“In this expanded role, Mike’s proven leadership skills will be exactly what we need to fuel Ranker and Watchworthy’s continued growth.” -Clark Benson, CEO and founder of Ranker.

LOS ANGELES (PRWEB)
June 09, 2020

Ranker, known as the world’s leading publisher for fan-powered rankings on just about everything, today announced that Mike Filliben has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer. Filliben was the first analytics hire at Ranker in 2014, and most recently served as Senior Vice President of Audience Development and Analytics leading the inception and development of several initiatives that have driven consistent growth and gone on to become core competencies of the company.

With almost 15 years of experience in technology and digital media, Filliben has been fortunate to experience the business from many different angles, holding roles in sales, customer success, product, marketing, operations and analytics.

“Mike is a trusted professional that has been committed to the development of Ranker’s strategic initiatives and business goals for several years,” said Clark Benson, CEO and founder of Ranker. “What we’re seeing in this pandemic is that most digital media publishers are moving to subscription paywalls in a panic, whereas we are fearlessly adapting to the changes with innovations and employee growth. In this expanded role, Mike’s proven leadership skills will be exactly what we need to fuel Ranker and Watchworthy’s continued growth.”

As COO of Ranker, Filliben will oversee publisher and business operations, working with his team to lead the data driven improvement of tactics, processes, and technology in pursuit of consistently superior execution. Those efforts will support the further advancement and evolution of Ranker and Watchworthy, a free personalized TV recommendation app launched in March 2020.

“I’m excited for the opportunity to lead Ranker to the next level of growth and operational inventiveness,” Filliben said. “These are unstable times for the digital media space, but we feel good about the opportunities in front of us and about our ability to execute on them. We’ve got a passionate team that is invested in the future of the company – I’m looking forward to the challenge and what we can accomplish together.”

Prior to his career at Ranker, he was the head of analytics at Military.com, the nation’s largest online Military and Veteran membership organization. He has a B.S. in Business Economics from the University of Arizona and an MBA from the UCLA Anderson School of Management.

More information about Ranker and its leadership can be found here.

About Ranker

Ranker, a Quantcast Top 50 site in the US, attracts more than 20 million monthly unique visitors worldwide and is the leader in fan-powered rankings on just about everything. Whatever the topic – TV, movies, video games, sports, brands, food, lifestyle – Ranker puts the vote into the hands of millions rather than a few critics to answer the questions we are most passionate about. Over 1 billion votes now power Ranker Insights, a treasure trove of psychographic correlation data that delivers personalized consumer recommendations (“if you like X, you’ll also like Y, Z”), and also audience insights to marketers, studios, and platforms seeking a deeper understanding of consumer tastes and preferences. Launched in 2020 and powered by Ranker Insights, Watchworthy is the only statistically relevant, crowd-sourced TV recommendation app available to consumers. Ranker made #187 on Deloitte’s 2019 Technology Fast 500 featuring the fastest growing companies in North America and Built In LA’s Top 50 Mid-Sized Companies To Work For in 2020. Headquartered in Los Angeles, Ranker also has offices in Chicago and NYC.

Share article on social media or email:

“It’s important to scale back strategically, if necessary, without getting cut off entirely. This helps the organization avoid losing its momentum with developing talent and staying prepared to meet its future needs.” — Holly Bowers, director of training and development at Willmeng Construction.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (PRWEB)
June 09, 2020

Talent development functions have room to improve their strategic alignment to business goals, according to a new report by the Association for Talent Development.

Strategic Alignment: Orchestrating Organizational Success, sponsored by MHS Talent Development, shows that only 42 percent of respondents indicated their organization’s talent development and business strategies were aligned to a high or very high extent.

Strategic alignment “starts with defining what counts,” Kimberly Currier, senior director for talent development for Americas at AECOM, said in the report. “We focus on knowing what business strategies are priorities for the year and, from there, understanding what the business needs its people to do to carry out those strategies.”

The head of human resources is most frequently involved in determining talent development strategy, according to 72 percent of the report’s respondents. Next are business unit leaders (60 percent), followed by the head of talent development (57 percent). Thirty-nine percent of organizations involve the chief executive officer in creating the talent development strategy.

Some other key takeaways from the report include:

• 
  Fifty-six percent of organizations report on talent development’s performance to their boards of directors, and 78 percent do so during meetings of their senior leader or executive teams.
• Some best practices associated with having high levels of alignment between business and talent development include having talent development programs that reflect official organizational values, using a centralized reporting structure for talent development, having business leaders that vocalize their support for talent development, and enabling talent development leaders to influence business strategy.

Some of the strategic goals of the organization and talent development have been scaled back during the COVID-19 pandemic, but Holly Bowers, director of training and development at Willmeng Construction, noted in the report that doing away with goals or strategies that surround those goals can be detrimental to the organization.

During difficult times for an organization, “It’s important to scale back strategically, if necessary, without getting cut off entirely,” Bowers explained in the report. “This helps the organization avoid losing its momentum with developing talent and staying prepared to meet its future needs. Otherwise, you start over from square one.”

About ATD

The Association for Talent Development (ATD) is the world’s largest professional membership organization supporting those who develop the knowledge and skills of employees, improve performance, and help to achieve results for the organizations they serve. Established in 1943, the association was previously known as the American Society for Training & Development (ASTD).

ATD’s members come from more than 120 countries and work in public and private organizations in every industry sector. ATD supports talent development professionals who gather locally in volunteer-led U.S. chapters and international member networks and with international strategic partners.

For more information, visit td.org.

Share article on social media or email:

RALEIGH, N.C. (PRWEB)
June 09, 2020

The TWAIN Working Group (TWG), a not-for-profit organization designed to provide and foster a universal public standard which links applications and image acquisition devices, today announced the election of Joseph Odore to the position of TWG Chairperson of the Board. In this role, Odore will lead ongoing TWG initiatives and development, to include TWAIN Direct® growth and adoption, the PDF/raster™ file format specification and day-to-day management responsibilities for the organization.

“Joe has been an excellent addition to the Group since Panasonic joined as a Board member company a number of years ago. He has been consistently engaged in development activities and was serving as Marketing Committee Chair until his recent election to Board Chair,” said Mark McLaughlin, TWAIN Working Group Technical Committee Chair. “We look forward to having Joe at the helm guiding the Group in our efforts to provide the best open source, free standard possible to the capture industry.”

“We’re very pleased to announce Joseph Odore as the latest TWAIN Working Group Chairperson. This standards group has a long history of providing quality tools for communication between software and imaging devices, and we’re proud to participate in the development of such tools, which are incorporated with our scanning solutions,” said Faisal Pandit, President of Panasonic System Solutions Company of North America. “Having Joseph become a key participant on the TWG Board is testament to his dedication and our support of the progress and success of the Group. We are certain that Joseph, along with all the dedicated TWG participants and member companies, will continue to push this technology in to the future for the betterment of the industry as a whole.”

About Panasonic System Solutions Company of North America

Panasonic System Solutions Company of North America, a division of Panasonic Corporation of North America, delivers game-changing technology solutions that deliver customized experiences to drive better outcomes—for our customers and our customers’ customers. Panasonic designs and manufactures reliable, flexible and dependable products and solutions to help create, capture and deliver information of all types, especially where, when and how it is needed. The complete suite of Panasonic professional solutions for government and commercial enterprises of all sizes addresses unified business communications, mobile computing, security and surveillance, retail point-of-sale, office productivity, audio and visual systems (projectors, displays & digital signage) and professional video production. To learn more and Panasonic’s business products and solutions visit: https://na.panasonic.com/us/audio-video-solutions

About Panasonic Corporation of North America    

Newark, NJ-based Panasonic Corporation of North America is committed to creating a better life and a better world by enabling its business-to-business customers through innovations in Sustainable Energy, Immersive Entertainment, Integrated Supply Chains and Mobility Solutions. The company is the principal North American subsidiary of Osaka, Japan-based Panasonic Corporation. One of Interbrand’s Top 100 Best Global Brands of 2019, Panasonic is a leading technology partner and integrator to businesses, government agencies and consumers across the region. Learn more about Panasonic’s ideas and innovations at http://www.na.panasonic.com/us.

About TWAIN Working Group

The TWAIN Working Group, established in 1992, is a not-for-profit association of industry leaders who have gathered to create a standard that benefits the imaging industry as a whole. TWAIN’s purpose is to provide and foster a universal public standard which links applications and image acquisition devices. The ongoing mission of this organization is to continue to enhance the standard to accommodate future technologies. TWAIN generates multiple opportunities for application developers and users to access information and broaden the standard; through a developer’s forum (twainforum.org), main website (twain.org), TWAIN Direct website (twaindirect.org) and online self-certification process. Current members of the TWAIN Working Group include Panasonic Corporation, ExactCODE GmbH, Fujitsu Computer Products of America Inc., InoTec GmbH Organisationssyteme, Alaris, Atalasoft, Microtek, Inc., Dynamsoft, Epson, PDF Association, HazyBits, and LEAD Technologies.

Share article on social media or email:

Lee Ann Prosky-Carter, Chief Financial Officer, Wolfe LLC

“Filling the CFO role is very important to us in our company evolution. With the CFO role being filled, we have strengthened our executive team as we poise for rapid growth,” said CEO Jason Wolfe.

PITTSBURGH (PRWEB)
June 09, 2020

Wolfe, LLC, the Pittsburgh-based fintech incubator behind GiftYa, Gift Card Granny and PerfectGift.com, announced today the hiring of Lee Ann Prosky-Carter as new Chief Financial Officer for the team. Prosky-Carter has years of finance and accounting experience working with such notable companies as HM Health Solutions, Summa Technologies, and Siemens. She will bring a hands-on approach to her management style along with her financial expertise, managing accounts that range from large corporations to small technology companies.

“Filling the CFO role is very important to us in our company evolution. With the CFO role being filled, we have strengthened our executive team as we poise for rapid growth,” said CEO Jason Wolfe.

As a company, Wolfe has expanded their product offers with local gift card options and continues to expand their partnerships with top name brands and merchant service aggregators, like Square, to deliver innovative gifting solutions for consumers and corporate clients.

Prosky-Carter explains, “What drew me to apply for this position was a combination of several factors: the unique technology innovations Wolfe is driving in the gift card space, the culture of the company and its core values of integrity, caring, drive & teamwork that are very much aligned with my values. The CFO position presented a unique opportunity to be part of something special, working with a talented team to drive financial performance and growth for the future success of the team.”

“I am most excited for the opportunity to work with such a successful entrepreneur as Jason Wolfe and the entire Wolfe team as we change the Gift Card industry. I’m looking forward to leveraging my experience in finance, technology and M&A to successfully develop companies in this space and ultimately monetize them. I am also excited to work with the talented, smart and caring people at Wolfe.”

Lee Ann Prosky-Carter will start at Wolfe LLC in June 2020 and will be reporting to CEO Jason Wolfe.

ABOUT WOLFE, LLC

Founded in 1995, Wolfe, LLC is an innovative Pittsburgh-based investor and incubator. The holding company conceives, invests in and grows innovative financial technology (fintech) and ecommerce businesses. Wolfe’s past and current company portfolio include GiftCards.com, OmniCard, Direct Response Technologies, JamboMedia, Sentral, PerfectGift.com, GiftYa, Sentral, MyCoupons and Gift Card Granny. The company holds a broad portfolio of patents in the gift card and card-linked offer arena. Find additional details at https://www.wolfe.com/.

Share article on social media or email:

BOSTON (PRWEB)
June 09, 2020

Radius Bank, an industry-leading digital bank, today announced the appointment of Louise Sorrentino as Vice President of Acquisition and Alain Glanzman as Vice President of Small Business Banking. Sorrentino and Glanzman joined the Bank in the first quarter of 2020 to help further strengthen and expand Radius’ Direct to Consumer and Small Business divisions.

As Vice President of Acquisition, Louise brings nearly 20 years of experience to the organization. She joined Radius from Citibank, where she spent 17 years in multiple senior roles delivering innovative customer acquisition programs. During her tenure, Sorrentino has focused heavily on digital acquisition, business development, digital partnerships, and relationship management.

In her new role, Louise is responsible for developing and managing digital marketing strategies that drive direct consumer and business new client acquisition and deposits, while enhancing the Bank’s leadership position in the marketplace. She is based remotely out of her home office in New York.

Alain Glanzman brings nearly nine years of experience to his role of Vice President of Small Business Banking. Alain has had an illustrious career, most recently serving as the Co-Founder and CEO of WalletFi, where he led strategic direction and operations for the fintech, raising venture capital and developing innovative products to bring to the market.

At Radius, Glanzman is focused on providing a superior banking experience to the Bank’s micro and small business banking segment, helping these clients efficiently manage their operations and cash flow so they can spend more time running their businesses. Additionally, he is exploring options to expand the overall product suite, including credit and other cash management services, to support the various needs of growing startups. Glanzman is based remotely out of his home office in Florida.

Radius’ Direct to Consumer and Small Business deposit product lines offer a wide range of award-winning features, from the ability to open a checking account digitally in under 5 minutes from anywhere in the U.S. to full-featured mobile banking apps and unlimited debit card cash back and ATM rebates. Since joining the Bank, Sorrentino has been an instrumental part of the team that has expanded the Direct Deposit and Cash Back programs for Radius’ consumer clients, and Glanzman has been a leader in Radius’ involvement in the Payment Protection Program, where the Bank has provided close to $900 million in loans to small businesses, which has resulted in over 60,000 people receiving paychecks during this challenging period.

“Louise and Alain have a wealth of knowledge and expertise in the digital banking space,” said Chris Tremont, Executive Vice President of Virtual Banking. “Taking their past experience, innovative mindsets and undeniable passion for banking, it’s without a doubt they will be large contributors to Radius’ future success. We continue to see an accelerating demand for digital banking features from our growing client base and are excited to have these talented individuals on the team to help us meet and exceed these expectations.”

To learn more about Radius Bank, visit http://www.radiusbank.com or connect on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram.

About Radius Bank

With assets of approximately $1.5 billion, Radius Bank is a forward-thinking digital bank committed to providing a full complement of accounts and services to meet the banking needs of consumers and businesses nationwide. Radius provides the product depth of a national brand, the technology of a fintech, and the personalized attention typically reserved for a local bank to consumers, small and middle market businesses, unions, government entities and non-profit organizations. The Bank’s award-winning digital banking platform allows consumer clients to bank from anywhere with a computer or mobile device and provides convenient features such as check deposit, bill pay, card management, and a personal financial management dashboard. Business clients enjoy a wide array of award-winning deposit products, advanced treasury management services, and loan and payment solutions. In addition, Radius’ suite of open APIs delivers a robust banking-as-a-service (BaaS) platform for fintechs to quickly access core banking features and build best-in-class financial solutions. Radius specializes in partnering with forward-thinking fintechs to provide white-label deposit products, cards, digital onboarding, and account management. Radius Bank is a member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and is an Equal Housing/Equal Opportunity Lender. For further information, visit the Bank’s website at radiusbank.com, or follow the Bank on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram.

Share article on social media or email:

One of the greatest responsibilities we have as a Board and management team is to prepare the next generation so that the company can continue to thrive.

PITTSBURGH (PRWEB)
June 09, 2020

PWCampbell, a fourth-generation retail services and design-build firm, announces key ownership and management changes that have been enacted as part of the Company’s long-term succession plan. This is only the third time in 110 years that a generational transition in ownership has been made involving the company.

Carlin Campbell, Erin Campbell and Amanda Campbell Caliendo have transitioned from Vice Presidents to Principals, and will continue to increase their ownership in the firm.

As the Company continues to grow and diversify, Carlin Campbell will be Chief Operating Officer and be responsible for managing the production area for the firm including construction, architecture and corporate technology. Erin Campbell will assume new responsibilities in the Company’s human resources department and will continue her activities in corporate development and client relations. Amanda Campbell Caliendo is now responsible for managing interior designs, furniture and design-build branding services.

As part of the plan, James Caliendo has transitioned from President and Chief Operating Officer to President and Chief Executive Officer. He will continue in his role in overall executive management for the firm with an emphasis on business development, corporate planning, marketing and finance.

As Principal James Campbell transitions into retirement while remaining on the Board of directors, his brother and Principal John Campbell will remain in his current position with a focus on corporate and business development moving away from day-to-day operations. It was under their leadership and stewardship over the past half a century, as third-generation owners, where the firm drastically grew its client base by focusing on quality, client satisfaction and diversification of the business.

The PWCampbell Board of Directors now includes James Campbell, John Campbell, James Caliendo, Carlin Campbell, Erin Campbell and Amanda Campbell Caliendo.

According to President and CEO James Caliendo, “We have been working on our long-term succession plan involving this shift to fourth-generation ownership for the past five years. These promotions are all well-earned and have been a work in progress. Carlin, Erin and Amanda have been major contributors to our success and growth and will be excellent leaders as we continue to build the future of the firm. They will have a long-tenured group of managers working alongside them.”

In addition to the announcement of the new owners and shifting of responsibilities, two other senior managers have been promoted.

Dean Giordano has been promoted from Senior Vice President to Executive Vice President, Design and Construction, where he is responsible for architectural, preconstruction and construction services. Kevin Poirot has been promoted from Senior Vice President to Executive Vice President, Branded Environments, where he is responsible for retail branding and client technology solutions.

Principal John Campbell said, “One of the greatest responsibilities we have as a Board and management team is to prepare the next generation so that the company can continue to thrive. Developing the new leadership, while those of us with decades of experience are still here, is a critical component of our succession plan. We look forward to continuing our client successes while upholding the legacy of excellence started by our founders.”

Being family-owned and managed has been in the DNA of PWCampbell since it was founded in 1910 by Phillip W. Campbell. His sons James L. Campbell Sr. and John C. Campbell then ran the firm and represented the second generation. After that, the sons of James L. Campbell Sr.—current Principals James and John Campbell—continued to run the company and are now in the process of passing the baton of leadership to Jim’s daughter Erin and John’s children Carlin and Amanda.

PWCampbell is a retail services and design-build firm, with over 110 years of experience. We are dedicated to serving our clients by providing the planning, design and construction expertise they seek to optimize their building and marketing efforts. With our strength in the design-build area, we have evolved into a fourth generation, full-service professional organization concentrating our efforts in the financial, commercial and residential industries.

Share article on social media or email:

Lee Ann Prosky, Chief Financial Officer, Wolfe LLC

“Filling the CFO role is very important to us in our company evolution. With the CFO role being filled, we have strengthened our executive team as we poise for rapid growth,” said CEO Jason Wolfe.

PITTSBURGH (PRWEB)
June 09, 2020

Wolfe, LLC, the Pittsburgh-based fintech incubator behind GiftYa, Gift Card Granny and PerfectGift.com, announced today the hiring of Lee Ann Prosky as new Chief Financial Officer for the team. Prosky has years of finance and accounting experience working with such notable companies as HM Health Solutions, Summa Technologies, and Siemens. She will bring a hands-on approach to her management style along with her financial expertise, managing accounts that range from large corporations to small technology companies.

“Filling the CFO role is very important to us in our company evolution. With the CFO role being filled, we have strengthened our executive team as we poise for rapid growth,” said CEO Jason Wolfe.

As a company, Wolfe has expanded their product offers with local gift card options and continues to expand their partnerships with top name brands and merchant service aggregators, like Square, to deliver innovative gifting solutions for consumers and corporate clients.

Prosky explains, “What drew me to apply for this position was a combination of several factors: the unique technology innovations Wolfe is driving in the gift card space, the culture of the company and its core values of integrity, caring, drive & teamwork that are very much aligned with my values. The CFO position presented a unique opportunity to be part of something special, working with a talented team to drive financial performance and growth for the future success of the team.”

“I am most excited for the opportunity to work with such a successful entrepreneur as Jason Wolfe and the entire Wolfe team as we change the Gift Card industry. I’m looking forward to leveraging my experience in finance, technology and M&A to successfully develop companies in this space and ultimately monetize them. I am also excited to work with the talented, smart and caring people at Wolfe.”

Lee Ann Prosky will start at Wolfe LLC in June 2020 and will be reporting to CEO Jason Wolfe.

ABOUT WOLFE, LLC

Founded in 1995, Wolfe, LLC is an innovative Pittsburgh-based investor and incubator. The holding company conceives, invests in and grows innovative financial technology (fintech) and ecommerce businesses. Wolfe’s past and current company portfolio include GiftCards.com, OmniCard, Direct Response Technologies, JamboMedia, Sentral, PerfectGift.com, GiftYa, Sentral, MyCoupons and Gift Card Granny. The company holds a broad portfolio of patents in the gift card and card-linked offer arena. Find additional details at https://www.wolfe.com/.

Share article on social media or email:

Marc Murphy joins Momenta Partners

“I’m pleased to join Momenta, bringing my deep experience in, and passion for, industrial digital transformation.”

ZURICH and SAN FRANCISCO (PRWEB)
June 09, 2020

Momenta Partners, the leading global Advisory, Executive Search and Ventures firm focused on Digital Industry, is pleased to announce the appointment of Marc Murphy as Strategy Partner in Advisory, working with their Startup Advisory practice. Mr. Murphy is an experienced enterprise technology and startup leader including a two-time CEO. Marc has extensive experience leading high-growth, results-focused, startups including SPARC, LLC, an Inc 500 #1 ranked software services company resulting in the successful acquisition by Booz-Allen Hamilton in 2016.

Prior to SPARC, Marc was a partner at Deloitte Consulting. Most recently Marc was CEO of Atlatl Software Inc. where he spearheaded the software re-platforming and category creation for B2B visual and augmented-reality commerce tools targeting manufacturers. Marc is a veteran and former Army officer.

Momenta Partners was founded as Digital Industry Growth Partners; investing in, advising, and placing executive-level talent for leading and emerging companies focused on the digitization and transformation of industry. With the addition of Marc to its Startup Advisory team, Momenta will further enhance its range of startup-focused offerings while adding to our bench of deep industry and technology practitioners. The Momenta Startup Advisory offerings include CEO coaching; fractional CXO services; market and landscape research; positioning and go-to-market strategy formulation; business modeling; business and partner development; and readiness for raising capital.

According to Marc, “I’m pleased to join Momenta, bringing my deep experience in, and passion for, industrial digital transformation. I’m looking forward to supporting young companies’ growth in the Industry 4.0 domain, working with an incredible team of practitioners at Momenta”.

“We are pleased to have Marc join our Startup Advisory team,” said Blaine Mathieu, Partner and Startup Advisory Team Lead. “His experience makes our team stronger and even more focused on the needs of startups targeting Digital Industry.”

“Marc’s successful startup CEO stints combine with his deep advisory background to help Momenta provide a true advisory powerhouse to the market,” said Doug Harp, Managing Partner of Momenta Partners Advisory Practice. “Welcome, Marc!”

About Momenta Partners:

Momenta Partners are Digital Industry Growth Partners, with industry-leading Strategic Advisory, Executive Search, and Investment practices, accelerating the growth of companies in the industrial ecosystem globally since 2012. For more information, visit http://www.momenta.one, join the @MomentaPartners conversation or contact info@momenta.one.

Media Contacts:

Momenta Partners

Sandra Mueller

info@momenta.partners

+1 347 620-1836

Share article on social media or email: