Board of Directors
Biographical information about CIT board members.
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JEFFREY M.PEEK
- Jeffrey M. Peek is Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of CIT Group Inc. In 2003, Mr. Peek joined CIT as President and Chief Operating Officer. Previously, Mr. Peek was Vice Chairman of Credit Suisse First Boston LLC (“CSFB”) and was responsible for the firm's Financial Services Division, including Credit Suisse Asset Management, Pershing and Private Client Services.
- WILLIAM M. FREEMAN
- Mr. Freeman has served as Chairman of the Board of Arbinet-thexchange, Inc. since June 2008. He also served as President, Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of Arbinet from November 2007 until September 2008 at which time the offices of Chairman and President/Chief Executive Officer were separated.
- MARIANNE MILLER PARRS
- Ms. Parrs retired at the end of 2007 from International Paper Company where she had served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since November 2005 and as interim Chief Financial Officer since May 2005.
- VICE ADMIRAL JOHN RYAN
- Mr. Ryan has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Center for Creative Leadership since May 2007. He is the former Commander of the Fleet Air Mediterranean and Commander of the Patrol Wings for the U.S. Pacific Fleet.
- CHRISTOPHER H. SHAYS
- Mr. Shays served as a Congressman in the U.S. House of Representatives representing the 4th District of Connecticut from August 1987 to January 2009.
- SEYMOUR STERNBERG
- Mr. Sternberg has served as Chairman of the Board of New York Life Insurance Company since April 1, 1997. He joined New York Life in 1989 as Senior Vice President and held positions of increasing responsibility, including Executive Vice President, Vice Chairman, President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Executive Officer.
- PETER J. TOBIN
- Mr. Tobin served as special assistant to the President of St. John's University from September 2003 until his retirement on May 31, 2005.
- LOIS M. VAN DEUSEN
- Ms. Van Deusen is the Managing Member and 100% owner of LVD Consulting, LLC, formed in 2008. She is also Of Counsel and a former Managing Partner of McCarter & English, LLP, a regional law firm based in Newark, New Jersey. Ms. Van Deusen joined McCarter & English in 1977, was named partner in 1986, and retired from the partnership in 2007.