This week’s notable hires and appointments in the B2B world!
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Intelligent Content Enterprises Inc announced the appointments of Mr. Ritwik Uban as President and member of the Board of Directors, and Mr. Dikshant Batra as a member of the Board of Directors.
Mr. Uban was formerly a director of Uban Media and Construction of New Delhi, India where he managed the business operations of the Canadian investment interests of Uban Media and assessed and analyzed new media opportunities from North America to export to the emerging India market.
Mr. Batra is a serial entrepreneur, running two internationally successful companies in technology and supply chain management while completing his degree at the University of Toronto. Mr. Batra’s company, Torinit Technologies, is a global technology and development outsourcing firm. Mr. Batra is the managing partner of Nova Sentio which builds market-centric teams to turnaround struggling value chains and companies into high performing, rapid growth enterprises. Mr. Batra is Co-Founder of the Canada Entrepreneur Organization.
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CGI announce the appointment of George D. Schindler, currently President and Chief Operating Officer, to the role of President and Chief Executive Officer and member of its Board of Directors, effective October 1st, 2016. He will succeed Michael E. Roach who will retire from the Company on September 30, 2016, while remaining on the CGI Board of Directors.
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Mill Steel Co., one of the nation’s largest distributors of flat-rolled carbon steel, is pleased to announce the appointment of seasoned financial leader, Marc Rabitoy, as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and partner.
Rabitoy joins Mill Steel with over 25 years of business experience in accounting and finance management. He has consistently excelled to executive roles throughout his career, most recently as the Field Finance Managing Director of the Consumer Packaged Goods division at Ryder Integrated Logistics, Inc.
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Metacrine, Inc., a biotechnology company focused on developing innovative therapeutics in metabolic disease through advances in endocrine research, today announced the appointment of Ken Song, M.D., as its new president, chief executive officer and director. Dr. Song was most recently co-founder and chief executive officer of Ariosa Diagnostics, which was acquired by Roche in 2015 for $625 million.
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Transparency-One, the source to store supply chain transparency platform, today announced the appointment of Frédéric Daniel as Chief Technology Officer (CTO).
The new appointment comes at a key moment in Transparency-One’s history, following both the company’s spin off from Trace One and an investment by SGS, the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing, and certification company, earlier this year.
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Clicktale, the leader in Experience Analytics, announced that Tuval Chomut has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer. Chomut has previously served as Chief Operating Officer of Clicktale. In addition, the company announced that its co-founder, Dr. Tal Schwartz, will serve as the company’s Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors. Chomut’s appointment as CEO coincides with the company’s strong performance and growth trajectory as it focuses on delivering powerful business outcomes for leading enterprises worldwide.
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RizePoint, the global leader in compliance management solutions, announces the appointment of Jesse Dowdle as Vice President of Technology. Dowdle will guide RizePoint’s engineering team, driving innovation and quality in the product suite.
“Jesse brings SaaS industry knowledge, extensive technical abilities and a proven track record of product success,” said Frank Maylett, President and CEO of RizePoint. “Delivering innovative products that demonstrate our thought leadership is our number one priority. His governance will embed innovation into all we do.”
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TheStreet, Inc., a leading financial news and information company, today announced the appointment of Betsy L. Morgan to its Board of Directors, effective immediately. Ms. Morgan has also been appointed to the Audit Committee and the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board of TST. With the addition of Ms. Morgan, an independent director, the Board now has five of its seven independent directors, a substantial majority of the Board.
