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MACCO Restructuring Group, LLC Expands Its Team With the Addition of Three Highly Respected Professionals

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Friday, April 12, 2024
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Their combined talents and extensive backgrounds will significantly bolster MACCO's capabilities and reinforce our commitment to providing unparalleled service to our clients."

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  • Their combined talents and extensive backgrounds will significantly bolster MACCO's capabilities and reinforce our commitment to providing unparalleled service to our clients."
  • Her track record of success includes orchestrating a pre-packaged Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization for an internationally recognized sandwich franchisor.
  • Bobby Salehi, a Senior Financial Advisor located in Houston, boasts two decades of corporate finance experience, specializing in capital market transactions and business restructuring.
  • Bobby's expertise in optimizing growth and shareholder value through innovative strategies makes him a valuable addition to the MACCO team.

North Highland Welcomes Monesia Taylor Brown

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Monday, April 8, 2024
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North Highland , the leading change and transformation consultancy, is pleased to welcome Monesia “Mone” Taylor Brown as vice president of Government Relations.

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  • North Highland , the leading change and transformation consultancy, is pleased to welcome Monesia “Mone” Taylor Brown as vice president of Government Relations.
  • Based in Tallahassee, Fla., Brown will lead the firm’s Government Relations strategy while driving growth for its Public Sector industry.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240408072703/en/
    North Highland welcomes Monesia Taylor Brown as vice president of Government Relations.
  • Most recently, she served as director of Public Affairs and Government Relations for Walmart Inc.
    “We are thrilled to welcome Mone to the team,” said Wayne Messina, managing director and Public Sector Lead for North Highland.

Real Estate Partner Brad Wright Joins Dorsey in Phoenix

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Wednesday, April 3, 2024
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Brad Wright has joined Dorsey & Whitney LLP in Phoenix as a Partner in the Real Estate group, the law firm announced today.

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  • Brad Wright has joined Dorsey & Whitney LLP in Phoenix as a Partner in the Real Estate group, the law firm announced today.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240403815066/en/
    Brad Wright has joined Dorsey & Whitney LLP in Phoenix as a Partner in the Real Estate group, the law firm announced today.
  • “Brad is another important addition to our team in Phoenix, where we are continuing to add key talent, as demonstrated by the recent additions of Government Solutions & Investigations partner Seth Goertz , Finance & Restructuring partner Kate Moore , Real Estate partner Michael Fritz , and Litigation partner Nicole Stanton .
  • 2024 is off to a great start at Dorsey.”
    “I am thrilled about the opportunity to join Dorsey,” said Brad Wright.

AARP IL, CUB CALL FOR LEGISLATION TO PROHIBIT UTILITIES FROM CHARGING CUSTOMERS MILLIONS FOR SELF-SERVING PR CAMPAIGNS, RATE-HIKE LEGAL FEES

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Thursday, February 15, 2024
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CHICAGO, Feb. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Illinois utilities would be prohibited from charging customers potentially tens of millions of dollars for self-serving purposes to increase their political power and advance their agenda, including goodwill advertising, political-issue campaigns and bankrolling high-priced legal teams working to win rate hikes against consumers, under legislation supported by the Citizens Utility Board (CUB) and AARP Illinois.

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  • Three other states have passed similar reform legislation over the past year—including Connecticut, Colorado and Maine.
  • CUB estimates the Illinois legislation could, for the average year, save ratepayers across Illinois more than $50 million, based on documents the utilities filed with their most recent rate cases.
  • "I am proud to sponsor a bill that will hold utilities accountable and result in lower rates."
  • "This is part of Illinois' continued effort to protect rate-paying customers from egregious utility rates," said State Senator Glowiak Hilton.

Billy King Joins Global Talent Firm ZRG and TurnkeyZRG

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Monday, February 12, 2024
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ROCHELLE PARK, N.J., Feb. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ZRG , the global talent firm, and its TurnkeyZRG , sports, entertainment & media division, today announced its continued growth with the hire of Billy King as Managing Director in the Private Equity group and the Sports Group.

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  • ROCHELLE PARK, N.J., Feb. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ZRG , the global talent firm, and its TurnkeyZRG , sports, entertainment & media division, today announced its continued growth with the hire of Billy King as Managing Director in the Private Equity group and the Sports Group.
  • Billy was Captain of the Duke basketball team in 1988 and was a part of the 1986 and 1988 Final Four teams.
  • Billy King at Duke, Billy King as a Coach, Billy King in the NBA, and Billy King in his personal journey has always had a knack for spotting talent, getting the most out of talent and creating winning teams with the exact right talent choices.
  • TurnkeyZRG is blessed to have Billy join our team,” said Len Perna, TurnkeyZRG’s Chairman and CEO.

Gary Anetsberger Joins Allant Group's Board of Directors

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Thursday, February 1, 2024
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DOWNERS GROVE, Ill., Feb. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Allant Group LLC, a data activation solution provider, is pleased to announce Gary Anetsberger has joined the company's Board of Directors. This appointment advances essential industry leadership helping usher in a new era for Allant Group as it brings to market new proprietary technology and access to data that disrupts the current industry rules.

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  • DOWNERS GROVE, Ill., Feb. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Allant Group LLC, a data activation solution provider, is pleased to announce Gary Anetsberger has joined the company's Board of Directors.
  • Mr. Anetsberger currently serves as Executive Chairman for Inspira Financial (fka Millennium Trust), where he continues to play a key role in the company's vision and evolution.
  • Michael Fisher, CEO of Allant Group adds, "Gary's appointment to the Allant board further strengthens our vision of extending our unbundled data activation technology beyond consumer-focused marketing organizations.
  • For more information about Allant Group and their data activation, analytics, martech integration, and customer experience management capabilities, please click here .

Norton Rose Fulbright adds two partners to head Chicago litigation and disputes practice

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Thursday, January 18, 2024
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Chicago, IL, Jan. 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright announced today that nationally recognized litigators Joshua Lee and Edward Casmere have joined its Chicago office as partners.

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  • Chicago, IL, Jan. 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright announced today that nationally recognized litigators Joshua Lee and Edward Casmere have joined its Chicago office as partners.
  • They will serve as the Chicago office’s Co-Heads of Litigation and Disputes, focusing on product liability and consumer disputes as well as environmental and mass tort litigation.
  • Norton Rose Fulbright is a recognized leader in this space, so joining the firm was a no-brainer for me.
  • Norton Rose Fulbright provides a full scope of legal services to the world’s preeminent corporations and financial institutions.

Kathleen A. Savio named to Brown & Brown, Inc. board of directors

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Thursday, January 18, 2024
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., Jan. 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Brown & Brown, Inc. (NYSE: BRO) announces the addition of Kathleen A. Savio, former chief transformation officer of Zurich Insurance Group, to Brown & Brown’s board of directors.

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  • DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., Jan. 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Brown & Brown, Inc. (NYSE: BRO) announces the addition of Kathleen A. Savio, former chief transformation officer of Zurich Insurance Group, to Brown & Brown’s board of directors.
  • H. Palmer Proctor, Jr., Brown & Brown’s lead independent director and chair of the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee of Brown & Brown’s board of directors, said, “Kathleen joins us on the heels of an impressive career at Zurich spanning more than three decades.
  • She was the inaugural chair of the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF) Midwest Division board and was named IICF 2020 Trailblazer of the Year.
  • Savio has served as a director of APIW since August 2022 and a director of Farmers Group, Inc. since January 2024.

NCPERS Names Illinois State Treasurer Policymaker of the Year

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Wednesday, January 24, 2024
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The National Conference on Public Employee Retirement Systems ( NCPERS ) presented The Honorable Michael Frerichs, Illinois State Treasurer, with its 2023 Policymaker of the Year Award .

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  • The National Conference on Public Employee Retirement Systems ( NCPERS ) presented The Honorable Michael Frerichs, Illinois State Treasurer, with its 2023 Policymaker of the Year Award .
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240124208827/en/
    The Honorable Michael Frerichs, Illinois State Treasurer, speaks to a room full of public pension trustees and staff during NCPERS Legislative Conference.
  • Frerichs—currently serving his third term as State Treasurer—launched Illinois Secure Choice in 2018 to serve the estimated 1.2 million private-sector workers in Illinois without access to an employer-sponsored retirement plan.
  • The ISBI has fiduciary responsibility for managing the pension assets of the State Employees’ Retirement System of Illinois, the General Assembly Retirement System, the Illinois Power Agency, the Judges’ Retirement System of Illinois, and the State of Illinois Deferred Compensation Plan.

VelocityEHS Appoints Rachel Kaiser as Chief People Officer

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Thursday, January 11, 2024
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CHICAGO, Jan. 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- VelocityEHS®, the global leader in enterprise EHS & ESG software solutions announces the appointment of Rachel Kaiser as Chief People Officer, effective January 1, 2024.

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  • CHICAGO, Jan. 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- VelocityEHS®, the global leader in enterprise EHS & ESG software solutions announces the appointment of Rachel Kaiser as Chief People Officer, effective January 1, 2024.
  • Kaiser, who has been serving as the company’s Vice President of Human Resources since 2010, will now report directly to Matt Airhart, CEO.
  • Kaiser joined VelocityEHS through the acquisition of MSDSonline in 2000, and has been instrumental in driving strategies to optimize employee engagement and business success as Velocity has grown organically and through more than a half dozen global acquisitions.
  • “Rachel is an integral leader who helps create the vision for our long-term organizational goals,” said Matt Airhart, CEO, of VelocityEHS.