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Ncontracts Names Michelle Amato as Chief Sales Officer

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Thursday, October 27, 2022

Ncontracts , the leading provider of integrated compliance and risk management solutions to the financial industry, today announced that Michelle Amato has joined the company as Chief Sales Officer.

Key Points: 
  • Ncontracts , the leading provider of integrated compliance and risk management solutions to the financial industry, today announced that Michelle Amato has joined the company as Chief Sales Officer.
  • As the company experiences ongoing demand for its suite of products, Ms. Amato will lead Ncontracts sales team to support continued growth.
  • Previously, she served as Vice President of Sales for Financial Services at Workiva, a cloud-based platform that simplifies complex reporting.
  • During her time at Workiva, she spearheaded the financial services vertical by building six teams of dedicated and driven sales professionals.

Strix Leviathan Names Industry Veteran Matthew McBrady as Head of Strategy

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Tuesday, October 25, 2022

Strix Leviathan, a leading quantitative investment firm providing investors with actively managed exposure to the digital asset ecosystem, today announced that Matthew McBrady, PhD, has joined as Head of Strategy.

Key Points: 
  • Strix Leviathan, a leading quantitative investment firm providing investors with actively managed exposure to the digital asset ecosystem, today announced that Matthew McBrady, PhD, has joined as Head of Strategy.
  • Dr. McBrady brings nearly 25 years of experience as an investor, academic, and economic policy advisor.
  • Strix Leviathan is a US-based asset manager providing actively managed exposure across the digital asset landscape.
  • Strix Leviathan serves a wide array of institutions, fund of funds, single family offices, and high-net-worth individuals, providing them with institutional-grade strategies that are still not widely available to investors.

Real Estate Development and Investment Industry Veteran Joins FD Stonewater

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Thursday, October 20, 2022

ARLINGTON, Va., Oct. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- FD Stonewater announced today that Dan Cain has joined the firm as Executive Managing Director and will assume a leading role within the firm's Development platform, with a primary focus on expanding the company's logistics and industrial initiative. Prior to joining FD Stonewater, Dan was a Director at Matan Companies, a private commercial real estate investment fund with $1.4 billion AUM consisting of industrial, life sciences, multi-family, and office assets located in the Mid-Atlantic region.

Key Points: 
  • Prior to joining FD Stonewater, Dan was a Director at Matan Companies, a private commercial real estate investment fund with $1.4 billion AUM consisting of industrial, life sciences, multi-family, and office assets located in the Mid-Atlantic region.
  • Dan is an industry veteran and comes to FD Stonewater with nearly 20 years of commercial real estate development, investment, and asset management experience.
  • We are confident that Dan's analogous experience across the real estate development and investment spectrum will boost FD Stonewater's executive team, and he will prove to be a tremendous resource to the entire company."
  • FD Stonewater is a fully integrated real estate development, investment, and brokerage firm headquartered in Arlington, VA, with an office in Los Angeles.

San Francisco LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired Names Sharon Giovinazzo Chief Executive Officer

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Tuesday, September 27, 2022

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The San Francisco-based LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired today announced that it has named Sharon Giovinazzo as its new Chief Executive Officer.

Key Points: 
  • SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The San Francisco-based LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired today announced that it has named Sharon Giovinazzo as its new Chief Executive Officer.
  • Sharon Giovinazzo brings more than two decades of experience leading organizations dedicated to advocating for and serving the needs of the blind and visually impaired.
  • "I am honored to join the leadership team at LightHouse as its new CEO," said Sharon Giovinazzo.
  • "We're pleased that Sharon will join us as CEO of LightHouse," said Dr Sharon Sacks, LightHouse Board Chair.

ONWARD Reports First Half 2022 Financial and Operating Results

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Tuesday, September 27, 2022

Total Operating Expenses increased during H1 2022 by EUR 6,3 million to EUR 16,1 million.

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  • Total Operating Expenses increased during H1 2022 by EUR 6,3 million to EUR 16,1 million.
  • The decrease in cash of EUR 12,6 million compared to 31 December 2021 is due to cash outflows mainly for operating activities.
  • ONWARDs management expects to continue the steady and consistent execution of its strategy in the second half of 2022 and beyond.
  • Also in the second half of 2022, the Company expects to release combined top-line data from the STIMO-HEMO and HemON studies.

ONWARD Announces Appointment of Vivian Riefberg to Board of Directors

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Monday, September 26, 2022

ONWARD Medical N.V. (Euronext: ONWD), the medical technology company creating innovative therapies to restore movement, independence, and health in people with spinal cord injury, today announced the appointment of Vivian Riefberg as a non-executive member of its Board of Directors.

Key Points: 
  • ONWARD Medical N.V. (Euronext: ONWD), the medical technology company creating innovative therapies to restore movement, independence, and health in people with spinal cord injury, today announced the appointment of Vivian Riefberg as a non-executive member of its Board of Directors.
  • Her appointment to the Board will be presented for shareholder approval at the next Annual General Meeting.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220926005494/en/
    Vivian Riefberg joins the ONWARD Medical Board of Directors (Photo: Business Wire)
    Vivian Riefberg is a distinguished expert in health care, government, and strategy.
  • ONWARD has the opportunity to build a very special enterprise that is both successful and impactful, said Vivian Riefberg.

Osmol Therapeutics Announces Appointment of Teresa Bitetti, President, Global Oncology Business Unit at Takeda Pharmaceuticals, to the Board of Directors

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Thursday, September 8, 2022

Osmol Therapeutics, a privately held biopharmaceutical company focused on developing a treatment to prevent chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN), today announced that Teresa Bitetti, President of the Global Oncology Business Unit at Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Ltd., has joined the Board of Directors of Osmol Therapeutics.

Key Points: 
  • Osmol Therapeutics, a privately held biopharmaceutical company focused on developing a treatment to prevent chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN), today announced that Teresa Bitetti, President of the Global Oncology Business Unit at Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Ltd., has joined the Board of Directors of Osmol Therapeutics.
  • Teresa Bitetti, has over 20 years of experience in developing and commercializing oncology products, including global responsibility for oncology business activities, said Bob Linke, President and Chief Executive Officer, Osmol Therapeutics.
  • On behalf of all of us at Osmol, I welcome Teresa to the Board of Directors.
  • Teresa Bitetti, is currently President of the Global Oncology Business Unit at Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Ltd. and is responsible for oncology business activities around the world, overseeing a global portfolio consisting of therapies in hematological malignancies and lung cancer.

Rohit Sharma Named Senior Vice President of Global Workskills

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Tuesday, September 6, 2022

PRINCETON, N.J., Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Today, ETS President and CEO Amit Sevak announced that Rohit Sharma will join ETS as Senior Vice President of Global Workskills.

Key Points: 
  • PRINCETON, N.J., Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Today, ETS President and CEO Amit Sevak announced that Rohit Sharma will join ETS as Senior Vice President of Global Workskills.
  • In his new role, Sharma will help ETS scale its offerings for upskilling and workskills development for professionals seeking career advancement and mobility.
  • ETS President & CEO Amit Sevak announces that Rohit Sharma will join ETS as Senior Vice President of Global Workskills.
  • "Rohit possesses a keen understanding that education spans an individual's lifetime, continuing well beyond high school, college or even an advanced degree," says Sevak.

Rohit Sharma Named Senior Vice President of Global Workskills

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, September 6, 2022

PRINCETON, N.J., Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Today, ETS President and CEO Amit Sevak announced that Rohit Sharma will join ETS as Senior Vice President of Global Workskills.

Key Points: 
  • PRINCETON, N.J., Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Today, ETS President and CEO Amit Sevak announced that Rohit Sharma will join ETS as Senior Vice President of Global Workskills.
  • In his new role, Sharma will help ETS scale its offerings for upskilling and workskills development for professionals seeking career advancement and mobility.
  • "Rohit possesses a keen understanding that education spans an individual's lifetime, continuing well beyond high school, college or even an advanced degree," says Sevak.
  • Sharma previously served as the COO of ThriveDX (formerly HackerU), a leader in digital skills training.

CBL Properties Announces CFO Transition Plan

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Thursday, September 1, 2022

CBL Properties (NYSE: CBL) today announced that Farzana Khaleel will step down as CBLs executive vice president chief financial officer as of December 31, 2022.

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  • CBL Properties (NYSE: CBL) today announced that Farzana Khaleel will step down as CBLs executive vice president chief financial officer as of December 31, 2022.
  • CBL also announced that Ben Jaenicke will join the company as executive vice president finance on September 1st and will begin serving as EVP CFO as of January 1, 2023.
  • Headquartered in Chattanooga, TN, CBL Properties owns and manages a national portfolio of market-dominant properties located in dynamic and growing communities.
  • CBL seeks to continuously strengthen its company and portfolio through active management, aggressive leasing and profitable reinvestment in its properties.