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Mitel Appoints Eric Hanson as Chief Marketing Officer

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Thursday, February 15, 2024

Mitel®, a global leader in business communications, today announced it has appointed Eric Hanson to its executive team as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO).

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  • Mitel®, a global leader in business communications, today announced it has appointed Eric Hanson to its executive team as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO).
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240215199846/en/
    Eric Hanson, Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) at Mitel (Photo: Business Wire)
    Hanson will lead Mitel’s global marketing strategy, including solutions marketing for Mitel’s extensive communications portfolio, demand generation, brand, partner engagement marketing, customer marketing, and global communications.
  • “Over the past year, we have strengthened the Mitel solutions portfolio, expanded our channel community, and doubled the number of customers we serve,” said Tarun Loomba, President and Chief Executive Officer for Mitel.
  • “When you pair its heritage of innovation with the recent acquisition of Unify, Mitel has an incredibly exciting story to tell,” said Hanson.

Fuze raises $14mn - largest Seed round for digital assets start-up in Middle East

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Wednesday, September 20, 2023

ABU DHABI, UAE and NEW YORK, Sept. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Fuze has unveiled a record-breaking Seed round of $14mn, the largest Seed investment in a digital assets startup in the history of the Middle East and North Africa.

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  • ABU DHABI, UAE and NEW YORK, Sept. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Fuze has unveiled a record-breaking Seed round of $14mn, the largest Seed investment in a digital assets startup in the history of the Middle East and North Africa.
  • Fuze enables banks, fintechs or enterprises to offer regulated digital assets products to customers through native apps.
  • With a regional digital asset market worth $566bn, growing at 48% YoY, Fuze CEO Mohammed Ali Yusuf believes the Middle East is perfect for a digital assets infrastructure business, "We are excited to build the future of regulated financial infrastructure and digital assets out of the UAE.
  • The team at Fuze is highly experienced and has a clear vision to develop a trusted, world-class digital assets proposition.

Casa Systems Appoints Former Cisco Global Service Provider CTO Colin Kincaid as Chief Product Officer, and Phil Paro as Chief Accounting Officer

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Wednesday, September 6, 2023

ANDOVER, Mass., Sept. 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Casa Systems (Nasdaq: CASA), a leading global provider of cloud-native software and broadband access, cable and cloud technology solutions for the world’s leading communication service providers, today announced the appointment of proven industry veteran Colin Kincaid as Chief Product Officer (CPO), while Phil Paro comes aboard as the Company’s new Chief Accounting Officer (CAO).

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  • ANDOVER, Mass., Sept. 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Casa Systems (Nasdaq: CASA), a leading global provider of cloud-native software and broadband access, cable and cloud technology solutions for the world’s leading communication service providers, today announced the appointment of proven industry veteran Colin Kincaid as Chief Product Officer (CPO), while Phil Paro comes aboard as the Company’s new Chief Accounting Officer (CAO).
  • Kincaid joins Casa Systems by way of Cisco where he most recently served as the Chief Technology Officer of Cisco’s Global Service Provider business.
  • “Joining Casa Systems presents a unique opportunity to harness this breadth of experience, driving innovation and growth in an environment that's both challenging and exciting.
  • Casa Systems is poised to redefine the future of cloud-native infrastructure, and I'm excited about my role in this next chapter.”
    In addition, the Company announced that Phil Paro joined Casa Systems on September 5, 2023, as its new Chief Accounting Officer.

Neptune Software scales leadership team with the appointment of new Chief Revenue Officer

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Wednesday, July 5, 2023

OSLO, Norway, July 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Neptune Software is pleased to announce the appointment of Bart Meursing as its new Chief Revenue Officer (CRO).

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  • OSLO, Norway, July 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Neptune Software is pleased to announce the appointment of Bart Meursing as its new Chief Revenue Officer (CRO).
  • He joins Neptune Software to drive its customers' digital transformation processes and scale the business's software offering worldwide.
  • "We are thrilled to have Bart join the Neptune Software team as our new CRO," said Andreas Grydeland Sulejewski, CEO of Neptune Software.
  • On joining Neptune Software, Bart said: "I am excited to join the talented team at Neptune Software and contribute to the company's growth and success.

Zap Energy Charts Roadmap for Measuring Fusion Gain

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Monday, June 5, 2023

In the race to develop fusion energy, each unique approach requires its own specialized techniques to determine net energy gain, an equation balancing energy in and out that’s known by the letter Q.

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  • In the race to develop fusion energy, each unique approach requires its own specialized techniques to determine net energy gain, an equation balancing energy in and out that’s known by the letter Q.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230605005011/en/
    A new paper , published today in the journal Fusion Science and Technology, establishes the company’s method of measuring and calculating Q in Zap’s sheared-flow-stabilized Z-pinch fusion plasmas.
  • The publication will be an important part of Zap demonstrating energy gain on the way to building a commercial fusion system.
  • Like other fusion devices, Zap Energy plans to fuse hydrogen nuclei within material called plasma that must be superheated to temperatures hotter than the sun.

8x8 Appoints Samuel Wilson as CEO

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Wednesday, May 31, 2023

Wilson has served as interim CEO since November 2022, while the Board conducted an extensive search.

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  • Wilson has served as interim CEO since November 2022, while the Board conducted an extensive search.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230531005381/en/
    8x8 Appoints Samuel Wilson as CEO (Photo: Business Wire)
    “Sam’s performance during his tenure as interim CEO has been outstanding and made him the clear choice for CEO,” said Jaswinder Pal Singh, Chairman of the Board at 8x8.
  • “He has demonstrated remarkable leadership skills, a deep understanding of the industry, and a clear vision for the future of 8x8.
  • “I am honored and thrilled to accept the role of CEO at 8x8,” said Samuel Wilson.

MariaDB Announces New Management Appointments

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Tuesday, May 30, 2023

“Paul and Tom both have a track record of building successful SaaS companies as well as a broad understanding of how to drive growth and profitability at companies such as MariaDB,” said Alex Suh, chairman of the board, MariaDB plc.

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  • “Paul and Tom both have a track record of building successful SaaS companies as well as a broad understanding of how to drive growth and profitability at companies such as MariaDB,” said Alex Suh, chairman of the board, MariaDB plc.
  • Prior to joining MariaDB, he served as VP, Operations at NetApp, Inc., a storage and data management company and VP, Business Intelligence and Operations at Symantec Corporation, a security company.
  • “Having guided MariaDB sales, I've personally witnessed the immense value we deliver to customers through our products and people,” said O’Brien.
  • “MariaDB has gone through an incredible transformation to become a prominent cloud company with MariaDB SkySQL , a second generation cloud database,” said Siegel.

8x8, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2023 Financial Results

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Thursday, May 11, 2023

8x8, Inc. (NASDAQ: EGHT), a leading integrated cloud communications platform provider, today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2023 ended March 31, 2023.

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  • 8x8, Inc. (NASDAQ: EGHT), a leading integrated cloud communications platform provider, today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2023 ended March 31, 2023.
  • Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2023 Financial Results:
    Total revenue increased 2% year-over-year to $184.5 million, including Fuze revenue of $26.9 million.
  • GAAP operating profit was $3.5 million, compared to GAAP operating loss of $40.5 million in the fourth quarter fiscal 2022.
  • Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2023 Financial Metrics and Recent Business Highlights:
    Total ARR grew to $703 million, an increase of 2% from the end of the same period last year.

Clockworks Analytics Appoints Brian Day to Co-CEO as it Accelerates Next Phase of Growth

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Thursday, April 27, 2023

BOSTON, April 27, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Clockworks Analytics, a leading provider of building analytics software, today announced the appointment of Brian Day to Co-CEO. Brian will serve alongside current CEO and Co-Founder Nick Gayeski.

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  • BOSTON, April 27, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Clockworks Analytics , a leading provider of building analytics software, today announced the appointment of Brian Day to Co-CEO.
  • With over 2800 active buildings in over 30 countries, Clockworks has become a leader in fault detection and diagnostics software.
  • "We are ecstatic to welcome Brian Day as Co-CEO of Clockworks," said Nick Gayeski, CEO and Co-Founder of Clockworks Analytics.
  • "I couldn't be more excited to be joining Nick and the Clockworks team," said Brian Day.

Allbound Welcomes Paul Szemerenyi as Chief Executive Officer

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Tuesday, April 25, 2023

ATLANTA, April 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Allbound Inc. ("Allbound"), the leading provider of partner relationship management (PRM) software, is excited to announce the appointment of Paul Szemerenyi as the CEO of the company.

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  • ATLANTA, April 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Allbound Inc. ("Allbound"), the leading provider of partner relationship management (PRM) software, is excited to announce the appointment of Paul Szemerenyi as the CEO of the company.
  • Most recently, Mr. Szemerenyi served as Chief Revenue Officer at Bizzabo and has held senior leadership positions at hyper-growth organizations such as Appsense, Braze, and Fuze.
  • Mr. Szemerenyi is highly regarded as a leader and a coach who drives go-to-market partnership playbooks that increase sales productivity and deliver exceptional growth.
  • Paul Szemerenyi is the right leader to expand Allbound's category leadership on a global basis," said William Nettles, Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Invictus.