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Brent Ekstrom Re-appointed to FHLB Des Moines Advisory Council

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Friday, December 15, 2023
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Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines (FHLB Des Moines) recently re-appointed Brent Ekstrom, executive director, Lewis & Clark Development Group, to its Affordable Housing Advisory Council (Advisory Council) representing the state of North Dakota.

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  • Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines (FHLB Des Moines) recently re-appointed Brent Ekstrom, executive director, Lewis & Clark Development Group, to its Affordable Housing Advisory Council (Advisory Council) representing the state of North Dakota.
  • “I am happy to announce the re-appointment of Brent to the Advisory Council.
  • “For the past three years, his insight enriched Advisory Council discussions and the advice provided to the Board of Directors about ways FHLB Des Moines can support the affordable housing and community development needs in its district.
  • For more information about FHLB Des Moines Advisory Council, please visit FHLB Des Moines’ website .

Kinsale Announces Promotions

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Monday, March 6, 2023
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Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. (NYSE: KNSL) announced the following promotions, effective March 1, 2023:

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  • Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. (NYSE: KNSL) announced the following promotions, effective March 1, 2023:
    Amber Sheridan was named Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer and will continue to lead our Human Resources team.
  • She joined Kinsale in 2015 and served in roles of increasing responsibility before being promoted to Senior Vice President, Human Resources in 2021.
  • He joined Kinsale in 2010 and served in underwriting roles of increasing responsibility before being promoted to Vice President in 2021.
  • He joined Kinsale in 2019 as Director, Internal Audit and was promoted to Assistant Vice President, Internal Audit in 2021.

Aristea Therapeutics Strengthens its Board of Directors with the Appointment of Three Accomplished Biopharma Leaders From Poseida Therapeutics, Novo Holdings and Pfizer

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Wednesday, August 24, 2022
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Mr. Gergen will take an independent board seat, and Dr. O'Connell will take a seat on behalf of Novo Holdings.

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  • Mr. Gergen will take an independent board seat, and Dr. O'Connell will take a seat on behalf of Novo Holdings.
  • Heis currently the CEO of Poseida Therapeutics, a genetic engineering company developing novel cell and gene therapies with the capacity to cure.
  • Aristea Therapeutics (Air-iss-tay-uh) is a clinical-stage immunology focused drug development company developing novel therapies to treat serious inflammatory diseases.
  • In March 2022, Arena Pharmaceuticals was acquired by Pfizer Inc. As such, the partnership and the option to acquire Aristea now sit with Pfizer.

North Dakota University System Extends State-Wide Contract, Adds YuJa Himalayas for Digital Compliance to Suite of Available Tools for 11 Institutions

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Friday, May 27, 2022
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All 11 of the Systems institutions use YuJa with Blackboard, including Bismarck State College, Dickinson State University, Minot State University, Lake Region State College, Valley City State University, Dakota College at Bottineau, Williston State College, Mayville State University, North Dakota State University, North Dakota State College of Science, and the University of North Dakota.

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  • All 11 of the Systems institutions use YuJa with Blackboard, including Bismarck State College, Dickinson State University, Minot State University, Lake Region State College, Valley City State University, Dakota College at Bottineau, Williston State College, Mayville State University, North Dakota State University, North Dakota State College of Science, and the University of North Dakota.
  • Now, NDUS institutions can use YuJa Himalayas, a storage and compliance solution that helps institutions manage large data workloads.
  • Institutions in the North Dakota University System can easily manage content storage and archiving processes to archive content appropriately.
  • The North Dakota University System is a unified system of higher education governed by the State Board of Higher Education.

Poseida Therapeutics Announces Eric Ostertag to Serve as Executive Chairman and Transition Role of CEO to Current President and CBO Mark Gergen

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Monday, January 10, 2022
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Poseida announces President Mark Gergen to serve as CEO, effective 2/1.

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  • Poseida announces President Mark Gergen to serve as CEO, effective 2/1.
  • Under his leadership, Poseida grew to over 250 employees, raised significant private capital and successfully completed an IPO in 2020.
  • The partnership Eric and I have built in guiding the company will continue," said Mark Gergen, Poseida's President and Chief Business Officer.
  • These forward-looking statements are based upon Poseida's current expectations and involve assumptions that may never materialize or may prove to be incorrect.

Minot State University to Leverage Automated Game Recaps from Data Skrive for Softball and Baseball Games

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Tuesday, January 28, 2020
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SEATTLE, Jan. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Minot State University and Data Skrive announced a partnership today that will utilize the tech company's patent-pending technology to publish automated game recaps for softball and baseball games during the 2020 season.

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  • SEATTLE, Jan. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Minot State University and Data Skrive announced a partnership today that will utilize the tech company's patent-pending technology to publish automated game recaps for softball and baseball games during the 2020 season.
  • By implementing Data Skrive's content automation solution, Beavers athletics will publish accurate and engaging summaries practically minutes after the final pitch.
  • By leveraging Data Skrives automated content platform for game recaps, occupied media staff members finally possess the space and capacity needed to work unburdened on research, interviews, feature stories, social posts, videos and more.
  • "We recognize those invested in Minot State athletics have an insatiable appetite for the latest happenings on the diamond," said Brad Weitz, Data Skrive CEO.