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S&R EVERMAY PRESENTS 2022 KUNO AWARD FOR APPLIED SCIENCES FOR THE SOCIAL GOOD

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Tuesday, December 6, 2022

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- S&R Evermay, a non-profit organization promoting transformative societal impact for this generation and the next, has announced its recipient for the 2022 Kuno Award for Applied Sciences for the Social Good. Dr. Eleanor Stokes is a scientist at the Earth from Space Institute (EfSI), an institute of Universities Space Research Association.

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  • $100,000 Award Will Be Given to further the work of Dr. Eleanor Stokes at USRA
    WASHINGTON, Dec. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --S&R Evermay, a non-profit organization promoting transformative societal impact for this generation and the next, has announced its recipient for the 2022 Kuno Award for Applied Sciences for the Social Good.
  • "Since its launch in 2015, S&R Evermay has proudly recognized and supported visionaries in the advancement of their scientific research such as Dr. Eleanor Stokes.
  • S&R Evermay's Kuno Award for Applied Science for the Social Good is a biennial award designed to support women social innovators using scientific research and principles to address a 21st-century problem.
  • The award supports the translation of scientific research to a practical, real-world solution for those aiming to achieve broad social impact.

Halcyon announces new board chair Martha Metz

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Thursday, October 14, 2021

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- D.C.-based nonprofit Halcyon today announced that its founder, Dr. Sachiko Kuno, will step down as chair of the organization's board of directors and become chair emeritus.

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  • WASHINGTON, Oct. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- D.C.-based nonprofit Halcyon today announced that its founder, Dr. Sachiko Kuno, will step down as chair of the organization's board of directors and become chair emeritus.
  • Martha Metz, founder of Metz Investments, takes over as chair, retroactive to October 1.
  • In addition to Halcyon's board, Metz serves on the Midwest board of UNICEF.
  • Halcyon is bigger than any one of us it's a true community, and I applaud her decision to solidify Halcyon's future by becoming chair emeritus, and look forward to a partnership with Martha Metz.

Kuno Creative Completes Sale to Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)

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Wednesday, August 11, 2021

LORAIN, Ohio, Aug. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Kuno Creative, an award-winning digital marketing agency founded in 2000, has announced the successful transfer of 100% ownership of the company to its employees via an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).

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  • LORAIN, Ohio, Aug. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Kuno Creative, an award-winning digital marketing agency founded in 2000, has announced the successful transfer of 100% ownership of the company to its employees via an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).
  • Employees at Kuno have a mission to do marketing that matters for companies they believe make the world a better place.
  • ESOP Partners establishes, maintains, and sustains employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) throughout the lifecycle to maximize the benefits of being an ESOP company and provide employees with an ownership stake in the company that they work for.
  • A recent study demonstrated that employee-owned companies are 235% better at job retention than their non-ESOP counterparts (Source: NCEO).

Net1 cancels the exercise of its option to acquire a further 35% of Bank Frick

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Wednesday, April 15, 2020

Despite the cancellation of the option, Net1 maintains a strong relationship with the management and shareholders of Bank Frick, and will continue working closely with them.

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  • Despite the cancellation of the option, Net1 maintains a strong relationship with the management and shareholders of Bank Frick, and will continue working closely with them.
  • The board would like to thank KFS and Bank Frick for their understanding and support during these unprecedented times.
  • Net1 leverages its proprietary banking and payment technology to distribute low-cost financial and value-added services to underbanked consumers and small businesses.
  • Bank Frick was founded in 1998 by the Liechtenstein national Kuno Frick Sr as a licensed universal bank, with the majority now controlled by the Kuno Frick Family Foundation (65 per cent).