Intellectual capital

Digital Remedy Adds Two Industry Leaders to its Board of Directors

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Tuesday, May 23, 2023

NEW YORK, May 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Digital Remedy, a performance media partner for brands and agencies, today announced the appointments of Randall Rothenberg and Martin Kristiseter to its Board of Directors.

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  • NEW YORK, May 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Digital Remedy, a performance media partner for brands and agencies, today announced the appointments of Randall Rothenberg and Martin Kristiseter to its Board of Directors.
  • Kristiseter is the founder and Managing Director of Compulse, a marketing technology and managed services company for local media and agencies.
  • “Digital Remedy has established itself as a leading performance media partner for brands and agencies, and it’s an honor to be joining their board and working with their impressive and growing team,” said Rothenberg.
  • “If we’ve learned anything during the first quarter-century of the digital economy, it’s that brands must perform, and performance must contribute to brand equity.

Companies making significant changes in how work gets done, WTW survey finds

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Tuesday, May 9, 2023

Additionally, those organizations expect that more than one-quarter (27%) of their work will be automated in three years, nearly double (14%) from three years ago.

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  • Additionally, those organizations expect that more than one-quarter (27%) of their work will be automated in three years, nearly double (14%) from three years ago.
  • “As employers emerge from the pandemic, their need to reimagine how and where work gets done is at an all-time high,” said Tracey Malcolm, global leader, Future of Work and Risk, WTW.
  • “This transformation, including the shift to remote work, has led to an increase in people, business and operational risks.
  • Among those, 37% have conducted employee listening activities to identify changes in employee preferences or measure the impact of changing work conditions.

Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute, Claremont Graduate University, and Akin Host Sovereign Investor Leadership Conference

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Thursday, March 30, 2023

The Sovereign Investor Leadership Conference, an elite gathering of the world's most distinguished investors, commenced March 12-14, 2023 at Claremont Graduate University.

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  • The Sovereign Investor Leadership Conference, an elite gathering of the world's most distinguished investors, commenced March 12-14, 2023 at Claremont Graduate University.
  • Individual board members often experience role conflict in balancing relationships and responsibilities as fiduciary decision makers.
  • This session helped participants synthesize the insights from the program and develop actionable next steps and habits to shape their leadership journey.
  • Tell me what you’re going to do on Monday that’s different.”
    For information on upcoming events, visit https://gwc.events/

Licensing Executives Society (LES) Standard for Intellectual Capital in the Boardroom Approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI)

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Wednesday, September 28, 2022

The Licensing Executives Society of USA and Canada (LES) announced today that the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) approved the LES Intellectual Capital (IC) in the Boardroom (ICBR) standard (see ANSI/LES ICBR Version 1.0-2022 Intellectual Capital in the Boardroom ).

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  • The Licensing Executives Society of USA and Canada (LES) announced today that the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) approved the LES Intellectual Capital (IC) in the Boardroom (ICBR) standard (see ANSI/LES ICBR Version 1.0-2022 Intellectual Capital in the Boardroom ).
  • Corporate board directors are accountable for safeguarding shareholder value, which now includes appropriate oversight of IC value enhancement and risk mitigation.
  • We are extremely proud to have the LES Intellectual Capital in the Boardroom standard be our first ANSI-approved standard.
  • LES is a member society of the Licensing Executives Society International, Inc. (LESI), which has 32 sister societies representing 7,500 members in 90 countries.

InnovAge Names Kathy Andreasen its Chief People Officer

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Monday, August 29, 2022

(InnovAge) (Nasdaq: INNV), an industry leader in providing comprehensive healthcare programs to frail dual-eligible seniors through the Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), has named Kathy Andreasen as its Chief People Officer (CPO) effective Aug. 29, 2022.

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  • (InnovAge) (Nasdaq: INNV), an industry leader in providing comprehensive healthcare programs to frail dual-eligible seniors through the Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), has named Kathy Andreasen as its Chief People Officer (CPO) effective Aug. 29, 2022.
  • InnovAge President and Chief Executive Officer Patrick Blair said, Kathy brings more than 25 years of operating experience as an HR executive leader at a diverse set of public and private companies.
  • Before joining InnovAge, she was the Chief Administrative and People Officer at Endurance International Group (now called Newfold Digital), a global provider of SAS cloud-based solutions.
  • InnovAge believes its healthcare model is one in which all constituencies participants, their families, providers, and government payors win.

Bangkok Ranks Top in Asia-Pacific Local Knowledge Leaders Attracting International Conferences

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Wednesday, August 10, 2022

BANGKOK, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Bangkok was ranked in the top position in Asia-Pacific for its ability to leverage its knowledge leaders in international associations to attract international conventions, according to GainingEdge.

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  • BANGKOK, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Bangkok was ranked in the top position in Asia-Pacific for its ability to leverage its knowledge leaders in international associations to attract international conventions, according to GainingEdge.
  • The report shows that Bangkok has local knowledge leaders assuming positions in the boards of 194 international associations and they can attract 123 international conferences of the associations to their city.
  • The firm ranked MICE destinations worldwide on the basis of the influence of their knowledge leaders in attracting international conventions.
  • It compared the number of knowledge leaders from each city who are on the governing bodies of international associations and the number of international conventions that the city has hosted from 20182021.

1K1V Announces $8 Million Norfund Investment in Redsun Dried Fruit and Nuts

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Tuesday, April 19, 2022

One Thousand and One Voices (1K1V), a private equity fund the limited partners of which are comprised exclusively of industry-leading families, announced today that Norfund, the Norwegian Investment Fund for Developing Countries , has invested $8 million (R120 million) in South Africa-based raisin processor and distributor Redsun Dried Fruit and Nuts (Redsun).

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  • One Thousand and One Voices (1K1V), a private equity fund the limited partners of which are comprised exclusively of industry-leading families, announced today that Norfund, the Norwegian Investment Fund for Developing Countries , has invested $8 million (R120 million) in South Africa-based raisin processor and distributor Redsun Dried Fruit and Nuts (Redsun).
  • 1K1Vs portfolio companies, including Redsun, have exported over $60 million worth of products from Africa to over 35 countries.
  • Peter Kuilman, CEO of Redsun, says: Redsun is part of the dynamic, growing dried fruit and nut industry in South Africa.
  • Redsun is a processor of high-quality dried fruit and nuts which are produced along the banks of the Orange River, in the Northern Cape Province, of South Africa.

Pacific Life’s Institutional Business Celebrates Second Anniversary

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Tuesday, April 19, 2022

Formed in early 2020 to bring Pacific Lifes collection of products to the institutional space, including defined contribution lifetime income, stable value wrap, pension risk-transfer, and funding agreements, the institutional business recently celebrated its second anniversary.

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  • Formed in early 2020 to bring Pacific Lifes collection of products to the institutional space, including defined contribution lifetime income, stable value wrap, pension risk-transfer, and funding agreements, the institutional business recently celebrated its second anniversary.
  • The Institutional Division established Pacific Life as a leader in the ESG bond market with the introduction of its Sustainable Bond Framework.
  • Pacific Life refers to Pacific Life Insurance Company and its affiliates, including Pacific Life & Annuity Company.
  • Insurance products are issued by Pacific Life Insurance Company in all states except New York and in New York by Pacific Life & Annuity Company.

1K1V and Crossfin Complete Sybrin Acquisition

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Monday, April 11, 2022

One Thousand & One Voices (1K1V) , in partnership with diversified FinTech investment holding company Crossfin Technology Holdings (Crossfin) and investor Isaac Mophatlane, announce the completion of the Sybrin Group of Companies (Sybrin) transaction.

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  • One Thousand & One Voices (1K1V) , in partnership with diversified FinTech investment holding company Crossfin Technology Holdings (Crossfin) and investor Isaac Mophatlane, announce the completion of the Sybrin Group of Companies (Sybrin) transaction.
  • Sybrin is a leading software solution provider helping predominantly financial services providers digitally transform and automate their business processes.
  • Hendrik Jordaan, President and CEO of 1K1V said: With Sybrin as part of the 1K1V and Crossfin consortium, we intend to expand Sybrins footprint internationally through deploying our Three-Dimensional Capital and unlocking synergies opportunities across Africa in partnership with our other technology platform investments.
  • Our partnership with 1K1V and Crossfin, allows our business to gain significant additional leverage and valuable insight into the South African, African, and U.S. markets.

MassMutual Invests in Greater New England Minority Supplier Development Council (GNEMSDC)

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Tuesday, April 5, 2022

BOSTON, April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Greater New England Minority Supplier Development Council (GNEMSDC) has received a grant from MassMutual to invest directly into minority business development. This grant will immediately impact the success of certified minority business enterprises (MBEs), helping them grow, thrive, and prosper by having access to Intellectual Capital and Financial Capital.

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  • BOSTON, April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --The Greater New England Minority Supplier Development Council (GNEMSDC) has received a grant from MassMutual to invest directly into minority business development.
  • For more than 170 years, MassMutual has had a single purpose: to help people secure their future and protect the ones they love.
  • The Center provides "no cost" business development and capacity building services to MBEs in New England with at least $500 thousand in revenue.
  • With a focus on delivering long-term value, MassMutual offers a wide range of protection, accumulation, wealth management and retirement products and services.