Corporate governance

Vested Hires Lumentus Partner Christina Bertinelli As Managing Director

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Thursday, February 21, 2019

Vested, a rapidly growing and award-winning financial communications firm, is thrilled to announce the appointment of Christina Bertinelli as a new managing director for its New York office.

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  • Vested, a rapidly growing and award-winning financial communications firm, is thrilled to announce the appointment of Christina Bertinelli as a new managing director for its New York office.
  • Bertinelli joins the Vested team with more than 20 years of experience in financial services and investor communications and storytelling.
  • Bertinelli joins Kim, CEO Dan Simon, COO Ishviene Arora, CEO of Professional Services Amber Roberts, and Managing Director Eric Hazard as part of Vesteds expanding leadership team.
  • Prior to joining Vested, Bertinelli spent more than four years as a senior partner at Lumentus, where she established and then led the firms digital reputation practice.

Leafbuyer Technologies, Inc. Announces Total Network Traffic Increase

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Thursday, February 21, 2019

Leafbuyer Technologies, Inc. (LBUY) (Leafbuyer or the Company), announced today its Total Network traffic reached 9.85 million impressions in January 2019.

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  • Leafbuyer Technologies, Inc. (LBUY) (Leafbuyer or the Company), announced today its Total Network traffic reached 9.85 million impressions in January 2019.
  • We develop partnerships with hand-selected external websites, like Dope Magazine and LA Weekly, in several markets across the country to help promote Leafbuyer dispensary customers, said Mark Breen, COO of Leafbuyer.
  • The Leafbuyer Total Network is a powerful marketing lever.
  • February projections show The Leafbuyer Total Network may reach more than 11 million impressions, a more than 73% increase over the same month the previous year.

Cott Announces Appointment of Shayron Barnes-Selby as Vice President of Government Affairs and Environmental, Social and Governance Programs

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Wednesday, February 20, 2019

TORONTO, ONand TAMPA, FL, Feb. 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -Cott Corporation (NYSE:COT; TSX:BCB) today announced the appointment of Shayron Barnes-Selby as its Vice President of Government Affairs and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Programs, effective February 20, 2019 reporting directly to Tom Harrington, Cott's Chief Executive Officer.

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  • TORONTO, ONand TAMPA, FL, Feb. 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -Cott Corporation (NYSE:COT; TSX:BCB) today announced the appointment of Shayron Barnes-Selby as its Vice President of Government Affairs and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Programs, effective February 20, 2019 reporting directly to Tom Harrington, Cott's Chief Executive Officer.
  • Shayron has dedicated over 30 years of service to the bottled water industry starting with her tenure as the Quality Assurance Manager at Triton Water Company in Burlington, NC.
  • "In addition to Shayron's appointment, our Board of Directors, recognizing the importance of these programs, has delegated oversight of Environmental and Social initiatives to the Corporate Governance Committee of the Board.
  • This enables us to efficiently service residences, businesses, restaurant chains, hotels and motels, small and large retailers, and healthcare facilities.

In Preparation for the 2019 Proxy Season, CGLytics Expands Global Coverage and Appoints New Head of Research

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Wednesday, February 20, 2019

CGLytics, a leading corporate governance analytics provider, is continuing to drive transparency of good governance practices for better informed decision-making, by expanding its global coverage.

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  • CGLytics, a leading corporate governance analytics provider, is continuing to drive transparency of good governance practices for better informed decision-making, by expanding its global coverage.
  • This increase provides companies and investors with the deepest global governance data set in the market to date.
  • CGLytics has also expanded the research team in Amsterdam, Netherlands to provide greater in-depth coverage of the European markets.
  • To oversee the continued data coverage expansion, CGLytics is also proud to announce that Jonathan Nelson has joined the team as Head of Research.

Cirtronics Names Dave Patterson President and Chief Executive Officer

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Wednesday, February 20, 2019

MILFORD, N.H., Feb. 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Cirtronics, an advanced contract manufacturing firm in Milford, NH has announced the appointment of Dave Patterson as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

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  • MILFORD, N.H., Feb. 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Cirtronics, an advanced contract manufacturing firm in Milford, NH has announced the appointment of Dave Patterson as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
  • Founder and former CEO, Gerardine Ferlins will remain with the company as Chief Governance Officer and Chair of the Board of Directors.
  • Dave joined Cirtronics in 2010 as Director of Global Sourcing and was named Chief Operating Officer (COO) two years later.
  • Gerardine Ferlins said, "Dave has been an integral part of the Cirtronics leadership team for the last eight years.

Family-owned businesses show greater technology focus but lack gender diversity at board level

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Wednesday, February 20, 2019

For the first time, the Index reports on the board composition and CEO profile of each family business represented in the Index, providing insight into corporate governance, non-family influence on business strategy and board diversity.

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  • For the first time, the Index reports on the board composition and CEO profile of each family business represented in the Index, providing insight into corporate governance, non-family influence on business strategy and board diversity.
  • The Index shows the growing trend for non-family representation on boards with 78% of board directors from new entrants being non-family members.
  • However, diverse representation of gender at board level still lags.
  • Family members operating in their company's boards are overwhelmingly male, with 23% of boards comprising male family members compared to 5% female family members.

Family-owned businesses show greater technology focus but lack gender diversity at board level

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, February 20, 2019

For the first time, the Index reports on the board composition and CEO profile of each family business represented in the Index, providing insight into corporate governance, non-family influence on business strategy and board diversity.

Key Points: 
  • For the first time, the Index reports on the board composition and CEO profile of each family business represented in the Index, providing insight into corporate governance, non-family influence on business strategy and board diversity.
  • The Index shows the growing trend for non-family representation on boards with 78% of board directors from new entrants being non-family members.
  • However, diverse representation of gender at board level still lags.
  • Family members operating in their company's boards are overwhelmingly male, with 23% of boards comprising male family members compared to 5% female family members.

True Influence® Hits Growth and Revenue Milestones, Demonstrating the Ongoing Demand for Intent-Based Marketing and Demand Generation Solutions; Appoints First Customer Advisory Committee

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Tuesday, February 19, 2019

Additionally, the company appointed its first Customer Advisory Committee to bring a unique perspective to the company by making recommendations and providing key information on the demand generation market.

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  • Additionally, the company appointed its first Customer Advisory Committee to bring a unique perspective to the company by making recommendations and providing key information on the demand generation market.
  • 2018 was a year of much growth and success for True Influence.
  • The True Influence Customer Advisory Committee is a collection of True Influence customers and prospects who bring unique knowledge and skills in the digital demand market, augmenting the knowledge of True Influence.
  • The advisory committee serves to make recommendations and provide key information and materials by:
    The Customer Advisory Committee members are from the following companies:

Espressive Announces Vision of a World Where Employees Get Help Without Friction

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Tuesday, February 19, 2019

LAS VEGAS, Feb. 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --PINK 2019 Espressive , the pioneer in AI for enterprise service management (ESM), today announced its vision of a world where employees get help without friction at the Pink19 IT Service Management (ITSM) Conference .

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  • LAS VEGAS, Feb. 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --PINK 2019 Espressive , the pioneer in AI for enterprise service management (ESM), today announced its vision of a world where employees get help without friction at the Pink19 IT Service Management (ITSM) Conference .
  • "The Espressive team understands how to apply AI to make it easy for employees to get help, which in turn will drive ITSM adoption.
  • In another release today, Espressive announced new innovations to Barista , a next gen AI-based consumer-like app that redefines how employees get help across the enterprise.
  • Espressive is the pioneer in AI for enterprise service management (ESM), redefining how employees get help by delivering exceptional employee experiences.

Pulse Report on the State of IT Service Management Reveals that Enterprises are Prioritizing Artificial Intelligence for ITSM in 2019

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Tuesday, February 19, 2019

LAS VEGAS, Feb. 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --PINK 2019 Espressive , the pioneer in AI for enterprise service management, today released the findings of a new Pulse Report focusing on the top IT service management (ITSM) strategies and initiatives for 2019.

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  • LAS VEGAS, Feb. 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --PINK 2019 Espressive , the pioneer in AI for enterprise service management, today released the findings of a new Pulse Report focusing on the top IT service management (ITSM) strategies and initiatives for 2019.
  • The report, conducted by Gatepoint Research, surveyed senior IT decision makers across a wide variety of industries.
  • "We're experiencing a significant increase in the number of enterprise CIOs actively reaching out to us for near-term AI initiatives for ITSM.
  • The complete Pulse Report on The State of ITSM IT Service Management Tools Strategies is available for download.