Samuel A. DiPiazza, Jr. & Joseph M. Hogan

Resisting Economic Nationalism A Plea for Free and Open Markets

Samuel A. DiPiazza, Jr.:

Born in 1950. Samuel DiPiazza holds a dual degree in accounting and economics from the University of Alabama and a Master of Science in tax accounting from the University of Houston.

In 1973, Samuel DiPiazza joined PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and became partner in 1979. He was elected to the firm council in 1986 and headed the Alabama, Birmingham and Chicago offices before being appointed Midwest regional managing partner in 1992 and managing partner of New York Metro Region in 1994. In 1998, he was named Americas Leader for Tax and Legal Services and in 2000, Chairman and senior partner of the U.S. firm. Since 2002, Samuel DiPiazza has held the position of Chief Executive Officer of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited.

He serves as a trustee of the International Accounting Standards Committee Foundation, is Chairman of the World Business Council on Sustainable Development and an Executive Committee member of the International Business Council of the World Economic Forum. Samuel DiPiazza is also Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Executive Committee of the World Trade Center Memorial Foundation. He has been honoured as Accountant of the Year by the Beta Alpha Psi Society and is a recipient of the Ellis Island Medal of Honour and the INROADS Leadership Award.

Joseph M. Hogan:
Born in 1957. Joseph Hogan received a Bachelor of Science in business administration from Geneva College in 1980 and an MBA from Robert Morris University in 1984.

Joseph Hogan started his professional career in 1985 at General Electric Company (GE), where he held various positions in sales, marketing and product development with GE Plastics, U.S. From 1990 to 1993, he served as business leader of Lexan Europe, GE Plastics, in the Netherlands, before joining GE Plastics, U.S. as General Manager Americas Marketing for two years. Between 1996 and 1998, Joseph Hogan worked as staff executive of GE Corporate in the United States and from 1998 to 2000, he was Chief Executive Officer and President of GE Fanuc Automation North America. In 2000, he was named Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of GE Medical Systems, U.S., and acted as Chief Executive Officer and President of GE Healthcare in the United States and the United Kingdom for the following eight years. After 23 years with GE Company, Joseph Hogan joined ABB Ltd. as Chief Executive Officer in 2008.

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