Saint Petersburg State University Graduate School of Management

M&T Bank Names Sam Bluso as Head of Institutional Real Estate

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Monday, November 21, 2022

BUFFALO, N.Y., Nov. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- M&T Bank  ("M&T") (NYSE: MTB) has appointed Sam Bluso to lead the bank's new Institutional Real Estate Group focused on expanding M&T's corporate real estate business. As Head of Institutional Real Estate for M&T, Bluso will rely on his 25 years in the real estate capital markets and institutional business to deliver lending and capital markets solutions to Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) and Investment Real Estate Fund clients.

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  • BUFFALO, N.Y., Nov. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- M&T Bank ("M&T") (NYSE: MTB) has appointed Sam Bluso to lead the bank's new Institutional Real Estate Group focused on expanding M&T's corporate real estate business.
  • As Head of Institutional Real Estate for M&T, Bluso will rely on his 25 years in the real estate capital markets and institutional business to deliver lending and capital markets solutions to Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) and Investment Real Estate Fund clients.
  • The new Institutional Real Estate Group will focus on managing corporate and institutional real estate relationships and will complement M&T's existing Institutional Commercial Real Estate Capital Markets team led by Matt Orrino , managing director, within the Investment Bank.Orrino joined the bank earlier this year to expand its Institutional CRE Capital Markets solutions for new and existing customer bases.
  • Previously, Bluso served as a Managing Director in the Debt Capital Markets group at Citizens Bank, where he supported the Bank's REIT team in its capital market origination.

VTB LAUNCHES ESG INITIATIVES

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Thursday, October 14, 2021

VTB Group is set to launch a Russia-wide ESG platform.

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  • VTB Group is set to launch a Russia-wide ESG platform.
  • In total, the ESG platform's perimeter includes about 20 areas of VTB Group's activities.
  • The new ESG strategy will be adopted by the end of 2021 and will include the following priority areas: responsible financing, including advising clients on improving the ESG side of their business, engaging clients in ESG projects and initiatives, investing in socially significant projects, sponsorship and philanthropy, organisational development, and building an ESG governance model, including related risk management.
  • VTB Group offers ESG products across all business segments, including placing green bonds, financing green industries, Russia's first open-ended mutual funds for responsible investment, and retail eco-projects.

Dave & Buster's Announces CEO Transition

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Tuesday, September 21, 2021

By mutual agreement with the Companys Board, Mr. Jenkins will continue to serve as CEO and a Board director through September 30, 2021.

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  • By mutual agreement with the Companys Board, Mr. Jenkins will continue to serve as CEO and a Board director through September 30, 2021.
  • To ensure a seamless transition of responsibilities, he will become a Senior Advisor to the CEO until November 30, 2021.
  • Concurrent with this announcement, effective October 1, 2021, the Board has appointed Kevin M. Sheehan, Chair of Dave & Busters Board, as interim CEO until a permanent successor is named.
  • With those objectives achieved, Brian and the Board felt this was a good time to initiate this transition.

The St Petersburg Graduate School of Management has improved its position in the FT rankings again

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Wednesday, December 16, 2020

SAINT PETERSBURG, Russia, Dec. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- St. Petersburg State University (SPbU) has improved its place in the Financial Times European Business School ranking 2020, published on December 7, 2020.

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  • SAINT PETERSBURG, Russia, Dec. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- St. Petersburg State University (SPbU) has improved its place in the Financial Times European Business School ranking 2020, published on December 7, 2020.
  • The Graduate School of Management SPbU (GSOM SPbU),founded with the supportof thePresident of the Russian FederationVladimir Putin,took a record 51st position in the overall European ranking, having risen by eight points compared to last year.
  • We are delighted with the high result and are ready to pursue new ambitious goals," said Nikolay Kropachev, Rector of St. Petersburg State University.
  • said Olga Dergunova, Deputy President and Chairman of the Management Board of VTB Bank, Director of GSOM SPbU.