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Acuity, Inc. Announces New Chief Growth Officer, Names former Illuminate Executive Gregg Melanson to the Position

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Wednesday, October 11, 2023
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RESTON, Va., Oct. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Acuity, Inc., a leading federal technology consulting firm, has hired Gregg Melanson, former Executive Vice President of Illuminate, to lead their continued growth and expansion across the federal market.

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  • Acuity, Inc., a leading federal technology consulting firm, has hired Gregg Melanson, former Executive Vice President of Illuminate, to lead their continued growth and expansion across the federal market.
  • Acuity maintains strategic alliances with industry-leading technology companies including Amazon Web Services (AWS), ServiceNow, Microsoft, and Databricks.
  • Melanson brings with him an impressive three-decade career marked by his proficiency in strategy formulation, business development, market analysis, and organizational transformation.
  • Regarding his appointment, Melanson stated, "Acuity's exceptional reputation and track record in technology and professional services has garnered my admiration.

Acuity Inc. Announces Intelligence Community Service Expansion Hires KC Wilberg to Head New Intelligence Business Unit

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Monday, August 14, 2023
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RESTON, Va., Aug. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Acuity, Inc., a leading federal technology consulting firm known for serving federal civilian national security customers, today announced that they have established a new Intelligence Business Unit to meet growing demand from Intelligence Community clients with specialized technical requirements and highly cleared resource needs.

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  • Acuity has hired KC Wilberg, former Vice President of Intel Application Solutions at CACI to lead the new practice.
  • Mr. Wilberg brings two decades of experience serving Department of Defense (DoD) and Intelligence Community (IC) customers to Acuity.
  • "I was attracted to Acuity by their long-standing reputation and track record of transformational success across the national security sector," Mr. Wilberg said.
  • I am excited to help them build on these successes and expand their offerings across the intelligence community."

ChurnZero appoints chief financial officer as the company continues on an impressive growth trajectory

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Thursday, March 31, 2022
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WASHINGTON, March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ChurnZero, a leading Customer Success platform, announced today it has expanded its leadership team with the appointment of Aaron Levine as its chief financial officer. This executive addition reflects ChurnZero's continued momentum as Customer Success becomes the central hub for increasing net revenue retention (NRR) in SaaS businesses.  

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  • WASHINGTON, March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ChurnZero , a leading Customer Success platform, announced today it has expanded its leadership team with the appointment of Aaron Levine as its chief financial officer.
  • "As the executive responsible for my company's financial health, driving customer growth is paramount to me and all CFOs.
  • ChurnZero has been the cornerstone in helping my previous businesses improve net revenue retention."
  • "For subscription businesses, NRR is the metric to rule them all," said You Mon Tsang, ChurnZero CEO and co-founder.

Netskope Unveils New Global Evolve Partner Program; Unlocks Massive SSE Opportunities for Fast Growing Channel Partner Ecosystem

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Tuesday, March 15, 2022
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SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Netskope, the SASE leader, today announced new benefits, incentives, and program opportunities for its fast-growing partner ecosystem. The new Netskope Evolve Partner Program will allow partners more opportunities to profit and grow alongside Netskope, which was recently named a Leader in Gartner's 2022 Magic Quadrant for Security Service Edge (SSE), as more organizations than ever embrace a Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) architecture.

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  • New benefits of the Netskope Evolve Partner Program include:
    The introduction of three program levels: To further support its growing partner ecosystem, Netskope has expanded the program to offer three levels for partners.
  • New Services Specialization:Netskope has also introduced a new Service Delivery Specialization as part of the Evolve Partner Program.
  • For more information on the Netskope Evolve Partner Program or to become a partner today, please visit this page .
  • Netskope is fast everywhere, data-centric, and cloud smart, all while enabling good digital citizenship and providing a lower total-cost-of-ownership.

Dynanet Appraised at CMMI-SVC Maturity Level 3

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Tuesday, January 25, 2022
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ELKRIDGE, Md., Jan. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Dynanet is excited to announce that its technical support services received a Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI)Maturity Level (ML) 3 rating in a recent CMMI for Services appraisal.

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  • ELKRIDGE, Md., Jan. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Dynanet is excited to announce that its technical support services received a Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI)Maturity Level (ML) 3 rating in a recent CMMI for Services appraisal.
  • This appraisal rating confirms that Dynanet follows well established processes based on the best practices in the CMMI V2.0 SERVICES model.
  • The Software Quality Center (SQC), an ISACA Licensed Premium CMMI Partner with a history of over 22 years, led the recent appraisal.
  • An ML3 rating means Dynanet employees have defined, understood, and continually improve their standards, procedures, tools, and methods.

Josh Ritz Joins Steward Partners as Mid-Atlantic Divisional President

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Thursday, December 23, 2021
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"Steward Partners has had another tremendous year in 2021, not letting Covid distract us from our mission.

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  • "Steward Partners has had another tremendous year in 2021, not letting Covid distract us from our mission.
  • We've expanded our footprint into new markets and attracted outstanding advisors from the wirehouses to join us as partners," said Doug Kentfield, President, Head of Wealth Management, Steward Partners.
  • As partners rather than employees, all our advisors are deeply committed to the firm's continued growth and success, which starts with putting our clients first," said Joshua Ritz, Divisional President, Mid-Atlantic, Steward Partners.
  • Steward Partners Holdings, Steward Partners Global Advisory, LLC maintain a separate professional business relationship with, and our registered professionals offer securities through, Raymond James Financial Services, Inc., member FINRA/SIPC.

Steward Partners Continues Successful Recruiting Campaign, Adding New Partners and More Than $780 Million in Client Assets

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Monday, November 29, 2021
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The new partner teams include O'Hare Wealth Management Affiliated with Steward Partners in Mequon, Wisconsin, Steward's first team in the state.

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  • The new partner teams include O'Hare Wealth Management Affiliated with Steward Partners in Mequon, Wisconsin, Steward's first team in the state.
  • Another new partner team is Ibrahim Wealth Advisory Group in Somerville, NJ, advising on client assets of more than $145 million.
  • Michael Nadeau, CFPchose to join Steward Partners after spending more than 12 years with RBC Wealth Management.
  • Also recently joining is Troy Barnes, Senior Vice President Wealth Manager with Steward Partners in Norfolk, Virginia.

Doug Kentfield Promoted to President by Steward Partners

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Monday, October 11, 2021
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"I'm deeply honored by this recognition and appreciate all the support I've gotten from our advisor partners and our internal staff," said Doug Kentfield.

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  • "I'm deeply honored by this recognition and appreciate all the support I've gotten from our advisor partners and our internal staff," said Doug Kentfield.
  • "It's truly the collective efforts of all of us together that have made Steward Partners the industry force that it is today.
  • Prior to joining Steward Partners, Doug served as a Senior Advisor for NextShares Solutions, LLC.
  • Steward Partners Holdings, Steward Partners Global Advisory, LLC maintain a separate professional business relationship with, and our registered professionals offer securities through, Raymond James Financial Services, Inc., member FINRA/SIPC.

Steward Partners Moves Up to #20 on Barron's Top 100 RIA Firms List

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Monday, September 27, 2021
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Steward Partners has been one of the fastest growing RIA firms since its launch in 2016.

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  • Steward Partners has been one of the fastest growing RIA firms since its launch in 2016.
  • In its first inclusion on the Barron's Top 100 RIA Firm List last year, Steward Partners made the top 25 and has improved its standing to rank among the top 20 for 2021.
  • Steward Partners Holdings, Steward Partners Global Advisory, LLC maintain a separate professional business relationship with, and our registered professionals offer securities through, Raymond James Financial Services, Inc., member FINRA/SIPC.
  • Neither Raymond James nor any of its Financial Advisors or RIA firms pay a fee in exchange for this award/rating.

3Pillar Global Recognized by Great Place to Work® Institute in India

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Thursday, August 12, 2021
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NOIDA, India, Aug. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- 3Pillar Global, a leading developer of innovative digital products, has been recognized for its "Commitment to Being a Great Place to Work" in India by the Great Place to Work Institute for leveraging the Great Place to Work framework to assess and improve its workplace culture over the years.

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  • NOIDA, India, Aug. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- 3Pillar Global, a leading developer of innovative digital products, has been recognized for its "Commitment to Being a Great Place to Work" in India by the Great Place to Work Institute for leveraging the Great Place to Work framework to assess and improve its workplace culture over the years.
  • Additionally, Govind Negi, Senior Director of Talent Management and Delivery Center Lead at 3Pillar India, was awarded the "HR Leader Award" for his commitment to creating a great place to work.
  • Great Place to Work Institute is a global research, consulting and training firm that helps organizations identify, create and sustain great workplaces through the development of high-trust workplace cultures.
  • To find out more about the Great Place to Work Institute, visit https://www.greatplacetowork.in/commitment-gptw/#commitment-28
    3Pillar Global builds breakthrough software products that power digital businesses.