Hamptons Scene: Navab, Wambold for Southampton Hospital
Alex Navab, co-head of KKR & Co.’s North American private-equity business, and his wife, Mary Kathryn, had their second daughter at Southampton Hospital.
“It was planned,” Navab said at a benefit for the hospital Saturday night, emphasizing their confidence in the quality of care at the facility located on Long Island’s East End.
“I’ve been taking people to the ER with all sorts of ailments over the last 20 years,” Harvard Business School professor Robert Kaplan said. “And the hospital has been extraordinarily helpful.”
The hospital, which is landscaped like the mansions nearby with tall hedges and hydrangea bushes, has operated since 1909.
“We’re here for everyone who needs us,” Robert S. Chaloner, the hospital’s president and chief executive officer, said, standing near a display of race cars and models in Graff jewelry.
The theme of the 54th annual Summer Party, held in a field next to the hospital, was the Monaco Grand Prix. Guests dressed accordingly.
Audrey Gruss wore a Chanel checkered print, echoing a racing flag. She said she’d recently been to Monaco with her husband, Martin Gruss of Gruss Investments LLC, where they drove around in a 1963 Ferrari Superfast.
The party’s chairman, Laura Lofaro Freeman, whose executive search firm, Sterling Resources International, specializes in financial services, wore a pale blue dress by Wesley Nault and looked like Grace Kelly.
James Bond
John Wambold, managing director at Imperial Capital LLC and a board member at Southampton Hospital, channeled James Bond in a white dinner jacket.
Chaloner came to the hospital nearly six years ago, after running Cabrini Medical Center in Manhattan. His initiatives include a doctor-recruitment program and the digitization of medical records.
He built a new emergency department with a $5 million gift from John Paulson, the hedge-fund manager, and his wife, Jenny, announced in 2009.
“They were the best donors on the planet,” said Darin Wiggins, the medical director of the Jenny and John Paulson Emergency Department. “John said, ‘Here’s my money, please don’t waste it.’ He let me design the emergency room I dreamed of.”
The Paulsons didn’t attend the event, leaving Wiggins to describe its features, which include trauma rooms, a ship in the waiting room for kids to play in, and seven full-time doctors.
Traumas, Ticks
Emergency visits triple during the months of June, July and August, Wiggins said. Ocean-related traumas and tick cases are frequent.
Amanda Grieco, who works at Ogilvy & Mather’s HealthWorld division, visited the emergency room three weeks ago.
“I was on Flying Point beach, at a lobster and clambake party,” Grieco said. “Someone knocked over a tiki torch, and I jumped to get out of the way and landed weird.”
Her sprained and fractured ankle healed well, she said, showing off a high-heeled shoe at her table, where she sat with Amelia Ogunlesi, wife of Bayo Ogunlesi, chairman and managing partner of Global Infrastructure Partners.
Tennis, Biking
Dining with the Navabs were Dusty Philip, co-head of the Global Industrials Group at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS), and his wife, Yesim, co-founder of a luxury tennis-wear brand, L’Etoile Sport. “It’s for women, so I can’t wear it,” he said, adding that his sport is biking, not tennis.
Collector Henry Buhl said he is selling his collection of photographs of hands at a Sotheby’s auction in December. Also attending the event were Terry Meguid, head of asset management at Perella Weinberg Partners LP, and Claus Moller, founder and managing partner of P2 Capital Partners LLC.
Linda Huber, chief financial officer of Moody’s Corp. (MCO), wore a floral-print dress by Banana Republic that went well with the Scalamandre tablecloths. They were made with an archival fabric called “Jour de Juin,” a design that was, according to the fabric maker’s website, inspired by an 18th-century embroidered waistcoat.
Steven Stolman, the president of Scalamandre, oversaw the decor, which included a projection of the Hotel de Paris Monte- Carlo on the tent ceiling. The Alex Donner Orchestra played covers of the Black Eyed Peas, which lured even septuagenarians to the dance floor.
The event is on track to raise $1.8 million for the Southampton Hospital Foundation; more than 800 guests attended. The grand prize in the raffle, $25,000 cash, went to Southampton resident Claire Stephenson. Raffle tickets were $100 each.
(Amanda Gordon is a writer and photographer for Muse, the arts and leisure section of Bloomberg News. Any opinions expressed are her own.)
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Laura Lofaro Freeman, founding partner and CEO, Sterling Resources International, and Henri Barguirdijan, president and CEO of Graff, the luxury jeweler.
Laura Lofaro Freeman, founding partner and CEO, Sterling Resources International, and Henri Barguirdijan, president and CEO of Graff, the luxury jeweler. Photographer: Amanda Gordon/Bloomberg
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Monaco Grand Prix was the theme of the party, so guests gathered around racing cars.
Monaco Grand Prix was the theme of the party, so guests gathered around racing cars. Photographer: Amanda Gordon/Bloomberg
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A family mostly dressed for Monte Carlo: John Wambold, a student, Melanie Wambold, benefit volunteer, George Wambold, a student and John Wambold, managing director, Imperial Capital LLC and Southampton Hospital board member.
A family mostly dressed for Monte Carlo: John Wambold, a student, Melanie Wambold, benefit volunteer, George Wambold, a student and John Wambold, managing director, Imperial Capital LLC and Southampton Hospital board member. Photographer: Amanda Gordon/Bloomberg
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Suzanne Murphy, mother of 10-week-old Sydney Bea, in Oscar de la Renta. She most recently worked for Ares Management LP.
Suzanne Murphy, mother of 10-week-old Sydney Bea, in Oscar de la Renta. She most recently worked for Ares Management LP. Photographer: Amanda Gordon/Bloomberg
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Patrick McMullan, James Freeman, CEO of Freeman & Co., and Laura Lofaro Freeman, CEO of Sterling Resources International.
Patrick McMullan, James Freeman, CEO of Freeman & Co., and Laura Lofaro Freeman, CEO of Sterling Resources International. Photographer: Amanda Gordon/Bloomberg
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An entrance to Southampton Hospital, featuring the tall hedges that provide privacy for homes in the area.
An entrance to Southampton Hospital, featuring the tall hedges that provide privacy for homes in the area. Photographer: Amanda Gordon/Bloomberg
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The Jenny and John Paulson Emergency Department photographed on the afternoon of the Southampton Hospital benefit, held on a field next door.
The Jenny and John Paulson Emergency Department photographed on the afternoon of the Southampton Hospital benefit, held on a field next door. Photographer: Amanda Gordon/Bloomberg
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Robert Chaloner, president and CEO of Southampton Hospital.
Robert Chaloner, president and CEO of Southampton Hospital. Photographer: Amanda Gordon/Bloomberg
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Dr. Darin Wiggins, medical director of the Jenny and John Paulson Emergency Department.
Dr. Darin Wiggins, medical director of the Jenny and John Paulson Emergency Department. Photographer: Amanda Gordon/Bloomberg
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Alex Navab of KKR & Co. and Mary Kathryn Navab.
Alex Navab of KKR & Co. and Mary Kathryn Navab. Photographer: Amanda Gordon/Bloomberg
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Martin Gruss and Audrey Gruss, wearing Chanel.
Martin Gruss and Audrey Gruss, wearing Chanel. Photographer: Amanda Gordon/Bloomberg
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Dusty Philip, a partner at Goldman Sachs Group Inc., and Yesim Philip, co-founder of luxury tennis apparel brand L'Etoile Sport. Their dinner company included the Navabs as well as Claus Moller, founder of P2 Capital Partners, and Tiffany Moller, CEO of Parasol, a sun protective sport clothing line.
Dusty Philip, a partner at Goldman Sachs Group Inc., and Yesim Philip, co-founder of luxury tennis apparel brand L'Etoile Sport. Their dinner company included the Navabs as well as Claus Moller, founder of P2 Capital Partners, and Tiffany Moller, CEO of Parasol, a sun protective sport clothing line. Photographer: Amanda Gordon/Bloomberg
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Robert Kaplan, a professor at Harvard Business School.
Robert Kaplan, a professor at Harvard Business School. Photographer: Amanda Gordon/Bloomberg
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Terry Meguid, a partner at Perella Weinberg Partners LP.
Terry Meguid, a partner at Perella Weinberg Partners LP. Photographer: Amanda Gordon/Bloomberg
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Linda Huber, CFO of Moody's Corp., and her brother in law, Frank Lopez-Balboa.
Linda Huber, CFO of Moody's Corp., and her brother in law, Frank Lopez-Balboa. Photographer: Amanda Gordon/Bloomberg.
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The Scalamandre fabric "Jour de Juin" as event tablecloth.
The Scalamandre fabric "Jour de Juin" as event tablecloth. Photographer: Amanda Gordon/Bloomberg
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Henry Buhl, of the Buhl Foundation, said he is selling his photographs of hands, but still collecting sculptures of hands. "I bought one at the Southampton Fair -- it's a copy of Michael Jackson's glove."
Henry Buhl, of the Buhl Foundation, said he is selling his photographs of hands, but still collecting sculptures of hands. "I bought one at the Southampton Fair -- it's a copy of Michael Jackson's glove." Photographer: Amanda Gordon/Bloomberg
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Daniel Van Arsdale and Allison Gaudin, physicians at Southampton Hospital.
Daniel Van Arsdale and Allison Gaudin, physicians at Southampton Hospital. Photographer: Amanda Gordon/Bloomberg
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Dancing after dinner.
Dancing after dinner. Photographer: Amanda Gordon/Bloomberg
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As the event wound down, guests lined up for ice cream cones and awaited their cars from valet parking.
As the event wound down, guests lined up for ice cream cones and awaited their cars from valet parking. Photographer: Amanda Gordon/Bloomberg
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