Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc. (GBT) (NASDAQ: GBT) today announced the appointment of Dawn Svoronos to the company's board of directors...
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The Company has determined that Mr. Anderson did not meet the minimum director attendance requirement for Board of Director and committee ...
Barnes & Noble's announcement on Tuesday that its CEO, Demos Parneros, was being terminated, gave investors some important information: He would not get a severance. His firing was not related to "any potential fraud." He had violated a company policy and would no longer be a company director.
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It’ll take many more sell-offs and the collapse of many more iffy stocks before this hyper-enthusiasm, after nine years of central bank nurturing, is finally wrung out of the market.
BoardProspects would like to congratulate Member Donna Hamlin on her appointment to the Board of Directors of DailyPay! See more information about Donna's appointment below...
NEW YORK – February 28, 2018 – DailyPay, the pioneer in providing employees real-time access to earned wages, announced today the appointment of Dr. Donna Hamlin – an internationally recognized authority in Human Resources – to its board of directors. Widely recognized for providing strategy, change management and human performance management services for Fortune 500 global enterprises in more than 44 countries, Dr. Hamlin joins the company as a board member to further the eponymous DailyPay Movement.
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BoardProspects would like to congratulate Member Beatriz Infante on today's announcement that she has been appointed to the Board of Directors of PriceSmart, Inc. (NASDAQ: PSMT). Ms. Infante is Chief Executive Officer of BusinessExcelleration LLC, a business consultancy specializing in corporate transformation and renewal, and an advisor and investor in a number of early stage technology companies. She is currently a member of the board of directors of Liquidity Services Inc., an online marketplace for retail and capital assets, and a director of Ribbon Communications, a market leader in cloud communications....
BoardProspects would like to congratulate Member Terri Bettinger on her recent appointment to the Board of Directors of First Defiance Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: FDEF). First Defiance Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:FDEF), headquartered in Defiance, Ohio, is the holding company for First Federal Bank of the Midwest, First Insurance Group and Corporate One Benefits. First Federal Bank operates 42 full-service branches and numerous ATM locations in northwest and central Ohio, southeast Michigan and northeast Indiana and a loan production office in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
CORK, Ireland, The board of directors of Johnson Controls International plc, (NYSE: JCI), today announced that John D. Young has been appointed to serve as a director. Young is currently group president of Pfizer Essential Health. Effective Jan. 1, 2018, he will become group president of Pfizer Innovative Health, which comprises six business groups focused on improving health through innovative products covering every stage of life.
BoardProspects would like to congratulate Member Greg Lyons, Chief Marketing Officer at PepsiCo North America, on being named by Business Insider as one of the "Top 50 Most Innovative CMOs" of 2017.
BoardProspects would like to congratulate Member Alison Quirk on yesterday's announcement that she has been appointed to the Board of Directors of Legg Mason, Inc. (NYSE: LM). Ms. Quirk retired earlier this year as the Executive Vice-President of Global Human Resources at State Street Corporation.
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BoardProspects would like to congratulate Member Harry Broadman on being named to the Advisory Board of ArmorText -- the developer of a secure messaging and file-sharing platform for companies in domestic and international markets. Mr. Broadman is currently chief executive officer and managing partner of Proa Global Partners LLC, a cross-border transaction advisory firm specializing in reducing exposure to the risks of investing in high-growth emerging markets...More
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Congratulations to BoardProspects' Member, Lawrence Cunningham on his recent appointment to the board of directors at Constellation Software, a Canadian, TSE-listed company that acquires, manages and builds vertical market software businesses. Lawrence is honored and delighted to be joining an amazing group of talented people at this company, which has a firm place in the ecosystem of Berkshire-style long-term investors (e.g., long-term shareholders include Akre Capital; Markel Corp.; Neuberger Berman and Ruane, Cunniff).
BoardProspects would like to congratulate Member Steve Albrecht on his appointment as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Cypress Semiconductor (NASDAQ: CY)! Dr. Albrecht is the Gunnell Endowed Professor in the Marriott School of Management and a Wheatley Fellow at Brigham Young University. He also serves on the boards of Red Hat, Inc. and SkyWest Airlines.
Cypress is an American semiconductor design and manufacturing company based in San Jose, California.
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BoardProspects would like to congratulate Member Ken Goldman on his appointment to the Board of Directors of RingCentral (NYSE: RNG). Goldman most recently was CFO at Yahoo, overseeing all global finance functions for the company. Prior to Yahoo Goldman served in CFO roles for several enterprise technology companies including Fortinet and Siebel Systems.
RingCentral is a publicly traded provider of cloud-based phone systems for businesses.
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BoardProspects would like to congratulate this week's Featured Notable Member, Patricia Oelrich. A former top-level executive with GlaxoSmithKline, Ms. Oelrich has served on several corporate boards including Pepco Holdings.
