Computer engineering

Leidos Taps Srini Iyer as Chief Technology Officer for the Health Group

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Wednesday, January 25, 2023

RESTON, Va., Jan. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), a FORTUNE® 500 science and technology leader, today announced Srini N. Iyer as the company's new Chief Technology Officer for the company's Health Group.

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  • RESTON, Va., Jan. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), a FORTUNE® 500 science and technology leader, today announced Srini N. Iyer as the company's new Chief Technology Officer for the company's Health Group.
  • Iyer will be responsible for driving innovation and building new offerings to enhance the Health Group's growing portfolio.
  • "We are pleased to welcome Srini to Leidos," said James Carlini, Leidos Chief Technology Officer.
  • Before joining Leidos, Srini served as Senior Vice President and Corporate Chief Technology Officer at ManTech International.

CytoRecovery Awarded National Science Foundation Phase II SBIR Research Grant

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Thursday, February 9, 2023

BLACKSBURG, Va., Feb. 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CytoRecovery, Inc., a leader in marker free technologies for the enrichment, sorting, and recovery of live cells, announced today that the National Science Foundation (NSF) has approved its application to receive a Phase II SBIR Research Grant.

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  • BLACKSBURG, Va., Feb. 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CytoRecovery, Inc., a leader in marker free technologies for the enrichment, sorting, and recovery of live cells, announced today that the National Science Foundation (NSF) has approved its application to receive a Phase II SBIR Research Grant.
  • Titled “Bioelectrical Cell Enrichment, Sorting, and Recovery with On-Chip Sample Prep and Monitoring,” the grant will provide $952,558 in research funding to develop new features that will be embodied in the Company’s next generation CytoR2 Platform for advanced cell sorting.
  • “We are pleased to receive this prestigious SBIR research grant from the NSF and for the validation of our technology that it represents,” stated Dr. Hyler.
  • She added, “As medicine moves towards personalized care, more precise cell recovery is required for research and pharmaceutical development, especially in the new fields of cell therapeutics and genomics.

ETQ Names Vick Vaishnavi CEO

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Thursday, January 19, 2023

BURLINGTON, Mass., Jan. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ETQ, part of Hexagon, today announced the appointment of Vick Vaishnavi as CEO. He succeeds former CEO Rob Gremley who led the company through an era of private-equity backed growth and SaaS-driven modernization, ultimately leading to ETQ's acquisition by Hexagon AB in April 2022.

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  • BURLINGTON, Mass., Jan. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ETQ, part of Hexagon, today announced the appointment of Vick Vaishnavi as CEO.
  • At the same time, Vaishnavi will serve as a critical executive liaison with Hexagon's Manufacturing Intelligence division, of which ETQ is now a part.
  • "I am very impressed with the work that the ETQ team has done thus far to build a leading SaaS company in the quality management and health and safety software markets," said Vick Vaishnavi, Chief Executive Officer, ETQ.
  • Before his appointment at ETQ, Vaishnavi was Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Global CEM Business at Everbridge, a global enterprise SaaS company.

ETQ Names Vick Vaishnavi CEO

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Thursday, January 19, 2023

BURLINGTON, Mass., Jan. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ETQ, part of Hexagon, today announced the appointment of Vick Vaishnavi as CEO. He succeeds former CEO Rob Gremley who led the company through an era of private-equity backed growth and SaaS-driven modernization, ultimately leading to ETQ's acquisition by Hexagon AB in April 2022.

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  • BURLINGTON, Mass., Jan. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ETQ, part of Hexagon, today announced the appointment of Vick Vaishnavi as CEO.
  • At the same time, Vaishnavi will serve as a critical executive liaison with Hexagon's Manufacturing Intelligence division, of which ETQ is now a part.
  • "I am very impressed with the work that the ETQ team has done thus far to build a leading SaaS company in the quality management and health and safety software markets," said Vick Vaishnavi, Chief Executive Officer, ETQ.
  • Before his appointment at ETQ, Vaishnavi was Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Global CEM Business at Everbridge, a global enterprise SaaS company.

FutureProof Hires Serial Entrepreneur to Supercharge MGA Platform

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Wednesday, January 18, 2023

Climate-focused MGA FutureProof has hired Dr. Ram Keralapura as its new Chief Technology Officer.

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  • Climate-focused MGA FutureProof has hired Dr. Ram Keralapura as its new Chief Technology Officer.
  • Dr. Keralapura brings nearly two decades of engineering, data science, and leadership experience to FutureProof.
  • His expertise will help FutureProof translate its unique predictions for flood and hurricane wind losses into a digital underwriting platform that provides rapid quotes for homeowners insurance E&S policies.
  • This sets FutureProof up as the generational insurance company the industry has been waiting for.”
    About FutureProof: FutureProof is a venture-backed MGA funded by AXIS Digital Ventures and MS&AD Ventures.

Infogain Appoints Tyson Hartman as Chief Technology Officer

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Tuesday, January 17, 2023

Infogain, a Silicon Valley-headquartered leader in human-centered digital platform and software engineering services, today announced the appointment of Tyson Hartman as the company’s new Chief Technology Officer.

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  • Infogain, a Silicon Valley-headquartered leader in human-centered digital platform and software engineering services, today announced the appointment of Tyson Hartman as the company’s new Chief Technology Officer.
  • Hartman is based in Seattle and will report to Ayan Mukerji, Infogain Chief Executive Officer.
  • As CTO, Hartman will drive Infogain’s technology vision and strategy, including leading the development of intellectual property, accelerators, and frameworks.
  • Prior to joining Infogain, Hartman was a senior partner focusing on offerings, strategy and assets at West Monroe, driving growth through innovation, technology, and alliances.

Forter Appoints Ozge Tuncel Ozcan as Chief Customer Officer

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Tuesday, January 10, 2023

Forter , the Trust Platform for digital commerce, today announced the appointment of Ozge Tuncel Ozcan, a proven customer success leader, as chief customer officer (CCO).

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  • Forter , the Trust Platform for digital commerce, today announced the appointment of Ozge Tuncel Ozcan, a proven customer success leader, as chief customer officer (CCO).
  • In this newly-created role, Ozcan will oversee the company’s customer success functions, including delivery and implementation, analytics and risk.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230109005049/en/
    Ozge Tuncel Ozcan, Chief Customer Officer of Forter (Photo: Business Wire)
    Ozcan has an impressive track record of building and leading customer success organizations in the software development space.
  • Prior to Instabase, Ozcan spent six years at MongoDB, a document-oriented database company, where she led customer success and sales development operations across North America, EMEA and APAC.

La-Z-Boy Announces Planned Retirement of Otis Sawyer, President, La-Z-Boy Portfolio Brands; Names Tj Linz as Successor

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Thursday, December 8, 2022

MONROE, Mich., Dec. 08, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- La-Z-Boy Incorporated (NYSE: LZB), a global leader in residential furniture, today announced the planned retirement of Otis Sawyer, President, La-Z-Boy Portfolio Brands.

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  • MONROE, Mich., Dec. 08, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- La-Z-Boy Incorporated (NYSE: LZB), a global leader in residential furniture, today announced the planned retirement of Otis Sawyer, President, La-Z-Boy Portfolio Brands.
  • Tj Linz, President, La-Z-Boy Retail, will assume Sawyer’s responsibilities at the end of April 2023, the start of the company’s fiscal 2024 year.
  • With extensive systems expertise and a focus on lean initiatives, Otis made significant contributions to La-Z-Boy Incorporated throughout his 29-year tenure.
  • At the same time, we are thrilled to announce that Tj will succeed Otis as President, Portfolio Brands Division.

EnCharge AI Launches With $21.7M Series A to Enable Edge AI at Scale

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Wednesday, December 14, 2022

Seamless integration EnCharge offers a software stack that supports broad AI models and resolutions, while integrating seamlessly into user frameworks and design flows.

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  • Seamless integration EnCharge offers a software stack that supports broad AI models and resolutions, while integrating seamlessly into user frameworks and design flows.
  • Following this Series A round, EnCharge is now positioned to develop products to engage with customer applications in production at the forefront of AI.
  • EnCharge AI is a leader in advanced AI hardware and software systems for edge computing.
  • EnCharge AI launched in 2022 and is led by veteran technologists with backgrounds in semiconductor design and AI systems.

Master’s in Digital Finance: The First Edition of Reply Master’s in Collaboration with POLIMI Graduate School of Management Kicks Off

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Tuesday, December 13, 2022

The Masters includes a series of introductory courses on Business Management and Financial Services followed by a specialisation course aimed at training technical experts in the latest digital technologies (e.g.

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  • The Masters includes a series of introductory courses on Business Management and Financial Services followed by a specialisation course aimed at training technical experts in the latest digital technologies (e.g.
  • Reply [MTA, STAR: REY, ISIN: IT0005282865] specialises in the design and implementation of solutions based on new communication channels and digital media.
  • At POLIMI Graduate School of Management we take sustainability seriously and continue to work towards a better, more conscious, more equitable and more inclusive future.
  • In 2020 we were the first European Business School to become a B Corp certified business.