emnify welcomes tech veteran Lynda Smith to its Board of Directors
emnify, a leading cloud building block for cellular communications in the Internet of Things (IoT) stack, welcomes technology executive, Lynda Smith, to its Board of Directors. Smith’s distinguished career includes leadership roles at Twilio and Nuance, board positions at Fictiv and Clickatell, complemented by her academic role as an adjunct lecturer at Stanford University. As […]
AgroAmerica welcomes Javier Aguirre as first Corporate Affairs & Chief Sustainability Officer
AgroAmerica, a leading corporation in the agri-food industry, has announced the appointment of Javier Aguirre as its first Corporate Affairs and Chief Sustainability Officer. Mr. Aguirre brings a wealth of experience to his new role, starting his career at AgroAmerica as a Compliance Officer before serving as Corporate Director for the past five years. During […]
Qraft Technologies adds Vincent Kim as MD and Head of Client Coverage
Qraft Technologies, a leading invest-tech company developing artificial intelligence (AI) solutions, announces the appointment of Vincent Kim, a veteran financial services executive, as Managing Director and Head of Client Coverage. In this capacity, Kim will play an instrumental role in building and leading client coverage initiatives for Qraft where he and the newly set up […]
Odyssey Logistics welcomes Omar Shamsie as CCO
Odyssey Logistics, a leader in multimodal logistics solutions, announced the appointment of Omar Shamsie to Chief Commercial Officer. Shamsie will focus on driving strategic sales growth, vertical market development and cross-sell initiatives to deepen customer relationships and drive new business. “Bringing Omar on board is a significant step for us,” said Hans Stig Moller, CEO […]
ELIQUENT Life Sciences welcomes Steve Purtell as CFO
ELIQUENT Life Sciences, a global regulatory consulting firm for the life sciences industry, yesterday announced the appointment of Steve Purtell as its new chief financial officer (CFO). This strategic addition to ELIQUENT’s executive team underscores the company’s commitment to financial excellence and sustainable growth. “Steve’s appointment comes at a pivotal moment for ELIQUENT. As we […]
Monark secures USD 1.5Mln Seed Round funding
Monark, a SaaS platform that offers on-demand leadership development for a new generation, recently announced that it has closed a $1.5M seed financing round. The round was led by Storytime Capital, with participation from The51, Archangel and UCeed. Founded in 2020 by organizational psychologists Kelsey Hahn, MSc and Amanda Julian, PhD, Monark is disrupting a […]
Symetra Financial appoints Sally Jewell as Chair of Board of Directors
Symetra Financial Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sumitomo Life Insurance Company, yesterday announced the designation of Sally Jewell as chair of its board of directors, effective Aug. 24, 2023. Ms. Jewell, former U.S. Secretary of the Interior under President Barack Obama and former CEO of REI, joined Symetra’s board in March 2018. She succeeds […]
CRI completes USD 30Mln financing round with new investors
Carbon Recycling International (CRI) announced the closing of a 30-million-dollar equity investment round that was announced at the company’s annual general meeting last year. Equinor Ventures is leading a group of new investors joining CRI’s shareholder group. Along with Equinor Ventures Gildi, Sjóvá and Lífeyrissjóður Vestmannaeyja have also participated in the investment round. Equinor Ventures is Equinor’s corporate […]
Sim Leisure Group appoints Darrel Metzger to its Board of Directors
A Leading international leisure industry pioneer, Sim Leisure Group (SLG), is delighted to announce the appointment of Darrel Metzger to its Board of Directors. The appointment of Metzger follows several senior appointments within Sim Leisure Group last year, including Phil Whitaker as Chief Executive Officer, and the assignment of industry veteran, Steve Peet into the […]
Arkansas Symphony Orchestra designates Geoffrey Robson as Music Director
Following a four-year national search, the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra (ASO) has appointed Geoffrey Robson as music director to lead the performing arts organization into its 58th season. Robson stood out from a field of exceptional candidates as the unanimous choice to guide the ASO’s creative future. “From his concerts with Midori, Gil Shaham and most recently Zuill Bailey, Geoff […]
