Advisory Committee on Government Organization

Santa Clara University Names Wilson Garone as Vice President of Finance and Administration

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Thursday, March 16, 2023

Santa Clara University has hired veteran financial executive Wilson Garone as its vice president for finance and administration, starting May 30.

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  • Santa Clara University has hired veteran financial executive Wilson Garone as its vice president for finance and administration, starting May 30.
  • “Santa Clara is blessed to have found in Wilson Garone a strong, values-based leader with a distinguished record in both the technology sector and Jesuit higher education,” said Julie Sullivan, president of Santa Clara University.
  • Born and raised in Brazil, Garone has a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Fundação Getúlio Vargas in São Paulo.
  • Wilson and Gloria look forward to moving to the area, exploring new restaurants, and actively participating in the community.

Topco announces Board of Directors update, honors members for their strong partnership

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Thursday, March 9, 2023

The changes to the Board of Directors are as follows:

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  • The changes to the Board of Directors are as follows:
    Charlie D’Amour has announced his retirement from the Topco Board of Directors.
  • “Charlie has a real vested interest in the success of Topco, and has done a great job establishing a strong partnership between the membership and Big Y,” said Topco President and CEO Randy Skoda.
  • Additionally, David Rice, President and CEO of Associated Food Stores, has joined the Board of Directors.
  • Hy-Vee has been a member of the Topco Board of Directors as well as the Operations Team for 20 years.

NAIFA Announces Nominees for 2023 National Leadership Positions

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Thursday, September 15, 2022

FALLS CHURCH, Va., Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors' (NAIFA's) Committee on Governance has nominated Douglas B. Massey, LUTCF, FSS, Owner of Doug Massey Financial Services in San Angelo, TX, to be the 2023 NAIFA Secretary. A current member of NAIFA's Board of Trustees, Massey has been a loyal NAIFA member since 1987. As incoming Secretary, Massey will be in line to serve as President-Elect in 2024 and President in 2025.

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  • Nominees for Secretary and the Board of Trustees will stand for election later this year at NAIFA's annual business meeting during the National Leadership Conference.
  • The Committee has also nominated two members to serve two-year terms on the NAIFA Board of Trustees.
  • The nominees will stand for election during NAIFA's annual business meeting at the National Leadership Conference (NLC).
  • NAIFA provides producers a national community for advocacy, education and networking along with awards, publications and leadership opportunities to allow NAIFA members to differentiate themselves in the marketplace.

WorkFusion Appoints New Board Members and Strategic C-Suite Leaders

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Wednesday, September 7, 2022

Marco Iansiti joined Harvard Business School (HBS) in 1989 and taught extensively in the schools MBA, Executive Education, and doctoral programs.

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  • Marco Iansiti joined Harvard Business School (HBS) in 1989 and taught extensively in the schools MBA, Executive Education, and doctoral programs.
  • Dave Revell is an experienced Board Director and Senior Executive with thirty-five years of experience in the financial services, telecommunications, and information technology sectors.
  • Dave is currently Chairman of the Board for Zafin, and a Board Director at Gore Mutual Insurance, Haventree Bank, Brane Capital, and Intellect Global Transaction Banking.
  • WorkFusion is a leading provider of Intelligent Automation solutions for Fortune 500 enterprises, banks, insurance, and financial services companies.

SDK to Revise Amount of Director Compensation (in Money) Following Revision of Director Compensation Scheme and to Partially Revise Performance-Linked Stock Compensation Scheme

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Monday, February 14, 2022

Thus, the board resolved to revise the director compensation scheme subject to approval of the General Meeting of Shareholders, and submit proposals concerning revision of the amount of director compensation in money as well as partial revision of the performance-linked stock compensation scheme.

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  • Thus, the board resolved to revise the director compensation scheme subject to approval of the General Meeting of Shareholders, and submit proposals concerning revision of the amount of director compensation in money as well as partial revision of the performance-linked stock compensation scheme.
  • Thus, we decided to revise the maximum amount of funds SDK will contribute to the trust, and strengthen the linkage to business results.
  • While we added Councilors to the scope of the Scheme at the board meeting on March 5, 2019, we will remove them this time following the revision of the Scheme.
  • The Scheme will terminate in the event of a stock exchange delisting of shares in SDK, an abolition of the Director Share Grant Regulations or other circumstances.)

Prime Capital Investment Advisors Hires Scott Duba as Chief Investment Officer and Managing Director, Wealth Management

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Tuesday, November 16, 2021

Prime Capital Investment Advisors (PCIA) announces the hiring of Scott Duba, CFA as its Chief Investment Officer and Managing Director, Wealth Management.

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  • Prime Capital Investment Advisors (PCIA) announces the hiring of Scott Duba, CFA as its Chief Investment Officer and Managing Director, Wealth Management.
  • We are thrilled to welcome Scott Duba as our new CIO and Managing Director of Wealth Management, says Glenn Spencer, Chief Executive Officer of PCIA.
  • Prior to joining Mariner Wealth Advisors, LLC, Duba co-founded Antora Peak Capital Management, an investment firm specializing in distressed debt and special situations.
  • Prime Capital Investment Advisors provides a client-centric team approach to full-service financial planning, including fee-based asset management and wealth management through its Prime Capital Wealth Management brand.

IFIC Responds to CSA SRO Consultation Position Paper

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Monday, October 4, 2021

TORONTO, Oct. 04, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Investment Funds Institute of Canada today provided its feedback to the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) Position Paper 25-404, New Self-Regulatory Organization (SRO) Framework.

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  • TORONTO, Oct. 04, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Investment Funds Institute of Canada today provided its feedback to the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) Position Paper 25-404, New Self-Regulatory Organization (SRO) Framework.
  • The investment funds industry welcomed the CSAs decision to create a new national self-regulatory organization (New SRO) in a two-phased approach.
  • IFIC believes that the establishment of the New SRO provides the opportunity to adopt a fresh approach to considering the form and substance of the new regulatory system and its rules, said Paul Bourque, President and CEO, IFIC.
  • Other comments focus on achieving balanced CSA oversight of the New SRO and the need for greater flexibility in establishing a more fully representative Board of Directors.

WISeKey Recruits Andreas Kindt Former CTO and Board Member of T-Online International AG to its Advisory Committee to Lead the Technology Expansion of WISe.ART NFT Platform

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Friday, September 17, 2021

WISeKey has developed a unique NFT Platform following a multichain strategy through a partnership with Polygon, CasperLabs and Ocean Protocol.

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  • WISeKey has developed a unique NFT Platform following a multichain strategy through a partnership with Polygon, CasperLabs and Ocean Protocol.
  • The NFT platform is secured byWISeKeys various security technologies enabling the authentication of physical objects as well as digital assets, in a safe end-to-end process.
  • Andreas Kindt will be joining a Wise.ART highly specialized team under the leadership of WISeKeys Founder and CEO, Carlos Moreira.
  • In 2001 he was appointed as CTO and board member of T-Online International AG - Europes largest ISP at that time - until the merger with Deutsche Telekom AG in 2006.