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Susan Hockfield, Ph.D., MIT President Emerita, Joins Repertoire Immune Medicines Board of Directors

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Tuesday, April 27, 2021
Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical, Health, Branches of biology, Neuroscience, Biology, Council on Foreign Relations, Susan Hockfield, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Hockfield is a tremendous addition to Repertoire Immune Medicines, as a scientist, organizational leader, and public servant,\xe2\x80\x9d said John Cox, CEO of Repertoire.

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  • Hockfield is a tremendous addition to Repertoire Immune Medicines, as a scientist, organizational leader, and public servant,\xe2\x80\x9d said John Cox, CEO of Repertoire.
  • \xe2\x80\x9cOur company is positioned at the frontier of immune medicines based on our ability to understand the drivers of cellular immunity.
  • Hockfield is Professor of Neuroscience and President Emerita at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
  • She served as MIT\xe2\x80\x99s sixteenth president from 2004 to 2012 and was the first woman and the first life scientist to lead MIT.

Capitolis Secures $90 Million in Series C Funding Round, Led By Andreessen Horowitz, to Support Accelerated Growth and Reshape Capital Markets

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Tuesday, March 30, 2021
Finance, Banking, Professional services, Technology, Software, Council on Foreign Relations, Tom Glocer, Citigroup, Spark Capital, Companies, Finance, Service companies

We launched Capitolis four years ago to fundamentally re-imagine how the capital markets operate.

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  • We launched Capitolis four years ago to fundamentally re-imagine how the capital markets operate.
  • The funding round, which included participation from existing investors Index Ventures, Sequoia Capital, S Capital, Spark Capital, SVB Capital, Citi, J.P. Morgan and State Street, brings Capitolis total funding to date to $170 million.
  • Capitolis is building the financial system of the future, said Tom Glocer, co-founder and executive chairman of Capitolis.
  • Capitolis is the leading SaaS platform that drives financial resource optimization for capital markets.

Morgan Stanley Closes Acquisition of Eaton Vance

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Monday, March 1, 2021
Banking, Professional services, Finance, Finance, Companies, Primary dealers, House of Morgan, Subprime mortgage crisis, Financial services, Council on Foreign Relations, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Morgan Stanley, Eaton Vance, James P. Gorman

Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) announced today that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of Eaton Vance Corp. in a stock and cash transaction.

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  • Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) announced today that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of Eaton Vance Corp. in a stock and cash transaction.
  • With the addition of Eaton Vance, Morgan Stanley will oversee $5.4 trillion of client assets across its Wealth Management and Investment Management segments.
  • The Morgan Stanley Investment Management and Eaton Vance businesses are delivering strong growth and their complementary investment and distribution capabilities will deliver significant incremental value to our investment management clients, said James P. Gorman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Morgan Stanley.
  • Thomas E. Faust, Jr., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Eaton Vance, will become Chairman of Morgan Stanley Investment Management and will join the Morgan Stanley Management Committee.

Admiral James Stavridis Joins Ankura Board of Directors

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Monday, February 22, 2021
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NEW YORK, Feb. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Ankura, a global business advisory and expert services company, today announced thatAdmiral James Stavridis, a retired four-star officer in the U.S. Navy, has joined the Ankura Board of Directors.

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  • NEW YORK, Feb. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Ankura, a global business advisory and expert services company, today announced thatAdmiral James Stavridis, a retired four-star officer in the U.S. Navy, has joined the Ankura Board of Directors.
  • Admiral Stavridis is an expert in global law and diplomacy and has been recognized for his outstanding leadership.
  • It is an honor to welcome him to the Ankura Board," said Ankura Chairman, Philip Daddona.
  • Admiral Stavridis is currently an operating executive with a global investment firm and chair of the board of directors at an international consulting firm.

National Geographic Taps Harry Hamlin (“Mad Men,” “Shameless”) and Dylan Baker (“The Good Wife,” “Hunters”) as Guest Stars Alongside Previously Announced Leads Tony Goldwyn and Daniel Dae Kim for THE HOT ZONE: ANTHRAX

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Tuesday, February 9, 2021
Film & Motion Pictures, General Entertainment, Entertainment, Celebrity, TV and Radio, Council on Foreign Relations, Tom Brokaw, Anthrax, Brokaw, Animal diseases, Health, Television news in the United States

View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210209006062/en/

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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210209006062/en/
    Harry Hamlin will join the cast of THE HOT ZONE: ANTHRAX as Tom Brokaw, the respected journalist and anchor for NBC News.
  • Letters containing anthrax were sent to unsuspecting victims in Florida, Washington, D.C. and New York.
  • Despite interagency turf wars and many false leads, an unlikely team of scientists, FBI agents and government departments slowly closed in on a shocking prime suspect.
  • NGP returns 27% of our proceeds to the nonprofit National Geographic Society to fund work in the areas of science, exploration, conservation and education.

The Mission Continues Adds Two New Members To Board Of Directors

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Monday, December 14, 2020
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and Sally Chan, who will join the organization's Board of Directors as of December 2020.

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  • and Sally Chan, who will join the organization's Board of Directors as of December 2020.
  • We look forward to including them in our mission to create a veteran-led movement of service."
  • Admiral William H. McRaven is a retired U.S. Navy Four-Star admiral and the former Chancellor of the University of Texas System.
  • The Mission Continues is a national veterans organization dedicated to the empowerment of veterans as community-based leaders.

Daniel Yergin, IHS Markit Vice Chairman, Named “Energy Writer of the Year” by American Energy Society for His New Book, The New Map: Energy, Climate and the Clash of Nations

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Tuesday, November 17, 2020
Entertainment, Other Energy, Oil, Gas, Alternative energy, Energy, Books, Articles, American writers, Council on Foreign Relations, Daniel Yergin, IHS Markit, Energy economics, IHS, Markit, Energy industry

The award is presented by the American Energy Society, a non-partisan, independent network of nearly 135,000 professionals from every energy sector.

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  • The award is presented by the American Energy Society, a non-partisan, independent network of nearly 135,000 professionals from every energy sector.
  • Upon receiving the award, Yergin said: I am deeply honored to receive the distinguished award of 'Energy Writer of the Year' from the American Energy Society.
  • To be recognized with this award from the American Energy Society, with its commitment to engaging the widest cross-section of stakeholders in the energy world, is a singular honor.
  • All other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners 2020 IHS Markit Ltd. All rights reserved.

American Express Elects Charles Phillips to Board of Directors

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Monday, October 26, 2020
Banking, Professional services, Finance, Articles, Charles Phillips, Council on Foreign Relations, Business, Corporate governance, Committees, Corporate law, Advisory board, Infor, Board of directors, AXP

American Express (NYSE: AXP) today announced that Charles Phillips has been elected to its Board of Directors, effective December 1, 2020.

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  • American Express (NYSE: AXP) today announced that Charles Phillips has been elected to its Board of Directors, effective December 1, 2020.
  • In addition, Charles has deep expertise in financial markets and the regulatory environment, all of which will be highly valuable additions to our Board.
  • Prior to Recognize, Mr. Phillips served as Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO of Infor, Inc., an enterprise software applications provider.
  • Mr. Phillips previously served on the Federal Reserve Bank of New Yorks Board of Directors, as well as on President Obamas Economic Recovery Advisory Board.

Bio Partner Schweiz AG Chooses Industry-Specific Multi-Tenant Cloud Solution from Infor

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Wednesday, October 21, 2020
Charles Phillips, Council on Foreign Relations

MUNICH, Oct. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Infortoday announced that Bio Partner Schweiz AG will implement Infor CloudSuite Food & Beverage.

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  • MUNICH, Oct. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Infortoday announced that Bio Partner Schweiz AG will implement Infor CloudSuite Food & Beverage.
  • The implementation will be done by Infor alliance partner Maximum Solution Consulting Group GmbH(MSC) with its many years of experience in the food industry.
  • Learn more about Infor CloudSuite Food & Beverage: https://www.infor.com/industries/food-beverage
    Bio Partner Schweiz AG is the leading service provider and wholesaler for the Swiss organic specialist market.
  • Bio Partner Schweiz AG is the leading service provider and wholesaler in the Swiss organic market.

Avaap Successfully Implements Infor CloudSuite Financials at Encova

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Monday, October 5, 2020
Accounting software, Charles Phillips, Council on Foreign Relations

Infor CloudSuiteTM Financials (CSF) is a complete financial management platform delivered in the cloud with industry-specific functionality, end-to-end capabilities, and robust integration.

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  • Infor CloudSuiteTM Financials (CSF) is a complete financial management platform delivered in the cloud with industry-specific functionality, end-to-end capabilities, and robust integration.
  • Encova is the re-branded entity of Columbus, Ohio-based property/casualty insurer Motorists and Charleston, West Virginia-based workers compensation insurer BrickStreet Mutual.
  • Encova partnered with Infor and Avaap to model CloudSuite Financials as the central component of its systems target architecture.
  • As an organization committed to innovation, customer service, and efficiency, Encova selected the Infor CloudSuite Financials platform because it is a complete, scalable, and integrated suite for managing and reporting our financial activity, said Amy Kuhlman/VP Controller at Encova.