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Leadership Change at Allianz Central Europe

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Monday, December 11, 2023

Allianz SE today announced leadership changes that will take effect from January 1, 2024:

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  • Allianz SE today announced leadership changes that will take effect from January 1, 2024:
    This press release features multimedia.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231211051237/en/
    Nina Klingspor will succeed Petros Papanikolaou as CEO of Allianz Central Europe (Photo: Allianz)
    Nina Klingspor, currently CEO of Allianz Private Krankenversicherungs-AG, Allianz private health insurance business in Germany (APKV), will be appointed as the new CEO of Central Europe for Allianz Group, subject to approval by the relevant corporate bodies.
  • Allianz Central Europe is a regional entity with responsibility for Allianz national businesses in 11 countries in Central and Eastern Europe.
  • Klaus-Peter Roehler, Member of the Allianz SE Board of Management, said “I want to thank Petros for the outstanding work he has done at Allianz Central Europe, his establishment of the regional entity and his successful transformation of the regional model.

North America Residential Ductwork Design Software Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis Report 2023-2030 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Thursday, December 7, 2023

The "North America Residential Ductwork Design Software Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis Report By Component (Software, and Services), By Deployment, By Application, By Construction Type, By End-user, By Region, And Segment Forecasts, 2023 - 2030" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

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  • The "North America Residential Ductwork Design Software Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis Report By Component (Software, and Services), By Deployment, By Application, By Construction Type, By End-user, By Region, And Segment Forecasts, 2023 - 2030" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • The North America residential ductwork design software market size is expected to reach USD 450.7 million by 2030, expanding at a CAGR of 5.3% from 2023 to 2030.
  • This has increased demand for ductwork design software, which may assist homeowners and contractors in designing and installing efficient HVAC systems.
  • The increase in new building projects is another element driving the growth of the North American residential ductwork design software industry.

Accenture Nominates Dr. Martin Brudermüller, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of BASF SE, to Join its Board of Directors

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Wednesday, December 6, 2023

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) announced that its Board of Directors has nominated Dr. Martin Brudermüller for election to the Board at Accenture’s annual general meeting of shareholders on January 31, 2024.

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  • Accenture (NYSE: ACN) announced that its Board of Directors has nominated Dr. Martin Brudermüller for election to the Board at Accenture’s annual general meeting of shareholders on January 31, 2024.
  • Dr. Brudermüller, 62, is Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of BASF SE (ETR: BAS).
  • Together with our other nominees, the Board would comprise 11 directors, 10 of whom will be external and independent.
  • Dr. Brudermüller has been Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of BASF SE since 2018.

International Sustainable Forestry Coalition Welcomes New Member, Suzano

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Wednesday, December 6, 2023

In September a group of leading global sustainable forestry companies launched the International Sustainable Forestry Coalition (ISFC), to enable the sector to positively contribute to global policy processes focused on the transition from a fossil-based economy to a circular bioeconomy.

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  • In September a group of leading global sustainable forestry companies launched the International Sustainable Forestry Coalition (ISFC), to enable the sector to positively contribute to global policy processes focused on the transition from a fossil-based economy to a circular bioeconomy.
  • Today the ISFC is delighted to announce that Suzano, one of the world’s major forestry sector companies, has become a member.
  • Suzano, headquartered in Brazil, is a globally respected forestry sector leader.
  • With almost a hundred years in operation, the company manages extensive sustainable timber plantation estates and forest conservation areas, and creates a vast range of fibre-based products.

Vista Outdoor Rejects Unsolicited Proposal from Colt CZ

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Thursday, November 30, 2023

We refer to (i) the agreement and plan of merger dated as of October 15, 2023, between Vista Outdoor Inc. (“Vista”), Revelyst, Inc., CSG Elevate II Inc., CSG Elevate III Inc., and, solely for the purposes of the Guarantor Provisions as defined therein, CZECHOSLOVAK GROUP a.s. (the “CSG Merger Agreement”) and (ii) the letter from Colt CZ Group SE (“Colt CZ”) to the Board of Directors of Vista dated as of November 22, 2023, outlining a proposal pursuant to which Colt CZ and Vista would be combined (the “November 22 Proposal”).

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  • We refer to (i) the agreement and plan of merger dated as of October 15, 2023, between Vista Outdoor Inc. (“Vista”), Revelyst, Inc., CSG Elevate II Inc., CSG Elevate III Inc., and, solely for the purposes of the Guarantor Provisions as defined therein, CZECHOSLOVAK GROUP a.s. (the “CSG Merger Agreement”) and (ii) the letter from Colt CZ Group SE (“Colt CZ”) to the Board of Directors of Vista dated as of November 22, 2023, outlining a proposal pursuant to which Colt CZ and Vista would be combined (the “November 22 Proposal”).
  • Vista’s Board of Directors has reviewed the November 22 Proposal, including consultation with its financial advisors and outside legal counsel.
  • Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is acting as sole financial adviser to Vista Outdoor and Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP is acting as legal adviser to Vista Outdoor.
  • Moelis & Company LLC is acting as sole financial adviser to the independent directors of Vista Outdoor and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is acting as legal adviser to the independent directors of Vista Outdoor.

Accenture Expands Partnership with SAP to Help Clients Establish Responsible and Resilient Supply Chains

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Tuesday, November 28, 2023

Additionally, Accenture and SAP plan to co-develop new capabilities for the SAP® Integrated Business Planning for Supply Chain (SAP IBP) solution to help further enhance an organization’s ability to quickly and cost-effectively respond to changes in supply, demand and inventory.

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  • Additionally, Accenture and SAP plan to co-develop new capabilities for the SAP® Integrated Business Planning for Supply Chain (SAP IBP) solution to help further enhance an organization’s ability to quickly and cost-effectively respond to changes in supply, demand and inventory.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231128482125/en/
    Accenture announced it will collaborate with SAP SE to help organizations reinvent their supply chains with a comprehensive supply chain nerve center that can reduce risk, enhance visibility and support sustainability goals.
  • “To build intelligent and resilient supply chains, organizations need a strong digital core that is powered by the cloud, data and AI,” said Caspar Borggreve, senior managing director and lead, Accenture SAP Business Group, Accenture.
  • “Together, we are helping to define an intelligent path to achieve responsible and risk resilient supply chains.”
    In addition to integrating with the SAP IBP solution, Accenture’s supply chain nerve center offering can interface with other SAP solutions such as SAP S/4HANA® Cloud, SAP Business Network, SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP), and the SAP Datasphere and SAP Analytics Cloud solutions.

AWS Unveils Next Generation AWS-Designed Chips

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Tuesday, November 28, 2023

“Silicon underpins every customer workload, making it a critical area of innovation for AWS,” said David Brown, vice president of Compute and Networking at AWS.

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  • “Silicon underpins every customer workload, making it a critical area of innovation for AWS,” said David Brown, vice president of Compute and Networking at AWS.
  • Graviton is supported by many AWS managed services, including Amazon Aurora, Amazon ElastiCache, Amazon EMR, Amazon MemoryDB, Amazon OpenSearch, Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS), AWS Fargate, and AWS Lambda, bringing Graviton’s price performance benefits to users of those services.
  • AWS already provides the broadest and deepest choice of Amazon EC2 instances featuring ML chips, including the latest NVIDIA GPUs, Trainium, and Inferentia2.
  • “We are working closely with AWS to develop our future foundation models using Trainium chips.

Cell Phone Cyber Monday Deals 2023: Best Google Pixel, Apple iPhone, Motorola & Samsung Galaxy Smartphone Sales Tracked by Saver Trends

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Monday, November 27, 2023

Cyber Monday 2023 sales researchers are identifying the top cell phone deals for Cyber Monday 2023, including all the top savings on Google Pixel 7 and 8, Apple iPhone 11, 12, SE, 13, 14 and 15, Samsung Galaxy S22, S23, Z Fold, Z Flip and more smartphones.

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  • Cyber Monday 2023 sales researchers are identifying the top cell phone deals for Cyber Monday 2023, including all the top savings on Google Pixel 7 and 8, Apple iPhone 11, 12, SE, 13, 14 and 15, Samsung Galaxy S22, S23, Z Fold, Z Flip and more smartphones.
  • Find the latest deals using the links below.

CrowdStrike Launches on Amazon Business, Bringing AI-Native Cybersecurity to Small & Medium Businesses

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Wednesday, November 22, 2023

CrowdStrike ’s (NASDAQ: CRWD) AI-powered cybersecurity offering for small and medium businesses, CrowdStrike Falcon Go, is now officially available on Amazon Business .

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  • CrowdStrike ’s (NASDAQ: CRWD) AI-powered cybersecurity offering for small and medium businesses, CrowdStrike Falcon Go, is now officially available on Amazon Business .
  • Designed to help small and medium businesses (SMBs) defend their operations from modern cybersecurity threats, Falcon Go delivers the power of CrowdStrike’s industry-defining protection in an intuitive, simplified package for smaller IT teams and non-technical users.
  • This marks the first CrowdStrike offering on Amazon’s business-to-business (B2B) store and the broadest dedicated distribution channel for CrowdStrike’s rapidly growing SMB offerings to date.
  • “Our goal with Falcon Go is to bring modern AI-powered cybersecurity to anyone that wants protection that works.

Everyone: We Want More Holiday Deals; T-Mobile: Hold My iPhone

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Wednesday, November 22, 2023

$200 off Apple Watch Series 9 ( 41mm or 45mm ) or Apple Watch Ultra 2 when adding a new watch line.

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  • $200 off Apple Watch Series 9 ( 41mm or 45mm ) or Apple Watch Ultra 2 when adding a new watch line.
  • AirPods 2nd Gen on Us when picking up a new iPhone plus Apple Watch or iPad.
  • And for more gifts, check out the 2023 Holiday Gift Guide — a collection of the best tech gift ideas serving inspo for allllll the holiday shopping needs!
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