ProAssurance Elects Richard J. Bielen, C.P.A., and Staci M. Pierce, J.D., to its Board

ProAssurance Corporation (NYSE: PRA) on 23rd May announced that at its Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on May 22, shareholders elected new directors Richard J. Bielen, C.P.A., and Staci M. Pierce, J.D., and re-elected directors Bruce D. Angiolillo, J.D. (chairman), and Samuel A. Di Piazza, Jr., C.P.A., to serve three-year terms expiring at the company’s 2027 […]
Cognizant enters into a strategic partnership with Telstra

Cognizant yesterday announced a five-year strategic partnership with Telstra as part of the Australian telecommunications and technology company’s strategy for growth. Cognizant will introduce new ways of working to accelerate Telstra’s software engineering and IT capabilities and leverage modern technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI) to drive innovation and improve operational efficiency. The strategic partnership […]
Paystand announces the acquisition of Teampay

Paystand, the global leader in blockchain-enabled B2B payments, yesterday announced the acquisition of Teampay, an industry-leading spend management software. The transaction creates a B2B payments powerhouse whose continued goal is to revolutionize payments by expanding the largest, fastest, and most cost-efficient B2B payments network. The acquisition marks the next step in Paystand’s trajectory towards building […]
Envision Healthcare Appoints Jason Owen President and CEO

Envision Healthcare, a leading national medical group, yesterday announced the appointment of Jason Owen as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective April 15, 2024. He will also serve as a member of Envision’s board of directors. Owen joins Envision from BlueSprig, one of the nation’s leading providers of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy for […]
Thryv Names Rees Johnson as New Chief Product Officer

Thryv, Inc., the leading do-it-all small business software platform, today announced Rees Johnson has joined the company as chief product officer. Johnson is responsible for the vision, strategy, and development of the Thryv platform, which offers inter-operable centers that help small businesses automate and modernize a range of day-to-day functions. He reports directly to Thryv […]
GHD welcomes Jim Giannopoulos as new global CEO

Global professional services company, GHD, has appointed Jim Giannopoulos as Chief Executive Officer, succeeding Ashley Wright and effective 2 April 2024. The planned transition process, announced to shareholders and employees in December, continues the employee-owned company’s history of succession from within its operations. Giannopoulos was most recently CEO – Americas, having led the Canadian and […]
FMC Corporation announces senior appointments

FMC Corporation an agricultural sciences company, recently announced Darren Dillenbeck, President, FMC U.S.A., has been elected Vice President and President of FMC North America. The company also announced that Renato Guimarães will join FMC as Vice President and President of FMC Latin America. Both appointments are effective April 1. Under Dillenbeck’s leadership, FMC Corporation has grown market share and […]
CDPQ onboards new Executive-VP and Head of Real Estate

CDPQ today announced the appointment of Rana Ghorayeb as Executive Vice-President and Head of Real Estate. In her new role, she will be responsible for leading the overall Ivanhoé Cambridge portfolio and investment team, which has assets of over USD 77 billion. Rana Ghorayeb has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Otéra Capital, a CDPQ subsidiary specialized in real […]
Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Utah names Mike Woodruff as Executive Medical Director

Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Utah welcomes Dr. Mike Woodruff as its new executive medical director. In this executive leadership role, he will drive clinical strategies focused on improving health care access, affordability, quality and member experience. Woodruff will oversee initiatives to promote provider partnerships, engage key employers in enhancing workforce well-being to manage health care costs, […]
IonQ adds Bill Scannell to its Board of Directors

IonQ, a leader in the quantum computing industry, yesterday announced the appointment of Bill Scannell, President of Global Sales and Customer Operations at Dell Technologies, to its Board of Directors. As a member of the Board of Directors, Scannell will provide input and direction for IonQ’s system sales strategy and help strengthen the company’s leadership […]