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Lisa Mann Joins Raines International as Chief Marketing Officer

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NEW YORK (PRWEB)

Raines International, one of the leading executive search and leadership consulting firms in the Americas, announced today that Ms. Lisa Mann has joined as Managing Director and Chief Marketing Officer. Ms. Mann is an award-winning marketing executive recognized for her innovative marketing and talent management strategies that drive exponential growth for companies and brands.

Ms. Mann will lead Raines’ Consumer Practice, which includes consumer packaged goods, retail and eCommerce/direct-to-consumer, while also serving as the firm’s first C.M.O. She joins an accomplished senior management team at Raines, which over the last three months grew its business by 125% while also launching a new Security Officers practice.

Mr. Dan Smith, Chief Executive Officer of Raines, said: “We are confident that Raines is the definitive difference maker and leader in executive talent management, and we are incredibly proud to welcome Lisa to our team. Her experience is unparalleled, and her vision and track record for building businesses is inspiring. These past few months have shown us that the speed of change in business is increasing. We provide our clients a level of talent-advisory-through-execution services that is unmatched.”

Ms. Mann’s marketing career includes senior positions within several of the country’s largest and most successful consumer products companies, and she has collaborated with some of the industry’s most dynamic and influential leaders. Mr. Brad Jakeman, Former President, PepsiCo Global Beverage Group, said: “Lisa is extraordinary; she is one of the most talented and transformational leaders I know. Now more than ever industries facing disruption need leadership that embrace change and thrive on ambiguity.”

Among the list of her accomplishments, Ms. Mann:

  • Led Nabisco Cookies, including Oreos Cookies for its 100th birthday year; created and oversaw the famous “Oreo” tweet during Super Bowl 2013, which was the most discussed marketing campaign of the year

  • Led Tropicana, Quaker, Naked Juice brands; built the portfolio and changed the revenue contribution of the Health and Wellness brands within the company

  • Led Trident, Dentyne, Stride brands; driving global share growth in just one year after the biggest 18-month revenue loss in the company’s history

  • Featured on Advertising Age’s 2015 Women to Watch list; 2012 Brand Genius Award; numerous Cannes Lions Awards (including a Cyber Grand Prix) and Effie Awards (for marketing effectiveness)

After receiving an MBA from Harvard Business School, Ms. Mann joined Kraft Foods, holding positions of increasing responsibility at the company, ultimately leading the $2 Billion Nabisco Cookie portfolio as a Vice President for Mondelez (the spin-off from Kraft Foods) and then as the Senior Vice President of the $3 Billion global gum category. After Mondelez, Ms. Mann joined KIND Healthy Snacks as Executive Vice President and C.M.O., building the then-emerging brand and supporting the founder’s ambition to achieve massive growth through a true omni-channel strategy and to be recognized as a global leader in health and wellness. She continued her focus on health and wellness at PepsiCo, where she was recruited by Ms. Indra Nooyi to be the Global President of the $7 Billion Nutrition portfolio.

Ms. Mann said: “I am thrilled to join the team at Raines. Over my career I have learned the impact talent and high performing teams have on driving business results. I am looking forward to partnering with senior leaders to tackle challenges, solve problems and maximize their business potential.”

Ms. Mann serves on the boards of several organizations, including SunFed Ranch, and she is a Strategic Advisor for Rethink Foods, EVRYTHNG (an internet-of-things company) and Tufts University’s Marketing Council.

About Raines International:

Raines International is an advisory firm committed to making a difference with executive search, organizational consulting, and talent management solutions. Raines is headquartered in New York City with eight offices across the Americas. Raines specializes in senior-level leadership placements across industries and functions.

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PlanHub Co-Founder, Kyle Conlan, Transitions to New Position as Chief Strategy Officer

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Construction, Construction bid software, technology,

Kyle Conlan, new Chief Strategy Officer for PlanHub.

“… We now have the flexibility to have Kyle apply his vast knowledge of the industry and use that insight to help us shape our future product road-map.” -Kevin Priddy, CEO at PlanHub


WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (PRWEB)

PlanHub (https://www.planhub.com), a groundbreaking construction software for general contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers, is pleased to announce Kyle Conlan as the new Chief Strategy Officer.

As Co-Founder and Vice President, Kyle is a seasoned executive with a sharp sense of strategy, who has led significant business initiatives to scale the company. He has worn countless hats before taking on his new position as Chief Strategy Officer.

In Kyle’s former role, he managed general contractor relations while single-handedly developing new construction project markets nationwide. Kyle’s responsibilities have been a critical contribution to PlanHub’s success. Now that the senior leadership team has expanded, his new position as CSO entails a more cross-functional role in developing and enhancing efficient strategies across all departments. He will lead the senior management team providing valuable insight and a wealth of knowledge for PlanHub’s business model with a selective focus on growing strategic partnerships.

“I’m very excited to see Kyle move into this new role. For the better part of the past decade, Kyle has been on the front lines working with general contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers. No one has a better understanding of their business needs than Kyle,” says Kevin Priddy, CEO at PlanHub. “Since we have built out much of our leadership team, we now have the flexibility to have Kyle apply his vast knowledge of the industry and use that insight to help us shape our future product road-map.”

Kyle Conlan, along with PlanHub’s senior leadership team, will bring to fruition PlanHub’s core vision: to ultimately be the primary place where all pre-construction begins.

PlanHub

PlanHub is a top-rated cloud-based construction plan room and bidding software. Built for tradesmen in mind, PlanHub is designed around the user workflow to help boost productivity, maintain deadlines, increase revenue, and build relationships for both general contractors, suppliers, and subcontractors. Easily post projects or submit bids with anytime-anywhere collaboration for every commercial construction trade. To efficiently tackle your next project and stay connected, go to https://www.planhub.com.

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Major, Lindsey & Africa Names Carlos Pauling as the Newest Executive Director within Its Partner Practice Group

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“Carlos is a proven relationship-builder and deal-closer with our law firm clients, over a few short years he has cultivated the majority of his relationships with top-level firm management,” said Kirsten Vasquez, Partner and Vice President, Law Firm Recruiting & Interim Legal Solutions.


HANOVER, Md. (PRWEB)

Major, Lindsey & Africa (MLA), the world’s leading legal search firm, today announced that Carlos Pauling has been named Executive Director within the Partner Practice Group. Carlos will oversee the performance of partner recruiters in the firm’s East Coast offices, including New York, Boston and Washington, D.C. In addition, he will be responsible for developing a strategy to grow lateral recruiting at a time when law firms are looking to their strategic partners to recruit the best legal talent.

Carlos joined MLA’s Law Firm Management group in 2017 and was promoted to managing director in 2019. In that role, he led executive-level searches in marketing, business development, finance, human resources, and diversity and inclusion for AmLaw 200 firms across the country. Because of his robust and unique experience throughout the legal profession, Carlos understands the particular challenges law firms face in today’s lateral marketplace.

“Carlos is a proven relationship-builder and deal-closer with our law firm clients, over a few short years he has cultivated the majority of his relationships with top-level firm management,” said Kirsten Vasquez, Partner and Vice President, Law Firm Recruiting & Interim Legal Solutions. “He has the ability to meet people and organizations where they are in order to move them forward, and his personalized and situational approach to leadership will serve MLA and our industry-leading Partner recruiting experts well.”

“I am extremely excited and profoundly humbled to be assuming this important leadership role at a time when the legal community, like other industries, is at a unique inflection point coming out of this global pandemic,” said Carlos. “I look forward to working with our amazing team of partner recruiters to continue to deliver our law firm clients the very best advice and service in the industry.”

Prior to joining Major, Lindsey & Africa, Carlos had two decades of legal, banking, business and financial services experience representing some of the largest corporations and financial institutions in the world both as associate general counsel for Wachovia Bank (now Wells Fargo) and as an associate attorney at Moore & Van Allen, PLLC. Carlos also served in numerous executive roles for private equity firms and their portfolio companies.

About Major, Lindsey & Africa

Major, Lindsey & Africa is the world’s leading legal search firm. The firm, founded in 1982, offers a range of specialized legal recruiting and advisory services to meet the ever-changing needs of law firms and legal departments and to support the career aspirations of talented lawyers and legal and compliance professionals. With more than 27 offices and 200-plus search consultants around the world, Major, Lindsey & Africa uses its market knowledge and experience to partner with organizations to fulfill their legal talent needs and provide solutions to increase team efficiency and effectiveness. Major, Lindsey & Africa is an Allegis Group company, the global leader in talent solutions.

To learn more about Major, Lindsey & Africa, visit http://www.mlaglobal.com.

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XL.net’s CEO, Adam Radulovic, accepted into Forbes Business Council

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Adam Radulovic, XL.net

Adam Radulovic, XL.net

Being accepted into the Forbes Business Council is an honor which I am deeply grateful for and a meaningful validation of XL.net’s success with helping our clients attain their business objectives faster and more efficiently through Strategic IT and Employee Engagement service lines for SMB’s.


PARK RIDGE, Ill. (PRWEB)

Forbes Business Council Is an Invitation-Only Community for Successful Business Owners and Leaders

XL.net, a Strategic IT and Employee Engagement services firm for SMB’s, has been accepted into the Forbes Business Council, the foremost growth and networking organization for successful business owners and leaders worldwide.

Adam Radulovic was vetted and selected by a review committee based on the depth and diversity of his experience. Criteria for acceptance include a track record of successfully impacting business growth metrics, as well as personal and professional achievements and honors.

“We are honored to welcome Adam Radulovic into the community,” said Scott Gerber, founder of Forbes Councils, the collective that includes Forbes Business Council. “Our mission with Forbes Councils is to bring together proven leaders from every industry, creating a curated, social capital-driven network that helps every member grow professionally and make an even greater impact on the business world.”

As an accepted member of the Council, Adam has access to a variety of exclusive opportunities designed to help him reach peak professional influence. He will connect and collaborate with other respected local leaders in a private forum and at members-only events. Adam will also be invited to work with a professional editorial team to share his expert insights in original business articles on Forbes.com, and to contribute to published Q&A panels alongside other experts.

Finally, Adam Radulovic will benefit from exclusive access to vetted business service partners, membership-branded marketing collateral, and the high-touch support of the Forbes Councils member concierge team.

“Being accepted into the Forbes Business Council is an honor which I am deeply grateful for and a meaningful validation of XL.net’s success with helping our clients attain their business objectives faster and more efficiently through Strategic IT and Employee Engagement service lines for SMB’s,” says Adam.

ABOUT FORBES COUNCILS

Forbes Councils is a collective of invitation-only communities created in partnership with Forbes and the expert community builders who founded Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC). In Forbes Councils, exceptional business owners and leaders come together with the people and resources that can help them thrive.

To learn more about Forbes Councils, visit forbescouncils.com.

ABOUT XL.NET

At XL.net, we get that SMBs work differently. These unique businesses have unique needs, such as heightened security concerns and goals for growth, and your IT approach should align with those needs. Whether you’re focusing on aspects like growth, visibility, employee engagement or IT security solutions, we can uniquely match your IT support and Employee Engagement services to your business requirements.

Strategic IT is all about using everything technology has to offer to meet your goals. It’s also critical if you want to keep pace with your competitors. Large corporations have access to plenty of technological solutions that give them an edge. If you can give your SMB the same kind of mindset, you’re already getting ahead of the competition.

XLerate Employee Engagement starts with the Engagement Alignment Plan (EAP). The EAP helps organizations get on the path to becoming fully engaged. Engagement doesn’t happen overnight, and it doesn’t happen by accident either. If you want to significantly and effectively find organizational alignment and employee engagement in your SMB, you’ll have to be organized and targeted. That’s where the EAP comes in. It outlines areas for improvement and possible solutions, along with measurables and ways to gauge success and is executed by your dedicated Engagement Analyst and Engagement Officer.

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dicentra announces that Dejan Spasic, Director of Food Safety and Quality Consulting has successfully been registered by the BRCGS as a lead auditor

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Dejan Spasic, dicentra’s Director of Food Safety and Quality Consulting and BRCGS Lead Auditor

Dejan Spasic, dicentra’s Director of Food Safety and Quality Consulting and BRCGS Lead Auditor

“It is an absolute privilege to be able to represent dicentra GC and BRCGS in conducting audits against the Global Standard across North America,” states Dejan Spasic, dicentra’s Director of Food Safety Quality Consulting and BRCGS Lead Auditor


TORONTO (PRWEB)

dicentra Global Certifications (dicentra GC), an American National Standards Institute (ANSI) ISO 17065 accredited certification body that conducts SQF, BRC, HACCP, and GMP audits, is pleased to announce that Dejan Spasic, B.Sc, PCQI, dicentra’s Director of Food Safety and Quality Consulting, has successfully been registered by the BRCGS (Brand Reputation Compliance Global Standards) as a lead auditor.

With a background in Biotechnology, Dejan has spent much of his 10+ year career helping clients achieve and maintain regulatory compliance as well as reach for the highest globally recognized standards in their respective industries. As a certified SQF, BRC, and GFCP lead auditor, he has traveled all over North America to work together with growers, processors, packers, and distributors to ensure that any ingestible product is always meeting the highest safety and quality standards to keep the general public safe.

“Dejan goes the extra mile with his easy-going attitude to make sure his customers understand and feel comfortable during the auditing process,” states Terry Johnson, Global Certifications Operations Manager, dicentra GC.

This registration has approved Dejan to audit raw cured and/or fermented meat and fish, cans and jars, bakery, dried goods, and oils and fats categories of the BRCGS.

“The Global Standard for Food Safety is one of the most stringent and recognized standards for food in the world. It is an absolute privilege to be able to represent dicentra GC and BRCGS in conducting audits against the Global Standard across North America,” states Mr. Spasic. “I look forward to helping the industry better understand and improve their food safety and quality practices in the coming years.”

About dicentra Global Certifications (dicentra GC)

dicentra GC is a division of dicentra, a contract research organization and professional consulting firm that specializes in addressing all matters related to safety, quality, and compliance for all product categories in the life sciences and food industries. We evaluate, implement, and provide all the necessary support for your products and operations, allowing you to gain market access while building confidence in your brand. We achieve this through our four business divisions: Life Sciences, Food Safety & Quality, Global Certifications, and Clinical Trials. Since our inception in 2002, we have completed over 18,000 projects and serviced over 1,200 companies internationally.

dicentra is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario and has an office in Guelph, Ontario. For more information, visit http://www.dicentra.com.

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Continuum Global Solutions Names Cynthia Ledlow Chief Operating Officer

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Cynthia Ledlow, Chief Operating Officer

“We are delighted Cynthia has joined Continuum and look forward to her leadership, vision, and energy to help drive our business to new heights,” said Ron Gillette, CEO of Continuum Global Solutions.


DALLAS (PRWEB)

Continuum Global Solutions, a global customer care provider, today announced that Cynthia Ledlow has joined the Company as Chief Operating Officer.

“We are delighted Cynthia has joined Continuum and look forward to her leadership, vision, and energy to help drive our business to new heights,” said Ron Gillette, CEO of Continuum Global Solutions. “Cynthia is a passionate and proven leader with an outstanding track record of maximizing revenue and profitability and driving customer satisfaction. We are relentless in our focus to deliver the best possible service and value to our clients. Cynthia is a perfect fit with our culture and will help us optimize our operations to achieve that mission.”

Ledlow was most recently the Chief Operating Officer at Ontellus, a leading Medical Records Retrieval BPO business in the U.S., where she orchestrated significant operational improvements and integrated four acquisitions into a recognized U.S. brand. Ledlow implemented operational and organic sales strategies that grew annual revenue by double-digits and drove the company’s profitability by more than 20 percent.

Before Ontellus, Ledlow was Senior Vice President of Operations and Customer Management for TELUS International, a subsidiary of TELUS Communications. Ledlow integrated multiple international acquisitions into a single focused global organization, which increased annual revenue by more than 20 percent, doubled the number of employees globally and helped achieve a $1 Billion valuation in 2016.

Previously, Ledlow held senior-level sales and operations positions at ACS; Genpact, Inc.; ISKY BPO; Broadlink Communications; American Tower; and Siemens Telecom Networks.

“I am excited to join Continuum and look forward to building on the company’s tradition of service excellence and innovation,” said Ledlow. “In the wake of the pandemic, Continuum transformed its business and service model to create tremendous new opportunities for growth. We will continue to innovate our services, optimize our operations, and invest in our people to ensure world-class service and value for our clients.”

Ledlow earned a Bachelor of Science degree from North Texas State University and is Six Sigma Green Belt Certified.

About Continuum Global Solutions

Continuum Global Solutions, a Skyview Capital company, partners with top companies around the world to deliver customer care services through its global network of call centers and ready@home program. Clients rely on Continuum’s vast expertise and best practices in customer care management to enhance their customer experience. Continuum’s more than 17,000 team members leverage world-class voice, chat, email, and social media technologies to serve top-tier clients across multiple industry verticals. Additional information can be found at http://www.continuumgbl.com.

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CoreStack Adds Former CEO of Wipro & Venture Partner at Dallas Venture Partners (DVP) Abid Neemuchwala as Strategic Advisor

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Abid Neemuchwala

Abid Neemuchwala

While cloud adoption is rapidly on the rise in enterprises, so are the issues with ballooning cloud costs, operational hassles, and compliance worries. CoreStack is uniquely positioned to solve these problems with their AI-powered cloud governance


BELLEVUE, Wash. (PRWEB)

CoreStack, a global cloud governance provider that empowers enterprises to achieve continuous and autonomous cloud governance at scale, today announced the joining of former CEO of Wipro, Abidali Neemuchwala as Strategic Advisor. Abid, an industry veteran with decades of experience in large-scale digital transformation programs, brings invaluable experience to CoreStack as the company accelerates its growth momentum.

Abid joins CoreStack as it continues to expand globally with marquee customers and earn recognitions from industry analysts such as IDC and Gartner. CoreStack was recognized as IDC Innovator in Cloud Management Solutions and in the Gartner Magic quadrant for Cloud Management Platforms in 2020. Earlier in 2019, Gartner named CoreStack as a Cool Vendor in Cloud Computing.

CoreStack’s customers see significant bottom line improvements, for example:

  • 20%-60% decrease in cloud costs

  • 40% increase in cloud operational efficiencies

  • 100% compliance with industry standards, benchmarks and best practices

  • 30%-50% reduction in costs associated with compliance certifications

  • 60%-80% improvement in overall operational automation

“We are thrilled to welcome Abid to CoreStack,” said Ezhilarasan (Ez) Natarajan, CEO of CoreStack. “As a seasoned statesman of IT services industry, his deep insights into challenges faced by CXO’s will greatly help CoreStack in furthering our efforts in our journey to helping enterprises efficiently adopt cloud as a part of their digital transformation initiatives. We are looking forward to his strategic acumen as we continue our rapid growth,” Ez added.

Abid was CEO and managing director of Wipro from 2016 to 2020. Earlier, he was group president and COO of Wipro. Prior to that, he was CEO of BPO division of Tata Consulting Services (T). As CEO of Wipro, Abid oversaw $8 billion in revenue and more than 160,000 employees serving clients across six continents. Abid recently joined Dallas Venture Partners (DVP) as a Venture Partner.

“While cloud adoption is rapidly on the rise in enterprises, so are the issues with ballooning cloud costs, operational hassles, and compliance worries. CoreStack is uniquely positioned to solve these problems with their AI-powered cloud governance,” said Abid. “I’m delighted to advise CoreStack to help them with their next phase of growth as they’re on the path to truly making a difference for enterprises embracing cloud to expedite their digital transformation strategies.” he added.

About Abidali Neemuchwala

Abid began his leadership journey with Tata Consulting Services (TCS) and has established himself as an inventive leader with a remarkable career spanning multiple countries and organizations. Abid was Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Wipro Limited overseeing $8 billion in revenue and more than 180,000 employees serving clients across six continents until June 2020. His passion about nurturing innovation, mentoring startups and celebrating entrepreneurship roots back to stewarding Wipro Ventures, the strategic investment arm of Wipro Limited that raised $100 million in 2015 & $150 million in 2020. Over the course of a 28 year long distinguished career in the global IT services industry, Abid has established a reputation as a bold transformative thinker with deep operational knowledge and broad strategic insight in building and scaling businesses. Abid currently serves as Venture partner for Dallas Venture Partners, is on the boards of Virtusa (VRTU), the World Affairs Council of Dallas Ft. Worth and the Secretary on the board of the Texas Economic Development Corporation.

About Dallas Venture Partners (DVP)

Dallas Venture Partners (DVP) is a Dallas/Irving, Texas based venture capital company with a focus on investing in early stage B2B software companies and ambitious entrepreneurs looking to partner with investors who have been in their shoes through hands-on support in the areas of product and market development. Founded by Dayakar Puskoor a pioneering Dallas based venture capitalist with a record of investments in 21 companies and has generated five exits to date. Some examples of Dayakar’s pioneering investments include: Kore.ai, Altia Systems (Acquired for $125M), Hyperverge, Felix Healthcare, CoreStack, Amplifai, Viviota and others with a combined portfolio enterprise value that exceeds US $1 Billion. DVP will focus on the management of an evergreen fund to provide broad, continuous, and repeat investment opportunities. DVP has offices in Dallas/Irving & Hyderabad, India. For more information, please visit: http://www.dallasvp.vc

About CoreStack

CoreStack, an AI-powered multi-cloud governance solution, empowers enterprises to rapidly achieve Continuous and Autonomous Cloud Governance at Scale. CoreStack enables enterprises to realize outcomes such as 40% decrease in cloud costs and 50% increase in operational efficiencies by governing operations, security, cost, access, and resources. CoreStack also assures 100% compliance with standards such as ISO, FedRAMP, NIST, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, AWS CIS & Well Architected Framework (WAF). Enterprises face significant cloud challenges including unpredictable and unabated cloud costs, ever growing security risks, stringent regulatory compliance needs and operational complexities as they navigate the digital transformation journey. CoreStack helps enterprises overcome these challenges by offering deeper cloud visibility, preventative governance guardrails, and automatic remediation. With a unique Cloud-as-Code approach that uses deep AI/ML, declarative definitions, connector-less model and a patented cloud service-chaining technology, CoreStack continually innovates to harness the real power of cloud. CoreStack works with many large global customers across multiple industries including Financial Services, Healthcare, Retail, Education, Telecommunications, Technology and Government. The company is backed by venture investors including Dallas Venture Partners (DVP), Z5 Capital and Start Smart Labs. CoreStack was recognized as IDC Innovator in Cloud Management Solutions and in the Gartner Magic quadrant for Cloud Management Platforms in 2020. Earlier in 2019, Gartner named CoreStack as a Cool Vendor in Cloud Computing. CoreStack is a Microsoft Azure Gold & Co-Sell Partner and Amazon AWS Advanced Technology Partner. Learn more at http://www.corestack.io/discover

Contact:

Bala Vishwanath

Chief Marketing Officer

bala@corestack.io

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Avalanche Technology Hires Milissa McCarthy as Vice President of Worldwide Sales

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FREMONT, Calif. (PRWEB)

Avalanche Technology, the leader in next generation MRAM technology, announced today that it has expanded its Sales Organization with the addition of Milissa McCarthy as Vice President of Worldwide Sales. In this role, McCarthy will be responsible for managing the Avalanche Sales team and growing the business globally.

A 25-year sales veteran of the semiconductor and storage industries with a history of providing solutions for the industrial, automotive, medical and aerospace markets, McCarthy has a proven record of developing customer relationships and growing business together. She also has deep expertise in helping customers solve their persistent data storage challenges using non-volatile memory. McCarthy will report to Petro Estakhri, CEO of Avalanche.

“I am very excited and pleased to have Milissa join our team as we ramp our customer base,“ said Petro Estakhri, President and CEO of Avalanche Technology. “With her technical background, in-depth knowledge of the non-volatile memory market, and relationships with Industrial customers, Milissa will be instrumental in achieving our customer and revenue goals.”

Throughout her career, McCarthy has held various sales and sales management roles with some of the semiconductor industry’s most recognized companies, including SanDisk (now Western Digital), Arrow Electronics, Altera (now Intel) and ATI (now AMD).

Most recently, McCarthy was a Sales Director for Everspin Technologies, Chandler, AZ. In this role, she managed sales representatives in the East and West regions for North America, as well as worldwide distributors, to evangelize MRAM technology in the customer base and drive revenue in the regions.

McCarthy has a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA and a B.A. in Mathematics from Wheaton College, Norton, MA.

About Avalanche Technology

Avalanche Technology Inc. is the leader in next generation Perpendicular STT-MRAM technology, accepted as the front-runner to replace traditional Flash and SRAM for unified memory architectures in future SOC systems, delivering high performance and low power at 55, 40 and 28nm with scalability to 22 and 14nm. With a proven STT-MRAM portfolio at multiple geometry nodes combined with an intellectual property portfolio of over 300 patents and applications, Avalanche Technology is delivering on the promise of enabling the next generation of scalable embedded unified memory architecture for use in GPUs, MCUs, DSPs, ASSPs and ASICs, making it the true “Next Generation MRAM Company”. For more information, visit us online at http://www.avalanche-technology.com.

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Sarah Corrigan Joins IWCO Direct as Senior Vice President Human Resources/Environment Health and Safety

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IWCO Direct welcomes Sarah Corrigan as its new Senior Vice President Human Resources/Environment Health and Safety.


CHANHASSEN, Minn. (PRWEB)

IWCO Direct, a leading provider of data-driven direct marketing solutions, welcomes Sarah Corrigan as its new Senior Vice President Human Resources/Environment Health and Safety (SVP HR EHS).

“We are a company driven to provide a superior, personalized experience for our customers. Sarah’s proven leadership will enhance our culture to provide the same superior, personalized experience for our employees,” noted John Ashe, CEO of IWCO Direct. “We know Sarah’s experience, skillset, and drive will have an immediate and powerful impact in this critical role.”

In her new role at IWCO Direct, Corrigan will work collaboratively across the Company to strengthen the development, health, and safety of its employees. She will focus on job enrichment, wellness, training and development, and pay-for-performance programs to recruit, retain, and engage team members ready to achieve personal goals and make a meaningful contribution to the Company’s success.

Prior to joining IWCO Direct, Corrigan spent more than 16 years with OMG, Inc. in positions of increasing responsibility, leading to her promotion to Vice President HR EHS in 2018. In addition to her responsibilities at OMG, Corrigan helped create a wellness program for its parent company, Steel Partners, and served as Wellness Council Chair. Corrigan has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Colby College, and a Juris Doctorate (JD) from Suffolk University Law School. She served on the Board of the American Red Cross, Massachusetts, and on the Board of the American Red Cross, Pioneer Valley, Massachusetts, where she was Chair for four years.

About IWCO Direct

As a leading provider of data-driven direct marketing solutions, IWCO Direct’s Power your Marketing™ approach drives response across all marketing channels to create new and more loyal customers. The company’s full range of services includes strategy, creative, and execution for omnichannel marketing campaigns, along with one of the industry’s most sophisticated postal logistics strategies for direct mail. Through Mail-Gard®, IWCO Direct offers business continuity and disaster recovery services to protect against unexpected business interruptions, along with providing print and mail outsourcing services. The company is ISO/IEC 27001 Information Security Management System (ISMS) certified through BSI, reflecting its commitment to data security. Stay current on direct marketing trends, industry news, postal regulations, and more by subscribing to IWCO Direct’s SpeakingDIRECT blog.

IWCO Direct is a wholly owned subsidiary of Steel Connect, Inc., a publicly traded diversified holding company (Nasdaq Global Select Market symbol “STCN”); Steel Connect, Inc. has two wholly owned subsidiaries, IWCO Direct and ModusLink Corporation. For more information, please visit About Steel Connect, Inc.

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Chad Burmeister of ScaleX.ai Recognized by ChatFunnels at Demand Gen Summit 2020

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By 2021, every salesperson will have a virtual assistant

“The Demand Gen Awards are a community nominated and voted for recognition. With hundreds of nominations and nearly 10,000 voters, the awards truly represent the best and brightest in sales and marketing funnel management,” ChatFunnels Co-founder Billy Bateman said.


SILICON SLOPES, Utah (PRWEB)

Last week, at Demand Gen Summit 2020, conversation marketing optimization company ChatFunnels announced the winners of the 2020 Demand Gen Awards™. The award identifies outstanding individuals in the sales and marketing industry that have driven community advancement, lead company progress or demonstrated exceptional individual accomplishment.

“The Demand Gen Awards are a community nominated and voted for recognition. With hundreds of nominations and nearly 10,000 voters, the awards truly represent the best and brightest in sales and marketing funnel management,” ChatFunnels Co-founder Billy Bateman said. “We are honored to recognize these individuals and are excited to participate in the demand gen industry as it evolves and progresses thanks to leaders like these.”

The awards recognize individuals in the following four areas: Thought Leaders, Demand Gen and Sales Leaders, Marketing Ops Individuals and Sales Development Reps.

The top 10 Thought Leaders recognized by the awards include:

Chad Burmeister – ScaleX.ai

Gabe Villamizar – Lucid

Mario Martinez Jr – Vengresso

Cynthia Barnes – National Association of Women Sales Professionals

Matt Heinz – Heinz Marketing

Trish Bertuzzi – The Bridge Group

Niel Patel – Neil Patel Digital

Billy Bateman – ChatFunnels

Lori Richardson – Score More Sales

Morgan J Ingram – The SDR Chronicles

“It gives me the chills to know that anyone who wants to be successful in sales can be. All you have to do is want to be successful in sales, and then do it!” said Chad Burmeister, CEO of ScaleX.

About ScaleX.ai – ScaleX.ai delivers pipeline as a service, powered by artificial intelligence. Whether you are looking to bring 10X more productivity to your internal sales team, or partner with a company that consistently delivers more meetings per month per BDR, ScaleX has a solution. To learn more about ScaleX.ai, watch the YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-DiV2ceDM4

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