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19 Days Left to Vote In Elliott Advocacy 2024 Readers’ Choice Awards

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Wednesday, January 3, 2024

Elliott Advocacy , the nonprofit online consumer advocacy organization, has opened the ballot for its 2024 Readers’ Choice Award, which recognizes excellence in customer service across 18 categories.

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  • Elliott Advocacy , the nonprofit online consumer advocacy organization, has opened the ballot for its 2024 Readers’ Choice Award, which recognizes excellence in customer service across 18 categories.
  • Readers can vote for their favorite travel and consumer brands of 2023 based on their experience engaging with the companies last year.
  • “Our Readers’ Choice Award empowers consumers to discover the highest quality products and services across categories like air travel, cruise lines, apparel, and cars,” says Christopher Elliott, founder of Elliott Advocacy.
  • Now in its 19th year, the Readers’ Choice Award continues to be recognized as one of the premier customer service honors in America.

Western Union Appoints Finance Executive Julie Cameron-Doe to its Board of Directors

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Tuesday, December 12, 2023

The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU) today announced the appointment of Julie Cameron-Doe to the Company’s Board of Directors, effective December 12.

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  • The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU) today announced the appointment of Julie Cameron-Doe to the Company’s Board of Directors, effective December 12.
  • “Julie’s breadth of finance experience, her inspiring leadership style and growth mindset will serve as great assets as we continue to progress through this period of accelerated transformation,” said Devin McGranahan, President and CEO, Western Union.
  • “It is an honor to join the Board of a brand with the history, credibility and level of social impact that Western Union possesses,” said Ms. Cameron-Doe.
  • I’m excited that Western Union shares a similar focus and look forward to working with Devin and the Board to advance the company’s Evolve 2025 strategy."

Self Financial Appoints Julie Szudarek as Chief Executive Officer

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Thursday, October 19, 2023

Austin, Texas, Oct. 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Self Financial (Self), a leading credit building fintech company that makes credit accessible to U.S. consumers, has announced that after an extensive search, Julie Szudarek is its new CEO.

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  • Austin, Texas, Oct. 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Self Financial (Self), a leading credit building fintech company that makes credit accessible to U.S. consumers, has announced that after an extensive search, Julie Szudarek is its new CEO.
  • She brings to Self valuable experience leading highly-regulated and mission-driven companies that have customer empathy at their core.
  • Founder James Garvey will continue to support Self and Szudarek through his role on the board.
  • “James’ leadership and dedication to finding more pathways to lower the barrier of entry for credit has made Self the company it is today, " said Szudarek.

Mondee Appoints Travel Luminary Jeff Clarke to Board of Directors

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Tuesday, September 19, 2023

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mondee Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: MOND) (“Mondee” or the “Company”), the high-growth, travel technology company and marketplace, with a portfolio of globally recognized platforms in the leisure and corporate travel sectors, today announced the appointment of Jeff Clarke to its Board of Directors.

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  • AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mondee Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: MOND) (“Mondee” or the “Company”), the high-growth, travel technology company and marketplace, with a portfolio of globally recognized platforms in the leisure and corporate travel sectors, today announced the appointment of Jeff Clarke to its Board of Directors.
  • Mr. Clarke brings a wealth of experience in the technology sector, including a deep-rooted history in the travel industry, which is set to greatly benefit the Mondee team.
  • technology and fast-growing travel marketplace.”
    Clarke commented on his Board election, “Mondee has been leading the charge in redefining travel experiences with technology for everyone and I’m excited to play a part of that change by joining the Mondee Board.
  • I look forward to working with Prasad and the Mondee team as we continue to accelerate progress in revolutionizing the travel industry.”

Trupanion Announces Appointment of Fawwad Qureshi as Chief Financial Officer

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Wednesday, September 6, 2023

SEATTLE, Sept. 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Trupanion , Inc. (Nasdaq: TRUP ), the leading provider of pet medical insurance for cats and dogs, announced today the appointment of Fawwad Qureshi as Chief Finance Officer.

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  • SEATTLE, Sept. 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Trupanion , Inc. (Nasdaq: TRUP ), the leading provider of pet medical insurance for cats and dogs, announced today the appointment of Fawwad Qureshi as Chief Finance Officer.
  • Mr. Qureshi joins Trupanion with over 20 years of senior-level financial experience, successfully steering growth in revenue and profitability for publicly-traded, global growth companies.
  • He joins Trupanion with a pedigree of senior financial leadership in rapidly growing, consumer businesses.
  • “His experience as an operations-focused, financial leader for large global enterprises is a great addition to Trupanion.”
    “Trupanion’s mission to help care for pets is inspiring,” said Fawwad Qureshi, Trupanion’s incoming CFO.

Sabio Releases 2023 Audience Trends Report for CPG Consumers

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Wednesday, July 12, 2023

TORONTO, July 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Sabio Holdings Inc. (TSXV: SBIO; OTCQX: SABOF) (the "Company" or "Sabio"), a leading provider of Connected TV ("CTV")/over-the-top ("OTT") advertising platforms validated by performance, today announced that its wholly-owned Sabio Inc. has released its 2023 CPG Audience Trends Report. The findings, which were sourced using Sabio's first-party data and validated by the company's exclusive measurement and analytics partner, App Science®, provide valuable insights to advertisers about CPG consumers, including their lifestyle habits and purchase behaviors.

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  • The report analyzes CPG consumers' mobile app ecosystems, streaming viewing habits and points of interest to provide insights on consumer lifestyle trends and behaviors
    TORONTO, July 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Sabio Holdings Inc. (TSXV: SBIO; OTCQX: SABOF) (the "Company" or "Sabio"), a leading provider of Connected TV ("CTV")/over-the-top ("OTT") advertising platforms validated by performance, today announced that its wholly-owned Sabio Inc. has released its 2023 CPG Audience Trends Report .
  • By analyzing CPG consumers' mobile app ecosystems, streaming viewing habits, and top points of interest, Sabio aims to help advertisers better reach and target CPG consumers, using data to make more informed decisions.
  • The report features in-depth mobile and streaming insights, which may be used to improve current and future CPG advertising campaigns.
  • Just as this Audience Trends Report provides CPG consumer insights based on Sabio's first-party data, upcoming audience trends reports will feature first-party insights from more of Sabio's top-performing verticals.

Fifth Third Bancorp Announces Preliminary Results of Annual Shareholders Meeting

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Tuesday, April 18, 2023

Fifth Third Bancorp (Nasdaq: FITB) has announced that preliminary results from the Annual Shareholders Meeting held earlier today have indicated the following directors were re-elected:

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  • Fifth Third Bancorp (Nasdaq: FITB) has announced that preliminary results from the Annual Shareholders Meeting held earlier today have indicated the following directors were re-elected:
    Jorge L. Benitez, retired CEO of North America of Accenture plc.
  • Michael B. McCallister, retired chairman and former CEO of Humana, Inc.
    Marsha C. Williams, retired senior vice president and CFO, Orbitz Worldwide, Inc.
  • Preliminary results also indicated that Fifth Third shareholders ratified and/or approved the following:
    The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent external audit firm for 2023.
  • Fifth Third expects to file a Form 8-K with final voting results within four business days.

Customers Give Hotels ‘5 Stars’ as Guest Satisfaction With the Industry Surges, ACSI Data Show

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Tuesday, April 18, 2023

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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230418005299/en/
    According to the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI®) Travel Study 2022-2023 , satisfaction across all four industries measured — airlines, hotels, car rentals, and online travel agencies — is up.
  • Despite sitting at the bottom of the industry, the large group of small hotels sees the most significant bump, ascending 11% to a score of 72.
  • Overall passenger satisfaction with the airline industry increased 1% year over year to an ACSI score of 76.
  • Alaska ranks best in customer satisfaction, taking over the top spot after soaring 8% to an ACSI score of 81.

Energous and InnoTractor Partner to Enable next generation Wireless Powered Asset Tracking Solutions Across a Wide Range of IoT Applications

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Wednesday, April 12, 2023

The partnership will enable InnoTractor to integrate and deploy Energous’ PowerBridge technology and Wiliot’s IoT Pixel tags, providing customers with a solution featuring lower costs, increased mobility and improved sustainability.

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  • The partnership will enable InnoTractor to integrate and deploy Energous’ PowerBridge technology and Wiliot’s IoT Pixel tags, providing customers with a solution featuring lower costs, increased mobility and improved sustainability.
  • As IoT continues its rapid growth, including in the asset tracking market, deploying cost-effective and reliable solutions is critical to cost optimization efforts among supply chains.
  • Deploying complete asset tracking solutions requires extensive effort and collaboration from different parties, in particular system components suppliers and system integrators.
  • Through this partnership, Energous will provide its wireless power technology and Wiliot IoT Pixel labels which InnoTractor will integrate into different asset tracking subsystems to deliver customized, wirelessly powered IoT solutions for logistics and supply chain customers.

AI-Powered Stylitics Launches Latest Platform with First-of-Its-Kind Automated Styling Technology for Retailers

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Sunday, March 26, 2023

Stylitics, the category leader in AI-powered digital merchandising and styling technology, today announced the release of its fourth-generation platform with first-of-its-kind automated styling technology to enable retailers to deliver a new class of inspirational e-commerce experiences for their shoppers.

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  • Stylitics, the category leader in AI-powered digital merchandising and styling technology, today announced the release of its fourth-generation platform with first-of-its-kind automated styling technology to enable retailers to deliver a new class of inspirational e-commerce experiences for their shoppers.
  • The new generation of the platform also supports additional verticals such as beauty, hard goods, and toys, as well as localization in dozens of new regions.
  • This latest version of the platform has been beta-tested with several large retailers and brands in the fashion and home verticals over the past six months, following more than two years of research and development.
  • For existing customers, no upgrades or technical rollouts will be needed for implementation, as Stylitics will activate it on their behalf.