Category: Global

Pendo Plans to Hire 400 People in 2021

Pendo, a platform that accelerates product adoption, has announced highlights from its fiscal year, which ended January 31, 2021. “Notable milestones include substantial growth in bookings from new and existing customers, the launch of its Pendo Free product, and global expansion into the Asia-Pacific region. Demand for Pendo increased as companies plan for long-term remote…

RV Retailer, LLC Appoints Tim Benter as Vice President, General Counsel

RV Retailer, LLC has announced the appointment of Tim Benter as Vice President, General Counsel. Tim Benter will be responsible for all legal affairs of RV Retailer, LLC. He will report to Jon Ferrando, CEO and President. “Tim Benter is an excellent addition to our senior leadership team,” stated Jon Ferrando, Chief Executive Officer and…

KPMG UK to split chair and chief executive roles

KPMG UK has recently informed that the chair and chief executive roles will be split and and the CEO role will be up for an election. The firm further added that Bina Mehta would continue as the non-executive chair for the coming twelve months of the UK board. She will be responsible for the election…

Renew Financial appoints Nicholas Haaf as CSO

Renew Financial has announced that Nicholas Haaf will be taking on the role of the Chief Sales Officer (CSO). Nicholas will lead the company’s national sales team, providing leadership, direction, and an executive vision to ensure alignment with the company’s growth initiatives and financial strategic goals. As a member of the senior executive team, Nicholas will also play…

Sandler onboards Jamie Bernier, Katie Williams, And Lisa Ellis

Sandler has added Jamie Bernier, Katie Williams, and Lisa Ellis to the team. Jamie Bernier has been named Head of Global Brand & Marketing at Sandler. She is focused on Sandler’s enterprise side of the business working closely with Damon Jones, Head of Global Growth and Strategy and Colum Lundt, Chief Revenue Officer of Global…

CNA Appoints Steve Marohn to Senior Vice President, Small Business

CNA has announced the appointment of Steve Marohn to Senior Vice President, Small Business. In this role, Marohn will be responsible for profitability, growth and strategic direction of CNA’s Small Business team, reporting to Kevin Leidwinger, President & Chief Operating Officer, Commercial Insurance. “Steve has made great impact as the leader of CNA’s San Francisco…

LISCure Biosciences secures $21 million in Series B Funding

LISCure Biosciences Inc., a biotech company that focuses on developing bacteria-mediated immunotherapy, has completed $21 million of a Series B funding round. Participants include institutional investors, venture capitals, and KOSDAQ listed companies (as strategic investors). This funding round will help LISCure further develop its pipeline and enhance its R&D capabilities of key technologies. It is…

Adapdix appoints Jean Lau as CTO to lead Edge AI technology team

Adapdix Corporation, a provider of EdgeOps™ automation software, has appointed Jean Lau as chief technology officer (CTO). Jean Lau will head up Adapdix’s technology team, driving architecture, technology strategy and development of its EdgeOps™ platform. Before joining Adapdix, Lau was VP and Head of Engineering at Hitachi Vantara’s Software Digital business unit, where she was responsible for…

Concentric Energy Advisors Expands Team with Key New Hire

Concentric Energy Advisors, Inc. has appointed Jennifer Nelson as an Assistant Vice President. Ms. Nelson is a regulatory consultant with nearly thirteen years of experience in the energy industry, spanning the oil, natural gas, electric, and renewable energy segments. Her expert witness experience includes testimony on cost of capital and alternative ratemaking proposals. In addition,…

CVC Capital Partners Fund VII to invest in MedRisk

CVC Capital Partners has announced that CVC Fund VII has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a majority interest in MedRisk. MedRisk is a provider of managed physical medicine services for the workers’ compensation industry in the U.S. The Carlyle Group, MedRisk’s current majority owner, will retain a significant stake and maintain joint control in…

SSR Mining appoints Alison White as CFO

SSR Mining Inc. has announced the appointment of Alison White as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Ms. White is a finance professional. Prior to joining SSR Mining, Ms. White held various corporate and regional roles at Newmont Mining including serving as the Regional Chief Financial Officer for North America. Prior to joining Newmont,…

FarEye Appoints Suvrat Joshi as Chief Product Officer

Logistics SaaS platform, FarEye has announced the appointment of Suvrat Joshi as its Chief Product Officer (CPO). Based in Seattle, Suvrat brings with him over 20 years of experience of handling product leadership roles at Yahoo, Amazon, Microsoft, Facebook and most recently Dropbox. Suvrat will drive the product vision andaccelerate FarEye’s global product expansion with…

Bharti Airtel secures $1.25 billion through overseas bonds

Bharti Airtel, digital communications provider, has priced its debt fund raise of US$1.25 billion through the issuance of dual-tranche US$ bond offering spread across senior and perpetual issuance. This is the largest issuance by any Indian Investment Grade issuer since January 2019. Airtel has priced US$750 million of senior 10.25 year bonds at a yield…

Wipro appoints Graziella Neuvéglise as Regional Head & MD, Southern Europe.

Wipro Limited, a global information technology, consulting and business process services company, has announced the appointment of Graziella NeuvĂ©glise as Regional Head & Managing Director, Southern Europe. Graziella will oversee operations in France, Spain, Portugal and Italy. “Southern Europe has emerged as a significant market in recent years, with a growing demand for digital transformation…

Outdoor Voices appoints Gabrielle Conforti As Chief Executive Officer

Outdoor Voices has announced that Gabrielle Conforti has joined the company as Chief Executive Officer. Gabrielle’s leadership experience and product background herald opportunities for the company. She will be focused on making new products for customers, doubling down on the brand’s Recreationalist community, and architecting the future vision for Outdoor Voices. “I am thrilled to…