16th Annual Mardi Gras Gala
The 16th Annual Mardi Gras Gala black tie event will be held on February 16 , 2010 at the
Westin Convention Center in Pittsburgh. This year’s event will honor Gregory S. Babe
of Bayer Corporation and Bayer MaterialScience LLC as the “King of Mardi Gras.”
Mr. Babe will be joined by event Dinner Chairs
Jim Broadhurst of Eat�n Park Hospitality ;
Dr. Kenneth Melani of Highmark;
and Lawrence Lebowitz of Cohen & Grigsby
to celebrate Fat Tuesday the “N’awlens”
way.
Greg Babe was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Bayer Corporation and Senior
Bayer Representative for the United States and Canada in October 2008. He is responsible for the
North American activities of the worldwide Bayer Group, an international health care, nutrition and
innovative materials group based in Leverkusen, Germany.
In addition, he is the President and CEO of Bayer MaterialScience LLC — a position he has
held since July 2004.
Previously, Mr. Babe served as president and CEO of Bayer Corporate and Business Services LLC
(BCBS) where he was responsible for providing expertise and support in engineering, information
systems, procurement, materials management, human resources, financial, accounting and other
business services to Bayer Corporation and its affiliates.
Mr. Babe joined Bayer in 1976 as an intern in the Polyurethanes Group and has held several
management positions of increasing responsibility, including manager of the Brunsbüttel,
Germany, facility; director and general manager of Hennecke Machinery, then a unit of Bayer’s
Polymers Division in Pennsylvania; vice president of corporate quality; and director of a national
program to implement Bayer’s enterprise resource planning system. He was named senior
vice president of information services in 1999, and in 2001, that role was expanded to include the
NAFTA region. When Mr. Babe was named president and CEO of BCBS, he continued his role as
chief information officer.
Mr. Babe is the chair of the Bayer Political Action Committee (BAYPAC). For five years he served
as the executive sponsor of the Bayer Diversity Advisory Council.
Mr. Babe serves on the American Chemistry Council’s Executive Committee and Board of
Directors and he is a member of its Chemical Management and Audit, Finance and Membership
Committees. He is also on the Board of Directors of the National Association of Manufacturers and
the Society of the Chemical Industry.
In Pittsburgh, he serves on the board of the Allegheny Conference on Community Development and
is a member of the Executive Committee and Board of Directors at Duquesne University serving as
Vice Chair of Audit and Finance. Mr. Babe is also a member of West Virginia University’s
Engineering and Computer Science Education Enterprise Advisory Committee.
A native of West Virginia, Mr. Babe holds a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering
from West Virginia University.
Mr. Babe is married, has four children and resides in Mt. Lebanon, Pa.
Our Pittsburgh Mardi Gras is a fun and upbeat black-tie (or costume) Gala which
takes place every year on “Fat Tuesday” and mirrors the celebrations
of the New Orleans Mardi Gras festival. Roaming musicians, jugglers, and
magicians entertain guests, and decorations, beads, and masks enhance the
festive atmosphere. The Gala features a French Creole-style 5 course dinner
followed by a fabulous night of dancing to the John Parker Band. The highlight
of the evening is the entrance and crowning of the “King of Mardi
Gras,” a notable Pittsburgh celebrity who has worked to help the
Pittsburgh community.
| Date: |
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Fat Tuesday February 16, 2010 |
| Time: |
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6:30 p.m. |
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The Westin Convention Center Pittsburgh (Hotel)
1000 Penn Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
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For more information, please contact the EFWCP special events coordinators at
1-800-361-5885 or via email at staff@efwp.org.
Prior EFWCP Mardi Gras Kings include:
Diane Holder
(2009)
Executive Vice President of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and President of the UPMC Health Insurance Division and President and CEO of UPMC Health Plan |
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Michele Fabrizi
(2008)
President and Chief Executive Officer of the nationwide advertising division of MARC USA |
James E. Rohr
(2007)
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of PNC Financial Services Group |
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Murry S. Gerber
(2006)
Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Equitable Resources |
Hoddy and Mary Anne Hanna
(2005)
Howard Hanna Real Estate Services |
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Ronald L. Violi
(2004)
President and Chief Executive Officer, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh |
Dr. Kenneth Melani
(2003)
President and CEO, Highmark, Inc. |
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John A. Brooks
(2002)
Executive secretary treasurer of the Western PA Regional District of Carpenters |
Thomas H. O'Brien
(2001)
Chairman of the board of PNC Financial Services Group |
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Jeffrey Romoff
(2000)
President of UPMC Health System |
Martin McGuinn
(1999)
Chief executive officer of Mellon Financial Corporation |
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Thomas J. Usher
(1998)
Chairman and chief executive officer of the USX Corporation |
Mark Nordenberg
(1997)
University of Pittsburgh chancellor |
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Kevin McClatchy
(1996)
Chief executive officer and managing partner of the Pittsburgh Pirates |
Hartley King
(1995)
Founder of King’s Family Restaurants |
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