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Babel Street Appoints Former CIA Chief Data Scientist Dr. Barbara Stevens as Newest Advisor

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Wednesday, February 7, 2024

Babel Street, the world's leading data-to-knowledge company, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Barbara Stevens, NACD.DC, to its Board of Advisors.

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  • Babel Street, the world's leading data-to-knowledge company, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Barbara Stevens, NACD.DC, to its Board of Advisors.
  • "Adding a highly accomplished professional like Dr. Stevens to our distinguished advisory group helps Babel Street continue to lead the intelligence and risk operations space,” said John Weaver, Chief Strategy Officer at Babel Street.
  • "I’m thrilled to join the Babel Street team during this exciting period of high growth for the business," said Dr. Stevens.
  • Stevens joins the Babel Street Board of Advisors alongside Paul Becker, David Glaser, Ellen McCarthy, and Patricia Stokes.

Servotronics, Inc. Names Harrison W. Kelly III as New Chief Operating Officer

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Wednesday, January 31, 2024

ELMA, N.Y., Jan. 31, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Servotronics, Inc. (NYSE American – SVT), a designer and manufacturer of servo-control components and other advanced technology products, today announced that Harrison W. Kelly III has been appointed as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO).

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  • ELMA, N.Y., Jan. 31, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Servotronics, Inc. (NYSE American – SVT), a designer and manufacturer of servo-control components and other advanced technology products, today announced that Harrison W. Kelly III has been appointed as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO).
  • Dr. Kelly's track record of technical expertise, experience and success underscores the Company's dedication to innovation and excellence in the dynamic aerospace industry.
  • Prior to joining Servotronics, Dr. Kelly served as the President of ProVision, LLC.
  • where he focused on developing quality and regulatory management systems and designing customized operational plans to improve efficiencies and reduce costs.

EASTERSEALS NATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS WELCOMES NEW CHAIR, ELECTS NEW MEMBERS AND OFFICERS AT ANNUAL MEETING

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Tuesday, October 31, 2023

Winter, a resident of Houston, accumulated more than 32 years in the energy sector with Shell before retiring from the company in December of 2018.

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  • Winter, a resident of Houston, accumulated more than 32 years in the energy sector with Shell before retiring from the company in December of 2018.
  • A community leader for decades, Winter is a founding board member of the Gateway Academy, a Houston-based high school for children with learning disabilities established in 2005.
  • Gateway Academy has expanded its focus to include a post-high school transition program, Advance Houston, for which Winter is Board Chair.
  • "Easterseals is honored to have the commitment of these exceptional corporate and nonprofit leaders on our National Board of Directors," said Easterseals President and CEO Kendra E. Davenport.

Grain Management Expands International Presence with New London Office

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Tuesday, January 17, 2023

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Grain Management, LLC ("Grain"), a leading solutions provider to the global broadband industry, is establishing its presence in Europe and the U.K. with a new office in London.  Grain's London office builds upon the Firm's existing footprint of offices in Washington, D.C., New York, New York and Sarasota, Florida, each of which has seen their own meaningful growth over the last 18 months.

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  • WASHINGTON, Jan. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Grain Management, LLC ("Grain"), a leading solutions provider to the global broadband industry, is establishing its presence in Europe and the U.K. with a new office in London.
  • As part of this expansion, Grain has increased its senior investment team ranks with the recent hire of London-based Principal Adam Pickard who will focus on deepening the Firm's presence across EMEA and the APAC region.
  • "The establishment of our London office and the growth of our team there gives us increased visibility into critical regions with a growing need for communications infrastructure, and it positions us well as a partner to global management teams," said David Grain, Founder and CEO at Grain.
  • Mr. Pickard will work out of the London office as part of the team focused on deals outside of the U.S. led by Ted Manvitz, Managing Director at Grain.

Grain Management Expands International Presence with New London Office

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Tuesday, January 17, 2023

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Grain Management, LLC ("Grain"), a leading solutions provider to the global broadband industry, is establishing its presence in Europe and the U.K. with a new office in London.  Grain's London office builds upon the Firm's existing footprint of offices in Washington, D.C., New York, New York and Sarasota, Florida, each of which has seen their own meaningful growth over the last 18 months.

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  • WASHINGTON, Jan. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Grain Management, LLC ("Grain"), a leading solutions provider to the global broadband industry, is establishing its presence in Europe and the U.K. with a new office in London.
  • As part of this expansion, Grain has increased its senior investment team ranks with the recent hire of London-based Principal Adam Pickard who will focus on deepening the Firm's presence across EMEA and the APAC region.
  • "The establishment of our London office and the growth of our team there gives us increased visibility into critical regions with a growing need for communications infrastructure, and it positions us well as a partner to global management teams," said David Grain, Founder and CEO at Grain.
  • Mr. Pickard will work out of the London office as part of the team focused on deals outside of the U.S. led by Ted Manvitz, Managing Director at Grain.

Unlearn Appoints Arman Sabbaghi, Ph.D. as Head of Biostatistics Research

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Thursday, January 12, 2023

Unlearn®, the only artificial intelligence (AI) company developing prognostic digital twins to run smaller, faster clinical trials, today announced that Arman Sabbaghi, Ph.D. has been appointed Head of Biostatistics Research.

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  • Unlearn®, the only artificial intelligence (AI) company developing prognostic digital twins to run smaller, faster clinical trials, today announced that Arman Sabbaghi, Ph.D. has been appointed Head of Biostatistics Research.
  • In this role, he will lead the company’s research and development activities to develop novel clinical trial applications that capitalize on the unique value of prognostic digital twins to reimagine the clinical trial for the 21st century.
  • “We are pleased to welcome Arman to the Unlearn team.
  • Arman earned a Masters and Ph.D. in Statistics from Harvard University and BS in Mathematics (with Honors) and Mathematical Statistics from Purdue University.

Payman Sadegh Joins Cushman & Wakefield as Chief Data Officer

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Tuesday, August 30, 2022

Cushman & Wakefield (NYSE: CWK), a leading global real estate services firm, announced Payman Sadegh has joined the firm as its inaugural Chief Data Officer.

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  • Cushman & Wakefield (NYSE: CWK), a leading global real estate services firm, announced Payman Sadegh has joined the firm as its inaugural Chief Data Officer.
  • Im delighted Payman has joined Cushman & Wakefield, said Sal Companieh, Chief Digital and Information Officer, Cushman & Wakefield.
  • Prior to joining Cushman & Wakefield, he served as the Chief Data Officer of the United States General Services Administration (GSA) where he led the agencys data organization as a White House Presidential Innovation Fellow.
  • I am proud to have joined Cushman & Wakefield, a firm advancing its world-class talent platform through investing in data, said Sadegh.

Jean Opsomer to Receive American Statistical Association 2022 Founders Award

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Thursday, August 4, 2022

ROCKVILLE, Md., Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Jean Opsomer, Ph.D., a Westat Vice President and Statistical Fellows Committee Co-Chair, will be honored with the 2022 American Statistical Association (ASA) Founders Award for his distinguished service to and impact on the association. A Fellow of the ASA, Dr. Opsomer has been a stalwart leader for its mission, serving many key roles on committees over the years, including currently as Chair of the Survey Research Methods Section.

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  • ROCKVILLE, Md., Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Jean Opsomer, Ph.D. , a Westat Vice President and Statistical Fellows Committee Co-Chair, will be honored with the 2022 American Statistical Association (ASA) Founders Award for his distinguished service to and impact on the association.
  • The Founder's Award recognizes Dr. Opsomer's service in a leadership capacity to ASA over the past 20+ years.
  • The award will be presented Tuesday evening August 9, 2022, at the Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM) , which is being held August 6-11, 2022, in Washington, DC.
  • Dr. Opsomer is a Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics and an Elected Member of the International Statistical Institute.

APPLIED IMAGE, Inc. Transitions to New Ownership Effective January 1, 2022.

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Wednesday, January 12, 2022

He went on to say, "We have attracted an experienced and talented workforce that wants to help build on Bruno's years of success as we transition our US-based company to new ownership.

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  • He went on to say, "We have attracted an experienced and talented workforce that wants to help build on Bruno's years of success as we transition our US-based company to new ownership.
  • Since then, APPLIED IMAGE has earned a reputation globally for its unique ability to create components and standards with unsurpassed quality and precision.
  • APPLIED IMAGE is located in Rochester, NY, a community recognized globally as a primary center for Optics, Photonics, and Imaging Technology.
  • Mr. Jackling held numerous senior management roles at various companies in the local community, including Eastman Kodak, CPAC, and Newtex.

Remembering Leland Wilkinson, H2O.ai Chief Scientist, Data Visualization Pioneer and Luminary

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Friday, December 17, 2021

Leland Wilkinson, H2O.ai chief scientist, our brilliant, beloved and kind friend, colleague, mentor, academic, author, entrepreneur, musician, pioneer and luminary in data visualization and statistical graphics, passed away on Friday, Dec. 10 in Lake Forest, Ill., following a stroke.

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  • Leland Wilkinson, H2O.ai chief scientist, our brilliant, beloved and kind friend, colleague, mentor, academic, author, entrepreneur, musician, pioneer and luminary in data visualization and statistical graphics, passed away on Friday, Dec. 10 in Lake Forest, Ill., following a stroke.
  • His impact will continue to be felt across the statistics, data visualization, data science and machine learning communities.
  • The H2O.ai Fellows unanimously named Leland an H2O.ai Fellow, posthumously, for his contributions to the H2O.ai community, customers and code.
  • The Leland Wilkinson Award for AI and Data Visualization and a series of talks and gatherings during the H2O World conference this spring will be dedicated to celebrating Lelands life and work.