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Polymetal International plc: New management appointments in Kazakhstan

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Wednesday, April 10, 2024
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Polymetal International plc (“Polymetal”, the “Group”) announces significant strengthening of the management team.

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  • Polymetal International plc (“Polymetal”, the “Group”) announces significant strengthening of the management team.
  • “The natural first step after the sale of the Russian business is the creation of strong, focused, and motivated management team in our corporate headquarters in Astana.
  • With the appointment of four new Executive Vice Presidents, Polymetal is now in a position to advance its independent strategy in Central Asia”, said Vitaly Nesis, Group CEO of Polymetal International plc.
  • Valery joined Polymetal Engineering in 2006 and moved to Kyzyl in 2016.

Belgium’s Ingmar De Vos elected unanimously as President of the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024
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BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom, April 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Belgium’s Ingmar De Vos, who has served as the FEI President since 2014, has been elected unanimously as the new President of the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF). The election took place today, 9 April 2024, at the 48th ASOIF General Assembly held in Birmingham (GBR) during the SportAccord World Sport and Business Summit. Ingmar De Vos ran unopposed and was elected by secret ballot for a term of four years. He will take up his new position on 1 January 2025.

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  • BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom, April 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Belgium’s Ingmar De Vos, who has served as the FEI President since 2014, has been elected unanimously as the new President of the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF).
  • “I am humbled by today’s result and would like to express my deep gratitude to the Summer Olympic International Federations for their trust,” the newly elected ASOIF President Ingmar De Vos said.
  • “On behalf of the International Olympic Committee, I would like to extend my heartfelt congratulations to Ingmar De Vos on his election as ASOIF President,” IOC President Thomas Bach commented.
  • Since 2016, he has been a member of the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) Governance Taskforce.

Autolus Therapeutics Reports Full Year 2023 Financial Results and Business Updates

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Thursday, March 14, 2024
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“For now, we remain fully focused on preparing for a potential obe-cel launch and successfully transitioning Autolus to a commercial stage company.

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  • “For now, we remain fully focused on preparing for a potential obe-cel launch and successfully transitioning Autolus to a commercial stage company.
  • In February 2024, Autolus promoted Dr. Chris Williams to Chief Business Officer and Alex Driggs to Senior Vice President, Legal Affairs and General Counsel.
  • Dr. Leiderman brings extensive transactional and financial expertise, and Mr. Azelby brings more than 30 years of biopharmaceutical leadership and commercial experience to Autolus’ Board.
  • Financial Results for the Year Ended December 31, 2023

Cirba Solutions Announces Appointment of Chief Legal Officer

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Wednesday, March 13, 2024
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CHARLOTTE, N.C., March 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Cirba Solutions, the premier battery recycling and battery materials company for end-of-life batteries and gigafactory manufacturing scrap, announced the appointment of Jake Wilson as Chief Legal Officer. Wilson brings over 20 years of experience handling domestic and international legal matters, governance, compliance, M&A, strategy and business development in the logistics and chemicals industries. Wilson will lead all legal and compliance activities for the company and provide strategic guidance and corporate governance oversight. 

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  • CHARLOTTE, N.C., March 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Cirba Solutions, the premier battery recycling and battery materials company for end-of-life batteries and gigafactory manufacturing scrap, announced the appointment of Jake Wilson as Chief Legal Officer.
  • Wilson brings over 20 years of experience handling domestic and international legal matters, governance, compliance, M&A, strategy and business development in the logistics and chemicals industries.
  • Wilson will lead all legal and compliance activities for the company and provide strategic guidance and corporate governance oversight.
  • Previously, Wilson served as Vice President, Legal Affairs, where he was responsible for leading Albemarle's global legal function.

YS Biopharma Announces Appointment of New Directors

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Wednesday, February 14, 2024
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GAITHERSBURG, Md., Feb. 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- YS Biopharma Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: YS) ("YS Biopharma" or the "Company", and together with its subsidiaries, "YS Group"), a global biopharmaceutical company dedicated to discovering, developing, manufacturing, and delivering new generations of vaccines and therapeutic biologics for infectious diseases and cancer, today announced the appointment of six new members to its Board of Directors (the "Board"), effective February 13, 2024.

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  • GAITHERSBURG, Md., Feb. 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- YS Biopharma Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: YS) ("YS Biopharma" or the "Company", and together with its subsidiaries, "YS Group"), a global biopharmaceutical company dedicated to discovering, developing, manufacturing, and delivering new generations of vaccines and therapeutic biologics for infectious diseases and cancer, today announced the appointment of six new members to its Board of Directors (the "Board"), effective February 13, 2024.
  • Ms. Chunyuan (Brenda) Wu currently serves as the CFO of YS Group, a position she has held since December 31, 2020.
  • Previously, Ms. Wu served as CFO of YS Group Biopharma from 2018-2020, and as Financial Controller for the same company from 2013-2018.
  • Dr. Ajit Shetty, Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Company, commented, "We are pleased to welcome each of our new directors to the Board.

Deepwatch Strengthens Executive Team With General Counsel and Chief Privacy Officer

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Tuesday, February 6, 2024
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Deepwatch , the leading managed security platform for the cyber resilient enterprise, today announced that Shane McGee has joined its executive team as General Counsel and Chief Privacy Officer.

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  • Deepwatch , the leading managed security platform for the cyber resilient enterprise, today announced that Shane McGee has joined its executive team as General Counsel and Chief Privacy Officer.
  • “As we continue to grow Deepwatch, we are increasingly supporting customers and their data globally,” said Charlie Thomas, CEO of Deepwatch.
  • In that role, McGee built and managed the company’s legal, privacy and compliance functions and established inward and outward-facing privacy programs.
  • He then spent the next three-and-a-half years serving as FireEye’s General Counsel, Global Services and Cloud Solutions, and later its Chief Privacy Officer.

Press release - Belgium Presidency debriefs EP committees on priorities

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Sunday, February 4, 2024
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Ministers are holding a series of meetings in parliamentary committees to present the priorities of the Belgian Presidency of the Council.Committee on Culture and EducationCommittee on DevelopmentCommittee on Economic and Monetary AffairsCommittee on Employment and Social AffairsCommittee on the Environment, Public Health and Food SafetyCommittee on Women’s Rights and Gender EqualityCommittee on the Internal Market and Consumer ProtectionCommittee on International TradeCommittee on Industry, Research and EnergyCommittee on Legal AffairsCommittee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home AffairsCommittee on Regional DevelopmentCommittee on Transport and Tourism Source : © European Union, 2024 - EP

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Ministers are holding a series of meetings in parliamentary committees to present the priorities of the Belgian Presidency of the Council.Committee on Culture and EducationCommittee on DevelopmentCommittee on Economic and Monetary AffairsCommittee on Employment and Social AffairsCommittee on the Environment, Public Health and Food SafetyCommittee on Women’s Rights and Gender EqualityCommittee on the Internal Market and Consumer ProtectionCommittee on International TradeCommittee on Industry, Research and EnergyCommittee on Legal AffairsCommittee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home AffairsCommittee on Regional DevelopmentCommittee on Transport and Tourism Source : © European Union, 2024 - EP

The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Welcomes Four New Members to the Board of Directors

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Tuesday, January 9, 2024
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Equally critical is identifying individuals with professional expertise and perspective to advance the Foundation’s mission.”

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  • Equally critical is identifying individuals with professional expertise and perspective to advance the Foundation’s mission.”
    The board of directors at the Hilton Foundation is made up of a majority of Hilton family members.
  • The new board members, two Hilton family members and two non-family members, bring an array of personal interests and professional expertise to the Foundation’s board of directors.
  • “It is a true honor to be joining the board of directors at the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation,” said Matthew J. Hart.
  • “I am thrilled to be joining the board of directors at the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation,” said Louise Nelson.

CLOC Announces Jenn McCarron as New President, Completing a Fully Female Leadership Team

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Wednesday, January 3, 2024
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Jenn McCarron, a board member since 2020, assumed the role of President, effective January 1, 2024.

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  • Jenn McCarron, a board member since 2020, assumed the role of President, effective January 1, 2024.
  • This milestone appointment crowns an all-female leadership team at CLOC, alongside Vice President Farrah Pepper and Treasurer Frances Pomposo.
  • "On behalf of the board, we warmly welcome Jenn McCarron as CLOC President," said Farrah Pepper, CLOC Vice President and Chief Legal Innovation Counsel at Marsh McLennan.
  • The combination of talent on our leadership team will allow us to continue to drive change and innovation in our industry and community."

CorMedix Inc. Announces Appointment of Chief Legal Officer

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Friday, December 15, 2023
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as EVP, Chief Legal Officer, and Corporate Secretary, effective December 12, 2023.

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  • as EVP, Chief Legal Officer, and Corporate Secretary, effective December 12, 2023.
  • Ms. Zelnick Kaufman has more than two decades of legal, compliance and operations experience in the life sciences industry.
  • Prior to joining CorMedix, she most recently served as Chief Legal and Administrative Officer and Corporate Secretary of Akorn Pharmaceuticals, a specialty and generic pharmaceuticals company.
  • “We are excited to welcome Beth to the CorMedix team at such an exciting time for the company,” said Joseph Todisco, Chief Executive Officer of CorMedix.