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Contentsquare Releases Powerful New Products, Strengthening its AI-Powered Platform

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Friday, June 16, 2023

LONDON, June 16, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Contentsquare, the global leader in digital experience analytics, today unveiled new products and expanded capabilities as part of the Contentsquare platform Summer '23 release. Its latest innovations were announced at CX Circle London — the UK edition of Contentsquare's flagship event. With one in three online experiences still frustrating users, Contentsquare's AI-powered platform is designed to help businesses deliver better experiences across web and app channels.

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  • With one in three online experiences still frustrating users , Contentsquare's AI-powered platform is designed to help businesses deliver better experiences across web and app channels.
  • With this release, Contentsquare enhances its advanced mobile analytics with comprehensive experience monitoring and cross-platform support for mobile apps across major frameworks including Native iOS and Android, Flutter, and React Native.
  • Designed to radically improve the customer in-app experience, CS Apps quickly surfaces opportunities to optimize performance, improve user journeys, and lift usage and conversion.
  • Contentsquare is also releasing Dara — its new human-first design system — with detailed input from accessibility experts.

Carenet Health Hires Holly McCann as Executive Vice President of Sales

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Thursday, June 15, 2023

Carenet Health, a leading provider of healthcare consumer engagement solutions, announced today that Holly McCann has joined the leadership team as executive vice president of sales.

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  • Carenet Health, a leading provider of healthcare consumer engagement solutions, announced today that Holly McCann has joined the leadership team as executive vice president of sales.
  • In her new position, McCann will play an integral role in helping Carenet achieve its overall goal to elevate the healthcare consumer experience and provide the latest innovations in healthcare technology to its clients.
  • McCann’s extensive background in sales leadership includes her most recent position as senior vice president of healthcare strategy at Teleperformance, and prior to that, her role as senior director of healthcare at Sykes.
  • Furthermore, as vice president and principal consultant at Conduent, McCann supervised strategic planning and business development for enterprise clients, leveraging her intuitive insight of Fortune 500 companies.

SmithGroup Selects Roxanne Malek as New Managing Partner

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Wednesday, June 7, 2023

Roxanne Malek , AIA, LEED AP BD+C, DBIA has been named as a Managing Partner, joining Russ Sykes , PE, LEED AP and Troy Thompson , AIA, LEED AP to form the three-person team leading the firm.

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  • Roxanne Malek , AIA, LEED AP BD+C, DBIA has been named as a Managing Partner, joining Russ Sykes , PE, LEED AP and Troy Thompson , AIA, LEED AP to form the three-person team leading the firm.
  • Malek succeeds Mike Medici, AIA, NCARB who has served as a Managing Partner with Sykes and Thompson since 2015.
  • Medici, a 42-year veteran of SmithGroup, will support a number of initiatives for the firm through November.
  • Malek has been with SmithGroup for over 25 years, first joining the Science and Technology studio in its San Francisco office.

ibex Names Michael Hallowell Global Head of Sales, Strategic Verticals

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Thursday, April 6, 2023

WASHINGTON, April 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ibex (NASDAQ: IBEX), a leading global provider of business process outsourcing (BPO) and customer engagement technology solutions, today announced that Michael Hallowell has joined ibex as Global Head of Sales, Strategic Verticals.

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  • WASHINGTON, April 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ibex (NASDAQ: IBEX), a leading global provider of business process outsourcing (BPO) and customer engagement technology solutions, today announced that Michael Hallowell has joined ibex as Global Head of Sales, Strategic Verticals.
  • Hallowell, a veteran sales leader with deep customer engagement experience in the BPO sector, will lead business development for ibex’s fast growing FinTech and HealthTech verticals, reporting to Julie Casteel, CMO and Chief Strategic Accounts Officer at ibex.
  • “We are thrilled that Mike has joined ibex to lead our FinTech and HealthTech verticals,” said Casteel.
  • Prior to joining ibex, Hallowell held sales and strategic account management leadership roles at several BPO companies, including Sykes (now Sitel), Stream Global (now Concentrix), and Expert Global Solutions (now Alorica).

RAINN ANNOUNCES NEW BOARD MEMBER: HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT EXECUTIVE JAMILA SYKES

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Tuesday, November 8, 2022

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today RAINN announced the addition of a new board member, Jamila Sykes, a healthcare management executive with deep expertise in designing and leading teams that can drive strategic change initiatives with innovation and diversity, and delivering rapid-response crisis intervention systems.

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  • WASHINGTON, Nov. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today RAINN announced the addition of a new board member, Jamila Sykes, a healthcare management executive with deep expertise in designing and leading teams that can drive strategic change initiatives with innovation and diversity, and delivering rapid-response crisis intervention systems.
  • "Jamila Sykes is a remarkable leader with an abundance of healthcare experience, especially in meeting the needs of those in crisis.
  • Jamila will play a vital role in guiding RAINN through the next chapter in our history as the nation's largest anti-sexual violence organization.
  • "I'm honored to work alongside the RAINN board, staff, volunteers, and community to champion inclusive healing and support for sexual violence survivors," said Sykes.

Swoogo Makes Inc. Magazine's Annual List of Best Workplaces for 2022

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Thursday, May 12, 2022

LOS ANGELES, May 12, 2022  /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Swoogo has been named to Inc. Magazine's annual Best Workplaces list for 2022. The list is the result of a comprehensive measurement of American companies that have excelled in creating exceptional workplaces and company culture.

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  • LOS ANGELES, May 12, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Swoogo has been named to Inc. Magazine's annual Best Workplaces list for 2022.
  • The list is the result of a comprehensive measurement of American companies that have excelled in creating exceptional workplaces and company culture.
  • "Our team goes above and beyond for customers, because we go above and beyond for them," says CEO, Chris Sykes.
  • "As in-person events come back, and our customers look to the future, we're leading the way with the best team in event tech."

Uranium Prices Have Spiked 50% This Year And Are Set To Climb Further On Stockpiling

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Thursday, April 14, 2022

Uranium prices have soared 50% this year and look set to climb even more, Bank of America said last week.

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  • Uranium prices have soared 50% this year and look set to climb even more, Bank of America said last week.
  • However, utilities have reportedly been active in the contracting market," leading to a push higher in the monthly UxC term price indicator.
  • The Sprott Physical Uranium Trust is the world's largest fund holding the actual commodity rather than futures contracts.
  • With minimal direct impacts, we see upward price pressure to date as driven (stockpiling) We expect this to continue and then accelerate" it said.

Uranium Prices Have Spiked 50% This Year And Are Set To Climb Further On Stockpiling

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Thursday, April 14, 2022

Uranium prices have soared 50% this year and look set to climb even more, Bank of America said last week.

Key Points: 
  • Uranium prices have soared 50% this year and look set to climb even more, Bank of America said last week.
  • However, utilities have reportedly been active in the contracting market," leading to a push higher in the monthly UxC term price indicator.
  • The Sprott Physical Uranium Trust is the world's largest fund holding the actual commodity rather than futures contracts.
  • With minimal direct impacts, we see upward price pressure to date as driven (stockpiling) We expect this to continue and then accelerate" it said.

Harris Williams Advises Forest Holidays on its Pending Sale to Sykes Holiday Cottages

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Friday, April 8, 2022

Harris Williams , a global investment bank specializing in M&A advisory services, announces it is advising Forest Holidays, a leading owner and operator of environmentally sensitive cabins in the U.K., on its pending sale to Sykes Holiday Cottages (Sykes), a portfolio company of Vitruvian Partners (Vitruvian).

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  • Harris Williams , a global investment bank specializing in M&A advisory services, announces it is advising Forest Holidays, a leading owner and operator of environmentally sensitive cabins in the U.K., on its pending sale to Sykes Holiday Cottages (Sykes), a portfolio company of Vitruvian Partners (Vitruvian).
  • The combination of Forest Holidays with Sykes will create a powerful platform of scale within the U.K. domestic holiday market.
  • For more information on the Harris Williams Consumer Group and recent transactions, visit the Consumer Groups section of the Harris Williams website.
  • Harris Williams is a trade name under which Harris Williams LLC, Harris Williams & Co. Ltd and Harris Williams & Co. Corporate Finance Advisors GmbH conduct business.

Lument Launches Boston Agency Production Office

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Monday, April 4, 2022

Sykes will lead a Boston team responsible for originating Agency loans and proprietary capital for institutional and private multifamily owners.

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  • Sykes will lead a Boston team responsible for originating Agency loans and proprietary capital for institutional and private multifamily owners.
  • Sykes will be joined in the Boston office by Jon Wood, also a managing director.
  • Over the last five years, Wood participated in building a customized production platform that closed more than $3 billion of agency loans for multifamily and affordable housing clients.
  • Securities, investment banking, and advisory services are provided through OREC Securities, LLC, d/b/a Lument Securities, Member FINRA/SIPC.Investment advisory services are provided by OREC Investment Management, LLC, d/b/a Lument Investment Management.