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IGC Pharma Adds Advisor in Artificial Intelligence

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024

IGC Pharma, Inc. ("IGC Pharma," "IGC" or the "Company") (NYSE American: IGC) today announces the addition of Pablo Arbelaez, Ph.D., an expert in artificial intelligence (“AI”) and one of the world's top researchers.

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  • IGC Pharma, Inc. ("IGC Pharma," "IGC" or the "Company") (NYSE American: IGC) today announces the addition of Pablo Arbelaez, Ph.D., an expert in artificial intelligence (“AI”) and one of the world's top researchers.
  • This will help IGC Pharma identify individuals who are most likely to respond to treatment and accelerate the delivery of treatments to patients.
  • Pablo Arbeláez is a distinguished researcher with over 20 years of experience in Computer Vision and Artificial Intelligence.
  • Ram Mukunda, CEO of IGC Pharma, stated, "We welcome Dr. Pablo Arbelaez to our team of Senior Advisors.

Penn Highlands Healthcare Doctors Beyond the Borders

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Wednesday, March 20, 2024

Penn Highlands Healthcare offers 849 physicians who provide a wide range of care and treatments at locations throughout 26 counties in Pennsylvania.

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  • Penn Highlands Healthcare offers 849 physicians who provide a wide range of care and treatments at locations throughout 26 counties in Pennsylvania.
  • Penn Highlands Healthcare physicians can be found in the health system’s eight hospitals as well as many community medical buildings, outpatient facilities, surgery centers and physician practices.
  • Some Penn Highlands Healthcare physicians do not allow county, state or continental borders to keep them from providing care where it is needed.
  • Dr. Sergent, who is an emergency medicine physician and the Central Region Medical Director of Emergency Medicine at Penn Highlands Healthcare, shares his skills and expertise beyond the U.S. borders in Central and South America.

dLocal Appoints Dr. Verónica Raffo as Independent Board Member

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Monday, March 18, 2024

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, March 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- dLocal (Nasdaq: DLO), the leading cross-border payment platform specializing in high-growth markets, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Verónica Raffo as an independent board member, effective March 18, 2024.

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  • MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, March 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- dLocal (Nasdaq: DLO), the leading cross-border payment platform specializing in high-growth markets, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Verónica Raffo as an independent board member, effective March 18, 2024.
  • "We are thrilled to welcome Verónica to our board of directors and Audit Committee," said Pedro Arnt, CEO.
  • Dr. Raffo expressed her enthusiasm about joining dLocal, stating, "I am honored to join dLocal's board of directors and serve on the Audit Committee.
  • At dLocal, we would like to extend our sincere gratitude to Jitendra Gupta, for his contributions, dedication, and wisdom during his tenure as an independent member.

Viega LLC Announces Andreas Reger as New CEO

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Thursday, March 21, 2024

BROOMFIELD, Colo., March 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Viega LLC, an industry leader in press technology, recently announced the appointment of Andreas Reger as the new President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective on April 1.

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  • BROOMFIELD, Colo., March 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Viega LLC, an industry leader in press technology, recently announced the appointment of Andreas Reger as the new President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective on April 1.
  • Reger will replace Markus Brettschneider, who was recently appointed as the new Global CEO for Viega Group, effective September 2024.
  • Andreas has significant experience leading growing businesses and ensuring that growth benefits all stakeholders – customers, employees, communities and our industry," said Markus Brettschneider, current President and CEO of Viega LLC.
  • Reger joins Viega LLC from BBB Industries, the global market leader in sustainable automotive remanufacturing, where he served as the President of the Undercar Business Unit.

Change in the Group Management of Lindt & Sprüngli

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Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Kilchberg, 1 March 2024 – Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli AG announces today that Rolf Fallegger, Member of the Group Management, has decided to retire and will leave the Lindt & Sprüngli Group by the end of June 2024.

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  • Kilchberg, 1 March 2024 – Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli AG announces today that Rolf Fallegger, Member of the Group Management, has decided to retire and will leave the Lindt & Sprüngli Group by the end of June 2024.
  • In 2009, he was appointed to Group Management responsible for overseeing various countries in Europe and Asia as well as the Brazilian market.
  • Adalbert Lechner, Group CEO, commented: "On behalf of the Group Management and all employees I would like to take the opportunity to thank Rolf Fallegger for his strong contribution to Lindt & Sprüngli.
  • Pictures of the Lindt & Sprüngli Group Management:

Marimaca Appoints Solange González as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

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Tuesday, February 20, 2024

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 20, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Marimaca Copper Corp. (“Marimaca Copper” or the “Company”) (TSX: MARI) is pleased to welcome Ms. Solange González as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, based in the Company’s Santiago, Chile office.

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  • VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 20, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Marimaca Copper Corp. (“Marimaca Copper” or the “Company”) (TSX: MARI) is pleased to welcome Ms. Solange González as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, based in the Company’s Santiago, Chile office.
  • Ms. González is a legal executive with nearly 20 years of experience advising Chilean and international companies across Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), securities law, corporate governance, commercial law and corporate law.
  • Prior to joining Marimaca, Ms. González served as Executive Legal Manager, M&A and Corporate Finance at the Falabella Group, one of Chile’s largest multinational retail businesses.
  • Hayden Locke, President and CEO of Marimaca Copper Corp. states:
    “We are excited to welcome Solange to the Team as we continue to advance the Marimaca Project toward first production.

Waldencast Names Manuel Manfredi as Chief Financial Officer

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Wednesday, January 31, 2024

NEW YORK, Jan. 31, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Waldencast plc, (NASDAQ: WALD) (“Waldencast” or “the Company”), a global multi-brand beauty and wellness platform, announced today that Manuel Manfredi will join the Company as Chief Financial Officer on April 1, 2024.

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  • NEW YORK, Jan. 31, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Waldencast plc, (NASDAQ: WALD) (“Waldencast” or “the Company”), a global multi-brand beauty and wellness platform, announced today that Manuel Manfredi will join the Company as Chief Financial Officer on April 1, 2024.
  • Philippe Gautier, currently Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer is leaving the Company, effective today.
  • Michel Brousset, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Company who had previously assumed the combined roles of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer prior to the appointment of Mr. Gautier, will serve as the Company’s interim Chief Financial Officer through March 31, 2024.
  • Previously he served as Chief Financial Officer for Italy (2019-2022), Chief Financial Officer for Spain (2015-2019) and in other senior financial roles at L’Oréal, managing multi-billion-dollar businesses across Europe and North America.

Washington Spirit Names FC Barcelona Femení’s Jonatan Giráldez Costas New Head Coach

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Tuesday, January 9, 2024

Washington, D.C., Jan. 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Washington Spirit announced today that FC Barcelona Femení’s Jonatan Giráldez Costas will join as the club’s new head coach.

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  • Washington, D.C., Jan. 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Washington Spirit announced today that FC Barcelona Femení’s Jonatan Giráldez Costas will join as the club’s new head coach.
  • “We conducted an extensive global, data-driven search and found that Jona is the best choice to lead our players.
  • Giráldez joined FC Barcelona Femení in 2019 where he started as an assistant coach helping the team to win its first UEFA Champions League after a great 2020-21 season.
  • Giráldez will join the Spirit in Washington, DC at the conclusion of the FC Barcelona Femení season.

Electric vehicles and the challenge of fire risks in car parks

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Thursday, January 4, 2024

As car parks fill up with more and more electric vehicles, these structures become, essentially, large-scale battery storage systems, greatly heightening the risk of fire.

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  • As car parks fill up with more and more electric vehicles, these structures become, essentially, large-scale battery storage systems, greatly heightening the risk of fire.
  • Despite these discrepancies, the most pressing concern is the conspicuous lack of specific fire safety regulations for alternative vehicles, including electric vehicles, in some European countries.
  • As of 2020, building codes in several countries – Spain, the Netherlands, and Norway – all lacked specific fire safety design regulations for electric vehicles in car parks.
  • This absence of specific regulations raises significant questions for the design of both new and existing enclosed car parks.

The Inner Circle Acknowledges, David M. Williams, MD as a Pinnacle Lifetime Member

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Friday, December 29, 2023

ATLANTA, Dec. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Prominently featured in The Inner Circle, David M. Williams, MD, is acknowledged as a Pinnacle Life Member for his contributions to the field of Epidemiology.

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  • ATLANTA, Dec. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Prominently featured in The Inner Circle, David M. Williams, MD, is acknowledged as a Pinnacle Life Member for his contributions to the field of Epidemiology.
  • Dr. Williams pursued higher education at the Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara in Mexico where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Biology.
  • Board-certified in family practice, Dr. Williams currently works at Southside Medical Center where he has served as the President and CEO of Southside Medical Center since 1997.
  • He is also a fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians and a member of the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine.