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IE Business School and the Laidlaw Foundation Launch Scholarship Fund for Women to earn their MBAs

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024
International, Woman, Education, Mentorship, MBA, Laidlaw Foundation, IE Business School, EMBA, IE University, Pernicious, Management

LONDON, March 5, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- IE Business School, through the IE Foundation, and the Laidlaw Foundation have together announced the launch of The Laidlaw Women's Leadership Fund, which will offer MBA and EMBA partial and full scholarships at IE Business School to highly talented women from all over the world who would not otherwise be able to afford the world-class education and networks that IE provides.

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  • LONDON, March 5, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- IE Business School , through the IE Foundation , and the Laidlaw Foundation have together announced the launch of The Laidlaw Women's Leadership Fund, which will offer MBA and EMBA partial and full scholarships at IE Business School to highly talented women from all over the world who would not otherwise be able to afford the world-class education and networks that IE provides.
  • We are committed to addressing the pernicious and persistent problem of too few women in the C-Suite.
  • By providing Scholarships at the brilliant IE Business School, we hope to propel more extraordinary women into leadership roles."
  • By providing Scholarships at the brilliant IE Business School, we hope to propel more extraordinary women into leadership roles," said Susanna Kempe, CEO of the Laidlaw Foundation.

CHAR Tech Announces Appointment of New CFO Raquel Insa

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Monday, November 20, 2023
CHAR, Engineering, Risk management, CFO, Mining, Tech, Raquel, Business administration, FIDE titles, IE Business School, MBA, Growth, Business, Knowledge, Management

TORONTO, Nov. 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CHAR Technologies Ltd. (“CHAR Tech” or the “Company”) (TSXV:YES), a recognized leader in sustainable bioenergy solutions, is pleased to announce the appointment of Raquel Insa as the Company’s new Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective immediately.

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  • TORONTO, Nov. 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CHAR Technologies Ltd. (“CHAR Tech” or the “Company”) (TSXV:YES), a recognized leader in sustainable bioenergy solutions, is pleased to announce the appointment of Raquel Insa as the Company’s new Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective immediately.
  • Raquel brings a wealth of experience and expertise to CHAR Tech, with a remarkable track record in successfully delivering large-scale industrial projects across global markets.
  • “We are thrilled to welcome Raquel to the CHAR Tech team as our new CFO” said Andrew White, CEO of CHAR Tech.
  • “We extend our sincere gratitude to Mark for his invaluable contributions to CHAR Tech” said Andrew White, CEO of CHAR Tech.

Poets&Quants™ Names Ann Harrison Dean of the Year in Annual Honors

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Tuesday, October 10, 2023
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BERKELEY, Calif., Oct. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Poets&Quants the definitive online publication for business education news, has named Ann Harrison from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley. Dean of the Year.

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  • Dean of the Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley is the 13th dean to receive this honor
    BERKELEY, Calif., Oct. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Poets&Quants the definitive online publication for business education news, has named Ann Harrison from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley.
  • Her drive and vision have made sure that a rising tide will never overtake the island on which Haas firmly stands."
  • Harrison earned her Ph.D. from Princeton in 1991 and remained at the World Bank until 1994.
  • To learn more about the Poets&Quants Dean of the Year, please visit https://poetsandquants.com/2023/10/04/dean-of-the-year-ann-harrison-of-u...

Christian Kohler Becomes New CCO at crop.zone

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Thursday, July 6, 2023
Marketing, Farmer, Original equipment manufacturer, Chief commercial officer, Management consulting, IE Business School, CNH Industrial, BMW, CCO, Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung, Business school, Chemistry, Kohler, Mercedes-Benz, Agriculture

Aachen, Germany, July 6, 2023 - (ACN Newswire) - crop.zone GmbH, a leading agricultural technology company, announced today that Prof. Christian Kohler has been appointed as its new Chief Commercial Officer (CCO).

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  • Aachen, Germany, July 6, 2023 - (ACN Newswire) - crop.zone GmbH, a leading agricultural technology company, announced today that Prof. Christian Kohler has been appointed as its new Chief Commercial Officer (CCO).
  • Kohler will provide extensive experience in sales, marketing and business development to further drive crop.zone's international growth, being responsible for all sales and marketing operations at the company.
  • Kohler has over 20 years of management experience in international sales, marketing and business development.
  • Prof. Christian Kohler, CCO of crop.zone
    With Kohler on board, crop.zone is poised to continue its expansion and bring its technology to even more farmers around the world.

Scripps taps veteran media sales executive Brian Norris as new chief revenue officer

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Monday, August 7, 2023
Advertising, Viacom, Lifetime Entertainment Services, Fordham University, College, SSP, E. W. Scripps Company, DISH, IE Business School, Business, CTV, Royal Television Society, International Radio Corporation, Science, SMB, Dish Network, Towson University, Business administration, Entrepreneurship, Scripps, Brown University, Communication, NBCUniversal, IRTS, Gabelli School of Business, Social media, Television, BYU College of Fine Arts and Communications, Management

Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) has hired Brian Norris – a seasoned media industry leader with 25 years of experience driving television revenue and developing multiplatform advertising sales strategies – to serve as its new chief revenue officer, effective Aug. 28.

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  • Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) has hired Brian Norris – a seasoned media industry leader with 25 years of experience driving television revenue and developing multiplatform advertising sales strategies – to serve as its new chief revenue officer, effective Aug. 28.
  • Norris comes to Scripps from NBCUniversal, where he served as senior vice president of its recently launched SMB growth division.
  • "Brian has a depth of experience driving revenue through linear, addressable and digital media," said Lisa Knutson, Scripps' chief operating officer.
  • "Scripps has a long history of entrepreneurship and evolving to meet the needs of media consumers," said Norris.

Aviation Capital Group Taps New Vice President of Marketing, Latin America to Support Growing Business Demand

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Monday, May 15, 2023
Finance, Air, Professional Services, Transport, Asset Management, Airbus, IE Business School, Aviation, Pacific Life, ACG, MBA, Family, Capital Group Companies, Senior, Management, Marketing

Aviation Capital Group LLC (“ACG”), a premier global full-service aircraft lessor, today announced that Armando Belchior Nunes has joined the company as Vice President of Marketing, Latin America.

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  • Aviation Capital Group LLC (“ACG”), a premier global full-service aircraft lessor, today announced that Armando Belchior Nunes has joined the company as Vice President of Marketing, Latin America.
  • In this role, Nunes will work closely with ACG’s Head of Marketing to support the Latin America region by developing and maintaining customer relationships, gathering market information to promote continued and future company success, and supporting overall brand awareness initiatives.
  • “We are proud to welcome Armando to the ACG family,” said Elizabeth Stevens, Senior Vice President, Human Resources at Aviation Capital Group.
  • He graduated from IE Business School in Madrid with an international MBA and earned an executive master’s degree in finance from HEC Paris Business School.

Poets&Quants™ Names Best & Brightest MBAs For 2023

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Tuesday, May 2, 2023
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OAKLAND, Calif., May 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Poets&Quants, the leading news source for graduate business education, has released its 9th annual "Best & Brightest MBAs" feature, which honors 100 of the most accomplished full-time MBAs from the Class of 2023.

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  • OAKLAND, Calif., May 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Poets&Quants , the leading news source for graduate business education, has released its 9th annual "Best & Brightest MBAs" feature, which honors 100 of the most accomplished full-time MBAs from the Class of 2023.
  • To compile this year's Best & Brightest MBAs, Poets&Quants reached out to 77 top graduate business schools to nominate their best candidates for the honor.
  • This summer, Poets&Quants will also recognize its "Best & Brightest Executive MBAs" and "Best & Brightest Online MBAs."
  • To read about the "100 Best & Brightest MBAs: Class of 2023" visit us here .

TransUnion Promotes Juan Sebastian D’Achiardi to Regional President of Canada

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Wednesday, April 19, 2023
International, LATAM, Head, IE Business School, TRU, NEOMA Business School, Science, Acquisition, Growth, Region, NYSE, TransUnion, Management, Renewable energy

TORONTO, April 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) has promoted Juan Sebastian D’Achiardi to Regional President of Canada.

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  • TORONTO, April 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) has promoted Juan Sebastian D’Achiardi to Regional President of Canada.
  • He will ensure TransUnion continues to innovate in our customer solutions to deliver Information for Good® to help create greater opportunities and build trust between consumers and businesses.
  • As part of his role as Regional President, he will also oversee Trinidad and Tobago.
  • “During his time with TransUnion, Juan has demonstrated exceptional leadership and a drive for creating innovative business solutions that bring tangible value to our customers,” said Todd Skinner, President, International.

FeedbackFruits Launches the Enhanced Version of Their Team Based Learning Tool for Digitizing Collaboration

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Monday, March 27, 2023
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The new Team Based Learning tool aims to drive student engagement and collaboration through streamlining team-based learning across modalities.

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  • The new Team Based Learning tool aims to drive student engagement and collaboration through streamlining team-based learning across modalities.
  • AMSTERDAM, Mar 27, 2023 - (ACN Newswire) - FeedbackFruits has released the new Team Based Learning, an LMS-integrated tool designed to digitize and scale collaborative learning across all course sizes and modalities.
  • Team Based Learning supports and enhances the facilitation of the entire team-based learning (TBL) process, a collaborative learning approach that gives students the possibility to apply their knowledge to solve single or multiple problems.
  • The new Team Based Learning presents several functionalities that support and optimize each stage of the TBL process.

The Wendy's Company Announces Addition of Michelle Caruso-Cabrera to Board of Directors

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Tuesday, March 28, 2023
Wendy, Ballet, IE Business School, National Association of Hispanic Journalists, The Wendy's Company, CNBC, Growth, National Association, Wendy's, Management

Caruso-Cabrera is currently the Chief Executive Officer of MCC Productions LLC, the media content and production company she founded in 2018.

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  • Caruso-Cabrera is currently the Chief Executive Officer of MCC Productions LLC, the media content and production company she founded in 2018.
  • Speaking on behalf of the Board, Chairman Nelson Peltz said Caruso-Cabrera provides the Wendy's Board with valuable expertise in communications and business analysis, as well as international experience.
  • "We are thrilled that Michelle has joined the Wendy's Board," Peltz said.
  • In addition to her Board seat at Wendy's, Caruso-Cabrera also serves as the President of the Ballet Hispánico Board of Directors and on the international advisory board of the IE Business School in Madrid, one of Europe's leading business schools.