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Verizon invests in customer experience; names first-ever Chief Experience Officer

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Monday, February 5, 2024
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Under Verizon Consumer CEO Sowmyanarayan Sampath, Brian Higgins has been appointed as the company’s first-ever Chief Customer Experience Officer for the consumer group.

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  • Under Verizon Consumer CEO Sowmyanarayan Sampath, Brian Higgins has been appointed as the company’s first-ever Chief Customer Experience Officer for the consumer group.
  • The Customer Experience Organization will invest heavily in transforming the way customers do business with Verizon, and how our employees serve them.
  • “It begins and ends with the customer experience, which we are dedicated to improving, and the new Customer Experience organization is laser focused on just that.
  • She comes to Verizon from Walmart, where she led Omni Customer Experience Product Management for the Walmart US Mobile App and Walmart.com.

Grove Collaborative Announces Leadership Updates

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Monday, August 14, 2023
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Grove Collaborative Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: GROV) (“Grove” or “the Company”), a leading sustainable consumer products company and Certified B Corp, announced today leadership changes to align the Company more closely with future growth and market expansion initiatives.

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  • Grove Collaborative Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: GROV) (“Grove” or “the Company”), a leading sustainable consumer products company and Certified B Corp, announced today leadership changes to align the Company more closely with future growth and market expansion initiatives.
  • “When we started Grove Collaborative, our mission was to transform consumer products – creating a brand to reshape categories in all of our homes so they can be a force for human and environmental health,” said Mr. Landesberg.
  • I could not be more excited to welcome Jeff, an experienced, brilliant and customer-centric leader to Grove and as Grove’s next CEO.
  • “I want to thank the Board for their confidence in my leadership and Stu for his continued support, leadership and partnership,” said Mr. Yurcisin.

Volition Capital Announces Closing of Volition Capital Fund V, L.P. with $675M in Capital Commitments

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Thursday, January 26, 2023
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BOSTON, Jan. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Volition Capital, a Boston-based growth equity investment firm, today announced the closing of Volition Capital Fund V, L.P., with over $675 million in aggregate capital commitments, bringing its total AUM to over $1.7 billion. With its fifth and largest fund, the Volition team intends to continue bringing meaningful impact to a select group of high-growth, founder-owned businesses that aspire for greatness. Volition also intends to continue its history of active board involvement across its portfolio companies.

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  • With its fifth and largest fund, the Volition team intends to continue bringing meaningful impact to a select group of high-growth, founder-owned businesses that aspire for greatness.
  • Volition also intends to continue its history of active board involvement across its portfolio companies.
  • "At Volition, we strive to make a positive and meaningful impact on our portfolio companies and our limited partners," said Roger Hurwitz, Managing Partner.
  • "There's nothing more fulfilling in this business than helping make a founder's dream come true," said Larry Cheng, Managing Partner at Volition.