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VERSION 1 ANNOUNCES AROUND 500 NEW JOBS IN THE WEST MIDLANDS REGION AND PLANS FOR A NEW TECHNOLOGY HUB IN BIRMINGHAM CITY CENTRE

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Wednesday, October 18, 2023

BIRMINGHAM, England, Oct. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Version 1, a leader in digital transformation, today announced its plans for a new technology hub in Birmingham city centre, creating 500 new jobs and placing it closer to a growing West Midlands client base.

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  • BIRMINGHAM, England, Oct. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Version 1, a leader in digital transformation, today announced its plans for a new technology hub in Birmingham city centre, creating 500 new jobs and placing it closer to a growing West Midlands client base.
  • They will be remotely based in the wider region but centred around the new hub in Birmingham city centre which is due to open officially next year.
  • Tom O'Connor, Chief Executive Officer at Version 1, said: "We are very happy with our decision to increase our presence in Birmingham with the creation of another 500 jobs.
  • "We have established Version 1 as the leading digital transformation partner for some of this region's major public and private sector organisations.

ISHLT Elects New Board Members and Professional Community Leaders

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Thursday, December 1, 2022

Professor Christian Benden, MD, MBA, FCCP, will serve as ISHLT President-Elect beginning in May 2023 and as ISHLT President beginning in May 2024.

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  • Professor Christian Benden, MD, MBA, FCCP, will serve as ISHLT President-Elect beginning in May 2023 and as ISHLT President beginning in May 2024.
  • "These results represent the development of coordinated election processes and were boosted by a record number of nominations and engagement of professional communities to expand opportunities for leadership in ISHLT to our members.
  • I am also pleased to see ISHLT leaders from five different countries elected to the ISHLT Board of Directors, and to see such a mix of geographical, gender, and generational representation stepping into leadership roles in the Professional Communities."
  • Beginning 1 May, 2023, the new composition of the Board will be:
    Director:Marc de Perrot, MD, Thoracic and Lung Transplant Surgeon, Canada (2024)
    The elected Professional Community leaders are:

The Early Careers Group Focuses on Social Mobility and Launches a New Collaborative Service Line: Social Mobility Audits

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Wednesday, November 30, 2022

The Early Careers Group is now launching a new collaborative service line: Social Mobility Audits.

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  • The Early Careers Group is now launching a new collaborative service line: Social Mobility Audits.
  • The Early Careers Company is a private business focused on social mobility, DEI, and early careers, helping companies become socially inclusive employers, designing world-class propositions for young people, and running global hiring campaigns.
  • Early Careers Group believes that commerce and charity can co-exist, aiming to solve social mobility and early talent challenges from both a social and commercial perspective.
  • Considering this, "The Early Careers Group" has designed an objective and data-driven approach to measuring social mobility within organisations through Social Mobility Audits.

Equinox Strategy Partners' Lana Manganiello Recognized by Los Angeles Times as an Inspirational Woman

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Tuesday, November 22, 2022

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Equinox Strategy Partners 'Managing Director Lana Manganiello has been selected as a nominee by the Los Angeles Times for its "2022 Inspirational Women Awards" and profiled in Inspirational Women Magazine .

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  • LOS ANGELES, Nov. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Equinox Strategy Partners 'Managing Director Lana Manganiello has been selected as a nominee by the Los Angeles Times for its "2022 Inspirational Women Awards" and profiled in Inspirational Women Magazine .
  • "This recognition is a testament to the passion and commitment Lana brings to all that she does," said Equinox Strategy Partners' Managing Partner Jonathan R. Fitzgarrald .
  • Recently recognized as an "Diversity Champion" by Consulting Magazine and named a 'Woman to Watch' by the Los Angeles Business Journal, Manganiello volunteers her time with several organizations throughout Southern California.
  • Equinox Strategy Partners, headquartered in Los Angeles with additional offices in New York and San Diego, concentrates on training and coaching lawyers and firms.

Handshake boosts graduate recruitment for world's largest employers

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Monday, May 16, 2022

The four new customers will join an impressive roster of employers who are already using the Handshake platform, including world leading companies in the travel, law, financial and technology industries.

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  • The four new customers will join an impressive roster of employers who are already using the Handshake platform, including world leading companies in the travel, law, financial and technology industries.
  • Rebecca Foden, Head of Student Recruitment atEY said: "As an organisation committed to boosting our Diversity, Equality and Inclusion, we're delighted to start our early journey and partnership with Handshake in the UK.
  • We're delighted that four more trailblazing employers have joined Handshake, and look forward to helping them boost their recruitment strategies for the long-term."
  • Handshake is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in Denver, New York, and London and teammates working globally.

Elve CEO Recognized with IEEE Vacuum Electronics Young Scientist Award

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Tuesday, May 10, 2022

Elve , furthering its mission to bring fiber-like wireless (or elvespeed) connectivity to the world, announced today that Founder and CEO Diana Gamzina, Ph.D., was recognized with the Vacuum Electronics Young Scientist Award by the 2022 IEEE 23rd International Vacuum Electronics Conference (2022 IVEC).

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  • Elve , furthering its mission to bring fiber-like wireless (or elvespeed) connectivity to the world, announced today that Founder and CEO Diana Gamzina, Ph.D., was recognized with the Vacuum Electronics Young Scientist Award by the 2022 IEEE 23rd International Vacuum Electronics Conference (2022 IVEC).
  • Im honored to receive this award from my colleagues in the international community of vacuum electronics, said Gamzina.
  • Vacuum electronics will change the world by bringing unrivaled innovation to tackle some of our societys toughest challenges.
  • Since then, Elve has been revolutionizing how vacuum electronics are made to enable delivery of millimeter wave power amplifiers in larger quantities than had been possible before.

Thurgood Marshall College Fund Raises Record Amount for HBCU Student Scholarships and Programming with Virtual Homecoming Celebration

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Thursday, October 14, 2021

Taking place on Saturday October 9 at 8 pm ET, the celebration and concert was simulcast on AspireTV and TMCFs YouTube channel.

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  • Taking place on Saturday October 9 at 8 pm ET, the celebration and concert was simulcast on AspireTV and TMCFs YouTube channel.
  • It was wonderful to see the entire HBCU community come together to celebrate our schools and the students who attend them.
  • Breakthru Beverage is honored to partner with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund to support RISE HC2k21, celebrating Black excellence and HBCU legacies, said Tom Bene, President & CEO of Breakthru Beverage.
  • Established in 1987, the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) is the nations largest organization exclusively representing the Black College Community.