Mike Telford

“We are preparing to build on our remarkable freshman year growth by doubling our operating franchises in 2020. Mike Telford’s experience with big, nationally-recognized brand companies allows us to be confident in executing that plan.”

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (PRWEB)
January 22, 2020

Proliant Settlement Systems today announced that Michael Telford will be joining as Executive Vice President, Business Development, effective January 28, 2020. “Mike shares our vision to build a national sales platform for Proliant. He is smart, energetic and focused on developing our organization as we continue to grow. We are looking forward to him becoming a leader within our organization,” said Michael Strat, Co-Founder and President of Proliant Settlement Systems.

As a member of the leadership team, Telford will be accountable for all marketing efforts, talent recruiting, evaluating franchise performance systems and perfecting processes relative to the conversion of sales leads and the onboarding process for new franchisees. In addition, he will manage and oversee initiatives that will expand the service offering beyond the current states of Michigan and Florida.

“This is an excellent opportunity to contribute my expertise to the brand that Proliant has built. We share the same goals, practices, and vision on how to grow this first-in-the-nation business model for title company start-ups and conversions. I am excited for the opportunity to be a contributing member of Proliant’s future growth and working with this talented group of leaders,” said Telford.

With more than 20 years in financial services leadership, Telford’s background as a seasoned professional makes him an outstanding and ambitious addition to Proliant’s management group. His prior positions include executive level positions with Orlans Group/eTitle, Quicken Loans, Amrock/Title Source, and Kmart Corporation.

About Proliant Settlement Systems, LLC

Proliant Settlement Systems, LLC is a turnkey title company ownership system that offers qualified entrepreneurs an opportunity to own their own title company, complete with all the financial and operational advantages. The Proliant system effectively eliminates the traditional, and often difficult, barriers to entry.

At present, the service is available in Florida and Michigan with planned expansion to other states throughout the coming year.

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Tom Gibbs, Soft-Tex Interim Chief Executive Officer

“… We remain unwaveringly committed to our strategic focus areas of new innovation, channel expansion and digital growth.” -Tom Gibbs, Interim CEO.

WATERFORD, N.Y. (PRWEB)
January 22, 2020

Soft-Tex International, Inc. announced today that Jeff Chilton is stepping down as Chief Executive Officer. Effective immediately, the Board of Directors has appointed Chief Financial Officer, Tom Gibbs, to serve as Interim Chief Executive Officer.

“On behalf of the board and the employees of Soft-Tex, I want to thank Jeff for the tremendous leadership he provided Soft-Tex over the course of his 8-year tenure. I am excited about Soft-Tex’s future under Tom’s guidance and the upcoming launch of Soft-Tex’s new innovations like REACTEX™ and many other new technologies,” said Bruce Roberston, Member of the Soft-Tex Board of Directors and Partner at Hudson Ferry Capital which maintains an investment in Soft-Tex.

“Soft-Tex is well-positioned to continue serving its industry-wide base of customers and we are confident in our team’s ability to maintain our growth trajectory. We remain unwaveringly committed to our strategic focus areas of new innovation, channel expansion and digital growth.” said Tom Gibbs, Interim CEO.

Remarking on Soft-Tex’s focus, new Board member and REACTEX™ Inventor, Mark Smiderle, added, “The Soft-Tex product development and engineering teams work tirelessly to drive game changing innovation to come up with new ways to surprise and delight consumers which is critical in differentiating a product assortment from today’s crowded marketplace of home comfort products. From REACTEX ™ personal climate control, to proprietary foam formulations, new wellness lines, and much more, the Soft-Tex team provides true innovation, rapid product development, and the merchandising & marketing needed to commercialize product for a frictionless omnichannel retail experience.”

The Soft-Tex Senior Management team in a separate letter to employees also reiterated its commitment to a seamless leadership transition and providing continued superior service to its current and future customers.

Soft-Tex will be exhibiting many new innovations at the upcoming Las Vegas Furniture Market January 26th – 30th as previously announced including new REACTEX™ for leather and upholstered furniture products. Interim CEO Tom Gibbs along with the entire Senior Management team are available for meetings during the Vegas Show. Soft-Tex also has begun taking appointments for the Spring New York Home Fashions Market March 23rd – 26th. For appointments for either show, please contact Showroom Manager, Eric Hasper, at ehasper(at)soft-tex.com or visit soft-tex.com/market-appt to book an appointment with our Senior Management Team.

About Interim Chief Executive Officer, Tom Gibbs, CPA

Mr. Gibbs joined Soft-Tex in 2012 as Controller and was promoted to the position of Chief Financial Officer in 2013 and has been a valuable member of the Soft-Tex Senior Management Team since that time. Prior to Soft-Tex, Mr. Gibbs served in a diverse array of senior financial executive roles, having served as Chief Financial Officer of Cookson Plastic Molding Corporation in Albany, NY and Chief Financial Officer of Loudon Plastics in Latham, NY.

Mr. Gibbs is an accredited as a Certified Public Accountant and Associate Real Estate Broker in the state of New York and is an alumnus of the accounting school at Manhattan College.

About Soft-Tex

Soft-Tex International is an innovation company focused on building the most comfortable products to help the world sleep and live better. With proprietary technologies spanning categories like personal climate control, wellness, antimicrobials, & allergen barriers, coupled with coveted national brands like SensorPEDIC®, SensorGel®, BioPEDIC®, & DreamSmart®, Soft-Tex offers its retail, distributor, and other partners the highest quality, most comfortable products with best-in-class, in-house merchandising, digital marketing, customer service and global supply chain capabilities.

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SAN FRANCISCO (PRWEB)
January 22, 2020

Uberall, Inc., the digital platform delivering ‘Near Me’ Brand Experiences for brick-and-mortar customers, today announced that Greg Sterling will become the company’s first VP of Market Insights. Sterling brings 20 years of experience as an analyst, writer and researcher focused on digital and location-based media and marketing.

In this new role, Sterling will provide his expertise, insights and support to multiple internal teams and will lead research and content initiatives within Uberall. They include leveraging Uberall’s unique data and insights to support the company’s enterprise customer base, channel partners and resellers, as well as inform the broader market. Sterling will also be speaking and programming events.

“I’m thrilled to join the growing Uberall team,” said Sterling. “There’s still a lot of work to do to educate the market and help brands and local businesses deliver effective ‘near me’ experiences to their customers. And Uberall is doing great, innovative things to meet those needs.”

Sterling is one of the leading analysts and speakers on location marketing, location intelligence and the SMB marketplace, with extensive background in digital strategy, research, content development, and event programming. He has been a contributor to Search Engine Land since 2006. Before joining Uberall, Sterling was the VP of Strategy & Insights at LSA where he helped accelerate the organization’s transformation from traditional media trade group to leading digital marketing association for location-based marketers.

“Greg has been a leader in the location marketing space for two decades,” said Norman Rohr, SVP of Marketing at Uberall. “We believe that his expertise and knowledge will help Uberall as we continue to grow, win business and serve our customers around the world, and in North America in particular.”

For more information about Uberall, visit: https://uberall.com/.

About Uberall, Inc.

Uberall enables SMB and enterprise resellers to deliver a memorable ‘Near Me’ Brand Experience for customers, along every step of today’s consumer journey — from online interactions to offline sales.

Resellers can establish new, powerful revenue streams by helping clients stand out in a highly fragmented online space and giving consumers a seamless digital to brick and mortar experience.

Uberall solutions enable businesses to easily manage search and discovery, engagement and conversion in real-time on all online platforms — mobile, voice and desktop — across websites, mobile apps, store locators, search engines, maps, social platforms and advertising networks.

Uberall is headquartered in Berlin, with additional offices in San Francisco, London, Paris, Amsterdam, and Cape Town. Its clients include Fortune 500 companies and industry leaders from all over the world.

Learn more at https://www.uberall.com.

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LPA Sacramento Studio Director Kevin Sullivan

“The projects he was a part of are significant, but the impact he had on young designers, me included, is his enduring gift,” said Wendy Rogers, LPA’s CEO and Chief Talent Officer.

IRVINE, Calif. (PRWEB)
January 23, 2020

LPA Sacramento Studio Director Kevin Sullivan has announced his retirement, leaving behind a 30-year legacy of inspiring projects throughout California.

In his career with LPA, Kevin helped develop the firm’s integrated practice and established the Sacramento studio as an important voice in local design. He played a key role in the redesign of the College of San Mateo campus, as well as master plans for the cities of Oroville and Brentwood, among a long list of projects.

“I always loved the master plan process, where we worked with the community to develop concepts that affected people’s lives,” Sullivan says.

A landscape architect, Sullivan joined LPA in 2000, after working with the firm on several joint projects. He established LPA’s landscape architecture studio in Roseville and led the effort to move the firm’s office to downtown Sacramento in 2015. In his leadership role, he served as a mentor to many designers who are now playing important roles in the industry.

“The projects he was a part of are significant, but the impact he had on young designers, me included, is his enduring gift,” said Wendy Rogers, LPA’s CEO and Chief Talent Officer.

Sullivan will be remembered as a passionate advocate for inclusion and prioritizing the individual voice in the design process. On projects like the design of the Gauche Aquatic Park in Yuba City, he led an extensive outreach effort to build consensus and design a facility that reflects the community interests.

“Kevin will be missed not only as a trusted partner, but as a friend,” LPA President Dan Heinfeld said. “Kevin made us a better firm and was instrumental in making landscape a fully integrated part of our design process.”

During his tenure, the Sacramento office grew from a focus on K-12 schools to a well-rounded integrated firm, impacting design in workplace, higher education and healthcare.

“There is a high bar for design at LPA and that is what I aspired to,” Sullivan said. “I’m going to miss the collaboration and working side by side with so many dedicated professionals.”

About

Founded in 1965, LPA specializes in creating innovative environments that work better, do more with less and improve people’s lives. An integrated design firm with six locations in California and Texas, LPA’s team includes more than 400 in-house architects, master planners, engineers, interior designers, landscape architects and research analysts, working across a wide array of sectors. For more information, visit lpadesignstudios.com.

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“We’re working together to make Nacha Certified a success and bring more Third-Party Senders into certification. The payments associations are uniquely positioned to help make that happen” – Michael Herd, Nacha Senior Vice President, ACH Network Administration

HERNDON, Va. (PRWEB)
January 23, 2020

Nacha is partnering with seven members of The Center for Payments to expand the reach of Nacha Certified, a voluntary certification program for Third-Party Senders that enhances the quality of the ACH Network.

Under a new cooperative agreement, seven Center for Payments member payments associations are able to conduct Nacha Certified reviews. These participants have been trained by Nacha and use Nacha’s materials to assess whether a Third-Party Sender applicant meets all Nacha Certified criteria. Final approval of all reviews will come from Nacha.

“This is a cooperative program between Nacha and the payments associations, designed to contribute to the high quality of payments that flow through the ACH Network,” said Michael Herd, Nacha Senior Vice President, ACH Network Administration. “We’re working together to make Nacha Certified a success and bring more Third-Party Senders into certification. The payments associations are uniquely positioned to help make that happen.”

“The Nacha Certified program supports ePayResource’s objective to ensure that all stakeholders in the payments value chain thoroughly understand and execute their obligations under the Nacha Operating Rules,” said Laura Steele, President and CEO of ePayResources, a member of The Center for Payments. “The program enhances the trend for excellence in payments established by The Center for Payments’ education and audit services.”

The Center for Payments members partnering with Nacha in this effort are:

All Third-Party Senders that have been in payments processing for at least two years are eligible to become Nacha Certified. Achieving Nacha Certified status signals to customers, financial institutions and peers that a Third-Party Sender meets Nacha’s standards for sound core practices in ACH payment processing, has a solid risk and compliance program, and demonstrates stability and sound governance. Learn more at nachacertified.org.

About Nacha

Nacha is a nonprofit organization that convenes hundreds of diverse organizations to enhance and enable ACH payments and financial data exchange within the U.S. and across geographies. Through the development of rules, standards, governance, education, advocacy, and in support of innovation, Nacha’s efforts benefit all stakeholders. Nacha is the steward of the ACH Network, a payment system that universally connects all U.S. bank accounts and facilitates the movement of money and information. In 2018, there were 27 billion ACH payments, and more than $51 trillion in value moved across the ACH Network. Nacha also leads groups focused on API standardization and B2B payment enablement. Visit nacha.org for more information, and connect with us on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.

About The Center for Payments

The Center for Payments is a cooperative program sponsored by eleven payments associations with the purpose of helping members and staff better prepare for the continued evolution in U.S. payment systems. Current participants in the program include ePayResources, EPCOR, MACHA, NEACH, PaymentsFirst, SHAZAM, Southern Financial Exchange, The Clearing House Payments Authority, UMACHA, WACHA and WesPay. These associations represent over 10,000 financial institution members, businesses and stakeholders with an interest in U.S. payment systems. Visit centerforpayments.org, contact us at info@centerforpayments.org and follow us on Twitter.

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“At FEI, we recognize that the unique opportunities and risks facing financial professionals within the government sector require a dedicated forum for learning and discussion,” explained Andrej Suskavcevic, CAE, President and CEO of FEI.

MORRISTOWN, N.J. (PRWEB)
January 23, 2020

Financial Executives International (FEI), the association of choice for CFOs and other senior-level finance executives, today announced the agenda for its upcoming Conference on Government Business. The event will be held at the District of Columbia Bar in Washington, D.C. on February 4. Attendees of the one-day program are eligible to receive up to 7 CPE credits to meet NASBA Standards requirements. For full agenda details and to register, visit http://www.financialexecutives.org/govbus2020.

The Conference targets financial professionals who work with federal government entities and professionals in government who need to stay current on legal issues and regulatory requirements effecting government contracting. The sessions are developed by FEI’s Committee on Government Business, the team responsible for analyzing legislation and regulations affecting accounting standards and practices followed by businesses servicing the Federal sector.

“At FEI, we recognize that the unique opportunities and risks facing financial professionals within the government sector require a dedicated forum for learning and discussion,” explained Andrej Suskavcevic, CAE, President and CEO of FEI. “Our Committee on Government Business has worked to put together a meaningful, timely agenda to tackle these issues in an intimate and interactive way. Based on that effort, we trust that attendees will find the conference topics invaluable.”

The Conference on Government Business is made possible through the support of the Financial Education & Research Foundation (FERF), and the event’s sponsors, Baker Tilly and PwC. The Conference will include the following sessions:

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  The Legality of Cost and Audit
• Cyber Security and the Supply Chain
• Cost Sharing and Other Transaction Agreements (OTAs)
• Internal/External Restructuring Costs Roundtable

“Understanding the federal rules and regulations addressing accounting practices is more complex for the financial professionals dealing with business working with government agencies,” said Barbara Michael, Perspecta Inc.’s Vice President of Government Compliance and Chair of FEI’s Committee on Government Business. “It takes constant education and discussion with other industry professionals to navigate new regulations and develop and implement realistic solutions. We have developed a forum that presents these topics in a format that encourages a full understanding of each issue and helps to outline a clear path to solutions.”

For complete agenda information and a listing of speakers please visit:

http://www.financialexecutives.org/govbus2020.

About FEI

Financial Executives International (FEI) is the leading advocate for the views of corporate financial management. Its more than 10,000 members hold policy-making positions as chief financial officers, treasurers and controllers at companies from every major industry. FEI enhances member professional development through peer networking, career management services, conferences, research and publications. Members participate in the activities of more than 65 Chapters in the U.S. FEI is located in Morristown, NJ. Visit http://www.financialexecutives.org for more information.

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