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Kodiak Establishes Industry Advisory Council, Taps Leaders from Walmart, UPS, and Beyond to Help Guide Development and Deployment of Autonomous Trucks

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Mercoledì, Marzo 27, 2024

Kodiak's Industry Advisory Council brings together a diverse array of forward-thinking industry leaders to help shape the company's product development, deployment, and public engagement as it focuses on the commercialization of autonomous trucks.

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  • Kodiak's Industry Advisory Council brings together a diverse array of forward-thinking industry leaders to help shape the company's product development, deployment, and public engagement as it focuses on the commercialization of autonomous trucks.
  • Inaugural members of the Kodiak Industry Advisory Council represent prestigious brands and organizations including the Arkansas Trucking Association , Loadsmith , Walmart , Werner Enterprises , and UPS .
  • Their unique perspectives will help to lead and shape the ways we approach industry and driver engagement, industry transformation, and driving public acceptance of autonomous trucks."
  • The Kodiak Industry Advisory Council will help to guide and influence Kodiak's product and strategic roadmap, and will help to shape how autonomous trucks will benefit and impact the trucking industry, society, and the world.

PRG WELCOMES RICHARD J. PORTER AS NEW CEO

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Mercoledì, Gennaio 24, 2024

NEW YORK, Jan. 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- PRG (Production Resource Group, LLC), the world's leading provider of production solutions for entertainment and live events, has announced that Richard J. Porter has been named CEO, effective February 1, 2024. His appointment follows the departure of Stephan Paridaen, who resigned from the company for personal reasons.

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  • Porter comes to PRG after successfully leading and operating the Tool and Equipment Rental division of The Home Depot, which serves both professional and DIY customers across the United States and Canada.
  • Porter has a proven track record of success, growing and optimizing Compact Power Equipment Rental as their COO prior to its acquisition by The Home Depot in 2017.
  • Porter also led the Reverse Logistics division of The Home Depot during this tenure.
  • Porter said, "With every project, PRG brings to life its tagline of "People.

The Home Depot Foundation invests more than $4.4 million to help communities respond to natural disasters

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Martedì, Maggio 2, 2023

ATLANTA, May 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Home Depot Foundation is expanding nationwide disaster preparedness, response and long-term recovery efforts through $4.4 million in grants to disaster response nonprofit partners. The investments take the Foundation's 2023 disaster response financial commitment to more than $4.8 million and will help several partners bolster west coast operations.

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  • The investments take the Foundation's 2023 disaster response financial commitment to more than $4.8 million and will help several partners bolster west coast operations.
  • Record rainfall has brought deadly flooding to California this year, adding to a growing list of west coast climate concerns.
  • Our dedication to those people and their communities extends long past the initial response phase," said Shannon Gerber, executive director of The Home Depot Foundation.
  • "With the help of our nonprofit partners, we are helping communities rebuild stronger and more sustainably so they can withstand future storms."

OncoHealth Appoints Wesley Staggs as Chief Commercial Officer

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Mercoledì, Aprile 12, 2023

ATLANTA, April 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- OncoHealth®, a leading digital health company dedicated to oncology, today announced the appointment of Wesley "Wes" Staggs as the company's Chief Commercial Officer. Staggs will be responsible for leading all sales, channel partnerships and business development to drive market expansion with payers, providers, employers and life science companies.

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  • ATLANTA, April 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- OncoHealth ®, a leading digital health company dedicated to oncology, today announced the appointment of Wesley "Wes" Staggs as the company's Chief Commercial Officer.
  • "I'm excited to join the incredible team at OncoHealth because of the large opportunity to make an impact on patients' lives," said Staggs, Chief Commercial Officer, OncoHealth.
  • A growth-focused leader with 30 years of experience, Staggs comes to OncoHealth from PatientPoint where he held roles as Chief Corporate Development Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President, Customer Success.
  • Prior to PatientPoint, Staggs held leadership roles at Revegy (Chief Operating Officer and Chief Revenue Officer), RVH Analytics (Chief Revenue Officer), OneHealth Solutions, Inc. (Executive Vice President, Revenue) and Concerro (acquired by API Healthcare).