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Transcarent Announces Zoë Harte as Chief People Officer

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Thursday, February 2, 2023
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Transcarent , a health and care experience company that makes it easy for individuals to access high-quality, affordable care announced today that Zoë Harte has joined the organization as its Chief People Officer.

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  • Transcarent , a health and care experience company that makes it easy for individuals to access high-quality, affordable care announced today that Zoë Harte has joined the organization as its Chief People Officer.
  • Reporting to Transcarent Chief Executive Officer Glen Tullman, Ms. Harte will oversee the company’s people function.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230202005392/en/
    Ms. Harte joins Transcarent after almost a decade with Upwork, where she served as the Chief People Officer.
  • “I want to empower the team to reach their full potential and deliver on the promise of delivering high-quality care to Transcarent Members and clients,”

Christian and Timbers Recruits CRO for Nasuni

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Wednesday, January 25, 2023
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Pete Agresta , a highly accomplished CRO, joins Nasuni with 25+ years of senior-level sales leadership experiences in areas including data security, data management, and infrastructure transformation.

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  • Pete Agresta , a highly accomplished CRO, joins Nasuni with 25+ years of senior-level sales leadership experiences in areas including data security, data management, and infrastructure transformation.
  • He is a great leader, fantastic at strategy, driving rapid scale and knows Nasuni’s customers,” according to Jeff Christian , Christian & Timbers ’ CEO.
  • Christian & Timbers’ recent successes include CEO Recogni.ai, Chairwoman CelLink, CRO + CMO Otonomo, CFO Desktop Metal, CMO SecurityScorecard.
  • Jeff Christian , author of " The Headhunters Edge " and founder of Christian & Timbers , has been named four years on the Forbes Midas List.

Regie.ai Closes A-Round Funding With Additional $6 Million Investment from Khosla Ventures, Totaling $20.8 Million

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Thursday, February 9, 2023
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SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Regie.ai, the generative AI software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform that streamlines enterprise organizations' content creation workflows, today announced that it has closed its A Round with an additional $6 million investment from Khosla Ventures, the early investor behind Open-AI. This extends the company's Series A funding and brings total funding to date with previous participation by Foundation Capital, Scale Venture Partners and others, to $20.8 million.

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  • AI-powered SaaS platform, Regie.ai, to use the additional investment to further already rapid growth accelerated by momentum in the generative AI technological landscape.
  • This extends the company's Series A funding and brings total funding to date with previous participation by Foundation Capital, Scale Venture Partners and others, to $20.8 million.
  • Faced with ongoing economic turbulence and talent shortages, many businesses are turning to AI to jumpstart and streamline their current workflows.
  • "Regie.ai is the only platform that can learn the voice of its customers," said Srinath Sridhar, CEO and co-founder of Regie.ai.

CIO Leadership: Identifying Opportunities to Leverage Hot Technologies such as AI and ChatGPT to Enable Cost Containment and Drive Business Growth Will Power the Discussion at the 2023 Dallas CIO Executive Leadership Summit on April 6

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Thursday, February 9, 2023
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World-class technology leaders and industry experts speaking at this popular in-person event will explore opportunities for tapping hot technologies such as AI, ChatGPT, and cloud platforms to help facilitate cost containment and to drive business growth.

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  • World-class technology leaders and industry experts speaking at this popular in-person event will explore opportunities for tapping hot technologies such as AI, ChatGPT, and cloud platforms to help facilitate cost containment and to drive business growth.
  • HMG Strategy will also be hosting its 2023 Silicon Valley Global Innovation Summit on February 28 at the Hyatt Regency Santa Clara.
  • On March 24, HMG Strategy will be hosting its 2023 Phoenix CIO Executive Leadership Summit at the JM Marriott Scottsdale Camelback Inn Resort & Spa.
  • To learn more about HMG Strategy’s upcoming schedule of CIO & CISO summits, click here .

CIO Leadership: Opportunities to Leverage AI, ChatGPT and Other Hot Technologies to Move the Needle for the Business Will Power the Discussion at the 2023 Phoenix CIO Executive Leadership Summit on March 24

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Thursday, January 26, 2023
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To learn more about the 2023 Phoenix CIO Executive Leadership Summit and to register for the event, click here .

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  • To learn more about the 2023 Phoenix CIO Executive Leadership Summit and to register for the event, click here .
  • HMG Strategy will also be hosting its 2023 Silicon Valley Global Innovation Summit on February 28 at the Hyatt Regency Santa Clara.
  • HMG Strategy will also be hosting its 2023 Dallas CIO Executive Leadership Summit on April 6 at Brookhaven Country Club in Farmers Branch, TX.
  • To learn more about the 2023 Dallas CIO Executive Leadership Summit and to register for the event, click here .

CIO Leadership: The Role of Technology Executives in Driving Innovation to Move the Needle for the Business Will Power the Discussion at the 2023 Silicon Valley Global Innovation Summit on February 28

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Thursday, January 19, 2023
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“Thanks to their unique view of where technology intersects with the business.

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  • “Thanks to their unique view of where technology intersects with the business.
  • To learn more about the 2023 Silicon Valley Global Innovation Summit and to register for the event, click here .
  • To learn more about the 2023 Phoenix CIO Executive Leadership Summit and to register for the event, click here .
  • To learn more about the 2023 Dallas CIO Executive Leadership Summit and to register for the event, click here .

Upwork Unveils Most In-Demand Skills for Independent Professionals in 2023

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Wednesday, January 18, 2023
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SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Upwork (Nasdaq: UPWK), the world’s work marketplace that connects businesses with independent talent, today announced the most in-demand skills that organizations are expected to seek from skilled professionals on Upwork in 2023, across technology, marketing, customer service & admin support, accounting & consulting, and design & creative.

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  • SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Upwork (Nasdaq: UPWK), the world’s work marketplace that connects businesses with independent talent, today announced the most in-demand skills that organizations are expected to seek from skilled professionals on Upwork in 2023, across technology, marketing, customer service & admin support, accounting & consulting, and design & creative.
  • At the same time, millions of professionals are reevaluating their priorities, exploring new ways of working and redefining what it means to have a fulfilling career, especially in light of variability across the labor market.
  • Recent Upwork data shows 60 million Americans performed freelance work in the past 12 months, representing 39% of the U.S. workforce, an all-time high.
  • “At the same time, the uncertain economic environment is pushing businesses to explore new solutions to stay competitive and they’re finding unlocked potential in the growing pool of skilled independent professionals.

WatchGuard Names Simon Yeo Senior Vice President of Operations

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Wednesday, January 18, 2023
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SEATTLE, Jan. 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WatchGuard® Technologies , a global leader in unified cybersecurity, announced today it has hired Simon Yeo as the company’s new senior vice president of operations.

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  • SEATTLE, Jan. 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WatchGuard® Technologies , a global leader in unified cybersecurity, announced today it has hired Simon Yeo as the company’s new senior vice president of operations.
  • In this role, Yeo will oversee WatchGuard’s information technology systems and infrastructure, security, and cloud operations.
  • “Simon brings a depth of tech industry expertise to WatchGuard and a leadership style that focuses on people, collaboration and integrity,” said Prakash Panjwani, CEO of WatchGuard Technologies.
  • We are thrilled to welcome Simon to the WatchGuard leadership team.”
    Prior to joining WatchGuard, Yeo was the CIO at Barracuda Networks for six years.

Upwork to Report Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 Financial Results on February 15, 2023

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Tuesday, January 17, 2023
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SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Upwork Inc. (Nasdaq: UPWK), the world’s largest work marketplace that connects businesses with independent talent, as measured by gross services volume (“GSV”), today announced that it will report its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2022 on Wednesday, February 15, 2023 after market close.

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  • SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Upwork Inc. (Nasdaq: UPWK), the world’s largest work marketplace that connects businesses with independent talent, as measured by gross services volume (“GSV”), today announced that it will report its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2022 on Wednesday, February 15, 2023 after market close.
  • The company will host a Q&A conference call to discuss these results at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time (5:00 p.m. Eastern Time) on the same day.
  • An audio replay of the conference call will be available for one week following the call and will be archived via webcast on the Upwork Investor Relations website at investors.upwork.com for approximately one year.

Compile Expands Leadership Team with Three Senior Executive Hires

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Wednesday, January 18, 2023
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MENLO PARK, Calif., Jan. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Compile, the modern data backbone for life sciences, today announced the appointments of Norman Pai as Head of Sales, Ruth Berkowitz as Chief Marketing Officer, and Jayant (Jay) Sood as Head of Finance. The addition of these new executives rounds out Compile's leadership team, positioning the company for success as it moves into the next phase of growth.

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  • The addition of these new executives rounds out Compile's leadership team, positioning the company for success as it moves into the next phase of growth.
  • "We are very pleased to welcome these three leaders to the team," said Isaac Fehrenbach, CEO at Compile.
  • Norman Pai joins Compile as Head of Sales with over a decade of experience providing data and intelligence to the healthcare industry.
  • Prior to joining Compile, Sood was part of the leadership teams that took Booz Allen Hamilton and Upwork through the IPO process.