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BEKO'S VISIONARY U.S. PRESIDENT ZACH ELKIN INDUCTED INTO THE 2022 NKBA HALL OF FAME

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Tuesday, February 8, 2022
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ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Kitchen and Bath Association (NKBA) has inducted Zach Elkin, president of Beko Home Appliances, into its Kitchen & Bath Industry Hall of Fame as the sole member of its 2022 Hall of Fame class.

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  • ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Kitchen and Bath Association (NKBA) has inducted Zach Elkin, president of Beko Home Appliances, into its Kitchen & Bath Industry Hall of Fame as the sole member of its 2022 Hall of Fame class.
  • The honor was bestowed upon Zach during last night's NKBA 2022 Design Competition and Industry Awards at the 2022 Kitchen & Bath Industry Show (KBIS) in Orlando, Fla., and attended by his family and lifelong colleagues and industry friends.
  • "To say I am humbled and thankful does not give the gravity of this honor the justice it deserves," said Elkin.
  • My deepest gratitude to the Hall of Fame committee, my family, former and current colleagues."

Hubble Contacts Appoints Elliot Baldini as Chief Marketing Officer

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Monday, January 24, 2022
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NEW YORK, Jan. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Vision Path, Inc., the parent company that owns Hubble Contacts and ContactsCart, today announced the hiring of Elliot Baldini as Chief Marketing Officer.

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  • NEW YORK, Jan. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Vision Path, Inc., the parent company that owns Hubble Contacts and ContactsCart, today announced the hiring of Elliot Baldini as Chief Marketing Officer.
  • As Chief Marketing Officer for School of Rock, Baldini led all global and domestic B2B and B2C marketing efforts and led the relaunch of the company's retail business.
  • Prior to School of Rock, Baldini held marketing and general management roles at a variety of companies, including Guitar Center and Sears Holdings.
  • "We are excited to add Elliot as our first-ever Chief Marketing Officer and leverage his expertise to accelerate Hubble's momentum as we expand into new lines of vision care products," said Steve Druckman, Hubble's CEO.

Mediaocean Expands Leadership Team with Appointments of John Malysiak and Perianne Grignon

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Thursday, January 20, 2022
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NEW YORK, Jan. 20, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mediaocean , the mission-critical platform for omnichannel advertising, has announced the appointment of two new executives, John Malysiak and Perianne Grignon, to expand the companys leadership and expertise in omnichannel and cross-platform solutions.

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  • NEW YORK, Jan. 20, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mediaocean , the mission-critical platform for omnichannel advertising, has announced the appointment of two new executives, John Malysiak and Perianne Grignon, to expand the companys leadership and expertise in omnichannel and cross-platform solutions.
  • Malysiak has been appointed to SVP of Cross-Platform Solutions, where he will ensure the continued adoption of product integrations and customer innovations.
  • In joining Mediaocean, Grignon will report to SVP Strategy John Mruz, and apply her experience in omnichannel marketing innovation and client leadership towards manifesting the core system value proposition for agencies.
  • The appointments of Grignon and Malysiak build on continued momentum for the companys omnichannel advertising solutions following recent investment from CVC Capital Partners and TA Associates .

Shoppertainment Pioneer Firework Adds Senior Executives Hailing from Google, Snap, American Express, and Albertsons to Its Growing Leadership Team

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Wednesday, January 19, 2022
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These four, seasoned executives join the Firework team during a period of explosive growth.

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  • These four, seasoned executives join the Firework team during a period of explosive growth.
  • Suzanne Strasser Grant has joined Firework as its new SVP, Global Head of Agency and Strategic Partnerships.
  • Before Firework, Strasser Grant's decorated career has included leadership roles at global powerhouses Google, Snap, NBCU and Uber.
  • Prior to joining Firework, Wang held multiple leadership roles at American Express, most recently heading up their U.S.

Seritage Growth Properties Appoints John Garilli as Interim CFO

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Friday, January 7, 2022
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Seritage Growth Properties (NYSE: SRG) (the Company), a national owner and developer of 170 retail, residential and mixed-use properties, today announced that John Garilli, an existing consultant to the Company and former CEO of New York REIT, has been appointed interim Chief Financial Officer.

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  • Seritage Growth Properties (NYSE: SRG) (the Company), a national owner and developer of 170 retail, residential and mixed-use properties, today announced that John Garilli, an existing consultant to the Company and former CEO of New York REIT, has been appointed interim Chief Financial Officer.
  • Andrea Olshan, President and Chief Executive Officer of Seritage Growth Properties said, We are pleased to have an executive of Johns caliber to step into the CFO role.
  • John has been engaged with Seritage as a consultant for some time and is intimately familiar with our business.
  • Mr. Garilli has served as CEO, President, CFO, Treasurer, and Secretary of New York REIT Liquidating LLC since 2018.

Seritage Growth Properties Makes $160 Million Loan Prepayment

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Tuesday, January 4, 2022
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Seritage Growth Properties (NYSE: SRG) (the Company), a national owner and developer of 170 retail, residential and mixed-use properties, today announced that on December 31, 2021, the Company made a voluntary prepayment of $160 million toward its $1.6 billion term loan facility provided by Berkshire Hathaway Life Insurance Company of Nebraska (Berkshire Hathaway).

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  • Seritage Growth Properties (NYSE: SRG) (the Company), a national owner and developer of 170 retail, residential and mixed-use properties, today announced that on December 31, 2021, the Company made a voluntary prepayment of $160 million toward its $1.6 billion term loan facility provided by Berkshire Hathaway Life Insurance Company of Nebraska (Berkshire Hathaway).
  • With the prepayment, $1.44 billion of the term loan facility remains outstanding.
  • The prepayment will also reduce Seritages total annual interest expense related to the term loan facility by approximately $11 million.
  • Seritage is principally engaged in the ownership, development, redevelopment, management and leasing of diversified and mixed-use properties throughout the United States.

McDonald Hopkins adds experienced executive compensation and benefits attorney Elliot Raff to Chicago office

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Thursday, December 9, 2021
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Raff comes to McDonald Hopkins from the Washington, D.C. office of Keightley & Ashner, where he was senior counsel for compensation and benefits.

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  • Raff comes to McDonald Hopkins from the Washington, D.C. office of Keightley & Ashner, where he was senior counsel for compensation and benefits.
  • "Elliot brings a wealth of experience to the Firm," said Jim Stief, Chair of the McDonald Hopkins Business Law Department.
  • "Including his work as an in-house attorney and consultant, Elliot has advised clients and employers on all types of employee benefits and executive compensation matters."
  • Founded in 1930, McDonald Hopkins is a business advisory and advocacy law firm with locations in Chicago, Cleveland, Columbus, Detroit, and West Palm Beach.

Enterprise Software Platform MadHive Appoints Jeff Fagel as Chief Marketing Officer

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Wednesday, December 8, 2021
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NEW YORK, Dec. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- MadHive , the industry-leading enterprise software company that powers modern media, today announced the addition of veteran digital marketing executive, Jeff Fagel , to the management team as the company's Chief Marketing Officer (CMO).

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  • NEW YORK, Dec. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- MadHive , the industry-leading enterprise software company that powers modern media, today announced the addition of veteran digital marketing executive, Jeff Fagel , to the management team as the company's Chief Marketing Officer (CMO).
  • Fagel will lead MadHive's marketing strategy with a focus on growing the marketing team, deepening customer relationships and continuing to strengthen its leadership position in the digital TV advertising space.
  • "We're excited to add a leader like Jeff who has deep marketing technology and client-side experience to extend the leadership position of MadHive's end-to-end digital TV platform for broadcasters and brands," said Adam Helfgott, CEO at MadHive.
  • Fagel is a seasoned marketing technology CMO who has worked directly with brands to navigate the competitive landscape and scale their businesses.

Seritage Growth Properties Announces Amendment to Senior Secured Term Loan Agreement

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Monday, November 29, 2021
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Seritage Growth Properties (NYSE: SRG) (the Company), a national owner and developer of 170 retail, residential and mixed-use properties, today announced an amendment to Seritage Growth Properties L.P.s and the Companys Senior Secured Term Loan Agreement (the Agreement) with Berkshire Hathaway Life Insurance Company of Nebraska for the $1.6 billion term loan facility previously announced on July 31, 2018.

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  • Seritage Growth Properties (NYSE: SRG) (the Company), a national owner and developer of 170 retail, residential and mixed-use properties, today announced an amendment to Seritage Growth Properties L.P.s and the Companys Senior Secured Term Loan Agreement (the Agreement) with Berkshire Hathaway Life Insurance Company of Nebraska for the $1.6 billion term loan facility previously announced on July 31, 2018.
  • Under the terms of the amendment, the companies mutually agreed that the make whole provision of the Agreement shall not be applicable to prepayments of the term loan facilitys principal.
  • Seritage is principally engaged in the ownership, development, redevelopment, management and leasing of diversified and mixed-use properties throughout the United States.
  • While the Company believes that its forecasts and assumptions are reasonable, the Company cautions that actual results may differ materially.

FourKites Hires Veteran Leaders to Drive Growth and Customer Value as Demand Surges

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Tuesday, November 2, 2021
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The new leaders join in the midst of significant growth for FourKites, the category pioneer and industry leader.

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  • The new leaders join in the midst of significant growth for FourKites, the category pioneer and industry leader.
  • As the largest global supply chain visibility platform, with more than 50% customer growth in the last year, FourKites tracks over 2 million shipments every day.
  • Over the last 12 months, FourKites has tracked more than 29 billion miles across 176 countries and more than 7 million facilities.
  • FourKites has brought on Dave Ellis as SVP Global Solutions, to help customers maximize the value they get from the platform.