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Kyle Curley Joins Alliant Insurance Services’ Benefits Team in Pennsylvania

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Thursday, October 19, 2023
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Kyle Curley has joined Alliant Insurance Services as Vice President within its Employee Benefits Group .

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  • Kyle Curley has joined Alliant Insurance Services as Vice President within its Employee Benefits Group .
  • Based in Wayne, Pennsylvania, Curley will work with a broad range of clients across the region to create, implement, and manage employee benefits solutions that address the complex needs of today’s business environment.
  • Curley joins Alliant with more than a decade of combined sales, financial, and benefits consulting experience.
  • It’s that drive that makes him a great addition to our team,” said Kevin Overbey, President, Alliant Employee Benefits.

Consensus Health Names Chief Operating Officer Michael Lovett to the Additional Post of President

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Monday, June 5, 2023
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Consensus Health , a leading physician-owned and -governed medical group comprised of more than 150 New Jersey-based independent primary care providers and specialty doctors across more than 60 locations, announced today the appointment of Chief Operating Officer Michael Lovett to the additional post of president.

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  • Consensus Health , a leading physician-owned and -governed medical group comprised of more than 150 New Jersey-based independent primary care providers and specialty doctors across more than 60 locations, announced today the appointment of Chief Operating Officer Michael Lovett to the additional post of president.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230605005148/en/
    Michael Lovett, Chief Operating Officer and President, Consensus Health (Photo: Business Wire)
    Lovett joined Consensus Health as COO in May 2021 and also held the title of interim president since October 2022.
  • Prior to Consensus Health, he served as COO at Northwell Direct, a division of Northwell Health, during which time he focused on building a new direct-to-employer health services business.
  • Earlier, he was chief commercial officer at Formativ Health, also a Northwell-affiliated company, which leveraged technology to improve many facets of healthcare services and the patient experience.

Corcentric Names Chuck Bernicker as Chief Financial Officer

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Tuesday, March 28, 2023
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CHERRY HILL, N.J., March 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Corcentric , a leading global provider of payments, procurement, accounts payable, and accounts receivable solutions to enterprise and mid-market companies, announced today that Chuck Bernicker has joined the organization as chief financial officer.

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  • CHERRY HILL, N.J., March 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Corcentric , a leading global provider of payments, procurement, accounts payable, and accounts receivable solutions to enterprise and mid-market companies, announced today that Chuck Bernicker has joined the organization as chief financial officer.
  • In this role, he will be responsible for Corcentric’s financial goals, management, and strategy.
  • “Chuck brings to Corcentric a wealth of financial services, financial technology and capital markets experience,” said Matt Clark, president and COO at Corcentric.
  • In addition, he served as chief financial officer of CardConnect prior to their sale to First Data (now FiServ) and as an executive director of Heartland Payment Systems.

Ocuphire Announces APX3330 Phase 2 Data Presentations at Retina Meetings

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Thursday, February 16, 2023
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FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., Feb. 16, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ocuphire Pharma, Inc. (Nasdaq: OCUP), clinical-stage ophthalmic biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing therapies for the treatment of refractive and retinal eye disorders, today announced two presentations featuring efficacy and safety results from the Company’s recently completed ZETA-1 Phase 2 trial of oral APX3330 in diabetic retinopathy (DR) at two medical meetings in February. Peter Kaiser, M.D., Professor of Ophthalmology at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine and Cole Eye Institute, presented the results at the Angiogenesis, Exudation, and Degeneration 2023 Meeting held virtually on February 10-11, 2023. Rishi P. Singh, M.D., President of Cleveland Clinic Martin North and South hospitals, and Professor of Ophthalmology at the Lerner College of Medicine, will present at the upcoming Macula Society 46th Annual Meeting, to be held in-person February 15-18, 2023 in Miami, FL.

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  • Oral APX3330 achieved statistical significance on a key pre-specified secondary DRSS (diabetic retinopathy severity scale) endpoint of preventing clinically meaningful progression of DR after 24 weeks of treatment.
  • In addition, APX3330 demonstrated a favorable systemic and ocular safety and tolerability profile.
  • Dr. Kaiser noted, “The Phase 2 clinical trial results of the oral drug candidate APX3330 that were presented at the Angiogenesis 2023 meeting showed favorable efficacy, safety, and tolerability.
  • Intravitreal injections are currently approved for DR based on 2-step improvement in DRSS in one eye.

Consolidated Communications Announces CFO Transition

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Tuesday, November 29, 2022
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Consolidated Communications (NASDAQ: CNSL), a leading Fiber-to-the-Premise (FttP) broadband provider, today announced the appointment of Fred Graffam as executive vice president and chief financial officer effective Dec. 1, 2022.

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  • Consolidated Communications (NASDAQ: CNSL), a leading Fiber-to-the-Premise (FttP) broadband provider, today announced the appointment of Fred Graffam as executive vice president and chief financial officer effective Dec. 1, 2022.
  • After a distinguished career within the telecommunications industry, Steve Childers will transition from chief financial officer to an advisory role until Dec. 31, 2022 to ensure a smooth transition.
  • Im excited to join the Consolidated team at this important time in the Companys history, said Fred Graffam.
  • (NASDAQ: CNSL) is dedicated to moving people, businesses and communities forward by delivering the most reliable fiber communications solutions.

Brinks Home CFO Fred Graffam Selected as a 2022 CFO of the Year

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Thursday, November 10, 2022
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Brinks Home is excited to announce Fred Graffam, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, was selected as a 2022 Dallas Business Journal (DBJ) CFO of the Year Honoree.

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  • Brinks Home is excited to announce Fred Graffam, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, was selected as a 2022 Dallas Business Journal (DBJ) CFO of the Year Honoree.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221110005006/en/
    Fred Graffam, Brinks Home CFO and Executive Vice President (Photo: Business Wire)
    As CFO, Fred Graffam plays a vital role in driving the strategic vision of Brinks Home and negotiating complex business transactions to ensure we remain a leader in the home security industry, said William Niles, Chief Executive Officer, Brinks Home.
  • I have had the pleasure of working alongside Fred for the last five years and I cannot think of anyone more deserving of the CFO of the Year title.
  • Graffam joined Brinks Home in October 2017 with over 25 years of financial management, general management, and accounting experience.

Companies are Moving Away from Mandatory Director Retirement Policies and Pursuing Other Ways to Achieve Board Refreshment

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Monday, August 8, 2022
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While mandatory turnover policies have been on the decline, the analysis reveals that substantially more companies are now conducting comprehensive board evaluationsa combination of board, committee, and individual director assessments.

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  • While mandatory turnover policies have been on the decline, the analysis reveals that substantially more companies are now conducting comprehensive board evaluationsa combination of board, committee, and individual director assessments.
  • The report includes insights and dataas recent as July 2022relating to board refreshment policies and director evaluations at S&P 500 and Russell 3000 companies.
  • "Boards can use several mechanisms to promote board refreshment, including policies that require board turnover and trigger a discussion of turnover.
  • "Another sign that age-based director retirement policies are losing ground is that companies that have such policies are increasingly building in some flexibility.

Sheree M. Petrone and Stephanie N. Gary Appointed to Chesapeake Utilities Corporation Board of Directors

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Monday, July 25, 2022
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DOVER, Del., July 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (NYSE: CPK) (Chesapeake Utilities) today announced that as part of the Board's ongoing succession planning, Sheree M. Petrone and Stephanie N. Gary were appointed to serve as members of the Board of Directors of Chesapeake Utilities, effective July 22.

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  • DOVER, Del., July 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (NYSE: CPK) (Chesapeake Utilities) today announced that as part of the Board's ongoing succession planning, Sheree M. Petrone and Stephanie N. Gary were appointed to serve as members of the Board of Directors of Chesapeake Utilities, effective July 22.
  • Petrone joins the Board with extensive energy industry experience, having served in executive positions at Dynegy Inc. and Exelon Corporation.
  • "On behalf of the entire Board, we are pleased to welcome two accomplished leaders," said John R. Schimkaitis, chair of Chesapeake Utilities' Board of Directors.
  • Please note that Chesapeake Utilities Corporation is not affiliated with Chesapeake Energy, an oil and natural gas exploration company headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

To Accommodate Growing Workloads, Boards are Electing Independent Board Chairs, Experimenting with Committee Structures, and Holding More Meetings

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Monday, July 18, 2022
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NEW YORK, July 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --A new report from The Conference Board reveals that boards are increasingly electing independent board chairs.

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  • NEW YORK, July 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --A new report from The Conference Board reveals that boards are increasingly electing independent board chairs.
  • Companies are also experimenting with committee structures to address the expanding set of ESG risks and growing workloads.
  • The report includes insights and dataas recent as June 2022relating to board leadership, meetings, and committees at S&P 500 and Russell 3000 boards.
  • It is the second in a three-part series, with the first report examining board composition and the third report (to come) examining board refreshment.

International Space University Partners with Metavisionaries to Bring Space Science to Metaverse

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Tuesday, July 5, 2022
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In the 34th Edition of the Space Studies Program, the International Space University will be entering the metaverse for the first time with the Metavisionaries in the Metaship for an onsite lecture in the metaverse titled How the human body functions in the unique environment of space.

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  • In the 34th Edition of the Space Studies Program, the International Space University will be entering the metaverse for the first time with the Metavisionaries in the Metaship for an onsite lecture in the metaverse titled How the human body functions in the unique environment of space.
  • Metavisionaries aims to bring access to the space economy and frontier technologies through web3 to democratize education and provide global, interdisciplinary, and immersive learning opportunities to learners around the globe.
  • Wasim Ahmed, CEO for Metavisionaries, explained that the pandemic accelerated the rate of technology adoption in the education sector.
  • Watch ISU in Metaverse on 5th July, 2022 11am Lisbon, Portugal time on: https://youtu.be/KtJCZN-5Ll0