has graduated more than 25% of all practicing podiatrists in the nation, and is at the forefront of podiatric care in terms of education, public awareness, government legislation and professional advancement. Visit the College's website at www.nycpm.edu and the website of the Foot Clinics at www.footclinic.org for more information.
