International business

Members Trust Company Announces Appointment of Kei Sasaki as Chief Investment Officer

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Monday, March 25, 2024

TAMPA, Fla., March 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Members Trust Company (MTC), a nationally chartered trust company providing trust and investment services throughout the United States, today announced the appointment of Kei Sasaki, Chief Investment Officer (CIO).

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  • TAMPA, Fla., March 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Members Trust Company (MTC), a nationally chartered trust company providing trust and investment services throughout the United States, today announced the appointment of Kei Sasaki, Chief Investment Officer (CIO).
  • Mr. Sasaki stated: "It is an honor to be asked to join Members Trust Company and its accomplished team.
  • Dr. Davidson stated, "having worked closely with Kei Sasaki for many years, I am thrilled that he is joining the already amazing team at Members Trust.
  • Kei brings deep investment experience, keen insights, and strong leadership qualities to benefit the clients and partners of Members Trust."

Maritime Partners Welcomes Two New Additions to Executive Team

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Friday, March 22, 2024

NEW ORLEANS, March 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Maritime Partners, LLC ("Maritime Partners"), a leading provider of maritime financing solutions primarily focused on Jones Act vessels, has recently added Stephen J. Bordes and Greg Chase to its executive leadership team.

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  • Stephen J. Bordes & Greg Chase Join Maritime Partners as CFO and CLO, Respectively
    NEW ORLEANS, March 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Maritime Partners, LLC ("Maritime Partners"), a leading provider of maritime financing solutions primarily focused on Jones Act vessels, has recently added Stephen J. Bordes and Greg Chase to its executive leadership team.
  • Prior to joining Maritime Partners, he served as the CFO for New York-based American Industrial Partners, a middle-market private equity firm that invests in industrial businesses.
  • Also joining the Maritime Partners team is Greg Chase, who is serving as the firm's Chief Legal Officer.
  • Chase comes to Maritime Partners from Reed Smith LLP, a global law firm with a strong maritime practice.

Viega LLC Announces Andreas Reger as New CEO

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Thursday, March 21, 2024

BROOMFIELD, Colo., March 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Viega LLC, an industry leader in press technology, recently announced the appointment of Andreas Reger as the new President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective on April 1.

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  • BROOMFIELD, Colo., March 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Viega LLC, an industry leader in press technology, recently announced the appointment of Andreas Reger as the new President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective on April 1.
  • Reger will replace Markus Brettschneider, who was recently appointed as the new Global CEO for Viega Group, effective September 2024.
  • Andreas has significant experience leading growing businesses and ensuring that growth benefits all stakeholders – customers, employees, communities and our industry," said Markus Brettschneider, current President and CEO of Viega LLC.
  • Reger joins Viega LLC from BBB Industries, the global market leader in sustainable automotive remanufacturing, where he served as the President of the Undercar Business Unit.

NOTICE TO THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING IN HEXAGON AB (publ)

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Thursday, March 21, 2024

STOCKHOLM, March 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors has, pursuant to Chapter 7, Section 4 a of the Swedish Companies Act (Sw. aktiebolagslagen) and the company's Articles of Association, decided that shareholders shall be able to exercise their voting rights by postal voting before the General Meeting. Consequently, shareholders may choose to exercise their voting rights at the AGM by attending in person, through a proxy or by postal voting.

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  • Notice of attendance to the Annual General Meeting can be given on Hexagon's website, www.hexagon.com , or by post to: Hexagon AB, "Annual General Meeting", c/o Euroclear Sweden AB, P.O.
  • Completed and signed postal voting forms can be sent by mail to Hexagon AB, "Annual General Meeting", c/o Euroclear Sweden AB, P.O.
  • The Nomination Committee elected in anticipation of the 2024 Annual General Meeting, comprising Mikael Ekdahl (Melker Schörling AB), Jan Dworsky (Swedbank Robur fonder), Brett Watson (Infor) and Daniel Kristiansson (Alecta) has proposed that Ola Rollén be elected Chairman of the 2024 Annual General Meeting.
  • If the Annual General Meeting so resolves, the dividend is expected to be distributed by Euroclear Sweden AB starting on Friday 10 May 2024.

Annual General Meeting of Sandvik Aktiebolag

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Wednesday, March 20, 2024

The Nomination Committee proposes, pursuant to the recommendation of the Audit Committee, re-election of PricewaterhouseCoopers AB as Auditor for the period until the end of the 2025 Annual General Meeting.

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  • The Nomination Committee proposes, pursuant to the recommendation of the Audit Committee, re-election of PricewaterhouseCoopers AB as Auditor for the period until the end of the 2025 Annual General Meeting.
  • The Board of Directors proposes that the Annual General Meeting resolve to adopt the following guidelines for the remuneration of senior executives.
  • The Board of Directors proposes that the Annual General Meeting authorizes the Board of Directors to, for the period until the 2025 Annual General Meeting, resolve on acquisitions of the Company's own shares in accordance with the following conditions.
  • The authorization may be utilized on one or several occasions up to the 2025 Annual General Meeting.

The BIG Jobsite and Netcore Cloud Partner to Launch AI-powered Email Marketing Innovation

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Thursday, March 14, 2024

LONDON, March 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- UK-based international job aggregation platform, The BIG Jobsite , has partnered with leading global MarTech and customer experience company, Netcore Cloud , to maximize the power of email with AI-powered interactive experiences.

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  • LONDON, March 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- UK-based international job aggregation platform, The BIG Jobsite , has partnered with leading global MarTech and customer experience company, Netcore Cloud , to maximize the power of email with AI-powered interactive experiences.
  • This partnership is expected to significantly increase reach and thereby improve click-through rates via the email channel.
  • Speaking about this, John Bradshaw, Chairman at The BIG Jobsite, said, "We have been committed to efficiently connect job seekers with the right opportunities.
  • In our beta stage, we have seen a significant increase in click-through rates backed by Netcore Cloud's AI-powered, interactive email innovation.

World Trade Centers Association Reveals Global Winners of 3rd Biennial Champions Awards

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024

NEW YORK, March 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- World Trade Centers Association® (WTCA®) — an international trade organization connecting more than 300 World Trade Center® (WTC®) locations in nearly 100 countries — announced the winners of the 3rd Biennial Champions Awards during its 54th Annual WTCA Global Business Forum (GBF) hosted by WTC Bengaluru in Bengaluru, India, honoring exceptional contributions from member businesses within its global network. Nominees were awarded in four key categories: local connectivity, reciprocity/network support, sustainability and innovation. Additionally, outstanding members were honored through the 'Regional Member of the Year' awards across the five regions where the WTCA is active, as well as the 'Global Member of the Year' award.

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  • The awards recognize exceptional contributions to the association's global network, celebrating local connectivity, reciprocity/network support, sustainability, and innovation
    NEW YORK, March 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- World Trade Centers Association® (WTCA®) — an international trade organization connecting more than 300 World Trade Center® (WTC®) locations in nearly 100 countries — announced the winners of the 3rd Biennial Champions Awards during its 54th Annual WTCA Global Business Forum (GBF) hosted by WTC Bengaluru in Bengaluru, India, honoring exceptional contributions from member businesses within its global network.
  • The Champions Awards recognize WTCA members across a global network of highly connected, mutually supporting businesses and organizations who exemplify the association's core values and mission.
  • A judging panel consisting of previous Champions Awards winners, and chairs of WTCA's Member Advisory Councils and Regional Advisory Councils selected the winners of the 10 categories.
  • "This year's winners now join an elite group of past Champions Awards winners who have set the standard for global excellence around the network.

World Trade Centers Association Reveals Global Winners of 3rd Biennial Champions Awards

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024

NEW YORK, March 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- World Trade Centers Association® (WTCA®) — an international trade organization connecting more than 300 World Trade Center® (WTC®) locations in nearly 100 countries — announced the winners of the 3rd Biennial Champions Awards during its 54th Annual WTCA Global Business Forum (GBF) hosted by WTC Bengaluru in Bengaluru, India, honoring exceptional contributions from member businesses within its global network. Nominees were awarded in four key categories: local connectivity, reciprocity/network support, sustainability and innovation. Additionally, outstanding members were honored through the 'Regional Member of the Year' awards across the five regions where the WTCA is active, as well as the 'Global Member of the Year' award.

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  • The awards recognize exceptional contributions to the association's global network, celebrating local connectivity, reciprocity/network support, sustainability, and innovation
    NEW YORK, March 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- World Trade Centers Association® (WTCA®) — an international trade organization connecting more than 300 World Trade Center® (WTC®) locations in nearly 100 countries — announced the winners of the 3rd Biennial Champions Awards during its 54th Annual WTCA Global Business Forum (GBF) hosted by WTC Bengaluru in Bengaluru, India, honoring exceptional contributions from member businesses within its global network.
  • The Champions Awards recognize WTCA members across a global network of highly connected, mutually supporting businesses and organizations who exemplify the association's core values and mission.
  • A judging panel consisting of previous Champions Awards winners, and chairs of WTCA's Member Advisory Councils and Regional Advisory Councils selected the winners of the 10 categories.
  • "This year's winners now join an elite group of past Champions Awards winners who have set the standard for global excellence around the network.

Agile Cloud Consulting's Wendy Davis Named as Finalist in 2024 Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service

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Monday, March 11, 2024

PHILADELPHIA, March 11, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Agile Cloud Consulting's Wendy Davis was named a Finalist in the Customer Service Leader of the Year category in the 18th annual Stevie® Awards for Sales & Customer Service, and will ultimately be a Gold, Silver, or Bronze Stevie Award winner in the program.

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  • Wendy Davis was named a Finalist in the Customer Service Leader of the Year category in the 18th annual Stevie® Awards for Sales & Customer Service.
  • PHILADELPHIA, March 11, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Agile Cloud Consulting 's Wendy Davis was named a Finalist in the Customer Service Leader of the Year category in the 18th annual Stevie® Awards for Sales & Customer Service , and will ultimately be a Gold, Silver, or Bronze Stevie Award winner in the program.
  • "On behalf of the entire Agile Cloud Consulting team, we'd like to congratulate Wendy on this award.
  • The awards are presented by the Stevie Awards, which organizes several of the world's leading business awards shows including the prestigious American Business Awards® and International Business Awards®.

Change in the Group Management of Lindt & Sprüngli

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Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Kilchberg, 1 March 2024 – Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli AG announces today that Rolf Fallegger, Member of the Group Management, has decided to retire and will leave the Lindt & Sprüngli Group by the end of June 2024.

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  • Kilchberg, 1 March 2024 – Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli AG announces today that Rolf Fallegger, Member of the Group Management, has decided to retire and will leave the Lindt & Sprüngli Group by the end of June 2024.
  • In 2009, he was appointed to Group Management responsible for overseeing various countries in Europe and Asia as well as the Brazilian market.
  • Adalbert Lechner, Group CEO, commented: "On behalf of the Group Management and all employees I would like to take the opportunity to thank Rolf Fallegger for his strong contribution to Lindt & Sprüngli.
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