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B2M Solutions Announces CEO Succession Plan: Julie Purves to Step Down. Gary Lee to Succeed.

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Wednesday, January 25, 2023
Growth, Culture, B2M Entertainment, Boilermaker, Management, B2M, Nortel, Sprint

ATLANTA, Jan. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- B2M Solutions today announced that the company's founder, Julie Purves, will stand down from her position as Chief Executive Officer and member of B2M's Board of Directors effective 25 January 2023. Julie will remain as an active strategic advisor to the company.

Key Points: 
  • Founder and CEO Julie Purves to retire as CEO and become Strategic Advisor.
  • Gary Lee to succeed Julie Purves as CEO on 25 January 2023
    ATLANTA, Jan. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- B2M Solutions today announced that the company's founder, Julie Purves, will stand down from her position as Chief Executive Officer and member of B2M's Board of Directors effective 25 January 2023.
  • B2M's Board of Directors also today announced that Gary Lee, current Chief Revenue Officer, will succeed Julie Purves as Chief Executive Officer and join the company's Board of Directors effective 25 January 2023.
  • "Since founding the company in 2002, I have had the honour to serve as CEO," said Ms. Purves.

Politicians Must Collaborate to Find Solutions for Canada’s Struggling Workers

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Tuesday, January 24, 2023
Bruske, Housing, Dental care, Unemployment benefits, EI, Pension, Stelco, Heart, Legislation, Parliament, Congress, Government, Bank of Canada, Liberal, Canadian Labour Congress, Bank, Privatization, New Democrats, Certification, Sears, Food, NDP, Investment, ERS, Textile, Health insurance, Nortel

December’s CPI numbers showed that inflation is moderating in Canada, but workers continue to see their wages lagging.

Key Points: 
  • December’s CPI numbers showed that inflation is moderating in Canada, but workers continue to see their wages lagging.
  • “Let’s hope they are just as quick to start reducing rates as they were hiking them.
  • Meanwhile, before noon on January 3, Canada’s top CEOs had already pocketed the average workers’ annual salary.
  • To tackle the never-before-seen staff shortage, the government must invest in health care workers with better pay, benefits, pension plan and working conditions.

Mastercard Names Devin Corr as Head of Investor Relations

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Thursday, January 12, 2023
Networks, Finance, Banking, Professional Services, Technology, MA, Business administration, Qualcomm, Master of Business Administration, UBS, Bank, Mastercard, Economics, Textron, Corr, CFO, General Motors, NYSE, Incorporated, Final good, Growth, Kneeshaw, Cornell University, Research, Procter & Gamble, Harvard Business School, Management, Financial services, Nortel, Mathematics, Baltic states, Nordic

Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE: MA) today appointed Devin Corr as executive vice president of investor relations, effective May 1, 2023.

Key Points: 
  • Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE: MA) today appointed Devin Corr as executive vice president of investor relations, effective May 1, 2023.
  • Under his leadership, Mastercard’s investor relations program has been highly recognized, as he effectively managed investor interactions, including during both a CEO and CFO transition.
  • Prior to joining Mastercard, Kneeshaw held various finance and investor relations roles at Qualcomm, Textron, Nortel Networks and Procter & Gamble.
  • Corr earned his Master of Business Administration at Harvard Business School and a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and Economics from Cornell University.

Tango Networks Announces Expanded Leadership

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Friday, December 16, 2022
Technology, Mobile, Wireless, Networks, Telecommunications, Acquisition, Avaya, ECI, Telecommunication, Tango, Network, Center for Resilient Networks and Applications, Ongo, Nokia Networks, Engineering, CFO, 3Com, Advisory board, CBRS, Workforce, The Advisory Board Company, JT Group Limited, Growth, Bale, Etherington, Business development, Management, Nortel

Tango Networks today announced leadership and advisor changes that position the company and its groundbreaking technology for future growth.

Key Points: 
  • Tango Networks today announced leadership and advisor changes that position the company and its groundbreaking technology for future growth.
  • Were delighted to have these top-caliber executives on the Tango Networks team, said Douglas Bartek, CEO of Tango Networks.
  • Ive worked with many companies that were at the same market inflection point as Tango Networks is today, Etherington said.
  • Tango Networks offers a rare combination of game-changing innovations based on proven technologies addressing prominent customer challenges, Stark said.

Shabodi Raises $10.3M in Series A Funding to Bridge the 5G Innovation Gap

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Wednesday, December 14, 2022
Juniper Networks, Mining, Green Egg, ROI, API, AEP, Lexmark, Joint Innovation Lab, Blumberg Capital, LTE, Sine, Telecommunication, Blackbox, Investment, Growth, NSIN, IDC, IOT, Network equipment, Cisco Systems, Nortel

TORONTO, Dec. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Shabodi, the next-gen 5G application enabler, today announced that it has raised $10.3M in an oversubscribed Series A round led by CEAS Investments and SineWave ventures, to help enterprises accelerate the development and deployment of network-aware applications on Advanced LTE, 5G, Wifi 6 and 6G. Existing investors Blumberg Capital and Counterview Capital also participated in this round, joined by 5G Open Innovation Lab, Green Egg ventures, Maccabee Ventures, Supernode Ventures and Vishal Gupta, Global CIO and CTO at Lexmark. Veteran telecom entrepreneur and Shabodi investor Joe Beatty is joining investors Bruce Taragin of Blumberg Capital and Vishal Makhijani on Shabodi's board of directors.

Key Points: 
  • "We founded Shabodi to address the real-world challenge of simplifying advanced network (LTE, 5G, Wifi 6 and 6G) innovation at the enterprise level for application developers.
  • This is the paradigm Shabodi is enabling as 5G promises to overhaul how enterprises build and deploy applications, no longer constrained by connectivity requirements, said Vikram Chopra, CEO & Co-founder, Shabodi.
  • I am excited to partner with Shabodi on their journey and can't wait to see how they enable 5G innovation for enterprises."
  • 5G is in its nascent stages globally, but Shabodi is already enabling mission-critical use cases on behalf of its customers.

ATX Networks Expands Leadership Team with Appointment of Matt Grimes to newly created role of VP, Global Operations

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Tuesday, December 6, 2022
Mobile, Wireless, Technology, Trucking, Transport, Other Technology, Telecommunications, Networks, Internet, Hardware, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, NAV CANADA, ATX, Global Operations, GENBAND, Telecommunication, Senior, Multimedia, Growth, CANADA, NAV, Risk, Management, Nortel

ATX Networks, a global leader in broadband access and media distribution solutions, today announced the appointment of Matt Grimes as Senior Vice President of Global Operations.

Key Points: 
  • ATX Networks, a global leader in broadband access and media distribution solutions, today announced the appointment of Matt Grimes as Senior Vice President of Global Operations.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221206005243/en/
    Matt Grimes, Senior Vice President of Global Operations at ATX Networks (Photo: Business Wire)
    In this newly created position, Grimes will lead and execute ATXs global operations, including supply chain, manufacturing, procurement, distribution and logistics, building on ATXs 35 years of success to streamline and expand its global operations.
  • He brings more than 20 years of experience with global end-to-end operations teams in the telecommunications and aviation industries.
  • Before joining ATX, Grimes held progressively senior roles in supply chain and operations at NAV CANADA, GENBAND and Nortel.

Evolutio is First European Provider to Deploy Ribbon's Virtual C20 for Telecom Services

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Monday, December 5, 2022
Ribbon Communications, CIO, C20, Nortel, Sustainability, IP, ESG, DMS, Sustainability reporting, Social Security Government Pension Offset, Risk, Social, Online shopping, Biophysical environment, Ribbon, OPEX

PLANO, Texas, Dec. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ribbon Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: RBBN), a global provider of real time communications technology and IP optical networking solutions to many of the world's largest service providers, enterprises, and critical infrastructure operators to modernize and protect their networks, today announced that Evolutio, an expert company in the integration of cloud services and solutions, is upgrading its network with Ribbon's Virtual C20, making it the first European provider to leverage this solution, and gaining a more robust call platform.  

Key Points: 
  • "We're proud that Evolutio trusts us to modernize their network and reduce costs," said Steve McCaffery, Ribbon's EVP Sales, APAC & EMEA.
  • We believe that the Virtual C20 is unequaled in its ability to cost-effectively transform service provider networks without inherently requiring a massive replacement of last mile / kilometer infrastructure."
  • With the Virtual C20, the expert company in service integration continues to improve customer service by increasing the efficiency of its operations.
  • Evolutio is an expert company in integration of cloud services for the main multinational and domestic companies in the Spanish market.

Evolutio is First European Provider to Deploy Ribbon's Virtual C20 for Telecom Services

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Monday, December 5, 2022
Ribbon Communications, CIO, C20, Nortel, Sustainability, IP, ESG, DMS, Sustainability reporting, Social Security Government Pension Offset, Risk, Social, Online shopping, Biophysical environment, Ribbon, OPEX

PLANO, Texas, Dec. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ribbon Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: RBBN), a global provider of real time communications technology and IP optical networking solutions to many of the world's largest service providers, enterprises, and critical infrastructure operators to modernize and protect their networks, today announced that Evolutio, an expert company in the integration of cloud services and solutions, is upgrading its network with Ribbon's Virtual C20, making it the first European provider to leverage this solution, and gaining a more robust call platform.  

Key Points: 
  • "We're proud that Evolutio trusts us to modernize their network and reduce costs," said Steve McCaffery, Ribbon's EVP Sales, APAC & EMEA.
  • We believe that the Virtual C20 is unequaled in its ability to cost-effectively transform service provider networks without inherently requiring a massive replacement of last mile / kilometer infrastructure."
  • With the Virtual C20, the expert company in service integration continues to improve customer service by increasing the efficiency of its operations.
  • Evolutio is an expert company in integration of cloud services for the main multinational and domestic companies in the Spanish market.

Canada’s Unions Welcome New Protections for Workers’ Pensions

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Wednesday, November 23, 2022
Workplace, John White (Liberal MP), Bankruptcy, Pension, Legislation, House, Canada (House of Commons) v Vaid, Commons, SEARS, Congress, Liberal, Canadian Labour Congress, Senate, Crumbs, Bruske, Insurance, Health insurance, Pension fund, Nortel

OTTAWA, Nov. 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canadas unions are happy to see Bill C-228 passed in the House of Commons today.

Key Points: 
  • OTTAWA, Nov. 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canadas unions are happy to see Bill C-228 passed in the House of Commons today.
  • Pensions are earned and paid for by workers, and that money belongs to them.
  • Canadas unions are now asking senators to act urgently and pass this bill.
  • Bill C-228 will provide crucial protections for workers across the country in the event that their employer declares bankruptcy.

NovaCHARGE Hires Technology Marketing Strategist Tami Timperio as VP of Marketing

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Wednesday, October 12, 2022
Fortune 500, Marketing, Growth, EVSE, Lists of power stations, Cree, Public relations, BEA Systems, 3Com, Motorola Solutions, MCI, Technology, EV, Verizon Business, Solution, Leadership, Mobile phone, Nortel, Oracle

ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Continuing its recent business development trajectory, Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) innovator NovaCHARGE announced today that Tami Timperio has joined its expanding executive team as Vice President of Marketing. Further highlighting a period of swift company growth and signifying the company's bet on rapidly evolving EV charging infrastructure, Ms. Timperio brings decades of world-class B2B marketing experience in services, hardware, and software technology to the EVSE leader.

Key Points: 
  • Timperio is a veteran of using her marketing and strategy expertise to drive sales for technology companies.
  • From startups to the Fortune 500, she is a proven leader in brand building, digital marketing, demand generation, channel marketing, and public relations.
  • Her unique skillset includes expertise in growing markets and marketing teams, competitive differentiation, and solidifying marketing strategy and strategic partnerships.
  • "NovaCHARGE has the right formula, which is clearly demonstrated by leadership depth and performance, innovative technology, and a distinguished installed base," added Timperio.