McIntire School of Commerce

HILL FARRER & BURRILL'S WILLIAM MEYERS AND JENNER TSENG RECOGNIZED BY LA BUSINESS JOURNAL AS A 2023 LEADERS OF INFLUENCE

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Thursday, December 21, 2023

LOS ANGELES , Dec. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Hill, Farrer & Burrill LLP announced today that Partners William Meyers and Jenner Tseng have been named to the Los Angeles Business Journal's 2023 Leaders of Influence: Thriving in Their 40s .

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  • LOS ANGELES , Dec. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Hill, Farrer & Burrill LLP announced today that Partners William Meyers and Jenner Tseng have been named to the Los Angeles Business Journal's 2023 Leaders of Influence: Thriving in Their 40s .
  • In the special insert, each recipient is featured with a concise profile that showcases their career highlights and recent accomplishments.
  • "Billy and Jenner being named Leaders of Influence by the Los Angeles Business Journal is an impressive testament to their professional excellence and community impact," said Managing Attorney Dean E. Dennis .
  • Tseng is a member of the litigation sections of the State Bar of California and the LA County Bar Association.

HCI Equity Partners Expands Investment Team with Nick Baltz

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Monday, October 23, 2023

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- HCI Equity Partners ("HCI"), a leading lower middle-market private equity firm, today announced that Nick Baltz has joined the firm as an Associate to help evaluate, analyze and monitor investments made by the firm.

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  • WASHINGTON, Oct. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- HCI Equity Partners ("HCI"), a leading lower middle-market private equity firm, today announced that Nick Baltz has joined the firm as an Associate to help evaluate, analyze and monitor investments made by the firm.
  • "He brings solid experience in M&A, transactions and finance that we know will be valuable to our firm."
  • Prior to joining HCI, Mr. Baltz was an associate at Jefferies, where he focused on executing middle-market mergers and acquisitions and capital-raising transactions for consumer product and services companies.
  • Mr. Baltz is a graduate of the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia.

New York Life Hires Industry Veteran Don Vu as Chief Data and Analytics Officer

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Thursday, October 12, 2023

New York Life today announced the hiring of industry veteran Don Vu as senior vice president and chief data and analytics officer.

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  • New York Life today announced the hiring of industry veteran Don Vu as senior vice president and chief data and analytics officer.
  • Vu joins New York Life from Northwestern Mutual where he served as chief data officer since early 2020.
  • He led a consolidated team across various disciplines, including data product and strategy; data science, AI, and analytics; data engineering; and data governance.
  • Vu served as vice president of data and analytics at WeWork, where he led its central data and analytics organization.

Anthony DiClemente Named Senior Vice President, Investor Relations, The New York Times Company

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Thursday, September 14, 2023

The New York Times Company announced today that Anthony DiClemente has been named senior vice president, investor relations, effective Sept. 18, 2023.

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  • The New York Times Company announced today that Anthony DiClemente has been named senior vice president, investor relations, effective Sept. 18, 2023.
  • DiClemente will report to William Bardeen, the executive vice president and chief financial officer.
  • As a member of the company’s senior leadership team, DiClemente will head the I.R.
  • Before joining CBS as executive vice president and head of investor relations, he was senior managing director and internet and media research analyst at Evercore ISI Group.

CHIPOTLE APPOINTS LAURA FUENTES TO ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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Thursday, September 14, 2023

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Sept. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE:CMG) today announced a new addition to its board of directors, Laura Fuentes, effective September 15.

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  • NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Sept. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE:CMG) today announced a new addition to its board of directors, Laura Fuentes, effective September 15.
  • Brian Niccol, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, stated: "We are pleased to welcome Laura to Chipotle's board.
  • With Ms. Fuentes' election, the Chipotle board will now be comprised of 10 directors, 9 of whom are independent, with 40% female representation.
  • "I am honored to be joining the board of Chipotle – a high-growth organization with strong values and a commitment to cultivate a better world," said Laura Fuentes.

Carolyn Crooks Joins Evercore as Senior Managing Director in the Financial Sponsors Group

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Monday, August 14, 2023

Carolyn Crooks joins Evercore today (NYSE: EVR) as a senior managing director in the Financial Sponsors Group and will be based in New York.

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  • Carolyn Crooks joins Evercore today (NYSE: EVR) as a senior managing director in the Financial Sponsors Group and will be based in New York.
  • Ms. Crooks comes to Evercore after 21 years at Barclays, where she was a managing director in the financial sponsors group.
  • Ms. Crooks started her career as an industry coverage analyst in the global real estate group at Lehman Brothers.
  • I am energized by the opportunity to help build upon the firm’s success delivering these best-in-class capabilities to our Financial Sponsors clients.”
    Ms. Crooks earned a B.S.

BGL Welcomes Nick Melton and Owen Weihman to Establish Digital Infrastructure Practice

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Tuesday, July 25, 2023

NEW YORK, July 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Brown Gibbons Lang & Company (BGL), a leading independent investment bank and financial advisory firm, is pleased to announce the addition of Nick Melton and Owen Weihman as new Managing Directors within its Infrastructure & Environment vertical where they will establish BGL's new Digital Infrastructure investment banking team. Based in New York, they also contribute to BGL's growing presence on the East Coast.

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  • "BGL represents an ideal platform to serve companies and financial sponsors in the digital infrastructure space," said Mr. Melton.
  • Nick, who will lead BGL's investment banking activities in Digital Infrastructure, has nearly 30 years of experience in the telecommunications and digital infrastructure industries, and has advised on landmark M&A, restructuring, and capital markets transactions.
  • BGL's new Digital Infrastructure group is one of several sectors within the firm's Infrastructure & Environment vertical, which also includes Environmental Infrastructure , Energy Transition , and Transportation & Logistics Infrastructure .
  • Nick and Owen augment the addition of Craig Decker earlier this year, leading investment banking efforts in Transportation & Logistics Services and Infrastructure.

Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. Announces Cooperation Agreement with Mill Road Capital

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Monday, May 1, 2023

Midland TX, May 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. (NYSE:NGS) (the “Company”), a leading provider of gas compression equipment and services in the energy industry, today announced that it has entered into a cooperation agreement with affiliated entities of Mill Road Capital (“Mill Road”), which currently owns approximately 7.3% of the Company’s outstanding common shares.

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  • Midland TX, May 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. (NYSE:NGS) (the “Company”), a leading provider of gas compression equipment and services in the energy industry, today announced that it has entered into a cooperation agreement with affiliated entities of Mill Road Capital (“Mill Road”), which currently owns approximately 7.3% of the Company’s outstanding common shares.
  • The Company also announces today that Leslie A. Beyer has informed the Board of her decision to resign.
  • Under the terms of the cooperation agreement, Mill Road has agreed to customary standstill and voting commitments, among other provisions.
  • He is a Management Committee Director of Mill Road Capital Management LLC, where he has worked since 2005.

MamaMancini’s Appoints Shirley Romig to Board of Directors

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Thursday, March 9, 2023

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ, March 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MamaMancini's Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: MMMB), a leading national marketer and manufacturer of fresh Deli prepared foods, today announced the appointment of consumer and digital technology executive Shirley Romig to its Board of Directors.

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  • Shirley brings more than 20 years of operations and public company corporate governance experience to the MamaMancini’s Board of Directors.
  • Shirley most recently served as CEO of Mixo, a startup building a new social commerce platform that simplifies digital food content creation.
  • Since 2019, she has served on the Board of Directors of the public company LOVESAC, an omnichannel home furnishings company, where she Chairs the Nominating & Governance Committee.
  • I am also excited to bring in a board member with corporate governance experience at a similarly sized public company.

T. ROWE PRICE ANNOUNCES KELLY SHEN AS CHIEF DATA OFFICER

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Monday, March 6, 2023

BALTIMORE, March 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- T. Rowe Price (NASDAQ-GS: TROW), a global investment management firm and a leader in retirement services, is pleased to announce Kelly Shen as its new chief data officer.

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  • BALTIMORE, March 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- T. Rowe Price (NASDAQ-GS: TROW), a global investment management firm and a leader in retirement services, is pleased to announce Kelly Shen as its new chief data officer.
  • "We are excited to work with Kelly to enhance our data capabilities and unlock new business value," said Chief Operating Officer Kimberly Johnson.
  • As chief data officer, Shen sets and operationalizes T. Rowe Price's strategy to leverage data as an asset.
  • Most recently, Shen served as senior managing director and chief technology and data officer at CPP Investments, Canada's largest pension plan, where she led technology, data, cybersecurity, and innovation efforts.