Computer engineering

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

Retrieved on: 
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.

Key Points: 
  • 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.

OIF to Present “Co-Packaging: Charting the Path Ahead” Webinar Providing an Update on Industry Activities and the Developing Ecosystem

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Tuesday, November 15, 2022

OIF is driving discussion on co-packaging interoperability efforts in an upcoming webinar, Co-Packaging: Charting the Path Ahead being held on Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at 8:00am PST/10:00am CST/11:00am EST/4:00pm GMT.

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  • OIF is driving discussion on co-packaging interoperability efforts in an upcoming webinar, Co-Packaging: Charting the Path Ahead being held on Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at 8:00am PST/10:00am CST/11:00am EST/4:00pm GMT.
  • The free two-hour event, hosted by Lightwave, will feature unique perspectives from industry thought leaders: Astera Labs, Cisco, Huawei, Marvell, Meta, NVIDIA, Ranovus, TE Connectivity and University of California, Santa Barbara.
  • Join this OIF sponsored workshop to hear from industry leaders, including vendors, academia and network operators, as they provide insight on the latest in co-packaging and address the developing ecosystem and the best path forward.
  • In this webinar, we will provide attendees with valuable information to assess this critical integration technology and discuss options for a path forward.

Sigma Additive Solutions and Dyndrite Announce Agreement to Build Connected In-process Data Software Using Dyndrite Application Development Kit

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Thursday, November 24, 2022

This agreement is a key step in empowering the user to marry their in-process quality data to the directly generated toolpaths sent to the machine.

Key Points: 
  • This agreement is a key step in empowering the user to marry their in-process quality data to the directly generated toolpaths sent to the machine.
  • Dyndrite enables solution providers to bring performance and robust industrial 3D applications to market, stated Harshil Goel, Chief Executive Officer of Dyndrite.
  • Our application development kit accelerates the creation of critical enterprise solutions such as Sigmas in-process quality solutions.
  • The ability to connect to tool path data only augments the power of sensor fusion, said Darren Beckett, CTO of Sigma.