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LifeYield Expands Management Ranks with Promotions; Adopts Amazon Web Services for Scalability and Operational Excellence

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Friday, May 5, 2023

LifeYield, the fintech leader in tax-efficient investing and income optimization, announced today the promotions of two product leaders to its senior management team and its adoption of Amazon Web Services for cloud computing.

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  • LifeYield, the fintech leader in tax-efficient investing and income optimization, announced today the promotions of two product leaders to its senior management team and its adoption of Amazon Web Services for cloud computing.
  • Savitha Vaddireddy (Gopu) and Walt Butler have been named vice presidents of product development, reporting to Martin Cowley, executive vice president and chief product officer.
  • At LifeYield, Butler works closely with clients to capture their technology goals and translate those into designs for LifeYield’s engineering teams.
  • “LifeYield APIs for tax efficiency and income optimization are central to our customers’ business plans and their ability to increase assets under management,” Cowley said.

PROG Holdings Announces Appointment of Sridhar Nallani as Chief Technology Officer

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Wednesday, March 29, 2023

PROG Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:PRG), the fintech holding company for Progressive Leasing, Vive Financial, and Four Technologies, announced today that Sridhar Nallani has joined the Company as Chief Technology Officer, effective February 14, 2023.

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  • PROG Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:PRG), the fintech holding company for Progressive Leasing, Vive Financial, and Four Technologies, announced today that Sridhar Nallani has joined the Company as Chief Technology Officer, effective February 14, 2023.
  • As CTO, Mr. Nallani leads the teams responsible for development, integration, and innovation of all customer-, partner-, and employee-facing technologies for PROG Holdings and its subsidiaries, including Progressive Leasing’s leading lease-to-own products.
  • “We welcome Sridhar to our executive team and look forward to working with him to execute on our key technology initiatives in 2023 and beyond.”
    Mr. Nallani joins PROG Holdings from leading outdoor retailer Backcountry, where, as Executive Vice President and CTO, he oversaw a complete top-to-bottom modernization of the primarily online retailer’s enterprise technology stack.
  • Mr. Nallani has also worked in senior technology management positions for fashion retailer Charlotte Russe and Macy’s.

HL7® Da Vinci Project Interoperability Experts from MCG and MultiCare to Speak at ViVE 2023 Conference

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Thursday, March 16, 2023

SEATTLE, March 16, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- MCG Health, part of the Hearst Health network and an industry leader in technology-enabled, evidence-based guidance, announces its Associate Vice President of Technology and Interoperability, Rajesh Godavarthi, will co-present with Anna Taylor, MS, CIPCT, the Associate Vice President of Population Health and Value Based Care for MultiCare Connected Care, at the ViVE 2023 conference happening March 26-29, 2023, at the Music City Center in Nashville, Tennessee. ViVE is a burgeoning industry event for healthcare information technology professionals, C-suite executives, and senior digital health leaders from both the private and government sectors.

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  • The presentation will cover the real-world case study of the first successful prior auth automation implementation using the HL7 Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR®) standard with the HL7 Da Vinci Project implementation guides.
  • MCG is an Associate Member of the HL7 Da Vinci Project and Mr. Godavarthi leads the development efforts for that partnership.
  • Both were previously recognized by the HL7 Da Vinci Project as Community Champions of the accelerator project.
  • For those interested in learning more about ViVE 2023, registration details and additional information can be found at: https://www.viveevent.com/ .

Oportun Expands Executive Team with Key New Hires

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Wednesday, March 15, 2023

SAN CARLOS, Calif., March 15, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Oportun (Nasdaq: OPRT), a mission-driven fintech and digital banking platform, today announced that it is adding two key members to its executive team, Irfan Ganchi, who joins as the company’s Chief Product Officer, and Deepak Rao, Oportun’s new Chief Technology Officer. Both new additions will report directly to Oportun’s CEO, Raul Vazquez.

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  • Irfan Ganchi comes to Oportun from Meta, where Ganchi was responsible for product management of B2C services marketplaces, Ecosystem Growth & AdTech products for Reality Labs, and most recently Fintech Platforms .
  • Deepak Rao joins Oportun from SoFi, where he was VP of Engineering.
  • Prior to SoFi, Rao spent nearly two decades at Microsoft in a variety of technology and executive roles.
  • Rao has a Masters degree in Computer Engineering and a Bachelors degree in Computer Engineering from Case Western Reserve University.

Altair Appoints Ravi Kunju to Chief Product and Strategy Officer

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Wednesday, November 2, 2022

TROY, Mich., Nov. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Altair (Nasdaq: ALTR), a global leader in computational science and artificial intelligence (AI), announced that Ravi Kunju has been named Altair's chief product and strategy officer.

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  • TROY, Mich., Nov. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Altair (Nasdaq: ALTR), a global leader in computational science and artificial intelligence (AI), announced that Ravi Kunju has been named Altair's chief product and strategy officer.
  • In this role, Kunju will be responsible for the strategy and vision of Altair products, which includes facilitating the development, sales, pricing, and marketing of Altair's solutions for industry verticals and business lines.
  • "For nearly 25 years, Ravi has been an indispensable member in so many areas of our organization, and I am certain that he will continue to play a vital role in this new position," said James R. Scapa, founder and chief executive officer, Altair.
  • Altair is a global leader in computational science and artificial intelligence (AI) that provides software and cloud solutions in simulation, high-performance computing (HPC), data analytics, and AI.

Altair Appoints Ravi Kunju to Chief Product and Strategy Officer

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Wednesday, November 2, 2022

TROY, Mich., Nov. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Altair (Nasdaq: ALTR), a global leader in computational science and artificial intelligence (AI), announced that Ravi Kunju has been named Altair's chief product and strategy officer.

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  • TROY, Mich., Nov. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Altair (Nasdaq: ALTR), a global leader in computational science and artificial intelligence (AI), announced that Ravi Kunju has been named Altair's chief product and strategy officer.
  • In this role, Kunju will be responsible for the strategy and vision of Altair products, which includes facilitating the development, sales, pricing, and marketing of Altair's solutions for industry verticals and business lines.
  • "For nearly 25 years, Ravi has been an indispensable member in so many areas of our organization, and I am certain that he will continue to play a vital role in this new position," said James R. Scapa, founder and chief executive officer, Altair.
  • Altair is a global leader in computational science and artificial intelligence (AI) that provides software and cloud solutions in simulation, high-performance computing (HPC), data analytics, and AI.

Malli Vangala Joins IRI and NPD as Chief Strategy Officer

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Thursday, September 15, 2022

Information Resources, Inc. (IRI) and The NPD Group (NPD), which recently merged to create a leading global technology, analytics and data provider, today announced that Malli Vangala has joined the company as chief strategy officer.

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  • Information Resources, Inc. (IRI) and The NPD Group (NPD), which recently merged to create a leading global technology, analytics and data provider, today announced that Malli Vangala has joined the company as chief strategy officer.
  • We are very pleased to welcome Malli as we work to bring the full power of our combined organization to bear for our clients and partners, said Kirk Perry, president and chief executive officer for IRI and NPD.
  • I am thrilled to be joining IRI and NPD, said Vangala.
  • Prior to joining IRI and NPD, Vangala led the Microsoft 365 Strategy Team at Microsoft from 2016-2019.

Kipu Health Names Srini Chillara as Chief Technology Officer

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Wednesday, June 29, 2022

CORAL GABLES, Fla., June 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kipu Health, the technology partner for behavioral health and addiction treatment providers, today announced the company has appointed Srini Chillara as its Chief Technology Officer (CTO).

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  • CORAL GABLES, Fla., June 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kipu Health, the technology partner for behavioral health and addiction treatment providers, today announced the company has appointed Srini Chillara as its Chief Technology Officer (CTO).
  • Chillara comes to Kipu with more than 35 years of experience, most recently serving as the CTO at Verisys, where he oversaw technology operations and development projects for healthcare data and credential management solutions.
  • "Srini's experience is very complementary for where Kipu is today on our technology journey, and we're thrilled to welcome him to the team," said Kipu CEO, Paul Joiner.
  • Srini brings a depth of experience to Kipu that will help shape our solutions so providers can succeed in an ever-evolving healthcare environment."

UserWay Appoints Raghavendra Satish Peri as Director of Accessibility

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Tuesday, May 17, 2022

WILMINGTON,Del., May 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- UserWay (TASE: UWAY), a digital accessibility company, today announced the appointment of Raghavendra Satish Peri as Director of Accessibility. This role will provide organization-wide leadership in the area of disability awareness to help UserWay realize its mission of making the internet accessible for everyone.

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  • WILMINGTON,Del., May 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- UserWay (TASE: UWAY), a digital accessibility company, today announced the appointment of Raghavendra Satish Peri as Director of Accessibility.
  • Peri comes to UserWay with more than a decade of experience in the accessibility industry.
  • His career includes having served on the accessibility team at IBM and being Senior Accessibility Consultant and Product Manager for Deque Systems.
  • UserWay is the #1 global digital accessibility solution leader, committed to enabling the fundamental human right of digital accessibility for everyone.

DWM Promotes Suma Swaminathan to Director

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Thursday, April 28, 2022

Developing World Markets (DWM), a U.S.-based investment manager with more than two decades of experience deploying capital to address the social, environmental, and economic needs of the developing world, is pleased to announce the promotion of Suma Swaminathan to Director, Private Equity.

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  • Developing World Markets (DWM), a U.S.-based investment manager with more than two decades of experience deploying capital to address the social, environmental, and economic needs of the developing world, is pleased to announce the promotion of Suma Swaminathan to Director, Private Equity.
  • Suma joined DWMs PE team in 2017 and has overseen the Asia-Africa region, working with Aleem Remtula, Partner, Co-Head of DWMs private equity practice.
  • We are very pleased to recognize Sumas respected stature within the firm and the broader impact industry, said Edward Marshall, Co-Managing Partner of DWM.
  • Prior to joining DWM, Suma was a senior valuation consultant at Empire Valuation Consultants, a boutique consulting firm in NYC.