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Scott Stephenson Joins Buckle as Chairman of the Board

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Tuesday, July 12, 2022
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Buckle , a financial services company serving the gig economy and rising middle class , announced today that Scott Stephenson, former chairman, president, and chief executive officer of Verisk, has joined Buckles Board of Directors as its chairman as of July 1, 2022.

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  • Buckle , a financial services company serving the gig economy and rising middle class , announced today that Scott Stephenson, former chairman, president, and chief executive officer of Verisk, has joined Buckles Board of Directors as its chairman as of July 1, 2022.
  • Forbes has recognized Stephenson as one of Americas Most Innovative Leaders and one of the Top 25 Most Innovative Leaders Worldwide.
  • As Buckle grows, we continually look for the right mix of experience, industry skills, and unique perspectives to guide our board, said Marty Young, chief executive officer of Buckle.
  • As president and chief executive officer of Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ: VRSK), Stephenson helped Verisk become part of the S&P 500 Index.

Kymera Therapeutics Strengthens Board of Directors with Appointment of People and Business Leader Leigh Morgan

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Friday, July 8, 2022
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WATERTOWN, Mass., July 08, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kymera Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: KYMR), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company advancing targeted protein degradation to deliver novel small molecule protein degrader medicines, today announced the appointment of Leigh Morgan to its Board of Directors.

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  • WATERTOWN, Mass., July 08, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kymera Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: KYMR), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company advancing targeted protein degradation to deliver novel small molecule protein degrader medicines, today announced the appointment of Leigh Morgan to its Board of Directors.
  • Ms. Morgan joins Kymeras Board as a senior executive accomplished in scaling global, profitable, high-performing organizations.
  • Ms. Morgan brings deep human resource, operations, strategy, businesses and people integration, and public-private partnership competencies to Kymeras board.
  • Kymera Therapeutics (Nasdaq: KYMR) is a biopharmaceutical company pioneering the field of targeted protein degradation, a transformative approach to address disease targets and pathways inaccessible with conventional therapeutics.

Merit E. Janow Named Japan Society Board Chair

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Wednesday, June 22, 2022
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Merit E. Janow , Dean Emerita, School of International and Public Affairs, and Professor of Practice, International Economic Law and International Affairs, Columbia University, will be the new Chair of the Board of Japan Society.

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  • Merit E. Janow , Dean Emerita, School of International and Public Affairs, and Professor of Practice, International Economic Law and International Affairs, Columbia University, will be the new Chair of the Board of Japan Society.
  • I am truly honored to serve as Chair of the Board at Japan Society, says Janow.
  • Japan, and more specifically Japan Society, offer Americans sophisticated, topical, and broad-ranging experiences that facilitate the exchange of ideas, knowledge, and innovation.
  • We are thrilled to welcome Merit Janow as our new Board Chair, said Joshua W. Walker, President and CEO of Japan Society.

STELLA APPOINTS DR. PAT BASU AS CHAIRMAN

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Wednesday, June 22, 2022
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CHICAGO, June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Stella, the leader in the delivery of high outcome treatments for emotional trauma and mental health management, announced today the appointment of Dr. Pat Basu as Chairman of its Board of Directors.

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  • CHICAGO, June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Stella , the leader in the delivery of high outcome treatments for emotional trauma and mental health management, announced today the appointment of Dr. Pat Basu as Chairman of its Board of Directors.
  • Whether they suffer silently or visibly, very few are offered access to high quality solutions," said Dr. Pat Basu.
  • Basu continued, "I hope to help Stella help make life better and healthier for the far too many human beings suffering emotional trauma."
  • Stella continues to innovate by offering fast, effective, and peer-reviewed breakthrough treatments like our lives depend on it because they do.

Marshall Lux Joins the Cmind Advisory Board

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Tuesday, June 14, 2022
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Boston, MA, June 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cmind Inc., a fintech that enables investors, accountants and lawyers to make fast and accurate decisions about corporate valuations, credit and sustainability, today announced Marshall Lux has joined its advisory board.

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  • Boston, MA, June 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cmind Inc., a fintech that enables investors, accountants and lawyers to make fast and accurate decisions about corporate valuations, credit and sustainability, today announced Marshall Lux has joined its advisory board.
  • Lux brings to Cmind decades of corporate leadership experience as a financial services consultant and practitioner.
  • Lux began his career at McKinsey & Company where he served financial services firms across a wide variety of subsectors and functional areas.
  • I am thrilled to be working with Cmind, they have built extraordinary capabilities and I look forward to the next chapter, said Lux.

Stellar Solutions Board Chair Celeste Ford Wins AWESOME Legendary Leadership (ALL) Award

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Friday, June 3, 2022
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PALO ALTO, Calif. , June 3, 2022  /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --  Celeste Ford, Board Chair of Stellar Solutions, Inc. and General Partner at Stellar Ventures, was bestowed the AWESOME Legendary Leadership (ALL) Award at the 9th Annual AWESOME Symposium gathering last month in Chicago, IL.

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  • Founder of 27-year aerospace engineering services company honored for a life's work of mentoring, hiring, and funding women leaders
    PALO ALTO, Calif., June 3, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Celeste Ford, Board Chair of Stellar Solutions, Inc. and General Partner at Stellar Ventures, was bestowed the AWESOME Legendary Leadership (ALL) Award at the 9th Annual AWESOME Symposium gathering last month in Chicago, IL.
  • AWESOME is the preeminent women's leadership group for the supply chain industry, with more than 1,500 women in diverse senior supply chain leadership roles making up the organization.
  • From the company's inception in 1995, Ford served as CEO until 2018 when she became Board Chair.
  • About Stellar Solutions, Inc.: Stellar Solutions is a global aerospace and systems engineering services provider to commercial, defense, intelligence, civil and international sectors.

Liberty Latin America Appoints Roberta Jacobson to the Board of Directors

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Tuesday, May 17, 2022
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Liberty Latin America Ltd. (Liberty Latin America or LLA) (NASDAQ: LILA and LILAK, OTC Link: LILAB) announced today the addition of Roberta Jacobson to its Board of Directors.

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  • Liberty Latin America Ltd. (Liberty Latin America or LLA) (NASDAQ: LILA and LILAK, OTC Link: LILAB) announced today the addition of Roberta Jacobson to its Board of Directors.
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    Mike Fries, Executive Chairman of Liberty Latin America, said, We are delighted to welcome Roberta as a new Board Director to Liberty Latin America.
  • Ambassador to Mexico and brings over 30 years of experience in the United States and Latin America to the Board.
  • Liberty Latin America is a leading communications company operating in over 20 countries across Latin America and the Caribbean under the consumer brands VTR, Flow, Liberty, Ms Mvil, BTC and Cabletica.

Google Cloud CISO Phil Venables to Keynote Cloud Security Alliance’s SECtemberSM

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Thursday, May 12, 2022
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The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), the worlds leading organization dedicated to defining standards, certifications and best practices to help ensure a secure cloud computing environment, announced today that Phil Venables, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for Google Cloud, will keynote this years SECtember to be held Sept. 26-30 at the Meydenbauer Center (Bellevue, Wash.).

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  • The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), the worlds leading organization dedicated to defining standards, certifications and best practices to help ensure a secure cloud computing environment, announced today that Phil Venables, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for Google Cloud, will keynote this years SECtember to be held Sept. 26-30 at the Meydenbauer Center (Bellevue, Wash.).
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220512005196/en/
    Google Cloud CISO Phil Venables (Photo: Business Wire)
    Phil is an innovative thinker and a leader in the cyber risk space so its with great pleasure that we announce him as a keynote speaker for this years event.
  • Venables leads the risk, security, compliance, and privacy teams for Google Cloud.
  • Before Goldman Sachs, Venables held multiple CISO and senior engineering roles across a range of finance, energy, and technology companies.

Utah Valley University and World Trade Center Utah to Host National Leaders and Experts at U.S.-China Relations Summit

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Tuesday, May 10, 2022
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Orem, Utah, May 09, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OREM, Utah Leaders and experts in U.S.-China relations, international trade and business, and national security policy will converge on Utah Valley Universitys Orem Campus June 9 as UVU and World Trade Center Utah host the first annual China Challenge Summit.

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  • Orem, Utah, May 09, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OREM, Utah Leaders and experts in U.S.-China relations, international trade and business, and national security policy will converge on Utah Valley Universitys Orem Campus June 9 as UVU and World Trade Center Utah host the first annual China Challenge Summit.
  • Attendees can expect to receive strategic insight and tactical advice for operating in the current global environment with special emphasis in China.
  • Relations between the U.S. and China have never been as complex as they are today and with so much at stake, said Jon Huntsman, former U.S. ambassador to China and board chair of World Trade Center Utah.
  • Imports from China accounted for 77% of that trade, with computer and electronic products making up a large majority of that trade.

Former Chairman & CEO of KPMG India, Arun Kumar Joins Deep Tech Venture Firm Celesta Capital

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Thursday, May 5, 2022
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For the last five years, Kumar served as the Chairman and CEO of KPMG in India, an organization consisting of several thousand professionals engaged in providing assurance, tax, and advisory services.

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  • For the last five years, Kumar served as the Chairman and CEO of KPMG in India, an organization consisting of several thousand professionals engaged in providing assurance, tax, and advisory services.
  • "We are delighted to welcome Arun to the Celesta Capital team," Sriram Viswanathan, Celesta Capital Founding Managing Partner said.
  • Celesta Capital is a leading deep technology venture capital firm that leverages synergies between leading centers of innovation in the US, India, and Israel to create globally impactful enterprises.
  • The Celesta team, with deep operating experience, has built multi-billion-dollar businesses at companies such as Intel, Cisco, Apple, and Flex.