WASHINGTON, DC (February 12, 2014) – Today, the US Business Leadership Network® (USBLN®) announced the appointment of four member companies to its Corporate Advisory Board (CAB).

The USBLN® Board of Directors at recent meetings approved Northrop Grumman Corporation, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Starbucks Coffee Company and WellPoint, Inc. for two-year terms on the CAB. Representing Northrop Grumman are Robert Vetere, Senior Workplace Accommodations Specialist and Dan Ellerman, Director, Diversity and Inclusion. The representatives from Novartis are Dr. Richard Weitzman, Medical Director, Drug Safety & Epidemiology and Adrian Hawkins, Senior Oncology Sales Specialist. Starbucks has named Michael Ronan, Regional Director of Channel Development, Latin America/Global Export to represent the company. WellPoint has named Alicia Wallace, Corporate Director of Equal Employment Opportunity, and Merrill Friedman, Advocacy Director, as its representatives. [DOC | PDF]