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Women at the Top® Study Looks Back 10 Years at Progress of Women in Banking

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We went from no women in this position in 2010 to 15 holding this position in 2020!


INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, Minn. (PRWEB)

The percentage of women in executive roles at the nation’s 50 largest banks has increased from 23 percent in 2010 to 59.4 percent in 2020, reflecting an overall increase of more than 36 percent over ten years, according to the latest Women at the Top® (WATT®) Study.

In 2010, women held 91 of the 523 total senior management positions compared to 175 of the 667 total senior management positions in 2020. Since 2014, the number of senior management positions held by women has seen a steady increase. The Study from 2020 reflects an increase to over 26 percent. Prior to 2014, there were several years of stagnated results where women comprised only 16 to 17 percent.

“In addition to the increase in the number of senior management positions, we have seen a significant increase in the number of women holding the position of CEO over the last ten years. We went from no women in this position in 2010 to 15 holding this position in 2020,” said Regina Barr, founder and CEO of Red Ladder, Inc., and the Women at the Top® Network.

“We’re currently in an unprecedented business environment given the pandemic and the increased demands on women in the workforce who typically bear the brunt of caring for children. It will be will be interesting to see how this could impact the positive strides women have made in banking,” Barr said. “Only time will tell.”

According to the review of the WATT® Study over the last ten years, the positions held by women executives that have seen the most significant change have been in the following roles:


  • Chief Executive Officers (CEO) increased from zero in 2010 to 15 in 2020.

  • Chief Risk Officers (CRO) increased from four in 2010 to 12 in 2020.

  • Chief Human Resource Officers (CHRO) increased from three in 2010 to 16 in 2020.

  • New positions in Security, Strategy, Technology and Audit.

The number of the top 50 banks with no women in management over the past ten years has remained fairly stable with an average of five. Once again, 2020 is no different with five of the top 50 banks having no women in management.

About the Women at the Top® (WATT®) Study: Students at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah, led by instructor Terrilyn Morgan, conducted the 2020 WATT® Study. Students identified and ranked by asset size the nation’s 50 largest commercial banks, using Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. data as of December 31, 2019, and then used publicly available information such as annual reports to determine the number of women in leadership positions. The WATT® Study, conducted regularly since 1999, is sponsored and managed by the Women at the Top® (WATT®) Network.

About the Women at the Top® (WATT®) Network: The Women at the Top® Network is a nationwide community of aspiring and high-achieving women who share the desire to develop and nurture their own leadership skills and those of other women. For more information, visit WATTNetwork.com or call 651-453-1007.

© 2020. Women at the Top and WATT are registered trademarks of Red Ladder, Inc. All rights reserved.

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Automotive Industry Veteran Peter L. Fong Joins Orbee Auto as Chief Revenue Officer Further Strengthening its Position as a Leading Dealership Marketing Provider

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Peter Fong joins Orbee Auto as Chief Revenue Officer

Fong’s experience in the automotive industry and Orbee Auto’s innovative platform and solutions brings a new level of vision to dealerships, trade organizations, media companies, and manufacturer agencies.


IRVINE, Calif. (PRWEB)

Orbee Auto, a leading marketing cloud company designed exclusively for the automotive industry, announced today the appointment of Peter L. Fong as Chief Revenue Officer. As a military veteran that served as a Naval Aviator and Leadership & Management Instructor, Fong has brought a fresh and disciplined perspective to the automotive industry and has a proven track record of success, experience, and leadership working with automotive dealerships.

Fong brings more than 26 years of industry experience, having held numerous executive-level sales, marketing and brand management positions at Ford Motor Company and Chrysler/Chrysler Group LLC in addition to his former position as the senior vice president of Dealership Operations at the National Automotive Dealers Association (NADA). Prior to joining Orbee Auto, Fong ran his own consultancy that advises innovative companies in the automotive industry.

As Chief Revenue Officer at Orbee Auto, Fong adds insights and perspectives to key areas of the operation that will enrich the company’s offerings aimed at enabling automotive dealerships to more easily tackle the complexities of today’s digital marketing landscape. Fong’s experience in the automotive industry and Orbee Auto’s innovative platform and solutions brings a new level of vision to dealerships, trade organizations, media companies, and manufacturer agencies.

“Orbee Auto has shown the devotion and determination to assist automotive dealerships through the difficult world of digital marketing, and with that, it was an indisputable decision to join them,” stated Peter Fong. “Daniel Kim and Atul Patel assembled a team that structured a system and vision which enables a new light to the automotive industry. I am delighted to bring more to this company with my industry experience and relationships with a vast range of dealerships.”

“We’re thrilled to welcome Peter to Orbee Auto,” said Daniel Kim, CEO of Orbee Auto. “Peter brings with him a deep level of understanding and knowledge about the automotive industry and will help deliver Orbee’s vision of empowering automotive dealerships in a digital-first landscape. His passion for truly wanting to help automotive dealers thrive makes him a great addition and leader to our company.”

Fong joins Orbee Auto at a critical moment in the history of the automotive industry. Dealerships are facing an unprecedented need to adapt their digital channels due to the pandemic, including more digital showroom traffic, higher used vehicle demand, and a need to compete with direct-to-consumer car sales. “What I have come to learn about Peter is that he rolls up his sleeves and really engages the dealer community helping connect dots for them in a way that is understandable and actionable,” stated Atul Patel, COO of Orbee Auto. “When you match Peter’s network and insight with our amazing team of contributors, strong partnerships, and highly engaged customers, I’m excited about the transformation we will drive in this industry.”

“Being associated with a minority-owned company with predominantly minority employees was also a big deciding factor in me joining Orbee,” said Fong. He joins several automotive executives who have recently left C-level positions at major OEMs for innovative start-ups that are more nimble and well positioned to make quicker decisions to impact change for the better.

About Orbee Auto

Orbee Auto is redefining the way auto dealers use digital marketing to sell more cars with its marketing cloud designed exclusively for them. By unifying the critical aspects of today’s digital marketing into a single platform, Orbee Auto makes it easy for auto dealers to launch, analyze, and optimize their campaigns harnessing their own first-party data to achieve powerful results across a list of growing channels and platforms including search, display, social, email, and video. Orbee Auto works with hundreds of individual franchise and independent dealers, partners with dealer groups, and collaborates with industry trade organizations to bring greater transparency and awareness to the industry. As a certified Google Partner and with proven results in Facebook advertising, Orbee Auto is a dealer’s trusted platform in modernizing their digital marketing strategies.

https://www.orbeeauto.com

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ControlCase New CEO Reinforces OneAudit™ for Compliance with Multiple Regulations

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We use ControlCase OneAudit™ to manage compliance with PCI DSS, HITRUST and SOC 2.


FAIRFAX, Va. (PRWEB)

ControlCase, a leading provider of IT Security Certifications and Continuous Compliance Services, recently appointed Mike Jenner as its new CEO. He takes over from Founder Kishor Vaswani who has led the company since 2004 and will continue on as Chief Strategy Officer and Board Member to support the company’s growth plans.

Jenner, former CEO of NexusTek and Executive Vice President with Trizetto, is a recognized industry leader in business services, with more than 25 years’ experience in outsourcing, consulting, managed services, security, software and IT. Mike has held senior executive roles in start-up, private equity and public companies and is set to take ControlCase to the next level.

“Given today’s security landscape, achieving compliance with more than one regulation provides both additional security and competitive advantage to a company,” said Jenner. “Managing multiple audits individually poses a number of challenges for a business; including repetition of efforts, managing multiple audit firms, increased costs, complexity and time. I am excited to work with ControlCase in maximizing the value that OneAudit™ can provide to an organization’s security posture.”

The ControlCase OneAudit™ solution enables organizations to perform a single audit and comply with multiple regulations. The service is complimented by ControlCase’s Continuous Compliance solution which collects and analyzes data from security controls (log management systems, security scanners, asset inventory and other security systems) and evaluates this data on an ongoing basis to confirm compliance posture throughout the year.

“We use ControlCase OneAudit™ to manage compliance with PCI DSS, HITRUST and SOC 2,” said Kevin Bellrose, Director – InfoSec & Compliance at Verato.

“The solution has significantly reduced our audit preparation and execution time as well as reduced costs and duplication of effort. We especially like having a dedicated ControlCase Customer Success Manager helping us manage timelines and resources as we navigate multiple audits at once.”

“We have been successful in our mission for OneAudit™ – assess once and comply to many,” said Kishor Vaswani, Chief Strategy Officer at ControlCase. “I am truly excited that ControlCase has become a global leader in IT certifications; and l am confident that Mike will take ControlCase to the next level in its mission to provide peace of mind and reduction of audit fatigue for multiple IT certifications.”

For more information on ControlCase, please contact Kimberly Simon at ksimon@controlcase.com

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What Are The Main Reasons For Using Online Car Insurance Quotes?

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“Finding the cheapest car insurance rate can be easily done by shopping around. By comparing car insurance rates twice per year, policyholders can find out if their current providers offer the cheapest rate, or if it’s time to look for other providers.”, said Russell Rabichev, Marketing Director


LOS ANGELES (PRWEB)

Compare-autoinsurance.org has launched a new blog post that presents how to properly compare car insurance quotes and why online quotes are so important

For more info and free car insurance quotes, visit https://compare-autoinsurance.org/why-drivers-should-compare-car-insurance-quotes/.

Not everyone is excited when it comes to comparing car insurance quotes, but by doing this task drivers can save a lot of money. Although insurers look at similar factors when it comes to setting rates, they use different algorithms. The same driver can get two completely different premiums from two different insurers. To find the cheapest rates, drivers should compare multiple car insurance quotes from different car insurance companies.

To properly compare car insurance quotes, drivers should do the following:

  • Make sure to keep documents with relevant information nearby when requesting quotes. Drivers will need to fill in personal information such as the address, date of birth, occupation, driver’s license and marital status of everyone they want included on the policy. They will also need to complete vehicle information like make, model, year, mileage, VIN, and data about their driving history in the last five years such as claims, violations, and tickets. If the drivers had completed driving courses, they should mention them. Furthermore, they will have to add the current or previous insurer’s name for anyone on the policy or in the household.

  • Carefully select the coverage limits. Liability auto insurance protects policyholders from the worst-case scenario by providing a cushion between their assets and the amount they’re on the hook for. Liability coverage has three parts: bodily injury liability, total bodily injury liability, and physical damage liability. For a 100/300/100 limits option, the insurer will reimburse up to $100,000 for bodily injuries per person the policyholder injures in a crash, up to $300,000 total for all bodily injuries caused by the policyholder in a crash, and up to $100,000 for any damage to a property caused by the policyholder. In some states, the policyholders will be required to get personal injury protection (PIP), medical payments coverage (medpay), or uninsured/underinsured motorist coverages.

  • Decide if full coverage is needed. Besides liability coverage, full coverage contains additional policies like comprehensive and collision coverages. Collision pays for damage to a policyholder’s vehicle in an at-fault accident, damage to a vehicle that hits objects like a pole or a fence, damage to a policyholder’s vehicle that was caused by another driver. Comprehensive coverage pays for car theft, damage caused by weather like tornadoes, hailstorms, or hurricanes, fire, floods, explosions, falling objects, animal collisions, and vandalism.

  • Get quotes from multiple insurance companies and compare prices. Drivers should compare quotes from at least two or three insurers. When comparing quotes drivers should also include offers from smaller local or regional insurers. To properly compare quotes, drivers should make sure that they compare quotes that each contains the same levels of liability, the same deductibles for full coverage, the same drivers and cars, and the same discounts they are eligible for.

For additional info, money-saving tips and free car insurance quotes, visit https://compare-autoinsurance.org/.

Compare-autoinsurance.org is an online provider of life, home, health, and auto insurance quotes. This website is unique because it does not simply stick to one kind of insurance provider, but brings the clients the best deals from many different online insurance carriers. In this way, clients have access to offers from multiple carriers all in one place: this website. On this site, customers have access to quotes for insurance plans from various agencies, such as local or nationwide agencies, brand names insurance companies, etc.

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EY Announces Mike Gentile of CISOSHARE as 2020 Entrepreneur of the Year® Semi-Finalist in Orange County

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“The spirit of our learning and teaching culture at CISOSHARE means giving a chance to anyone that wants it.” — Mike Gentile


SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. (PRWEB)

Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) has announced that Mike Gentile, Founder, President, and CEO of CISOSHARE has been recognized as a semifinalist for the 2020 Entrepreneur of the Year Award in Orange County. The awards program, which is in its 34th year, celebrates the unstoppable entrepreneurs whose unbounded ambitions deliver innovation, growth, and prosperity that transform our world.

“The spirit of our learning and teaching culture at CISOSHARE means giving a chance to anyone that wants it, including those that are often overlooked, perhaps because of roadblocks that have held them back, a lack of an opportunity, or a support system that keeps them from setting their talents free,” says Mike Gentile, Founder, President and CEO of CISOSHARE.

“This has been special for me because I was that person, someone who is a mess in many ways, and has only been able to lead CISOSHARE through our business success and community impact programs because of the great mentors, both past and present, a world-class team in leadership and employees at CISOSHARE, and a family support system who believed in me to do it. This is not recognition for me, this is for all of them,” says Gentile.

CISOSHARE is a leading provider of cyber security services for leading and rapidly growing organizations founded in 2015 with the mission of improving organizational security programs by enabling better decision-making. Everything CISOSHARE does aligns with the learning and teaching culture that Gentile has cultivated within the team. Gentile and CISOSHARE have been recognized for their innovative approaches that define, differentiate, and are crucial to reaching the vision of being a socially conscious enabler of cyber security progress on a global scale.

Along with managed and professional cyber security services, CISOSHARE also offers a suite of security program and professional development tools in ProgressLink. ProgressLink combines CISOSHARE’s patent pending progress-based approach with expert-designed technology to automate program and professional improvement activities.

Gentile also founded CyberForward by CISOSHARE, a program addressing the cyber security resource shortage by tapping often overlooked pools of people that demonstrate aptitudes for success in cyber security. CyberForward is a partner-enabled professional development program that identifies and develops effective, job-ready cyber security professionals by providing valuable perspective-based mentorship and on-the-job experience.

About CISOSHARE

Based in Southern California and serving organizations everywhere, CISOSHARE was founded by Mike Gentile and is the leading provider of security program development, professional, and managed services for leading organizations around the world. Learning and teaching lies at the core of CISOSHARE’s culture, focusing on educating employees and clients about information security through our services. We have served hundreds of organizations from, supplying dedicated security leaders to developing world-class security programs from the ground up. Find out more at https://cisoshare.com

Sponsors

Founded and produced by Ernst & Young LLP, the Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards are nationally sponsored by SAP America and the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. In Orange County, local sponsors include Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth, P.C., Tangram, and Cresa.

About Entrepreneur Of The Year®

Entrepreneur Of The Year®, founded by EY, is the world’s most prestigious business awards program for entrepreneurs. The program makes a difference through the way it encourages entrepreneurial activity among those with potential and recognizes the contribution of people who inspire others with their vision, leadership and achievement. As the first and only truly global awards program of its kind, Entrepreneur Of The Year celebrates those who are building and leading successful, growing and dynamic businesses, recognizing them through regional, national and global awards programs in more than 145 cities and more than 60 countries.

About EY

EY is a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services. The insights and quality services we deliver help build trust and confidence in the capital markets and in economies the world over. We develop outstanding leaders who team to deliver on our promises to all of our stakeholders. In so doing, we play a critical role in building a better working world for our people, for our clients and for our communities.

EY refers to the global organization, and may refer to one or more, of the member firms of Ernst & Young Global Limited, each of which is a separate legal entity. Ernst & Young Global Limited, a UK company limited by guarantee, does not provide services to clients. Information about how EY collects and uses personal data and a description of the rights individuals have under data protection legislation is available via ey.com.

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West Point Launches InsurTest — a Testing and Automation Service for Small to Mid-size Insurance Carriers, MGAs and Program Administrators

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PINELLAS PARK, Fla. (PRWEB)

West Point Insurance Services, a provider of specialized technology solutions for the insurance industry, today announced the launch of InsurTest, a testing and automation service specifically designed for small to mid-size insurance carriers, managing general agents and program administrators.

InsurTest features a User Acceptance Testing (UAT) program that eliminates project delays and errors without draining budgets or overburdening in-house staff, and an automated regression testing program to eliminate manual steps and redundant processes — without requiring insurers to make costly system replacements.

“While large insurers usually have the resources to make sure testing is done right, this is not always true for small to mid-size carriers and MGAs who often face cost and time pressures or use third-party testers who lack either the domain knowledge or testing expertise,” said Doug Vatter, President of West Point Insurance Services. “InsurTest was developed to help smaller insurers reduce errors and delays, increase speed to market and scale rapidly.”

According to Vatter, the company developed and refined the testing software behind InsurTest over 20 years as part of the business process outsourcing (BPO) services it provided to insurance clients nationwide. Now, the company is rolling it out as a stand-alone service, which is independent of its BOP services, to serve the small to mid-size insurers who need it most.

“The difference is our experienced testing experts who not only understand the processes, laws and intricacies of insurance, but also have a rich repository of test cases and scripts that have been developed, tested and deployed over two decades,” Vatter said.

UAT includes:

  • Comprehensive product testing, including gap analyses and system planning, implementation and monitoring.

  • Test strategy and cases built by insurance industry experts

  • Repeatable testing to keep projects moving

  • Multi-perspective testing to measure robustness, usability and compatibility

Regression testing features a suite of software that automates rating, billing, analysis, collaboration and business processes. The software:

  • Runs test scripts on client schedules (even on nights and weekends)

  • Spreads scripts across multiple servers

  • Provides easy-to-read results

  • Delivers at-a-glance metrics (results, usage and trends) and identifies potential problems

About West Point Insurance Services

West Point Insurance Services (https://www.westpointuw.com/) deploys specialized technology to solve operational and compliance issues for insurance carriers and MGAs without expensive system replacements. Founded in 1999 as West Point Underwriters, the company has a deep bench of testing, automation and BPO experience and expertise in the property casualty insurance industry, delivering customized software and business processing solutions on time and on budget.

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CloudVO Launches The Antidote To Home Office Syndrome

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San Francisco, CA (PRWEB)

CloudVO, the San Francisco-based online provider of Workplace-as-a-Service, unveiled today a program to support remote work. The program, named CloudTouchdown, is designed to provide people who work from home the ability to check into a part-time office at a flexible location close to home with a subscription plan.

“Working from home is great, but sometimes the kitchen table does not do it anymore, and you may starve to work in a quiet and safe professional office,” said Laurent Dhollande, CloudVO CEO. “CloudTouchdown passes give you Work-Near-Home when you need relief from Work-From-Home.”

With COVID-19, for many, going back to the corporate campus is not even an option. Companies like Google, Facebook, and many others have told their employees not to come back to the office until way into 2021. Others like Twitter have told them they could work remotely permanently.

A recent article in Psychology Today highlights that “those unable to cope with the upheaval that the virus has caused in their lives may be feeling somewhat stressed, lonely, exhausted, and, perhaps, overwhelmed — symptoms of what psychiatrists and psychologists sometimes refer to as “home office syndrome.”

A study released by The Stanford Institute for Economic Research in June quantified how challenging work-from-home is. Only 49% of responders said they can work privately in a room other than their bedroom. Only 36.3% of employees said they can work at home 100% of the time.

Karina Patel, CloudVO’s Director of Marketing said, “People have grown accustomed to working from home, which may work well most of the time, but not all of the time. A CloudTouchdown Pass gives them the opportunity to check into a peaceful private office close to home.”

CloudTouchdown Pass holders can select the location of their choice among the 900 venues affiliated with CloudVO. Venues are carefully vetted for their professionalism, amenities, customer reviews, and Health & Safety protocols.

A local pass costs less than $200/month for 20 credits. One credit can be redeemed for one hour of day office use in most locations. More credits are needed for meeting rooms, but small, quiet, and safe private offices do the trick to provide welcome relief from work-from-home on a part-time, on-demand basis. Passes can also be purchased with 50 monthly credits at a higher price.

When asked who will pay for the CloudTouchdown Pass, Dhollande said, “We believe that most employers will respond favorably to a request from their employees to get a CloudTouchdown Pass. It’s 5 to 6 times less expensive than a dedicated office. They just need to ask.”

CloudVO believes that this concept of the CloudTouchdown Pass, specifically designed to supplement work-from-home, is the first of its kind anywhere in the nation and beyond. It works well for the sponsoring companies because they can budget a fixed amount each month per employee. It works well for employees to keep their sanity. The new passes launch in September 2020.

Resources:

CloudTouchdown

How We Support Work-From-Home

CloudVO New Workplace Solutions

Media Contact:

Kim Seipel

kim (at) cloudvo (dot) com

888-698-6334

About CloudVO

CloudVO is a provider of comprehensive on-demand workspace solutions under a Workplace-as-a-Service™ model. CloudVO supports work-from-home and distributed workforces by providing access to professional offices, coworking space, virtual offices, and meeting rooms at 900 affiliated locations worldwide.

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Charles Woodard Joins Leading Global Ticketing Platform SecuTix

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SecuTix

Charles’ deep understanding of the arts and entertainment markets will serve as a valuable asset, not only for our company, but for the many museums and performing arts centers that want to better understand and engage their audiences through SecuTix’s platform.


BOCA RATON, Fla. (PRWEB)

SecuTix, a global leader in ticketing services and engagement platform, today announced its hiring of Charles Woodard as part of its North American Arts & Entertainment department.

SecuTix is a white label software platform that uses blockchain technology to manage and improve ticketing solutions for events – be it for museums, sports clubs and stadiums, cities, festivals, or live entertainment of any kind.

Woodard joins the Swiss-based company’s North American team and brings 30 years of experience in ticketing to SecuTix’s rapidly growing clientele in the museums and performing arts spaces.

An expert in his field, Woodard will use his knowledge in this area of focus to communicate the many benefits of SecuTix’s technology to organizations and venues so that they can better manage their ticketing processes, effectively engage patrons, and make use of critical data insights through the platform’s CRM functions.

The SecuTix platform uses blockchain technology to offer a wide array of ticketing solutions for any live event, such as mobile delivery, fully customizable online ticket shopping, omnichannel ticket distribution, online seat selection, B2B packages and processing, real time reporting and more.

“We are thrilled to have such a respected industry leader like Charles join SecuTix’s expanding North American offices,” said SecuTix Americas CEO Eric Rozenberg. “Charles’ deep understanding of the arts and entertainment markets will serve as a valuable asset, not only for our company, but for the many museums and performing arts centers that want to better understand and engage their audiences through SecuTix’s platform.”

“I’m excited to be joining the professionals at SecuTix and to be working so closely with the company’s state-of-the-art technology,” stated Woodard.

Expanding on the company’s internationally recognized platform services, Woodard added, “Over my 30 years of working closely with museums, performing arts centers, and similar venues, I’ve gained a deep understanding of their business needs, and I am convinced that SecuTix’s all-inclusive platform is exactly what these industries require to take full control of their ticketing processes in the digital age.”

Prior to joining SecuTix, Woodard built a long career in the ticketing industry – serving as Vice President of Arts for multiple ticketing CRM platforms. He is a graduate of Rutgers University.

For questions related to this news, or about the platform’s cutting-edge solutions for ticketing services – please contact Eric Rozenberg at eric.rozenberg@secutix-intl.com.

About SecuTix

Founded in Switzerland in 2002, SecuTix is a leading international provider of ticketing and engagement services, offered through its comprehensive SaaS and CRM platforms. Utilizing blockchain technology for mobile delivery, the company serves as a fully integrated white label solution for ticketing and seamlessly helps venues and organizations in arts, entertainment, sports, and more manage processes, boost sales and enhance audiences’ experiences before, during, and after events.

To learn more about SecuTix, visit http://www.secutix.com

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PlanHub Announces Stuart Stephenson As New Vice President of Market Development

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Stuart Stephenson, VP of Market Development for PlanHub

“He brings with him years of experience in the construction reporting industry that will give us a head start” – Kyle Conlan, Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at PlanHub


WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (PRWEB)

PlanHub (https://www.planhub.com), a nationwide cloud-based construction bidding software solution, is pleased to announce Stuart Stephenson as the new Vice President of Market Development. In this role, Stuart is responsible for leading the development and expansion of PlanHub’s market development strategy.

A well-rounded, seasoned communications professional, Stuart has more than 30 years of experience in a variety of roles within the construction communications industry. He brings in-depth industry knowledge and is skilled in fostering relationships between general contractors and subcontractors. Before joining PlanHub, Stuart Stephenson served as a Regional Call Center Director for The Blue Book Building and Construction Network. There, he led an organization of paraprofessional construction news reporters to collect data on construction project activity across the United States. Prior to his time at the Blue Book Building and Construction Network, Stuart managed the product development, sales, and distribution efforts of information and data as a Senior Product Implementation Manager for Dodge Data & Analytics. His tenure in construction data and communications gives Stuart a great understanding of implementing PlanHub’s future goals of creating presence across the United States.

“New market expansion is one of the key components to PlanHub’s fast pace growth strategy, and landing Stuart Stephenson as the new VP of Market Development will further accelerate this goal,” says Kyle Conlan, Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at PlanHub. “He brings with him years of experience in the construction reporting industry that will give us a head start in the markets where we have a limited presence.”

Stuart Stephenson is currently hiring and expanding the market development team today. By identifying and engaging new opportunities with general contractors on the PlanHub network, Stuart and his team will drive the growth of construction projects in new markets across North America. For more information on career opportunities, go to http://www.planhub.com/careers.

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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NFP Acquires McKinley & DiMarco Insurance Services, Increasing Presence and Capabilities in Central Texas

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“Growth is a priority for us and Jason and Stephen will be key contributors to our expansion in Texas and the value we deliver to current and future clients,” said Kevin Brown, managing director at NFP.


NEW YORK (PRWEB)

NFP, a leading insurance broker and consultant that provides property and casualty (P&C), corporate benefits, retirement and individual solutions, today announced the acquisition of McKinley & DiMarco Insurance Services Inc. (McKinley & DiMarco), in a transaction that closed on July 17, 2020.

McKinley & DiMarco, an insurance broker focusing on P&C and group benefits insurance offerings, will help NFP expand its offerings within Austin, Texas. The firm will be part of NFP’s central region, and Jason McKinley and Stephen DiMarco, principals of the firm, will join NFP as vice presidents within the P&C division, reporting to Kevin Brown, managing director.

“As we continue to expand in the central region, we’re thrilled to welcome Jason and Stephen, two exceptional producers, to NFP,” said Mike Schneider, president of NFP’s central region. “They bring deep knowledge of the greater Austin market, fantastic relationships in the area and expertise that will enhance NFP’s capabilities. We look forward to their impact on our broad range of solutions and our growth throughout Texas.”

“Our momentum in Austin is strong as we continue to expand our capabilities and add talented people to our team,” said Brown. “Growth is a priority for us and Jason and Stephen will be key contributors to our expansion in Texas and the value we deliver to current and future clients.”

“NFP’s continued focus on expanding its P&C and benefits offerings, while maintaining a standard of excellent service to clients, aligns well with our values,” said McKinley. “As part of NFP, we will add depth and breadth to the value we offer our clients and contribute to the success of an organization that consistently demonstrates a commitment to growth, expertise and people.”

“NFP gives us the opportunity to accelerate our growth with access to an enhanced suite of insurance solutions, as well as resources to continue supporting our clients with the service they deserve,” said DiMarco. “We’re excited to join NFP, learn from our new colleagues and collaborate to meet our clients’ needs.”

About NFP

NFP is a leading insurance broker and consultant providing specialized property and casualty, corporate benefits, retirement and individual solutions through its licensed subsidiaries and affiliates. NFP enables client success through the expertise of over 5,600 global employees, investments in innovative technologies, and enduring relationships with highly rated insurers, vendors, and financial institutions. NFP is the 5th largest benefits broker by global revenue, 6th largest US-based privately owned broker, and 8th best place to work in insurance (Business Insurance); 10th largest property and casualty agency (Insurance Journal); and 13th largest global insurance broker (Best’s Review).

Visit NFP.com to discover how NFP empowers clients to meet their goals.

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