Mr. Almeida retired in 2001 as chairman and chief executive officer of Heller Financial, Inc., a commercial finance and investment company, a position he held since 1995. He served as executive vice president and chief financial officer of Heller Financial from 1987 until 1995. Before that service, he was an executive with Citicorp/Citibank, serving in various capacities. Mr. Almeida is a director of UAL Corporation, The Marmon Group, E-Funds Corporation, CARE (USA) and High Jump. |