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Nium Names Frederick Crosby as New Chief Revenue Officer

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Crosby will take on global responsibility and oversight for the company’s B2B sales, marketing and communication efforts.

SINGAPORE, Nov. 5, 2020 — Nium, a financial technology infrastructure platform, today announced the appointment of Frederick Crosby as its new Chief Revenue Officer. This comes as the company looks to expand and develop its global financial infrastructure to enter new markets, expand across the globe, and establish banking relationships to seamlessly move money around the world.

Nium Names Frederick Crosby as New Chief Revenue Officer
Nium Names Frederick Crosby as New Chief Revenue Officer

 

Frederick comes with nearly two decades of experience in pioneering and driving growth in the digital cross-border C2C, B2B and B2C payment space with some of the biggest names in the industry. At PayPal, he led a company-wide effort that made PayPal the payment method of choice in cross-border e-commerce around the world. As the Digital CRO at Western Union, he transformed the company into a digital remittance giant and market leader in every country they served. In his last role, Frederick was the Chief Revenue and Marketing Officer at Veem, a B2B global payment service backed by Kleiner-Perkins and GV (formerly known as Google Ventures), where he established Sales, Marketing and Business Development teams that drove customer count from under a thousand to over 170K in just four years.

Frederick said, "Designing and implementing go-to-market growth strategies for start-ups and enterprise companies has been at the heart of my professional career, and I cannot wait to combine my passion for global payments and FinTech with this new role at Nium. As the world has accelerated online adoption in the face of COVID-19, any smart business knows it is time to think global in its payment strategy if they want to grow in the upcoming years. Working together with colleagues, partners, and customers around the world, Nium continues its mission to be the leader in simplifying the cross-border payments experience and offer the right solution for businesses."

Prajit Nanu, Co-founder and CEO of Nium said, "I am super excited to welcome Frederick in this new position. With his extensive experiences in high-growth planning and execution, he is perfectly suited to lead the charge to break new ground, and ensure that we remain the platform partner of choice for enterprises."

This appointment follows the company’s recent expansion into Middle East and Africa, as well as a slew of new senior hires recently including Dana Nino as global Senior Vice President for Growth, Customer Success, and Partnership. Frederick will be reporting directly to Prajit Nanu, CEO and Co-Founder of Nium.

About Nium

Nium is a global financial technology platform redefining the way consumers and businesses send, spend and receive funds across borders. The company is continuously innovating to provide the most relevant and agile solutions to meet the needs of consumers and businesses, having evolved from solely focusing on consumer remittance via InstaReM, to also providing fintech solutions for businesses. Nium is regulated in Australia, Canada, European Union, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, United Kingdom and the United States of America, and processes billions of dollars a year for banks and payments institutions, the next generation of e-commerce players, OTAs and retail users across the world. Nium’s investors include Visa, BRI Ventures, Vertex Ventures, Vertex Growth, Fullerton Financial Holdings, GSR Ventures, Rocket Internet, Global Founders Capital, SBI Japan, FMO (Netherlands Development Finance Company), MDI Ventures, Beacon Venture Capital and Atinum Investment.

For more information, visit: http://www.nium.com.

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Former Global Head of Trade Finance, Farooq Siddiqi, joins fintech platform #dltledgers as CEO

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SINGAPORE, Nov. 5, 2020 — Leading cross-border trade digitisation platform #dltledgers has hired veteran banker Farooq Siddiqi as its Co-CEO. Siddiqi, who has over 25 years of experience in transaction and corporate banking commenced his new role on 2nd November 2020. He will split responsibilities with the founder & CEO, Samir Neji. Based out of the company’s Singapore headquarters, the senior banking professional will focus on paving the path for the next phase of #dltledgers’ growth. His immediate plans include geographic expansion, deploying the company’s recently launched Trade Finance Registry, and leading the launch of SmartFIN, an SME financing programme. Future plans include introducing innovative transactional lending models for supplier financing and inventory financing, such that platform customers can immediately benefit from next-generation risk management models.

Farooq Siddiqi, Co-CEO of #dltledgers
Farooq Siddiqi, Co-CEO of #dltledgers

During the course of his career Siddiqi has held numerous senior leadership roles. In his most recent role as CEO, Asia Pacific at Falcon Group, he was responsible for formulating regional strategy and contributing to global business delivery. Prior to Falcon Group, Siddiqi had almost two decades of experience at Standard Chartered Bank, which he joined in 2000. At Standard Chartered Bank he ran trade finance globally, having worked his way up through various regional and global roles within trade and cash management.

Speaking on his appointment, Siddiqi says: "COVID-19 has impacted businesses dramatically, especially the small and medium sized companies. If these companies do not adopt more efficient, digitised solutions quickly, they are at real risk. Even large enterprises and banks suffer by sticking with traditional operating processes within trade finance. It is imperative for the industry to review newer models, especially those deploying blockchain technology, to bring about streamlined, transparent processes that benefit all stakeholders. I believe now is an opportune time to step up efforts to bring about these industry changes. Therefore, I am thrilled to be joining the team to help further this vision".

Over the past few months, #dltledgers has expanded rapidly. Several senior figures have been hired to help power its ongoing fintech innovation. Apart from trade finance and supply chain digitisation, the company has deployed a range of supplier finance and sustainability finance solutions. It recently made global headlines as the platform-provider for the Singapore government’s Trade Finance Registry pilot, which aims to tackle double financing fraud. The company’s focus on hiring senior trade finance professionals is no coincidence. While digitising trade execution processes is the current focus, the company’s longer-term objective is to leverage its data to create a more sophisticated framework for managing risk and liquidity within global trade finance.

"It’s always a delight to welcome banking leaders into the fintech sector. We are incomplete without their expertise" says Samir, CEO at #dltledgers. "We see huge expectation gaps between the seekers and financiers in the market, due to the volatility and risks involved in financing. Having an industry veteran like Farooq join our team in this critical post-COVID period will aid us immensely. We are striving to serve the growing aspirations of our customer, and to offer a better, safer, digital, experience for all stakeholders, while mitigating the trade finance gaps between lenders and buyers. Farooq is the perfect fit because he has global experience, is a strategic thinker, is customer-focused, and has the ability to execute. For him to join #dltledgers is as promising a signal as we could hope for. I am ecstatic to welcome him to the team".

Since its inception three years ago, #dltledgers has digitised over SGD 3 billion-worth of cross-border trades, powering trade flows spanning 28 countries on four continents. On the back of significant growth in 2019/20, including the opening of several global offices, the company is in the midst of its latest funding round, which will support further expansion in 2021.

About #dltledgers:   

#dltledgers is the leading, independent fintech platform for trade and supply chain digitisation and finance in blockchain. Based in Singapore, the platform facilitates inter-enterprise collaboration, connecting the "digital islands" across its value chain to create a trusted trade framework and supply chain ecosystem for its users, thus offering a risk model for lending. Network participants include buyers, sellers, trading companies, and finance providers, as well as carriers, logistics partners, insurers, ports, and a variety of certifying bodies and government agencies. The #dltledgers blockchain platform is a pioneer in enterprise blockchain, having executed $3 billion worth of live transactions, involving over 400 subscribed traders, 45 banks, and 4500+ ecosystem partners. 

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Insider Enters the USA to Cement Its Global Presence and Assigns Jim Koepke as Managing Director

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Insider helps 800+ leading brands like Virgin, Samsung, GAP, and Pizza Hut accelerate digital growth through best-in-class customer engagement.

INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 2, 2020 — Singapore-based Insider, a profitable SaaS company that takes a unique approach to omnichannel experience orchestration, announced its entry to the USA as a next step to reach aggressive growth targets. Leading the growth in the region will be Jim Koepke, now joining the Insider team as the Managing Director, USA.

Insider currently operates in 25 countries, bringing omnichannel experience orchestration from Korea to Indonesia, UK to Brazil for 800+ brands including industry powerhouses like Estée Lauder, Lenovo, New Balance, Puma, CNN, and GNC. After penetrating some of the vastest and mobile-only markets in Asia, establishing itself as a leader in the EU and expanding into markets like LatAm, Insider is set to bring its experience and knowledge to the US market. With teams on the ground in each country that they are present in, Insider ensures deep localization and unparalleled support for their clients. 

"Over the past 8 years, we’ve come to embrace the struggles and failures of democratizing AI and marketing technologies in mobile-only and some of the toughest markets in the world. Providing our technology at this scale and expanding our business to 25 countries came with complex challenges that helped us build our muscles in many areas. Now, with a team of 600+ people, we are ready to cement our global presence with our entry into the US market. We have set bold plans into motion and have full confidence in our platform that will deliver a unique approach in omnichannel experience orchestration. This is a milestone we’ve been planning carefully, and finally, USA, we’re home," said Hande Cilingir, Co-founder and CEO of Insider.

Most digital marketers face the same problem: there are too many tools that claim to be "omnichannel" and provide a "hub." Meanwhile, customer data still sits in silos, sales channels remain under-developed or even unavailable and the end product is more point-solutions rather than a true hub. The result exacerbates the disjointed experiences for consumers and hinders marketing ROI. 

Insider‘s AI-powered platform enables enterprise marketers to connect customer data across channels and systems, predict their future behavior with an AI-powered intent engine and orchestrate and deliver individualized experiences to customers. The platform is unique in how it offers the widest set of product features in the market while coordinating all offline and online data across the unified platform and its various engagement channels. The powerful AI intent engine consists of 15+ algorithms that enable marketers to make precise predictions such as which customer segments are likely to convert, buy, and churn, then design the most optimized experiences accordingly. 

"We’re very excited to welcome Jim Koepke as our Managing Director in the US. Jim will be leading our aggressive growth in the region and will enable us to tackle the unique challenges of marketers driving the growth of top enterprise brands in the USA," added Cilingir.

Jim Koepke joins Insider as the Managing Director for the US and brings with him two decades of experience in sales, eCommerce, and a deep understanding of the North American market. Jim previously led the GTM teams for Emarsys as VP of Sales for the Americas. Prior to leading the scale efforts for Emarsys in North America, Jim held numerous leadership roles for ExactTarget and Salesforce.

"Since I joined the Insider family, each day has reaffirmed my decision to do so. Great onboarding. Great people. Great technology leading to phenomenal results for our customers. I have done my homework, seen the platform, read the case studies, tested the ROI models, and reviewed their write-up in the Gartner MQ for Multichannel Marketing Hubs. I have spoken to customers, competitors, founders, and board members. This company is already great and destined for so much more. Insider’s presence in the US is now beginning and I can’t wait to share the power of Insider with the US market," said Jim Koepke, Managing Director for the US at Insider.

About Insider

Insider is a B2B SaaS company with a unique approach to multichannel experience orchestration that recently announced its Series C funding round which is led by Riverwood Capital and joined by Sequoia, Wamda, and Endeavor Catalyst. Insider has been recently featured in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Multichannel Marketing Hubs 2020 and became the leader on G2Crowd’s Mobile Marketing Software and Personalization Grids with a 4.7/5 rating based on 100% user reviews for 15 quarters in a row.

Insider has 27 offices in London, Paris, Singapore, Indianapolis, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Seoul, Sydney, Brasília‎, Helsinki, Barcelona, Dubai, Moscow, Warsaw, Taipei, Jakarta, Manila, Wellington, Istanbul, Kiev, Ho Chi Minh City, Bangkok, Brussels, Amsterdam, Luxemburg, Ankara and Kuala Lumpur.

CrunchBase ranked Insider’s Co-founder and CEO Hande Cilingir as one of the top women CEOs outside of the US. Cilingir was also granted two highly prestigious awards in 2020: Top 25 CEOs for Europe by TSR and The Lindas by Endeavor.

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Vipshop Appoints Co-Chief Technology Officer

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GUANGZHOU, China, Nov. 2, 2020 — Vipshop Holdings Limited (NYSE: VIPS), a leading online discount retailer for brands in China ("Vipshop" or the "Company"), today announced the appointment of Mr. Pengjun Lu as the Co-Chief Technology Officer of Vipshop, effective immediately.

"We are delighted to have Pengjun join us as the Co-Chief Technology Officer of the Company," said Mr. Eric Shen, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Vipshop. "Pengjun brings with him extensive experience in big data and personalization in China’s internet industry. We believe his expertise and leadership will enable us to enhance our technological capabilities, further improving the customer experience on our platform."

Prior to joining Vipshop, Mr. Pengjun Lu served as the Chief Technology Officer of JOYY Inc. (formerly known as YY Inc.) (NASDAQ: YY) from March 2018 to September 2020, where he led the technology department and certain business units. From September 2014 to March 2018, Mr. Lu served as the general manager in charge of search advertising and the chief architect of the infrastructure team at Baidu Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU). From July 2006 to September 2014, Mr. Lu worked at Google, most recently as a staff engineer in charge of the Shanghai advertising back-end team, and received the Google Founders Award for the QueST project. Mr. Lu received a master’s degree in computer science and technology from Fudan University, and a bachelor’s degree in computer science and technology from Wuhan University.

About Vipshop Holdings Limited

Vipshop Holdings Limited is China’s leading online discount retailer for brands. Vipshop offers high quality and popular branded products to consumers throughout China at a significant discount to retail prices. Since it was founded in August 2008, the Company has rapidly built a sizeable and growing base of customers and brand partners. For more information, please visit http://www.vip.com.

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Exchange between ChantsWood (Beijing) Information Technology Co., Ltd. and ZHOU Qian, Renowned Chinese Expert on Electric Power Communication

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BEIJING, Oct. 31, 2020 — ChantsWood (Beijing) Information Technology Co., Ltd. has recently cordially invited Ms. ZHOU Qian, renowned Chinese expert in electric power communication, for an in-depth dialogue on the Trend of Electric Power Development in the Future.

In October 2020, Ms. ZHOU has become a member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).

As the largest non-profit professional technical association in the world, IEEE engages in the research and development in electric, electronic, computer engineering and science-related fields. Setting over 900 industrial standards in terms of aerospace, information technology, electric power and consumer electronics, IEEE finds its way to becoming an influential international academic organization.

Ms. ZHOU Qian, a senior engineer with rich experience in electric power communication, believes that development of smart grid cannot be separated from support of high-efficient electric power communication network. In the future, communication development shall promote update of cloud, service-oriented and open-ended IT framework. It should also connect production, flow, distribution and consumption of energy industry based on flexible and high-elastic cloud platform to support reliable and safe operation of grid business application and various kinds of platforms and realize connection and integration with the national industrial internet platform.

Moreover, the application of the Internet of Things technology in smart grid will enhance overall perceptions of power production scheduling, support reliable, efficient and safe operation of smart grid, promote intellectualization of operating management, and enable big data analysis and artificial intelligence application. The construction of smart grid relies on the development of a communication network that has broadband, high-reliability, low-latency, wide-coverage, flexible terminal access and two-way interaction ability.

Lastly, in China’s next five-year plan, digital transformation on the power system will strengthen research and application of new technologies, including cloud computing, big data, artificial intelligence, mobile application and 5G communication. Meanwhile, it proposes a higher standard of power grid for safeguarding network information.

Ms. ZHOU said, "It’s a great honor to become a member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, and invited to the webinar with ChantsWood (Beijing) Information Technology Co., Ltd.. I hope to strengthen communications with industry participants in future and jointly promote the development of power communication industry."

ChantsWood (Beijing) Information Technology Co., Ltd. specializes in information technology services. The company offers professional service based on customers’ personalized demands. Relying on professional team, advanced technology and superior service, the company won Jinzun Award- Top 10 Innovative Brands of Chinese Good Companies in 2019 and paved it way to becoming the benchmark enterprise in the field.

About ChantsWood (Beijing) Information Technology Co., Ltd. 

ChantsWood (Beijing) Information Technology Co., Ltd. provides customized new-generation of IT infrastructure solutions to customers by combining professional solutions in the fields of information safety, cooperative communication and IT service management with its leading fusion system, virtualization and software definition technologies.

Thanks to years of experience in system integration and professional service, as well as a broad customer base in the fields of finance, telecommunication, manufacturing, energy, traffic, logistics, media and healthcare, the company enjoys a wide business and service network throughout the mainland of China, and constantly maintains rapid and steady business growth since its establishment.


Biography of ZHOU Qian

Ms. ZHOU Qian has been working in Guizhou Power Grid Corp. since 1991 her participation in the field of electric power communication. Many of the research projects and papers she participated in have received provincial and ministerial awards. Her papers have been published in state key journals and won key prizes.

  • "Brief Discussion about Establishing Corporate Management Information System and Electric Power Administration, and Dispatching Telephone Computer Management of Guizhou." Published in Supplement of Guizhou Electric Power Technology, 1999.
  • "Discussion about the Call Center and Its Relevant Technologies", published in Guizhou Electric Power Technology Issue No.6, 2001. The paper was awarded the first prize of 2000 Guizhou Power Grid Communication Papers Evaluation by Guizhou Electric Power Dispatching and Communication Bureau and Guizhou Society of Electrical Engineering and included in 2000 Guizhou Society of Electrical Engineering Excellent Proceedings.
  • "The Constructing Experience of Guizhou Electric Power Dispatching and Exchanging Network Platform." Published in Telecommunications for Electric Power System Issue No.12, 2004.
  • "Administrative Switching Network and Dispatch Switching Network — Q Signaling Is Used to Connect Two Switching Platforms." Published in Guizhou Electric Power Technology, Issue No.9 in 2006.
  • "Realization of Emergency Protection of Guizhou Electric Power Dispatching Telephone During Ice Disaster." Published in the supplement 1 of Guizhou Electric Power Technology in 2008. It was awarded the Third Prize of Guizhou Power Grid Anti-ice and Power Protection Technology Forum issued by Guizhou Society of Electrical Engineering and included in the 2008 Excellent Proceedings of Anti-ice and Power Protection.
  • "Discussion on Construction of Guizhou Electric Power Dispatching and Switching Network after Ice Disaster." Published in Guizhou Electric Power Technology 2008 Supplement 2. The paper was awarded the Second Prize of Anti-ice and Power Protection Essay by Guizhou Electric Power Information Communication Co., Ltd., and included in the Proceedings of the Tenth Youth Academic Conference of Chinese Society for Electrical Engineering.
  • "Discussion on the Construction Thought of the New Generation Guizhou Electric Power Administration Switching Network" won the Second Prize of Anti-ice and Power Protection Essay by Guizhou Electric Power Information Communication Co., Ltd.
  • "VoIP in Guizhou Power Dispatch Communications in Construction" was included in Proceedings of the 2010 Annual Meeting of Chinese Society for Electrical Engineering.
  • "Upgrading and Reconstruction of Power Dispatch Switching Network Based on VoIP." Published in Electric Power Issue No.8, 2011. It was included in Proceedings of 2011 National Electric Power Enterprise Informatization Conference.
  • "The Application of VoIP Technology in Power Dispatch Communication Network" was included in Proceedings of the 2nd China Power Grid Dispatching Intelligent Development Summit.

In 2018，Ms. ZHOU published two EI papers, namely "Parallel Deblocking Filtering Algorithm On GPU" (EC3010) and "A Novel Real-Time Video Mosaic Block Detection Based On Intensity Order and Shape Feature" (EC3011) in Tenth International Conference on Digital Image Processing (ICDIP 2018) Volume 10806.

A book titled Research and Application of Power Communication Technology (ISBN 978-7-115-52167-5), published in Oct. 2019 contains Ms. ZHOU’s new paper—"Research on Application of Service Quality Evaluation System in Power Video Communication Support System".

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Momo Announces Yan Tang as the Executive Chairman and Li Wang as the New CEO

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BEIJING, Oct. 24, 2020 — Momo Inc. (Nasdaq: MOMO) ("Momo" or the "Company"), a leading mobile social networking platform in China, today announced that its board of directors (the "Board") has approved Mr. Yan Tang to step down from the position of Chief Executive Officer, and promoted Mr. Li Wang to this position, effective on November 1, 2020. Mr. Wang is a director of the Company, currently serving as the President and Chief Operating Officer of Momo. Starting from November 1, 2020, Mr. Yan Tang will become the executive chairman of the board of directors of Momo, in which role he will continue to be integrally involved in setting the strategic priorities and directing new business initiatives for Momo.

"I can think of no one better to lead Momo than Li Wang. Li’s experience as our President and Chief Operating Officer, combined with a career spanning nearly a decade with the Company, make Li the perfect choice as the new Chief Executive Officer. Li has the proven leadership track record and breadth of business experience we believe are critical to lead Momo, including the ability to execute our strategic vision, the commitment to our people and core values, and the focus on delivering return to shareholders. I am delighted to be handing over the reins to such an outstanding leader and look forward to working together with Li to set the course for Momo into an even brighter future," said Mr. Tang.

"I know that I speak for everyone at Momo in thanking Mr. Yan Tang for his leadership and tireless dedication to the company," said Mr. Li Wang. "We have an exceptionally talented team at Momo that is focused on taking decisive actions to transform the business, continuing to innovate our products in new and diverse ways, and unlocking future growth opportunities."

Mr. Li Wang has been our Chief Operating Officer since June 2014 and our President since April 2018. Mr. Wang joined the Company as a core member of the founding team in 2011.

About Momo Inc.

We are a leading player in China’s online social and entertainment space. Through Momo, Tantan and other properties within our product portfolio, we enable users to discover new relationships, expand their social connections and build meaningful interactions. Momo is a mobile application that connects people and facilitates interactions based on location, interests and a variety of recreational activities including live talent shows, short videos, social games as well as other video- and audio-based interactive experiences, such as live chats and mobile karaoke experience. Tantan, which was added into our family of applications through acquisition in May 2018, is a leading social and dating application for the younger generation. Tantan is designed to help its users find and establish romantic connections as well as meet interesting people.

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Cappfinity appoints Lindsey Pollak as Brand Ambassador for game-changing VEE solution to early career recruiting

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NEW YORK, Oct. 23, 2020 — HR Tech firm, Cappfinity, is working with Lindsey Pollak to bring the company’s new Virtual Experience and Engagement platform to the early careers marketplace and help talent leaders find the best-matched, career-ready, diverse talent for their businesses at an earlier stage.

The innovative solution combines 1) Virtual Experience for students and recent graduates, where they can gain self-insight, strengthen skills and practice work simulations with 2) Virtual Engagement for employers, enabling them to widen their talent pool and evaluate candidates in a way that removes unconscious bias.

Cappfinity launched VEE following research with 30+ global talent leaders in the US, UK and APAC that highlighted the need for a bold shift to virtual with campus recruiting strategies to reach and attract more diverse talent.

Based on Cappfinity’s extensive experience working with clients across the globe to remove bias from hiring processes, VEE takes the job seeker on a guided learning journey involving strengths self-assessments, strengths development exercises and work simulations. On completion, an accreditation is awarded that learners can include on their resume and share with future employers to show they are ‘Certified Career Ready’.

Cappfinity CEO, Dr Alex Linley, spoke about the appointment:

"As a leading expert and thought leader in the early careers market, we’re delighted Lindsey is working with us on the launch of VEE in the US and globally. Lindsey brings a wealth of knowledge and experience working with businesses and institutions to support diversity and inclusion efforts, and helping students and graduates succeed in a competitive and changing job market."

Speaking about her new role as VEE Ambassador, Lindsey Pollak commented:

"I’m thrilled to be working with Cappfinity on this initiative. VEE is arriving at a pivotal point for the early careers market; now more than ever students and graduates need support and guidance as they prepare to start their careers. By opening up access to free tools and resources that can help them to become career ready, Cappfinity VEE is helping to level the playing field and build confidence in candidates and connect them with real job opportunities."

Visit Cappfinity.com/VEE for more information or to request a demo.

Contact: Rachael Ramos, Cappfinity, rachael.ramos@cappfinity.com, +44 (0)7719 986909

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Netskope Announces Asia-Pacific Expansion to Queensland, and Michael Kontos as Regional Sales Manager

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MELBOURNE, Australia, Oct. 20, 2020 — Netskope, the leading security cloud, announced today an expansion in the Asia-Pacific region into the Queensland and Northern Territory regions of Australia under the leadership of Michael Kontos. Kontos brings ten years of experience to Netskope, most recently from F5 Networks, where he served as Territory Account Manager for two years and Riverbed Technology prior to that. This comes on the heels of the recent addition of David Fairman, former CSO of National Australia Bank, as the newest member of Netskope’s CSO team.

"We are extremely pleased to welcome Michael Kontos to the Netskope Asia Pacific team to run our Queensland and Northern Territory region," said Tony Burnside, Vice President Asia Pacific. "Michael is joining at a perfect time when we are seeing unprecedented demand for the Netskope Security Cloud platform across the region. Michael brings a wealth of relevant experience in developing the QLD/NT region and we could not be happier that he chose Netskope as his next career move."

As part of this expansion, Netskope has opened an office on Queen Street in the Brisbane CBD, where they will offer training and professional accreditation for partners and end-users.

"Enterprises throughout the Queensland and Northern Territory regions are benefiting from digital transformation and finding that this has precipitated a massive need to adapt their security programs," said Kontos. "I feel fortunate to be joining Netskope, a company that has been at the forefront of security transformation for several years. Beyond the technology Netskope provides, I’ve been amazed by the great people and culture I’ve found at Netskope and I look forward to continuing that and growing our market share through this expansion."

In addition to Kontos, this expansion also includes the addition of the following team members:

  • Richard Batchelar, coming from Datacom with 25+ years of experience in the cybersecurity industry, and Shaun Chaney, coming from The Instillery with seven years of experience in the industry, join as account team members in New Zealand.
  • Michael Coleman joins from FireEye with 20+ years of experience in the cybersecurity industry, as a channel manager in Sydney.
  • Brett Smith, coming from F5 Networks with 20+ years of experience in the IT sector, joins the Solutions Architect team in Brisbane.

Following Gartner’s architectural framework for "secure access service edge" (SASE), Netskope is the only company in the market that has addressed shifting demands by combining next-generation SWG capabilities, the world’s leading CASB, zero trust secure access, and advanced machine learning to detect unauthorized data exfiltration and advanced threat protection. Netskope delivers inline security services through a carrier-grade, next-generation global infrastructure called Netskope NewEdge. In addition, Netskope’s deep understanding of the cloud and data-centric approach empowers security teams with the right balance of protection and speed they need to secure their remote-first workforce and advance their digital transformation journey.

About Netskope

The Netskope security cloud provides unrivaled visibility and real-time data and threat protection when accessing cloud services, websites, and private apps from anywhere, on any device. Only Netskope understands the cloud and delivers data-centric security from one of the world’s largest and fastest security networks, empowering the largest organizations in the world with the right balance of protection and speed they need to enable business velocity and secure their digital transformation journey. Reimagine your perimeter with Netskope.

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WiMi Hologram Cloud Inc. Establishes a Subsidiary to Accelerate the Development of AI Algorithm and Cloud Computing Services and Announces Management Changes

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BEIJING, Oct. 19, 2020 — WiMi Hologram Cloud, Inc. ("WiMi" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: WIMI) today announced the establishment of a new subsidiary. VIYI Technology Inc. ("VIYI Technology " or "VIYI") to accelerate the development of AI algorithm and cloud computing services.  VIYI will be led by Mr. Yi Chengwei, who has been appointed as the CEO of VIYI and previously served as the CTO of WiMi.

Mr. Yi Chengwei, CEO of VIYI Technology, commented: "This is an exciting opportunity for our team to more aggressively unlock value for WiMi by accelerating our development and by more effectively leveraging our existing AI and cloud computing assets and IP, as we move beyond the terminal + cloud model.  Our long-term goal is to become the global leader in the central processing unit (CPU) AI algorithms. Having a company laser focused on one set of objectives will give us a considerable advantage as we work to capture a greater share of the rapidly growing AI and cloud computing markets, which will in turn, create added value for our customers, WiMi and our shareholders."

VIYI Technology will focus on low latency cloud computing and data service growth, supporting a wide range of data-centric applications from gaming, multi-media entertainment, to online and mobile advertising, and PaaS cloud services.  The Company believes that it will be able to deploy its advanced AI product advertising and gaming platform and support services more broadly and more quickly as 5G networks continue to be deployed around the world.  At the same time, the Company will continue to invest in core technologies in the fields of intelligent analysis and processing of large-scale heterogeneous data, as it works to further improve the value and efficiency of its customers’ data.

The Company will seek to constantly innovate technology breakthroughs to foster deeper connections with industrial chain partners, so as to jointly build a scientific and technological service ecosystem in the field of cloud computing.

Management Changes

The Company also announced the appointment of Mr. Shuo Shi as CEO and a Director of the Board following the resignation for personal reasons on October 16, 2020 of Mr. Fanhua Meng as CEO and Director.

Shuo Shi has served as our Chief Operating Officer since September 2018 and has also served as Vice General Manager of our VIE, Beijing WiMi, since February 2017. He has more than 10 years of experience in sales marketing, internet management and culture media. From February 2014 to December 2016, Mr. Shi served as Secretary-General of Shenzhen Three-Dimension Film Association, an association specializing in 3D film making in China. Previously, Mr. Shi served as Vice General Manager in Shenzhen Stereoscopic Internet Culture Media Company, a culture media company in China, from November 2011 to February 2014. Mr. Shi received a bachelor’s degree from Renmin University in China in 2006.

About WIMI Hologram Cloud Inc.
WiMi Hologram Cloud, Inc.(NASDAQ: WIMI), whose commercial operations began in 2015, operates an integrated holographic AR application platform in China and has built a comprehensive and diversified holographic AR content library among all holographic AR solution providers in China. Its extensive portfolio includes 4,654 AR holographic contents. The company has also achieved a speed of image processing that is 80 percent faster than the industry average. While most peer companies may identify and capture 40 to 50 blocks of image data within a specific space unit, WiMi collects 500 to 550 data blocks.

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Syntax Appoints New CEO of Syntax Asia to Drive Growing Global Operations

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Renowned SAP and IT consulting expert, Dr. Haihong Xin, joins Syntax’ Executive Leadership team as head of its Asia region

MONTREAL, Oct. 6, 2020 — Syntax, a global managed cloud provider for mission-critical applications, today announced Dr. Haihong Xin as CEO of Syntax Asia. With more than two decades of SAP and IT consulting experience throughout the APAC region, Dr. Xin joins Syntax at a pivotal time of accelerated growth in Asia, where it has already established a 15-year legacy of helping customers meet their global business needs through best-in-class technology solutions and services.

Syntax Asia is trusted by enterprises expanding their APAC business to pair the convenience and flexibility of the cloud with the reliability of ERP solutions. The company’s services include system, network and client IT setup, solution design and architecture, security and compliance audits, Application Management Services (AMS), Managed and Client Services, SAP consulting and more.

"As Asia continues to grow as a hub of innovation, global companies need an IT partner that understands both their business’ goals and industry best practices, as well as the nuances of the market," said Christian Primeau, Global CEO of Syntax. "In addition to his vast experience, Dr. Xin is notoriously relentless in his commitment to providing customers the best possible solutions and support, and we couldn’t be more excited to have him lead Syntax Asia through its next era of growth."

Prior to joining Syntax, Dr. Xin led the APAC arm of CDK Global as a Vice President and Managing Director, where he not only achieved profitable growth for a decade, but also doubled the company’s business in China and APAC. Dr. Xin also previously spent more than ten years at SAP in Development, Consulting, Managed Services and various Service Delivery Leader roles before joining EDS-HP as an IT outsourcing executive.

Dr. Xin is fluent in Mandarin, Japanese and English, and holds multiple degrees, including a Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering, Masters in Science & Technology and a Ph.D. of Engineering in Industrial Systems and Engineering. He replaces Reto Bless, who, after achieving several milestones as Syntax Asia CEO for seven years, will now return to Europe to join the Syntax team there as Global Account Manager for Freudenberg Group Companies.

For more information on Syntax Asia services, please visit https://www.syntax.com/fit/zh/

About Syntax:
Since 1972, Syntax has been providing comprehensive technology solutions to businesses of all sizes with thousands of customers around the globe trusting Syntax with their IT services and ERP needs. Today, Syntax is a leading Managed Cloud Provider for Mission Critical Enterprise Applications. Syntax has undisputed strength to implement and manage ERP deployments (Oracle, SAP) in a secure, resilient, private, public or hybrid cloud. With strong technical and functional consulting services, and world class monitoring and automation, Syntax serves corporations across a diverse range of industries and markets. Syntax has offices worldwide, and partners with Oracle, SAP, AWS, Microsoft, IBM, HPE, and other global technology leaders. Learn more about Syntax at www.syntax.com.

Contact:

Matthew Royse

Tel: 919-287-4873

matthew.royse@syntax.com 

Katy Hoeper

Tel: 312-964-9110

katy.hoeper@walkersands.com

 

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