Welch’s, a family-farmer owned cooperative and the leading marketer of Concord and Niagara grape-based products, announces the appointment of Chris Neugent, President and CEO of Post Consumer Brands, to its Board of Directors, according to a Business Wire press release.
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The Conference Board announces the launch of The Directors’ Collective, a new initiative that brings together the independent research and thought leadership of The Conference Board with the subject matter and global expertise of professional services firm KPMG, executive search firm Russell Reynolds Associates and law firm Khaitan & Co.
Biological Dynamics Inc., a privately held molecular diagnostics company and a pioneer in the field of Alternating Current Electrokinetics (ACE)-based diagnostics, announces the appointment of the fifth member of the Board of Directors, John L. “Kip” Miller, according to a Business Wire press release.
Miller is an accomplished executive with a proven track record of developing and growing global life science businesses, most notably at Life Technologies (now ThermoFisher Scientific) and BD Biosciences.
eKomi The Feedback Company, one of the largest independent providers of transaction-based reviews & ratings for Europe and the United States, today announced it has appointed Anastassia Lauterbach as a non-executive member of the company's board of directors, according to a Business Wire press release.
The editor in chief of Cosmopolitan, who also serves as editorial director of Seventeen, joined the board of directors of Snapchat in early December, according to a wwd.com article.
Snapchat confirmed the news but would not reveal more details about other members or the editor’s powers on its board.
I have yet to enter a turnaround situation that I didn’t hear the owner or CEO or the board say that the answer to all of their problems is more money. While in some cases this is a real need, it is seldom the systemic problem within the company. Chances are that they have some work to do. Needing ‘dollars’ is one thing … being ready to raise ‘dollars’ is another.
Axial, the online network connecting private companies to capital, recently celebrated its second annual Middle Market Monday, recognizing the accomplishments of CEOs and owners of U.S. middle market businesses. This year, Axial has named 100 of these leaders to its inaugural Growth 100, a list of the best and brightest mid-market CEOs.
Axial received nominations from its 22,000+ member base, mostly from the capital providers and advisors who partner with CEOs looking to grow or sell their businesses.
Attend, Inc. today announced that Mike Volpe, former CMO of HubSpot, has been elected to Attend's board of directors, according to a Business Wire press release.
Volpe has been called the “third founder” of HubSpot, where as CMO he helped the company grow to over 15,000 customers, 1,000 employees, $150M in revenue, and an IPO leading to a $2 billion market cap.
