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Caseware Welcomes Danielle Supkis Cheek as Vice President, Head of Analytics and AI

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Wednesday, February 21, 2024
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TORONTO, Feb. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ - Caseware International , a global leader in cloud-enabled audit, financial reporting and data analytics solutions, is pleased to announce the appointment of Danielle Supkis Cheek as Vice President, Head of Analytics and AI.

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  • TORONTO, Feb. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ - Caseware International , a global leader in cloud-enabled audit, financial reporting and data analytics solutions, is pleased to announce the appointment of Danielle Supkis Cheek as Vice President, Head of Analytics and AI.
  • Supkis Cheek joins Caseware from MindBridge where she was Vice President of Strategy and Industry Relations.
  • David Osborne, Chief Executive Officer at Caseware remarked, "As a renowned industry expert, Danielle will bring a fresh perspective and a wealth of industry knowledge to our team.
  • Caseware is committed to staying at the forefront of innovation and AI is transforming and redefining how we approach analytics and data-driven decision-making.

Caseware Welcomes Danielle Supkis Cheek as Vice President, Head of Analytics and AI

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Wednesday, February 21, 2024
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TORONTO, Feb. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Caseware International , a global leader in cloud-enabled audit, financial reporting and data analytics solutions, is pleased to announce the appointment of Danielle Supkis Cheek as Vice President, Head of Analytics and AI.

Key Points: 
  • TORONTO, Feb. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Caseware International , a global leader in cloud-enabled audit, financial reporting and data analytics solutions, is pleased to announce the appointment of Danielle Supkis Cheek as Vice President, Head of Analytics and AI.
  • Supkis Cheek joins Caseware from MindBridge where she was Vice President of Strategy and Industry Relations.
  • David Osborne, Chief Executive Officer at Caseware remarked, "As a renowned industry expert, Danielle will bring a fresh perspective and a wealth of industry knowledge to our team.
  • Caseware is committed to staying at the forefront of innovation and AI is transforming and redefining how we approach analytics and data-driven decision-making.

GETZLER HENRICH NAMES JOHN D. BAUMGARTNER MANAGING DIRECTOR IN HOUSTON OFFICE

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Wednesday, February 21, 2024
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He has advised debtors, senior lenders, mezzanine lenders, trustees, and unsecured creditors of companies in industries that include oil and gas, healthcare, energy services, power and utilities, retail gas marketing, retail power marketing, midstream energy companies, real estate, web hosting/e-commerce, transportation, and retail services. He serves in interim management roles-- as a Chief Restructuring Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer- - as well as fiduciary roles for post-confirmation trusts.  He also serves as a consulting and testifying expert, primarily related to insolvency litigation. 

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK , Feb. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- John D. Baumgartner has joined Getzler Henrich & Associates LLC, ( getzlerhenrich.com ), one of the nation's oldest and most respected middle-market corporate restructuring and operations improvement firms, as a Managing Director and Head of the firm's Houston office.
  • In announcing Mr. Baumgartner joining Getzler Henrich, Joel I. Getzler, Co-Chairman of Getzler Henrich, said, "We are pleased to welcome John to lead the Houston office.
  • William H. Henrich, Co-Chairman of Getzler Henrich continued, "Houston and the many industries John serves, including oil and gas, energy services, power and utilities and retail gas marketing, are especially important growth opportunities for Getzler Henrich.
  • As a distinguished turnaround and operations improvement leader well-entrenched in the Houston market, we are thrilled to add John to our team.

Rice University President Reginald DesRoches to join TI board of directors

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Tuesday, February 20, 2024
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DALLAS, Feb. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (Nasdaq: TXN) today announced that Reginald DesRoches, president of Rice University, has been elected to TI's board of directors, effective March 1.

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  • DALLAS, Feb. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (Nasdaq: TXN) today announced that Reginald DesRoches, president of Rice University, has been elected to TI's board of directors, effective March 1.
  • "We're pleased to welcome Reggie to our board," said Rich Templeton, TI's chairman of the board.
  • He has been the president of Rice University in Houston, Texas, since 2022 and a professor of engineering since 2017.
  • Prior to his role as president, he was Rice's Howard Hughes Provost and the William and Stephanie Sick Dean of Engineering.

Aniq Ahmad Joins Opportune as Managing Director and President of the Firm’s Outsourcing Practice

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Wednesday, February 14, 2024
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Opportune LLP, a leading global business advisory firm, is pleased to announce that Aniq Ahmad has joined the firm as Managing Director and President of Outsourcing.

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  • Opportune LLP, a leading global business advisory firm, is pleased to announce that Aniq Ahmad has joined the firm as Managing Director and President of Outsourcing.
  • Mr. Ahmad brings 20 years of energy industry experience to Opportune where his primary focus will be managing the firm’s Outsourcing practice.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240214123879/en/
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    “Aniq brings a wealth of experience and strategic vision to Opportune,” remarked David Baggett , Managing Partner.
  • “I am thrilled to be joining Opportune, a firm renowned for its commitment to excellence and client success,” said Mr. Ahmad.

DOE Selects Rice University and DexMat to Receive $1.5M in Funding to Help Decarbonize America's Industrial Sector

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Tuesday, February 6, 2024
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HOUSTON, Feb. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- DexMat, a climate tech moonshot company creating high-performance, low-carbon materials, today announced that its work to increase thermal conductivity in carbon nanotube (CNT) fibers with Rice University has received $1.5 million in U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) funding.

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  • The DOE Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization Office funding is earmarked for projects that will reduce industrial greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and move the nation closer to a net-zero economy.
  • We're thrilled that the DOE recognizes the opportunity we have ahead of us, and we look forward to realizing it with our partners at Rice."
  • Recognizing its high-impact potential to help decarbonize the industrial sector, the DOE included the DexMat-Rice project as one of 49 recipients in its recent $171 million funding round, resourced by President Biden's Investing in America Agenda.
  • Of the $1.5M federal funding, 80% will go to Rice, 20% to DexMat, to support a 24-month project period.

LuxUrban Hotels to Operate James NoMad Hotel in New York City

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Tuesday, January 30, 2024
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LuxUrban expects that The James will be rebranded as The J Hotel by LuxUrban, a Wyndham Grand® Hotel.

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  • LuxUrban expects that The James will be rebranded as The J Hotel by LuxUrban, a Wyndham Grand® Hotel.
  • Boasting an exceptional Beaux-Arts style exterior, the James NoMad is a New York City landmark .
  • “The J Hotel will mark LuxUrban’s 13th hotel under long-term lease in our core market of New York City and expand our range of offerings to business and leisure travelers,” said Brian Ferdinand, Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer of LuxUrban Hotels.
  • GFI Hospitality has completed over $4 billion in hotel transactions and created some of the world’s most iconic lifestyle hotels – including the Beekman, a Thompson Hotel, The Thompson Central Park, Ace New York, Ace Brooklyn, Ace Palm Springs, and the James NoMad.

International Holocaust Remembrance Day at the Holocaust Garden of Hope

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Sunday, February 4, 2024
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KINGWOOD, Texas, Feb. 3, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- On January 28, 2024, International Holocaust Remembrance Day and Texas Holocaust Remembrance Week was commemorated on Holocaust Remembrance Association's fifth anniversary of its establishment. The Holocaust Garden of Hope, a project of Holocaust Remembrance Association hosted a gathering of over 100 at Kings Harbor Waterfront Village in Kingwood, Texas. Speakers included founders Rozalie and Mitch Jerome, retired Texas A&M Professor David Lawhon and Rice University Professor Moshe Vardi.

Key Points: 
  • KINGWOOD, Texas, Feb. 3, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- On January 28, 2024, International Holocaust Remembrance Day and Texas Holocaust Remembrance Week was commemorated on Holocaust Remembrance Association's fifth anniversary of its establishment.
  • The Holocaust Garden of Hope , a project of Holocaust Remembrance Association hosted a gathering of over 100 at Kings Harbor Waterfront Village in Kingwood, Texas.
  • Referring to the Holocaust Garden of Hope , he said, "We are in a spiritual war – good against evil, light against darkness.
  • Every Holocaust Remembrance Day, I find an audience and I tell the story of how my parents survived the Holocaust.

Reducing newborn deaths across Africa enters phase 2 with $65M

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Tuesday, January 30, 2024
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HOUSTON, Jan. 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Newborn Essential Solutions and Technologies (NEST360) international alliance today launches Phase 2 of its groundbreaking mission to reduce newborn mortality in sub-Saharan Africa with $65 million in funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Children's Investment Fund Foundation, The ELMA Foundation, and generous individual contributions.

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  • An African newborn has almost 10-times the risk of neonatal death compared to a baby born in Europe or the U.S.
  • "Improving quality for small and sick newborn care in NEST360-implementing countries and beyond requires a systems-change approach that cuts across all levels of care.
  • With a target fundraising goal of $90 million, this next phase will impact five key countries that together contribute to almost 50% of the newborn deaths on the continent.
  • A collaborative effort of organizations based in Africa, the U.S., and the U.K., the alliance takes a strategic data-driven approach to improving newborn care in sub-Saharan Africa.

Solidec Joins Chevron Technology Ventures' Catalyst Program to Build a Carbon-Capturing Electrolyzer

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Tuesday, January 30, 2024
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HOUSTON, Jan. 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Houston-based Solidec Inc., a developer of novel electrolyzers for carbon capture and chemical production, has been selected by Chevron Technology Ventures (CTV) to participate in its Catalyst Program™.

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  • HOUSTON, Jan. 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Houston-based Solidec Inc., a developer of novel electrolyzers for carbon capture and chemical production, has been selected by Chevron Technology Ventures (CTV) to participate in its Catalyst Program™.
  • This program will support the development and prototyping of Solidec's platform of electrolyzers that capture carbon and generate chemicals using only air, water, and electricity.
  • Launched by Chevron in 2017, the Catalyst Program™ supports and accelerates development of early-stage companies with innovative technologies that are beneficial to the energy sector.
  • "It is an honor and privilege to be part of CTV's Catalyst Program," said Ryan DuChanois, CEO and Co-Founder of Solidec.