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Akoustis Names Kamran Cheema Chief Product Officer

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Monday, July 11, 2022

Leverages 30 Years of Experience in Micro-Acoustic RF Filter Products, MEMs Technology and Device Engineering

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  • Leverages 30 Years of Experience in Micro-Acoustic RF Filter Products, MEMs Technology and Device Engineering
    Charlotte, N.C., July 11, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Akoustis Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ : AKTS) (Akoustis or the Company), an integrated device manufacturer (IDM) of patented bulk acoustic wave (BAW) high-band RF filters for mobile and other wireless applications, announced today that Kamran Cheema has been appointed its new Chief Product Officer.
  • Mr. Cheema joined Akoustis in August 2021 as VP of Engineering, bringing a wealth of RF experience in product design, manufacturing, technology development, program management and quality management with over thirty years of experience in acoustic technology.
  • Jeff Shealy, founder and CEO of Akoustis, stated, Since joining Akoustis, Kamran has demonstrated exemplary leadership and significant expertise at every level throughout the Company.
  • Before joining Akoustis, Mr. Cheema was the Vice President of Engineering at Qualcomm RF360, where he was responsible for all aspects of micro-acoustic hardware solutions for the mobile phone market.

Prudent American Technologies Announces New CEO, Al Haase

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Monday, May 16, 2022

Prudent American Technologies, a premier USA-based contract manufacturer of highly engineered injection molded plastics and precision machined products, is pleased to announce the appointment of Al Haase as Chief Executive Officer.

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  • Prudent American Technologies, a premier USA-based contract manufacturer of highly engineered injection molded plastics and precision machined products, is pleased to announce the appointment of Al Haase as Chief Executive Officer.
  • Prior to Prudent American Technologies, he held positions at PCX Aerosystems as President & CEO, Ericsson as Vice President, Andrew Corp. as Group President, and, most recently, at Domaille Engineering as President & CEO.
  • Tom Harbison, Chairman of the Board, Prudent American Technologies, said, We are excited to have Al join the Prudent American Technologies team.
  • Prudent American Technologies is in a solid position to leverage their current skills producing complex, high quality injection molded and precision machined parts, as well as to grow into new areas, said Al Haase, CEO, Prudent American Technologies.

Untether AI Enhances Executive Team

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Monday, May 9, 2022

Mr. Xia comes to Untether AI with significant experience in high-performance semiconductor design, RISC-V processors and electronic design automation tools.

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  • Mr. Xia comes to Untether AI with significant experience in high-performance semiconductor design, RISC-V processors and electronic design automation tools.
  • He is responsible for the engineering of Untether AIs industry-leading AI inference acceleration devices and system level solutions.
  • The Untether AI team has grown substantially over the past 12 months, and we have expanded our leadership team to help drive our continued success, said Arun Iyengar, CEO, Untether AI.
  • Untether AI provides ultra-efficient, high-performance AI chips to enable new frontiers in AI applications.

Tesseract Health Appoints Dr. Michael McConnell as Head of Cardiovascular and Digital Health

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Thursday, April 28, 2022

Tesseract Health , a health technology company developing a portable, non-invasive platform to detect health conditions through the eyes, proudly announces the appointment of Michael McConnell, MD, MSEE, as Tesseracts Head of Cardiovascular and Digital Health.

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  • Tesseract Health , a health technology company developing a portable, non-invasive platform to detect health conditions through the eyes, proudly announces the appointment of Michael McConnell, MD, MSEE, as Tesseracts Head of Cardiovascular and Digital Health.
  • Dr. McConnell was brought on to leverage Tesseracts technology to guide the expansion of its cardiovascular strategy.
  • In this role, he is poised to lead and champion the design, planning, development and clinical research for cardiovascular health products.
  • Im very excited to join Dr. Demas and the Tesseract Health leadership team to advance our mission to democratize point-of-care screening and monitoring of important health conditions, said Dr. McConnell.

Cohesity Appoints Kirk A. Law Senior Vice President of Research and Development

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Wednesday, January 5, 2022

“Cohesity is a phenomenal company driven by customer-focused innovation, talented employees, exceptional leadership, and strong cultural values,” said Law. “We will continue to deliver next-gen solutions that can help organizations radically simplify data management, improve their security postures in the face of sophisticated ransomware attacks, benefit from AI-powered insights, and do more with data -- their most valuable digital asset.”

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  • Law has joined the company as senior vice president of research and development (R&D).
  • Law, Senior Vice President of Research and Development, Cohesity (Photo: Business Wire)
    The tech veteran brings more than 30 years of relevant experience to Cohesity with a passion for developing breakthrough products, scaling high-performing teams, enriching company cultures, and delighting customers and partners.
  • Before joining Cohesity, Law served as a senior vice president of development at Tableau Software, a Salesforce company.
  • Cohesity, the Cohesity logo, Helios, and other Cohesity marks are trademarks or registered trademarks of Cohesity, Inc. in the US and/or internationally.

Former Vice President, Quality Assurance, Tempus Labs Joins NDA Partners as Expert Consultant

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Wednesday, January 5, 2022

ROCHELLE, Va., Jan. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --NDA Partners Vice President of Operations, Eric Fish, announced today that Taranjit Samra, DRSc, MSEE , a quality assurance and regulatory compliance executive, has joined NDA Partners as an Expert Consultant.

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  • ROCHELLE, Va., Jan. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --NDA Partners Vice President of Operations, Eric Fish, announced today that Taranjit Samra, DRSc, MSEE , a quality assurance and regulatory compliance executive, has joined NDA Partners as an Expert Consultant.
  • Prior to joining NDA Partners, Dr. Samra served in Vice President/Head of Quality Assurance and Regulatory Compliance positions at Tempus Labs, Guardant Health, Grail, and Verily (Google) Life Sciences.
  • According to Ms. Roberta Sanchez, Manager of NDA Partners' Quality Management Systems and Quality Systems Regulation practice, "Dr. Samra's extensive experience in quality assurance and regulatory compliance will be valuable to our clients in the medical device, diagnostic, clinical lab, and software product areas."
  • Services include product development and regulatory strategy, product development program design and management, expert consulting, functional teams, project-based solutions, and clinical trial design and management.

AGNC Investment Corp. Elects Andrew Johnson to its Board of Directors

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Monday, October 25, 2021

BETHESDA, Md., Oct. 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- AGNC Investment Corp. (Nasdaq: AGNC) ("AGNC" or the "Company") announced today that its Board of Directors has elected Andrew Johnson to the Board effective October 21, 2021. Mr. Johnson will serve as an independent director on the Company's Audit Committee. With his appointment, AGNC's Board of Directors now consists of nine members, including seven independent directors. 

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  • BETHESDA, Md., Oct. 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- AGNC Investment Corp. (Nasdaq: AGNC) ("AGNC" or the "Company") announced today that its Board of Directors has elected Andrew Johnson to the Board effective October 21, 2021.
  • With his appointment, AGNC's Board of Directors now consists of nine members, including seven independent directors.
  • Mr. Johnson served as Managing Director, Head of Global Investment Grade Fixed Income and Chief Investment Officer for Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers, LLC and Neuberger Berman Fixed Income LLC from 2009 to 2019.
  • AGNC Investment Corp. is an internally-managed real estate investment trust that invests primarily in residential mortgage-backed securities for which the principal and interest payments are guaranteed by a U.S.

Blue Earth Diagnostics Highlights Presentations on Axumin® (Fluciclovine F 18) and 18F-Fluciclovine at Upcoming ASTRO Annual Meeting

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Tuesday, October 19, 2021

Blue Earth Diagnostics invites participants at the 2021 ASTRO Annual Meeting to attend the presentations above and visit the company at Exhibit Booth 665.

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  • Blue Earth Diagnostics invites participants at the 2021 ASTRO Annual Meeting to attend the presentations above and visit the company at Exhibit Booth 665.
  • For full session details and scientific presentation listings, please see the ASTRO online program here .
  • Blue Earth Diagnostics expanding oncology portfolio encompasses a variety of disease states, including prostate cancer and neuro-oncology.
  • Blue Earth Diagnostics is committed to the timely development and commercialization of precision radiopharmaceuticals for potential use in imaging and therapy.

Kamran Cheema Joins Akoustis as Vice President of Engineering

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Wednesday, August 18, 2021

Charlotte, N.C., Aug. 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Akoustis Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKTS) (Akoustis or the Company), an integrated device manufacturer (IDM) of patented bulk acoustic wave (BAW) high-band RF filters for mobile and other wireless applications, announced today that it has appointed Kamran Cheema as Vice President of Engineering.

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  • Charlotte, N.C., Aug. 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Akoustis Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKTS) (Akoustis or the Company), an integrated device manufacturer (IDM) of patented bulk acoustic wave (BAW) high-band RF filters for mobile and other wireless applications, announced today that it has appointed Kamran Cheema as Vice President of Engineering.
  • Jeff Shealy, founder and CEO of Akoustis, stated, Kamran is an extraordinarily talented engineer and has held leadership positions at a number of the leading RF companies in the world.
  • Before joining Akoustis, Mr. Cheema was the Vice President of Engineering at Qualcomm RF360, where he was responsible for all aspects of micro-acoustic hardware solutions for the mobile phone market.
  • Prior to Qualcomm, Cheema was the Vice President of Engineering and Site Manager at TDK , where he reported directly to the CEO.

NVIDIA Founder and CEO Jensen Huang to Receive Semiconductor Industry's Top Honor

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Thursday, August 12, 2021

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today announced Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) and a trailblazer in building accelerated computing platforms, is the 2021 recipient of the industry's highest honor, the Robert N. Noyce Award .

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  • WASHINGTON, Aug. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today announced Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) and a trailblazer in building accelerated computing platforms, is the 2021 recipient of the industry's highest honor, the Robert N. Noyce Award .
  • We're pleased to recognize Jensen with the 2021 Robert N. Noyce Award for his many achievements in advancing semiconductor technology."
  • Huang founded NVIDIA in 1993 and has served since its inception as CEO and a member of the board of directors.
  • The Noyce Award is named in honor of semiconductor industry pioneer Robert N. Noyce, co-founder of Fairchild Semiconductor and Intel Corporation.