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Roku Names Three Executives to New Roles as Presidents of Media, Devices, and Consumer Experience

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Thursday, September 22, 2022

Today, Roku, Inc. (Nasdaq: ROKU) announced that three senior executives have been named as presidents of the companys media, devices, and consumer experience business areas.

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  • Today, Roku, Inc. (Nasdaq: ROKU) announced that three senior executives have been named as presidents of the companys media, devices, and consumer experience business areas.
  • Media industry veteran Charlie Collier will be joining Roku as President, Roku Media, effective in late October, based in New York.
  • In addition, Mustafa Ozgen and Gidon Katz are being elevated from their current senior vice president roles at Roku.
  • Roku is a registered trademark and Roku TV is a trademark of Roku, Inc. in the U.S. and in other countries.

Journalist and Educator Sarah Bartlett Honored As a 21st Century News Visionary

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Thursday, November 4, 2021

A profile of Bartlett and her oral history are available at www.NewsLuminaries.com and will be featured in a commemorative book to be published in 2022.

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  • A profile of Bartlett and her oral history are available at www.NewsLuminaries.com and will be featured in a commemorative book to be published in 2022.
  • Bartlett recently announced that she will retire from CUNY at the end of the academic year in June 2022.
  • The Business News Visionary Awards are a continuation of the Business News Luminary Awards, which, in 2000, honored the 100 top business and financial journalists of the 20th century.
  • Rotbart is a Pulitzer Prize-nominated, award-winning financial journalist, former columnist with The Wall Street Journal, and a journalism entrepreneur.

McCann Worldgroup Names Nicolina O'Rorke Global Chief Financial Officer

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Monday, November 1, 2021

NEW YORK, Nov. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --McCann Worldgroup today announced that Nicolina O'Rorke has been named Global Chief Financial Officer.

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  • NEW YORK, Nov. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --McCann Worldgroup today announced that Nicolina O'Rorke has been named Global Chief Financial Officer.
  • "Nicolina is a unique talent in every way," said Bill Kolb, Chairman and CEO, McCann Worldgroup.
  • O'Rorke brings to McCann Worldgroup a diverse combination of best-in-class financial skills and senior corporate operations leadership experience.
  • "I am thrilled to be joining McCann Worldgroup, the most effective marketing solutions company, in a global role," said O'Rorke.

MoneyLion to Become Publicly Traded Following Completion of Business Combination with Fusion Acquisition Corp.

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Wednesday, September 22, 2021

NEW YORK, Sept. 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MoneyLion Inc. (MoneyLion) an award-winning, data-driven, digital financial platform, announced today that it has closed its previously announced business combination with Fusion Acquisition Corp. (Fusion).

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  • NEW YORK, Sept. 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MoneyLion Inc. (MoneyLion) an award-winning, data-driven, digital financial platform, announced today that it has closed its previously announced business combination with Fusion Acquisition Corp. (Fusion).
  • Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. served as capital markets advisor to Fusion and White & Case LLP acted as legal advisor to Fusion.
  • Fusion Acquisition Corp. is a special purpose acquisition company formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses.
  • However, while MoneyLion and Fusion may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, MoneyLion and Fusion specifically disclaim any obligation to do so.

MoneyLion Announces Effectiveness of S-4 Registration Statement for Proposed Business Combination with Fusion Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: FUSE)

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Friday, September 3, 2021

John James, CEO of Fusion Acquisition Corp., commented: The MoneyLion team has executed extremely well and is poised to scale even faster driven by the companys tremendous momentum.

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  • John James, CEO of Fusion Acquisition Corp., commented: The MoneyLion team has executed extremely well and is poised to scale even faster driven by the companys tremendous momentum.
  • We are excited to present the business combination to Fusion stockholders and look forward to partnering with MoneyLion through its next phase of growth.
  • Assuming no redemptions by Fusion stockholders, the Business Combination is expected to deliver approximately$450 millioncash to the MoneyLion balance sheet, net of debt paydown and expenses.
  • Fusion will mail a definitive proxy statement and other relevant documents to its shareholders as of the record date established for voting on the proposed Business Combination.

Allison Howard Advocates for Breaking the Cycle of Poverty, Crime and Racism to Fix Policing

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Thursday, August 19, 2021

As law enforcement enforces a system that is inherently flawed and stacked against poor minorities, she observes, people in disadvantaged neighborhoods don't trust that the police will bring justice.

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  • As law enforcement enforces a system that is inherently flawed and stacked against poor minorities, she observes, people in disadvantaged neighborhoods don't trust that the police will bring justice.
  • Allison Howard has over 25 years' experience producing, directing and shooting television programs for A&E, HBO, NBC, TLC, Food Network, MTV, Oxygen Media, Lifetime and Animal Planet.
  • The majority of her television career has involved producing, directing and filming documentary series, particularly those that follow first responders.
  • She has spent much of her time filming law enforcement in Dallas, New York City and Detroit.