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Polymetal International plc: New management appointments in Kazakhstan

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Wednesday, April 10, 2024

Polymetal International plc (“Polymetal”, the “Group”) announces significant strengthening of the management team.

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  • Polymetal International plc (“Polymetal”, the “Group”) announces significant strengthening of the management team.
  • “The natural first step after the sale of the Russian business is the creation of strong, focused, and motivated management team in our corporate headquarters in Astana.
  • With the appointment of four new Executive Vice Presidents, Polymetal is now in a position to advance its independent strategy in Central Asia”, said Vitaly Nesis, Group CEO of Polymetal International plc.
  • Valery joined Polymetal Engineering in 2006 and moved to Kyzyl in 2016.

Sovos Brands Announces the Promotion of E. Yuri Hermida to President

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Tuesday, December 5, 2023

LOUISVILLE, Colo., Dec. 05, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sovos Brands, Inc. (“Sovos Brands” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: SOVO), one of the fastest-growing food companies of scale in the United States, today announced the promotion of E. Yuri Hermida to President of Sovos Brands, effective December 11, 2023.

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  • LOUISVILLE, Colo., Dec. 05, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sovos Brands, Inc. (“Sovos Brands” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: SOVO), one of the fastest-growing food companies of scale in the United States, today announced the promotion of E. Yuri Hermida to President of Sovos Brands, effective December 11, 2023.
  • Mr. Hermida will continue to report to Todd Lachman, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Sovos Brands.
  • “Over the last year, Yuri has proven to be an invaluable asset in executing the Sovos Brands enterprise-wide growth strategy,” said Mr. Lachman.
  • Prior to joining Sovos Brands, he served as Executive Vice President at Reckitt Benckiser, a multinational producer of consumer goods in the health, hygiene and nutrition categories, overseeing the company’s multibillion-dollar North American Hygiene business.

Quest Diagnostics Names Yuri A. Fesko, M.D., Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer

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Wednesday, December 20, 2023

SECAUCUS, N.J., Dec. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX), the nation's leading provider of diagnostic information services, today announced that Yuri A. Fesko, M.D., has been named senior vice president and chief medical officer (CMO), effective immediately.

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  • SECAUCUS, N.J., Dec. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX), the nation's leading provider of diagnostic information services, today announced that Yuri A. Fesko, M.D., has been named senior vice president and chief medical officer (CMO), effective immediately.
  • Since joining Quest in 2016, Dr. Fesko has held several roles of increasing responsibility, most recently as vice president of medical affairs and senior medical director for the company's oncology services.
  • "Strong medical leadership is a critical enabler of our strategy to deliver solutions for the evolving needs of our customers, physicians, health systems and consumers," said Jim Davis, Chairman, CEO and President, Quest Diagnostics.
  • He sits on the board of directors of a joint venture of Quest Diagnostics and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

Los Angeles Man One of Five Finalists Vying for the 'Most Benevolent' Beard in America

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Thursday, September 7, 2023

STERLING, Ill., Sept. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Yuri Williams from Los Angeles, started his charity A Future Superhero after his mother passed away from cancer. His work with disabled and seriously ill children is a tribute to the positive impact his mother had on his life. His efforts include traveling to all 50 states and organizing events like toy drives, backpack giveaways, and personalized visits — all dressed as different superheroes. Men's grooming leader Wahl is rewarding Yuri's ability to combine good grooming with goodwill, and has chosen him as a finalist in the Wahl 'Benevolent Beards' Contest. Public votes will now decide if Yuri wins the Grand Prize of $20,000 for himself, and $5,000 for his charity. He'll also be crowned the new 'Wahl Man of the Year,' a moniker that boasts a bearded brotherhood spanning 16 years.

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  • His work with disabled and seriously ill children is a tribute to the positive impact his mother had on his life.
  • His efforts include traveling to all 50 states and organizing events like toy drives, backpack giveaways, and personalized visits — all dressed as different superheroes.
  • Public votes will now decide if Yuri wins the Grand Prize of $20,000 for himself, and $5,000 for his charity.
  • He'll also be crowned the new 'Wahl Man of the Year,' a moniker that boasts a bearded brotherhood spanning 16 years.

Yokogawa to Supply Energy Management System for Yuri Green Hydrogen Project in Australia

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Tuesday, September 5, 2023

Yokogawa Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6841) announces that its subsidiary Yokogawa Australia has received an order from Monford Group Pty Ltd. to supply an energy management system (EMS) for the initial phase (“phase 0”) of the Yuri Green Hydrogen Project (hereafter, Yuri), which is constructing an industrial-scale renewable hydrogen production complex in Australia.

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  • Yokogawa Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6841) announces that its subsidiary Yokogawa Australia has received an order from Monford Group Pty Ltd. to supply an energy management system (EMS) for the initial phase (“phase 0”) of the Yuri Green Hydrogen Project (hereafter, Yuri), which is constructing an industrial-scale renewable hydrogen production complex in Australia.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230904401589/en/
    Conceptual drawing showing the Yuri project facilities at the completion of phase 0.
  • Using carbon-free solar energy, this facility will be able to produce up to 640 tons of green hydrogen per year.
  • For the control of the solar power plant, BESS, and electrolyzer, Yokogawa Australia will supply an EMS that is developed by Yokogawa Group company PXiSE Energy Solutions LLC.

Paysend Appoints Industry Leader as CFO for the Americas

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Monday, June 12, 2023

MIAMI, June 12, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Paysend, the global card-to-card transfer pioneer and global payments platform, has appointed ex Ernst & Young auditor and American Express executive, Yuri Biondo as Chief Financial Officer for the Group's US business. Based in Miami, he will report directly to the Group CFO, Wilhelm Rohde, and work alongside Chief Strategy Officer and Managing Director for the Americas, Jairo Riveros.

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  • Based in Miami, he will report directly to the Group CFO, Wilhelm Rohde, and work alongside Chief Strategy Officer and Managing Director for the Americas, Jairo Riveros.
  • Yuri will also have regulatory responsibility in relation to Paysend's Money Transfer licenses in the US.
  • Welcoming Yuri into the Paysend Group, Chief Executive, Ronald Millar said, "Yuri is a valuable addition to our executive team in the Americas region.
  • Group CFO Wilhelm Rohde added, "We are pleased to add further top payment industry talent to our bench which will support our growth trajectory."

Viral Nation Signs New Digital Stars Further Expanding its Extensive Talent Roster

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Thursday, April 13, 2023

Viral Nation , the leader in digital talent representation, marketing & intelligence services, and creator economy solutions, has announced the signing of nine marquee digital stars to their talent roster.

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  • Viral Nation , the leader in digital talent representation, marketing & intelligence services, and creator economy solutions, has announced the signing of nine marquee digital stars to their talent roster.
  • "We are thrilled to welcome such a fantastic ensemble of talented and diverse creators to the Viral Nation Talent family," said Jonathan Chanti, President of Viral Nation Talent.
  • With the assistance of Viral Nation Talent, Trisha is embarking on a new phase in her content creation, focusing on parent-related material and exploring fresh opportunities that spotlight her daily life—adding a new level of excitement to the Viral Nation Talent roster.
  • A rising talent in the music and comedy space, Connor Price is a welcome addition to the Viral Nation Talent roster.

Bullet Blockchain Announces Board and Executive Leadership Transition

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Tuesday, December 13, 2022

RENO, NV, Dec. 13, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NewMediaWire – Bullet Blockchain, Inc. (“BULT” or the “Company”), (OTC: BULT), an emerging software development and SaaS company, specializing in blockchain technologies and Web 3.0, announced today a transition of its leadership at the board and executive levels.

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  • RENO, NV, Dec. 13, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NewMediaWire – Bullet Blockchain, Inc. (“BULT” or the “Company”), (OTC: BULT), an emerging software development and SaaS company, specializing in blockchain technologies and Web 3.0, announced today a transition of its leadership at the board and executive levels.
  • Two new directors have been appointed to the Company’s Board of Directors: Yuri Abramov and Simon Rubin.
  • These directors will serve as part of the new leadership team that will help guide the Company in its efforts to develop long-term revenue and business opportunities relating to blockchain technologies.
  • The new leadership team will seek to capitalize on the newly acquired Bitcoin ATM Patents and IP portfolio.

Ultipa appoints Yuri Simione as Director of Sales, EMEA

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Friday, October 28, 2022

Ricky Sun, CEO, Ultipa, said, "We're thrilled to have Yuri on board, and we believe that Yuri's keen interest in and great understanding of new-frontier technologies like Graph Database, Graph Analytics will add immense value to the team at Ultipa, particularly at this point in time that lots of previous generations of technologies are either fading away or hard to keep up with customers innovation or digital transformation needs -- particularly in the areas of enterprise data intelligence and infrastructure revolution. There is a major uprising trend of infrastructure shifting from relational database to big-data, fast-data and eventually to deep data or graph database. Ultipa graph database, as a next-generation graph database addresses existing AI system's black-box problem with white-box, explainability, and rigidness/inflexibility and slowness of data-warehouse or RDBMS, with flexibility, speed and intuitiveness"

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  • Next-generation Graph Database vendor Ultipa appoints Yuri Simione as its Director of Sales, EMEA.
  • Ultipa builds battle-field hardened high-performance graph database that's orders of magnitude faster and deeper in terms of data analytics, time-to-value.
  • SAN RAMON, Calif., Oct.28, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Ultipa, a Silicon Valley veterans founded next-generation graph database and killer-app solution provider, announced the on boarding of Mr. Yuri Simione, Director of Sales EMEA, based in Rome, Italy.
  • Ultipa graph database, as a next-generation graph database addresses existing AI system's black-box problem with white-box, explainability, and rigidness/inflexibility and slowness of data-warehouse or RDBMS, with flexibility, speed and intuitiveness"
    Yuri Simione, Director of Sales, EMEA said, "I am delighted to be part of the Ultipa and to manage sales operations in the EMEA region," comments Yuri Simione, Director EMEA at Ultipa, about the expansion.

TECH FOR REFUGEES INITIATIVE AND FLEXPORT.ORG ARE EXPANDING PARTNERSHIP TO HELP REFUGEES IN UKRAINE, PAKISTAN, HORN OF AFRICA

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Thursday, October 20, 2022

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Tech for Refugees Initiative and Flexport.org today announced an expansion of their humanitarian efforts to help refugees, with an increase in current efforts to support refugees from the war in Ukraine, in addition to new funding for emergencies in Pakistan and the Horn of Africa.

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  • Organizations currently partnering with the initiative include Flexport.org , Airbnb.org , Spotify among others.
  • It uses the company's logistics platform and partnerships with trusted international aid organizations to deliver emergency medical equipment and other critical aid.
  • The program will deliver food to people displaced by famine both to aid refugees directlyand to those affectedto avoid becoming refugees.
  • "The refugee crises in Ukraine, as well as globally in places like Pakistan and East Africa, are impacting millions of people," said Yuri Milner, founder of Tech for Refugees.