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LaunchDarkly Raises $54 Million for Rapid Expansion of Feature Management Platform

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LaunchDarkly pioneered the category of feature management and has quickly become the de facto standard to reliably deploy software at scale…


OAKLAND, Calif. (PRWEB)

Funding to further develop its feature management platform to accommodate the surge in demand.

LaunchDarkly, the feature management platform software teams use to build better software faster, announced today $54 million in additional funding led by Bessemer Venture Partners from their Century Fund for growth-stage companies, with participation from Threshold Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, Uncork Capital, Vertex Ventures and Bloomberg Beta. With this vote of continued confidence, LaunchDarkly has received a total of $130 million in funding to date.

The investment will be used to address the surge in demand LaunchDarkly has seen for its feature management platform. Companies like IBM, TrueCar, and fuboTV are using LaunchDarkly to control feature lifecycles, eliminate risk from deployment processes, and increase efficiency throughout development cycles.

“LaunchDarkly pioneered the category of feature management and has quickly become the de facto standard to reliably deploy software at scale,” says Ethan Kurzweil, partner at Bessemer Venture Partners. “We are excited to support Edith, John and the LaunchDarkly team as they invest in transforming the way that software is built and launched, allowing companies to be more nimble and product-driven.”

In 2019, the company served more than 1 trillion features flags a day for more than a thousand customers, an increase of 500% over 2018. The spike was driven by the increasing pressure companies are experiencing to move quickly, innovate faster, and deliver exceptional user experiences. This demand is expected to continue as more teams strive to deliver these results without sacrificing quality or efficiency.

“Dynamic feature management is rapidly becoming the next big innovation in software development, allowing companies of all sizes to ship code faster with less risk,” says Josh Stein, Managing Partner of Threshold Ventures. “It’s been amazing to see the impact LaunchDarkly is having, and we’re excited to see how the platform and the team continue to grow in 2020.”

In April 2019 LaunchDarkly held its first conference, Trajectory Conference, in downtown Oakland. Attendees heard talks from industry leaders from organizations like Slack, Microsoft, Datadog, AWS, and IBM. LaunchDarkly will host the Trajectory Conference again on April 29-30, 2020.

LaunchDarkly continues to improve its core platform, including offered add-ons to core feature management functionality:

  • Experimentation – enabling teams to test ideas in production

  • Data Export – empowering teams to extract data into external analysis tools

  • Mobile Monthly Active User Packs – for feature management on mobile devices

The team has added multiple new languages, including Roku and C/C++, and enhanced integrations with GitHub, HashiCorp, and Slack.

“LaunchDarkly is creating an entirely new category called feature management,” says Scott Raney, General Partner at Redpoint Ventures. “Edith, John, and the team are solving some of the most difficult problems developers and product teams face and we couldn’t be more excited to continue on this journey!”

LaunchDarkly will also continue to invest in expanding its team. In 2019 LaunchDarkly grew its team in its Oakland headquarters, opened a sales and customer success hub in New York City, and hired sales, customer success, and developer advocates across North America. In 2020 LaunchDarkly will open sales offices in Sydney, Australia, and an engineering hub in London, UK.

About LaunchDarkly

Founded in 2014 by Edith Harbaugh and John Kodumal, LaunchDarkly is the feature management platform that software teams use to build better software, faster with less risk. Development teams use feature management as a best practice to separate code deployments from feature releases. With LaunchDarkly, teams control their entire feature lifecycles from concept to launch to value. Serving over 1 trillion feature flags a day, LaunchDarkly is used by teams at Atlassian, Microsoft, and CircleCI. Learn more at https://launchdarkly.com.

About Bessemer Venture Partners

Bessemer Venture Partners is the world’s most experienced early-stage venture capital firm. With a portfolio of more than 200 companies, Bessemer helps visionary entrepreneurs lay strong foundations to create companies that matter, and supports them through every stage of their growth. The firm has backed more than 120 IPOs, including Pinterest, Shopify, Yelp, LinkedIn, Skype, LifeLock, Twilio, PagerDuty, SendGrid, DocuSign, Wix, and MindBody. Learn more at https://bvp.com.

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Howard Fischer Associates Adds Five Hires

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PHILADELPHIA (PRWEB)

Howard Fischer Associates (“HFA”), one of the leading executive and board search firms in the nation for more than 35 years, is pleased to announce the hiring of five new members to its team, across three offices.

Kris Limaye is a Principal in HFA’s Philadelphia office, focusing on senior-level executive searches in Silicon Valley and across the Northeast in a variety of industries, including enterprise software, SaaS, healthcare IT, telecommunications, e-commerce, and manufacturing. Kris joins the firm from global healthcare, lighting, and consumer technology company Philips, where he helped build out their global in-house executive search function from the ground up, recruiting VP, SVP, and C-Level executives for the company globally, across all functions and sectors.

Dana Lipp, HFA’s new Director of Client Partnerships, joins the firm’s Chicago office after founding and operating a Dallas-based business law boutique concentrating in commercial, real estate, and transactional law and structuring strategic partnerships and alliances. Prior to owning her own firm, Dana served as General Counsel for SubroSmart, which provided subrogation services to global insurers, reinsurers, self-insureds, and captives, and as Chief Operating Officer of delivery startup Shipbird.

Jamal Elmidge is a Consultant in HFA’s Silicon Valley office, specializing in executive and board level searches for both venture-backed and public companies in the enterprise and consumer spaces. Prior to HFA, Jamal spent time as a senior sales and technical recruiter for Avi Networks, providing full-cycle recruitment for enterprise major account managers and senior software engineers, and as a senior recruiter at Palo Alto Networks.

Mira Cohen is a Market Analyst in HFA’s Silicon Valley office, supporting firm consultants in candidate research and market analysis for venture backed technology startups and public companies. Prior to joining HFA, Mira was a digital enablement guide for a cloud-based startup.

Caroline Fox is a Market Analyst in HFA’s Philadelphia office, supporting firm consultants in candidate research and market analysis efforts across multiple industries for both public and private companies. Prior to joining HFA, Caroline worked in prospect research, supporting fundraising efforts at the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia and the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York.

About Howard Fischer Associates

Howard Fischer Associates (HFA) is one of the leading executive and board search firms in the nation, committed to helping clients achieve their goals by identifying outstanding leaders who will effectively fit or help change their culture. The HFA process has been well-honed after 35 years of sustained excellence in the industry. HFA is headquartered in Philadelphia, with additional offices in Boston, Silicon Valley, and Chicago. For more information, visit http://www.hfischer.com.

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Moore DM Group names strategy expert and author Nick Ellinger as chief brand officer

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Nick Ellinger, Chief Brand Officer of Moore DM Group

Ellinger will oversee all aspects of Moore DM Group corporate marketing strategy, brand development and communications.


TULSA, Okla. (PRWEB)

Moore DM Group, a leading provider of performance-driven marketing solutions, announces the hiring of marketing strategist Nick Ellinger as chief brand officer. Author of “The New Nonprofit: Six Models to Raise More Money and Accomplish More Mission,” Ellinger has mapped a path for nonprofits to succeed in the future.

Ellinger brings a unique perspective on marketing strategy, having published research studies on donor behavior science and guided strategy and execution to raise millions of dollars for some of the country’s most well-known nonprofits. As CBO, Ellinger will oversee all aspects of Moore DM Group corporate marketing strategy, brand development and communications.

“We’re excited to have Nick join Moore. He is known for challenging conventional donor marketing assumptions to create new fundraising opportunities. His knowledge will be key to helping grow our clients’ important missions,” said Gretchen Littlefield, CEO of Moore DM Group.

Prior to joining Moore DM Group, Ellinger lead marketing strategy as vice president at DonorVoice. At Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) for more than a decade, he led the direct marketing program which included direct mail, telemarketing, and online and monthly giving efforts. Ellinger is an industry thought leader as an active collaborator with The Nonprofit Alliance as co-editor of the Agitator blog, speaker and conference co-chair.

“It’s a real honor to join the company. I look forward to working with everyone at Moore DM Group to support their nonprofit clients and continue to grow the company brand as an impact leader in the industry,” said Ellinger.

Ellinger has a Bachelor of Arts in political science and an MBA in marketing, both from Vanderbilt University.

About Moore DM Group

Moore DM Group is a global leader in performance-driven marketing solutions focused on all facets of the consumer experience. Moore DM Group is comprised of 32 companies with more than 2,000 employees dedicated to helping our clients fulfill their missions. The organization provides services including strategic consulting, creative development, media planning and buying, research and analytics, production management and product fulfillment, database services and public relations to nonprofit, association, commercial and government clients, and is a key contributor to strengthening these sectors.

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Phesi appoints Dan Manak to the role of Executive Director for Business Development

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Dan Manak joins Phesi to accelerate its expansion of big data based, artificial intelligence driven products and services supporting clinical development organizations around the world.

what Phesi is offering is of extremely high value. I am truly looking forward to supporting the team and our growing client list globally


EAST LYME, Conn. (PRWEB)

Phesi is delighted to announce the appointment of Dan Manak to the role of Executive Director for Business Development.

Dan is based in the US and has been working in pharma and clinical research for over 20 years, selling advanced clinical data analytics and AI technology and services to sponsor companies, enabling site selection and site management. On his appointment Dan said “to be representing products and services that involve AI for protocol development, study startup and site selection- well, to say I’m excited doesn’t really capture the whole of it. I know well that what Phesi is selling is needed, and similar to AI applied in clinical data analytics, what Phesi is offering is of extremely high value. I am truly looking forward to supporting the team and our growing client list globally.“

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Andesa Services Introduces Employee Student Loan Repayment Benefit

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“We are excited to team up with Gradifi’s innovative solution to ease our administrative burden and provide relief to our employee-owners.” – Ron Scheese


ALLENTOWN, Pa. (PRWEB)

Andesa Services, Inc., the leading provider of cloud-based Policy and Plan Administration solutions to life insurance, annuity carriers and benefit participants, announced today that they have signed with Gradifi to offer a Student Loan PayDown Plan (SLP Plan®) benefit.

By signing with Boston-based Gradifi, an innovator in employee benefits for U.S. employers, Andesa is joining the ranks of some of the most progressive companies in the country, companies like Peloton and Honeywell, leading the nation in providing next generation benefits to the new generation of workforce.

Beginning January 1, 2020, Andesa will use Gradifi’s intuitive and secure platform to contribute directly toward employees’ student loan principal on a monthly basis. These supplemental contributions help Andesa employee-owners potentially shave years off their loans and alleviate a significant source of workplace stress.

An employee led committee undertook a comprehensive review of Andesa’s compensation and benefits offerings this past year. “Through conversation with some of our young professionals, this benefit became a priority heading into 2020,” said Ron Scheese, President & CEO. “We are excited to team up with Gradifi’s innovative solution to ease our administrative burden and provide relief to our employee-owners.”

“We want to build a brighter future for the workforce today, and we know that starts with providing greater financial wellness. Employers have a unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the lives of their employees based on some of their most pressing financial concerns,” said Kate Winget, SVP of Gradifi. “Andesa’s move to offer Gradifi’s SLP Plan as a benefit to their employees shows their commitment to helping alleviate that burden for their employees, as well as exhibiting leadership for others to follow suit to tackle this national crisis.”

About Andesa:

Andesa Services provides comprehensive, integrated policy administration, plan administration and support solutions for life insurance and annuity carriers and producers. Andesa began as a pioneer in the field of COLI/BOLI policy administration. Today more than 30 years later, Andesa’s integrated approach to insurance and plan administration results in efficiency gains, reduced hardware costs, mitigated compliance risk and improved market response. The Company offers a comprehensive suite of services for policy and plan administration in a secure, private cloud environment. Andesa partners with numerous insurance companies, including 6 of the top 13 life and annuity carriers, along with several top producers. The Company’s highly-experienced team of U.S.-based professionals provides insurers and producers large and small with administrative support for complex plan and product offerings.

About Gradifi:

Gradifi is an innovator in employee benefits for US employers. Gradifi’s mission is to help employers build loyalty with their workforce by providing employee benefits that positively impact their employees’ financial well-being. Gradifi offers a single-platform solution to allow employers to offer employees student loan refinancing opportunities, and employer-sponsored contributions to student loans and 529 college savings plan accounts. The E*TRADE Financial family of companies provides financial services, including trading, investing, banking, and managing employee stock and student loan benefit plans. Employee stock and student loan benefit plan solutions are offered by E*TRADE Financial Corporate Services, Inc. http://www.gradifi.com

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E.M.M.A. International Consulting Group, Inc. Announces New Advisory Board

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“I am delighted to work with such an accomplished group of seasoned professionals. EMMA International is grateful for their support, input and expertise to enable us to keep our finger on the pulse of the industry,” said Dr. Carmine Jabri, President of EMMA International.


FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. (PRWEB)

E.M.M.A. International Consulting Group, Inc. (EMMA International), a global leader in FDA compliance consulting for the Biotechnology, Pharmaceuticals, and Medical Device industries, is pleased to announce new members to their Advisory Board, comprised of representatives from the industry and partner companies with leading expertise in areas relevant to the mission of EMMA International. The Advisory Board will assist EMMA International in expanding and improving its overall business strategy and enhancing marketing and external affairs.

With a wide range of skills and experiences as leaders in their fields, the members of the Advisory Board will work closely with the firm’s leadership team to address the growing needs of the market place, and plan for future strategic and regional growth.

The Advisory Board members are:

  • Neil Chapman, President, Impact Analytical

  • Jan Flegeau, Associate Director of Regulatory Affairs at Johnson & Johnson

  • Daniel Medrano, Corporate Vice President at McLaren Health Care

  • Fred Molnar, Vice President of Entrepreneur and Innovation at the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC)

  • Stephen T. Rapundalo, PhD, President & CEO of MichBio

“I am delighted to work with such an accomplished group of seasoned professionals. EMMA International is grateful for their support, input and expertise to enable us to keep our finger on the pulse of the industry, said Dr. Carmine Jabri, President of EMMA International. The insight, contribution, and involvement of the Advisory Board will prove to be invaluable to the firm, its leadership team, and all stakeholders involved. The members of the Advisory Board, through their expertise, accomplishments, and astounding reputation, will help EMMA International in its current and future strategic direction.”

To learn more about EMMA International’s Advisory Board click here.

About EMMA International

EMMA International Consulting Group, Inc. is a global leader in FDA compliance consulting, with headquarters in Farmington Hills, MI. We focus on quality, regulatory, and compliance services for the biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, and medical device industries.

For more information, visit http://www.emmainternational.com/.

If you would like additional information, please contact Kira Jabri, CEO at 248-987-4497 or email at kira.jabri@emmainternational.com.

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ProMiles Restructures as Automated Fuel Tax Reporting Business Continues Growth

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BRIDGE CITY, Texas (PRWEB)

According to Mr. Stroncheck, “With over 200 companies offering over 500 FMCSA approved devices, adding new GPS partners is almost a weekly event.” ProMiles is currently renovating additional office space near their home office in Bridge City which will be used almost exclusively for personnel dedicated to supporting AFTR services.

Ten year ProMiles veteran Gary Markham will become Vice-President of Regulatory Compliance. Before he joined ProMiles, Mr. Markham spent almost 19 years with Comdata serving in positions such as Director of Technical Service and as the Director of the Regulatory Compliance Services division. Mr. Markham has been instrumental to ProMiles’ efforts to serve our many commercial clients, motor carriers, and service providers. Additionally, Mr. Markham has been the lead in all government relations efforts. Most notably, Mr. Markham spearheaded ProMiles’ efforts to forge a partnership with Explore Information Services resulting in the creation of a comprehensive and fully integrated audit workbench currently being used by jurisdictions that are members of the International Fuel Tax Processing Consortium. Additionally, Mr. Markham is a member of both the IFTA and IRP Industry Advisory Committees. Mr. Markham will now be responsible for two units within the Regulatory Compliance Division; Jurisdictional Relations and Permit Services Relations. This reorganization and expansion of Mr. Markham’s duties is part of Mr. Stroncheck’s continued commitment and vision to be the industry leader in providing state of the art, innovative, and scalable products, services, and solutions to serve our commercial and governmental clients while continuing to foster an environment where compliance with all jurisdictional laws, regulations and program objectives are met.    

Former Connecticut government manager Rick LaRose is being promoted to Jurisdictions Project Lead. While Mr. LaRose is still fairly new to ProMiles, he is a nationally recognized expert in the area of tax administration for the International Fuel Tax Agreement with a focus on audit and compliance programs for both IFTA and IRP. Mr. LaRose was employed for 35 years by the State of Connecticut Departments of Motor Vehicles and Revenue Services where he conducted internal auditing, criminal investigations, led Connecticut’s implementation of IFTA, and managed the state’s IFTA auditing program. Mr. LaRose was Connecticut’s Assistant IFTA Commissioner, the National Chairman of the IFTA Audit and Dispute Resolution Committees and was a member of the IFTA, Inc. Board of Trustees. Under this reorganization, Mr. LaRose will be responsible for all government relations duties involving IFTA, IRP, and single jurisdiction weight distance taxation.

ProMiles has also added Gary Land, former General Manager of Fleet Compliance for DAT Transcore, to the team. Mr. Land brings over 22 years of compliance experience to ProMiles. As Director of Permit Service Relations, Mr. Land will be primarily responsible for working closely with over 150 permit service partners; helping them to better serve their customers as well as grow their business opportunities and improve profitability. As part of this reorganization, Mr. Land will work closely with Mr. Markham and Mr. LaRose to provide guidance and advice (where applicable) to service providers whose clients are currently subject to audit under IFTA, IRP, or a jurisdictional weight distance tax program.

Mr. Stroncheck added, “While ProMiles started automating fuel tax reporting back in the late 1990’s, the Electronic logging devices (ELD) mandate has greatly contributed to the adaptation of automation services. Not that ELD’s are inherently capable of producing IFTA reports by any means, but the availability of the raw GPS data has exploded on the market. Knowing what to do with that data and how it needs to be handled is crucial in providing accurate, and compliant reports to our end users.”

For many years ProMiles Software has provided solutions for routing, mapping and fuel tax reporting to the North American Trucking Industry. Auditors in 53 of 58 IFTA jurisdictions use ProMiles when validating distance, HOS (Hours of Service), driving time and more.

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Disability Rights Ohio Names New Executive Director

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I recognize that each individual is important, and that, as an organization, we must work together to effectively balance helping people solve their daily problems with working to eliminate or prevent those problems through systemic legal and policy advocacy.


COLUMBUS, Ohio (PRWEB)

Disability Rights Ohio (DRO) has named Kerstin Sjoberg its new Executive Director. Sjoberg replaces Michael Kirkman who is retiring after almost 40 years of advocacy for people with disabilities. Sjoberg will assume the Executive Director role March 1, 2020. She has served as DRO’s Director of Advocacy and Assistant Executive Director for the past seven years.

“My lifelong commitment to justice and civil rights, and my love for the organization makes this a position I am humbled and honored to accept,” Sjoberg said. “As second in command, I have led the strategic vision for DRO’s advocacy work. I recognize that each individual is important, and that, as an organization, we must work together to effectively balance helping people solve their daily problems with working to eliminate or prevent those problems through systemic legal and policy advocacy. I’ve witnessed the DRO team work tirelessly each and every day to meet these objectives. I welcome the opportunity to stand with them as we continue this critical work.”

As DRO’s Assistant Executive Director, Sjoberg has been actively engaged in the agency’s administration and management, including financial planning, oversight and resource development. As its Director of Advocacy, she has expanded DRO’s work in this realm by utilizing both class action lawsuits and public policy campaigns.

“Our search committee worked hard to find the very best candidate to step into this role,” explained Jennilee Mohler, DRO Board of Directors’ President. “I am 100 percent confident that Kerstin Sjoberg is that person. She is recognized and respected both in Ohio and nationally as a leader in disability rights advocacy. And, she works collaboratively to get things done. She is the right person to lead DRO into the future.”

Sjoberg has also served as an Adjunct Professor at the Moritz College of Law, The Ohio State University, and previously was an associate at Jones Day in Columbus. During her tenure at DRO she has successfully partnered with the Department of Justice on two major cases and is the lead attorney in the community integration class action lawsuit, Ball vs. DeWine. The preliminary settlement in that case will better inform Ohioans with development disabilities about their options for living and working in the community.

“There is no one better prepared to lead this agency than Kerstin,” added Kirkman. “She is a respected leader within DRO and has an established rapport with the staff. She has the knowledge, skills and connections that are essential for this position and is ready to lead on Day One. I know DRO will continue to fulfill its mission, advocating for the human, civil, and legal rights of Ohioans with disabilities, at the highest level.”

About DRO

Disability Rights Ohio is designated under federal law as the Protection and Advocacy System and Client Assistance Program for the state of Ohio. The mission of Disability Rights Ohio is to advocate for the human, civil and legal rights of people with disabilities in Ohio. Disability Rights Ohio provides legal advocacy and rights protection to a wide range of people with disabilities.

Find more information at disabilityrightsohio.org.

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Sagitec is Proud to be Part of the 2020 Govtech 100 Top Government Technology Companies List

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Sagitec in GovTech 100

“It is an honor to be part of this prestigious list, amongst a lot of innovative players,” said Piyush Jain, CEO, Sagitec.


ST. PAUL, Minn. (PRWEB)

The GovTech 100 is an annual list compiled and published by Government Technology as a compendium of 100 companies focused on, making a difference in, and selling to state and local government agencies across the United States.

It is a great way to recognize companies founded to solve problems unique to the public sector. GovTech 100 companies represent a growing set of scalable, digital solutions addressing the tough, complicated problems that governments face — from health care and public finance to pension administration and labor and employment.

GovTech 100 is in its fifth year now and a lot has changed in these years. Cloud has had a profound impact on technology and is changing the way people use technology. In recent years, the public sector has become more comfortable with cloud and turned to software-as-a-service solutions to make itself faster, more flexible and more effective.

“It is an honor to be part of this prestigious list, amongst a lot of innovative players,” said Piyush Jain, CEO, Sagitec. “Our goal has been to help agencies in the benefits administration industry with more advanced and scalable technologies; cloud is one of them. We will continue to invest in innovative technologies, faster processes, and domain expertise to modernize legacy systems.”

Sagitec is growing rapidly and has diversified its product offerings to healthcare and the labor and employment market to include paid family medical leave and disability insurance.

Sagitec is proud to be part of this list for the second time this year and is certain that it can help the public sector and the benefits administration industry a lot more with its focus on cloud and cutting edge technology solutions.

About Sagitec Solutions

Sagitec Solutions, LLC, is a global software provider focused on solving the most complex, business-rule driven problems with the best experts and nimblest technology. Sagitec designs and delivers complex benefits administration software – pension, labor and employment, (unemployment insurance, paid family leave, disability insurance) and healthcare solutions to clients of all sizes. Understanding that a dynamic world requires dynamic technology, Sagitec offers solutions that are highly configurable, rule-driven, and extensible by nature. With deep industry experience in software implementation and systems integration, project management, knowledge management, predictive analytics, chatbots, cloud services, consulting, hosting and software support, Sagitec is a partner clients can trust to drive their vision into action. For more information, visit: http://www.sagitec.com.

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Swinerton Names Eric Foster 12th CEO in Company’s 132-Year History

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Swinerton CEO, Eric Foster

“I look forward to carrying forth with our initiatives focusing on the talent of our employee-owners, thoughtful expansion of our geographic footprint, and exploration into new lines of business and services,” said Eric Foster, CEO.


SAN FRANCISCO (PRWEB)

Swinerton is proud to announce a key leadership transition, naming Eric Foster as Chief Executive Officer and Dave Callis as President. Jeff Hoopes, Swinerton’s Chief Executive Officer since 2013, retired at the end of 2019 after 35 years with the company. This marks only the 11th CEO leadership change in the company’s 132-year history.

“As we look forward, I believe the time is right for transition, and the time is right for the strengths of our deep leadership team to shine,” Hoopes said. “Eric’s deep belief in our values, his calm demeanor, his business savvy, his exceptional understanding of our operations, and his leadership skills make him the right leader for this job.”

Since joining Swinerton in 1982 as a Project Engineer for the San Francisco Structural division after graduating from the University of California, Berkeley with a degree in Civil Engineering, Foster has progressed through several roles from Project Manager to Division Manager, and most recently as the company’s President and Chief Operations Officer. He serves on the Board of Swinerton Incorporated and The Swinerton Foundation.

“It’s an honor to be the twelfth CEO in Swinerton’s history,” said Foster. “After working alongside Jeff for over 30 years, I look forward to carrying forth with our initiatives focusing on the talent of our employee-owners, thoughtful expansion of our geographic footprint, and exploration into new lines of business and services.”

Joining Eric at the helm of Swinerton’s executive leadership team is President Dave Callis, who will continue to drive sustainable growth across the entire Swinerton family, through his innovating perspective to the management of business processes, the execution of work, and the development of strong and adaptable teams. Callis joined the Swinerton organization in 2001 as a Senior Project Manager for the Orange County division, where he steadily progressed in rank, most recently serving as Senior Vice President, Region Manager for the divisions located in Southern California and the Pacific Northwest.

Executive Vice Presidents Frank Foellmer, John Capener, and Don Adair complete Swinerton’s seasoned executive team. Swinerton has been and will remain, a 100% employee-owned company. This personal investment drives their commitment to provide peace of mind in everything they do and to those they serve. This entrepreneurial spirit and the trust they have in each other will continue to bring Swinerton to the forefront of whatever comes next.

About Swinerton

Swinerton provides commercial construction and construction management services throughout the United States and is a 100% employee-owned company. Recognized nationally since 1888, Swinerton is the preferred builder and trusted partner in every market it serves—proudly leading with integrity, passion, and excellence. For more information please visit: https://swinerton.com/

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