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Kamakura Corporation Names Don M. Griffith to Board of Directors

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NEW YORK, July 20, 2020 — Kamakura Corporation is pleased to announce the expansion of its Board and the election of Don M. Griffith to the Board of Directors.  Mr. Griffith was the founder, chairman and chief executive of Grandpoint Capital, Inc, the parent company of Grandpoint Bank.  He previously founded two banking companies, an investment and advisory firm, and served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of First Interstate Bancorp.  After earning his MBA at Harvard Business School, Mr. Griffith began his banking career at Citibank in New York and Mexico before joining Bank of America.  Mr. Griffith earned a Bachelor of Arts from Stanford University and his Master of Arts in political science from University of California, Berkeley.

Don M. Griffith
Don M. Griffith

“We are pleased to welcome Don Griffith to the Board as a new independent director.  Kamakura entered 2020 with a number of strategic opportunities to accelerate growth and leverage our risk analytics platform, Kamakura Risk Manager, and Kamakura Risk Information Services (“KRIS”).  Don complements the skills and background of our current directors and brings banking, investment and deal experience to the board at a transformational inflection point for the company,” said Martin Zorn, Kamakura’s president and Chief Operating Officer.

“It was a great pleasure for me as a young banker to work with Don Griffith at First Interstate Bancorp.  He brought amazing creativity and energy to First Interstate as Chief Financial Officer, and we are sure he will do the same at Kamakura as we rapidly grow our advantage as the global leader in enterprise risk management software and related risk information,” said Donald R. van Deventer, Kamakura’s founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.  “There are very few leaders in the financial services industry that have accomplished as much as Don Griffith. His wise counsel and collaborative approach will help us drive value for our clients and our shareholders”.

Kamakura’s other members of the Board of Directors are  Donald R. van Deventer, Martin Zorn, Professor Robert A. Jarrow and V. Vance Roley, Dean of the Shidler College of Business at the University of Hawaii.

About Kamakura Corporation
Founded in 1990, Honolulu-based Kamakura Corporation is a leading provider of risk management information, processing, and software. Kamakura was recognized as a category leader in the Chartis Report, Technology Solutions for Credit Risk 2.0 2018.  Kamakura was named to the World Finance 100 by the editor and readers of World Finance magazine in 2017, 2016 and 2012. In 2010, Kamakura was the only vendor to win two Credit Magazine innovation awards. Kamakura Risk Manager, first sold commercially in 1993 and now in version 10.0.5, is the first enterprise risk management system for users focused on credit risk, asset and liability management, market risk, stress testing, liquidity risk, counterparty credit risk, and capital allocation from a single software solution. The KRIS public firm default service was launched in 2002. The KRIS sovereign default service, the world’s first, was launched in 2008, and the KRIS non-public firm default service was offered beginning in 2011. Kamakura added its U.S. Bank default probability service in 2014.

Kamakura has served more than 330 clients with assets ranging in size from $1.5 billion to $3.0 trillion.  Current clients have a combined “total assets” or “assets under management” in excess of $26 trillion.  Its risk management products are currently used in 47 countries and regions, including the United States, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, France, Austria, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Russia, Ukraine, South Africa, Australia, mainland China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, and many other countries in Asia, Europe and the Middle East.

To follow risk commentary by Kamakura on a daily basis, please follow:

Kamakura CEO, Dr. Donald van Deventer (www.twitter.com/dvandeventer)
Kamakura President, Martin Zorn (www.twitter.com/riskmgrhi) 
Kamakura’s official twitter account (www.twitter.com/KamakuraCo).

For more information, please contact:
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2222 Kalakaua Avenue, Suite 1400, Honolulu, Hawaii 96815
Telephone: 1-808-791-9888
Facsimile: 1-808-791-9898
Information: info@kamakuraco.com 
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Color Star Technology Announces Management Change to Strengthen Leadership and Better Positioned to Implement its Business Plan

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NEW YORK, July 18, 2020 — Color Star Technology Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq CM: HHT) (the “Company”, “we” or “HHT”), a company engaged in the business of providing innovative education services, announced the resignation of Yang (Sean) Liu as CEO and chairman of the board of directors and the appointment of Mr. Biao (Luke) Lu as his successor on July 17, 2020.  Under Mr. Liu’s leadership, the Company successfully completed its transition to an innovative education service provider. Given Mr. Liu’s professionalism in Information Technology development and management, he will redirect his focus to act as the Company’s Vice President of Technology and be in charge of the development of the software and technology related to our “Color World” platform. The Board is pleased to announce that Mr. Biao (Luke) Lu has been appointed as CEO and Chairman of the Board to further implement the Company’s business plan. Such management change is due to the Company’s development layout in an effort to make full preparations for the “Color World” platform to be launched soon.

Mr. Lu is a famous film producer and agent in China and has been in the entertainment industry for 25 years. He started engaging in film and TV drama production at China Central Television (CCTV) in 1997. From 2005 to 2017, he served as CEO of “Dongxing Time International Culture” where he expanded the global artist brokerage business and signed many famous artists in Asia. In 2017, he joined “Hong Kong War Tiger Pictures” as its CEO where he invested in and produced many popular films such as “Ocean Paradise,” “Happy Bureau,” “Stalker,” “I want to be rich,” “Transformation Group,” and “Lifetime with You,” etc. At the same time, he also participated in the production of many artists’ records, concerts and a variety of shows.

The online education platform “Color World” created by Color Star is very different from other traditional education platforms. The instructors are well-known stars or producers. The students will learn from those instructors and benefit from their professional experience and knowledge, and they will offer our students more practical guidance. Therefore, Mr. Lu’s leadership will bring his 25 years of entertainment and management experience to Color Star, so that the Company will be able to attract more artists to join as its instructors. Mr. Lu will lead the sales of artists’ peripheral products and interactive videos of artists on the “Color World” platform, a unique addition to the platform and a boost to the company’s sales and revenue.

This management change will maximize the team’s expertise and experience. In the future, Color Star intends to set up offline bases in the United States and a number of countries in Asia to achieve a sophisticated combination of online and offline education mode in an endeavor to bring a new music and entertainment education experience to millions of students worldwide.

About Color Star Technology Co., Ltd.

Color Star Technology, is a holding company whose primary business is offering both online and offline innovative education services. Its business operations are conducted through its wholly-owned subsidiaries Color China Entertainment Ltd. and CACM Group NY, Inc. The Company also anticipates providing an after-school tutoring program in New York via its joint venture entity Baytao LLC, and providing online music and entertainment education via a platform branded “Color World.”

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements made herein are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words such as “anticipate”, “believe”, “expect”, “estimate”, “plan”, “outlook”, and “project” and other similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters. Such forward-looking statements include the business plans, objectives, expectations and intentions of the parties following the completion of the acquisition, and HHT’s estimated and future results of operations, business strategies, competitive position, industry environment and potential growth opportunities. These forward-looking statements reflect the current analysis of existing information and are subject to various risks and uncertainties. As a result, caution must be exercised in relying on forward-looking statements. Due to known and unknown risks, our actual results may differ materially from our expectations or projections. All forward-looking statements attributable to the Company or persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by these factors. Other than as required under the securities laws, the Company does not assume a duty to update these forward-looking statements. The following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in these forward-looking statements: there is uncertainty about the spread of the COVID-19 virus and the impact it will have on HHT’s operations, the demand for the HHT’s products and services, global supply chains and economic activity in general. These and other risks and uncertainties are detailed in the other public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) by HHT. Additional information concerning these and other factors that may impact our expectations and projections will be found in our periodic filings with the SEC, including our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019. HHT’s SEC filings are available publicly on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. HHT disclaims any obligation to update the forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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Former Cloud Sherpas CEO, David Northington, Joins Lemongrass Board of Directors

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Seasoned executive’s deep operational experience and technology knowledge to advance company’s mission of growth and transformation at an accelerated pace

ATLANTA, July 16, 2020 — Lemongrass Consulting, a leading professional and managed service provider of SAP enterprise applications running on Amazon Web Services (AWS), today announced the addition of David Northington, former CEO of Cloud Sherpas, to its Board of Directors. 

Northington has a proven track record of success at high-growth, venture-backed technology firms. He was the COO of Adjoined Consulting, a management consulting and technology services firm, which was acquired first by Kanbay and subsequently by Capgemini in 2007 and later the CEO of Cloud Sherpas, a cloud consultancy acquired by Accenture in 2015. Currently, he is on the Board of ModuleQ, an AI solutions firm, OSF Digital, a leading Global Platinum Salesforce Digital Commerce Partner, and is the Chairman of the Board for Rising Tide Digital, a holding company established by Columbia Capital, a venture capital firm, to invest in disruptive supply chain technologies. David also served on the board of Contino prior to their recent acquisition by Cognizant.

“I am very excited to be working with Lemongrass. Where they are in their evolution is very much inside what I consider my ‘sweet spot”,” said Northington. “I am looking forward to working with them to address the challenges of scaling the company globally while maintaining momentum, exceeding customer expectations and continuing to deliver innovation ahead of the market.”

Lemongrass works with leading enterprises across multiple verticals in the Americas, EMEA and APAC. The company has been working with AWS since 2010, is a Premier APN Consulting Partner, and was the second company globally to achieve the SAP on AWS capability. They were recently awarded the coveted AWS Migration Competency award, in addition to the AWS Managed Services Competency award, in recognition of the thousands of SAP systems that they have migrated with a 100% success rate.

“David is an inspirational executive and a tremendous addition to our Board,” said Mike Rosenbloom, CEO of Lemongrass. “His strong operational experience and technology knowledge will provide fresh insights to our business priorities as we continue to transform at an accelerated pace.”

Earlier this year, Lemongrass announced it had completed a $10 million Series C round of financing. Blue Lagoon Capital led the investment round with participation from existing investor Columbia Capital. The investment has enabled the company to build out its senior leadership team, broaden and accelerate product development, and expand its sales and marketing efforts.

About Lemongrass

Lemongrass Consulting, with operations in all global geographies, was established in 2008 as a specialist SAP technology consultancy. Lemongrass specializes in the implementation, migration, operation, innovation and automation of SAP on AWS, covering both the SAP Business Suite and Business One applications. The company is an AWS Partner Network Premier Consulting Partner, an AWS accredited Managed Service Provider and was the second company globally to achieve the AWS SAP Competency status.

To learn more about Lemongrass, visit https://lemongrassconsulting.com/

Contact:  

Lisa Desmond
CMO, Lemongrass Consulting
ldesmond@lemongrassconsulting.com 
+44 (0) 844-357-7863

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Rokt appoints CFO, Deputy CFO & Chief People Officer to prepare for next stage of growth

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E-commerce tech company continues to invest in strengthening the executive team with appointment of new CFO, Michael Gordon, Deputy CFO, Laura Mineo and Chief People Officer, Lisa Craven

NEW YORK, July 13, 2020 — Rokt, the global leader in e-commerce marketing technology, today announced that their vision to make e-commerce smarter, faster and better is further strengthened with the appointment of former Greenlit Brands executive, Michael Gordon, Goldman-Sachs alumni, Laura Mineo and leadership executive, Lisa Craven in the roles of Chief Financial Officer, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, and Chief People Officer respectively. Gordon and Mineo will oversee the finance and legal operations of the business, working closely with CEO, Bruce Buchanan and the board of directors to manage the continuing  acceleration of global growth. Craven will oversee people operations, learning & development and recruitment, signaling Rokt’s ongoing commitment to investment in its 225+ group of employees.

Rokt welcomes former Greenlit Brands executive, Michael Gordon, Goldman-Sachs alumni, Laura Mineo and leadership executive, Lisa Craven in the roles of Chief Financial Officer, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, and Chief People Officer respectively.
Rokt welcomes former Greenlit Brands executive, Michael Gordon, Goldman-Sachs alumni, Laura Mineo and leadership executive, Lisa Craven in the roles of Chief Financial Officer, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, and Chief People Officer respectively.

Gordon, who was previously Group CFO and MD of Group Services for Greenlit Brands Pty Limited in Australia & New Zealand, was instrumental in guiding the business from a turnover of USD$170m to a USD$1.65 billion vertically integrated retailer including the brands Freedom, Snooze, Fantastic, Plush, OMF, Best & Less and Harris Scarfe.

Mineo joins the Rokt team from Goldman Sachs in New York, where she most recently served as Executive Director, Firmwide Strategy. Mineo brings invaluable experience across mergers and acquisitions and capital markets across multiple industries and geographies. Mineo will take on the role of SVP Strategy in addition to her role as Deputy CFO.

Craven, who was previously consulting for Rokt, has an extensive career in leadership development, organizational design, people and culture initiatives, diversity & inclusion and human resources. Previously Global Chief People Officer at Sizmek, Craven has also served as a lecturer at Macquarie University, Janice Newman Institute and Drew University. Craven brings experience leading large-scale global teams in organizational effectiveness, and will use this to help drive a culture that attracts, and retains the best, and brightest talent.

“We are delighted to welcome Michael, Laura and Lisa to the Rokt executive team” said Rokt CEO, Bruce Buchanan. “In Michael & Laura, we are incredibly lucky to have two individuals with such strong expertise and a deep understanding of financial operations join at a pivotal time for the company. As we now target the next growth arc from ARR$100m to $1b, Gordon and Mineo’s global experience and knowledge of both private and publicly listed businesses will enable us to double down on our preparedness for scalability and the financial events we will consider on our trajectory.

Buchanan continued, “As a people first organization, Lisa is one of our most pivotal hires. Her expertise in organizational effectiveness and leadership development will be crucial in further deepening  our people first culture, and helping us scale as we grow our business and look to continue to accelerate our recruitment across the globe.

“Rokt has quickly cemented their position as the leading technology company in e-commerce marketing and is poised to have even more significant global impact through continued innovation in research and development.” said Gordon. “I am excited to be joining such an inspirational business and look forward to working alongside the executive team to help drive this company through to the next stage of growth.”

“In what has been such an unprecedented year, it’s exciting to see a company such as Rokt thriving and innovating to keep up with, and exceed their clients’ needs.” commented Mineo. “During times of agility, financial rigor and strategic direction is more important than ever. I’m excited to come on board and help take this company to new heights of success.”

“Having spent some time recently with Bruce, and the wider executive team at Rokt I was delighted at having the opportunity to join the team in a full time capacity.” added Craven. “Rokt has embraced the people first mentality, pushing forward initiatives to ensure their values and culture are at the heart of every decision they make. I look forward to coming on board to amplify Rokt’s already significant investment in its greatest asset – it’s people.”

Rokt, who recently closed US$48m in their Series C investment round, has transformed e-commerce in over 11 countries by identifying that when customers are buying online as a consumer or on behalf of a business, they increasingly expect more personalized and relevant experiences. Rokt’s proprietary technology, machine learning and AI makes e-commerce smarter, faster and better. By unlocking the hidden potential in every single Transaction Moment™, Rokt enables clients to stay ahead of their competition, and deliver a more relevant customer experience. Rokt currently solves complex e-commerce challenges for global clients including Live Nation, Staples, Groupon, GoDaddy, Expedia and Wells Fargo.

For more information on Rokt, please visit rokt.com.

For more information on the announcement, please contact press@rokt.com.

ABOUT ROKT

Rokt makes e-commerce smarter, faster and better. When customers are buying online, they increasingly expect more personalized and relevant experiences. Rokt uses real time data and decisioning to deliver the next best action for each person in each Transaction Moment™.

Founded in Sydney, Rokt now operates in the US, Canada, UK, France, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, The Netherlands, Spain and Japan. Our clients include Live Nation, Staples, Groupon, GoDaddy, Expedia, Wells Fargo, Vistaprint and HelloFresh. 

Rokt unlocks the hidden potential in every single Transaction Moment™.

Learn more at rokt.com.

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Mercurity Fintech Holding Inc. Announced Changes to Board Composition

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BEIJING, July 11, 2020 — Mercurity Fintech Holding Inc. (the “Company” or “MFH”) (Nasdaq: MFH) today announced that Mr. Samuel Y. Shen has been appointed as independent director to the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”) and a member of the compensation committee of the Board. Concurrently, Mr. Min Zhou has resigned from the Board, the audit committee of the Board and the compensation committee of the Board for personal reasons. These changes were effective on July 9, 2020.

Mr. Samuel Y. Shen has been in the internet and technology industries for more than 20 years. He currently serves as executive chairman for new retail business group at 21Vianet Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: VNET), a leading carrier- and cloud-neutral Internet data center services provider in China. In 2020, he also co-founded Apurimac Partners Inc., a private investment firm with focus on digital real estate and edge computing industries, and serves as its founding partner. Prior to that, Mr. Shen was president for JD Cloud, a full blown public cloud provider in China and a wholly owned subsidiary of JD.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: JD) from 2017 to 2020. Mr. Shen also had a 23-year career at Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) taking various leadership roles, during which he worked at the head quarter and international subsidiaries from 1993 to 2017. His most recent position at Microsoft was chief operating officer and managing director for the Cloud & Enterprise Group of Microsoft Asia-Pacific Research & Development Group. Mr. Shen received his Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry from National Tsing Hua University in 1986 and his Master of Science degree in computer science from University of California, Santa Barbara in 1991. From 2001 to 2002, he also attended executive class program at Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management.

Ms. Hua Zhou, Chairperson of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, commented, “On behalf of the Board, I would like to thank Mr. Min Zhou for his contribution to the Company and wish him every success in the future. At the same time, we are pleased to welcome Mr. Samuel Y. Shen as our new Board member. His extensive leadership experience and corporate governance expertise in the internet and technology industry will provide us with valuable guidance as we continue to grow our business.”

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This announcement contains forward-looking statements. These statements are made under the “safe harbor” provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as “aim,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “hope,” “going forward,” “intend, ” “ought to, ” “plan, ” “project,” “potential,” “seek,” “may,” “might,” “can,” “could,” “will,” “would,” “shall,” “should,” “is likely to” and the negative form of these words and other similar expressions. Among other things, statements that are not historical facts, including statements about the Company’s beliefs and expectations are or contain forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement. All information provided in this press release is as of the date of this press release and is based on assumptions that the Company believes to be reasonable as of this date, and the Company does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law.

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Mercurity Fintech Holding Inc.
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Yintech Special Committee Retains Financial Advisor and Legal Counsel

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SHANGHAI, July 6, 2020 — Yintech Investment Holdings Limited (NASDAQ: YIN) (“Yintech” or the “Company”), a leading provider of investment and trading services for individual investors in China, today announced that the special committee (the “Special Committee”) of the Company’s board of directors has retained Duff & Phelps, LLC as its financial advisor and Kirkland & Ellis as its U.S. legal counsel in connection with its review and evaluation of the previously announced non-binding “going private” proposal from Mr. Wenbin Chen, co-founder, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Yintech, Mr. Ming Yan, co-founder and director of Yintech, and Ms. Ningfeng Chen, co-founder and director of Yintech (collectively, the “Buyer Group”) that the Board received on June 22, 2020 (the “Transaction”).

The Board cautions the Company’s shareholders and others considering trading the Company’s securities that the Special Committee is continuing its evaluation of the Transaction and other strategic alternatives of the Company and that, at this time, no decisions have been made by the Special Committee with respect to the Company’s response to the Transaction. There can be no assurance that any definitive offer will be made by the Buyer Group, that any agreement will be executed with the Buyer Group or that the Transaction or any comparable transaction will be approved or consummated. The Company does not undertake any obligation to provide any updates with respect to the Transaction or any other transaction, except as required under applicable law.

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All statements other than statements of historical fact contained in this release, including statements regarding future results of the operations of the Company are forward-looking statements, which are made under the “safe harbor” provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially. Factors that might cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to: the Company’s ability to effectively acquire and retain its customers; the Company’s diversification of its business among different commodity exchanges; the adjustments in commissions and other fees set by relevant commodity exchanges; the Company’s ability to constantly upgrade its technology platform and software; general market conditions of online spot commodity trading industry and stock market; intense competition among service providers in this industry; the Company’s relatively short operating history; the price of the Company’s ADSs and changing market conditions for its ADSs; acquisition-related risks, including unknown liabilities and integration risks; as well as those risks detailed from time to time under the caption “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in the Company’s Securities and Exchange Commission filings and reports, including in the Company’s annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2019. In addition, the Company operates in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risks emerge from time to time. It is not possible for the management to predict all risks, nor can the Company assess the impact of all factors on its business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements that the Company may make. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the forward-looking events and circumstances discussed in this release are inherently uncertain and may not occur, and actual results could differ materially and adversely from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements. Accordingly, you should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements for any reason after the date of this release, nor to conform these statements to actual results, future events, or to changes in the Company’s expectations.

About Yintech

Yintech (NASDAQ: YIN) is a leading provider of investment and trading services for individual investors in China. Yintech strives to provide best-in-class financial information, investment tools and services to its customers by leveraging financial technology and mobile platforms. Currently, Yintech is focused on the provision of gold and other commodities trading services, securities advisory services, securities information platform services, overseas securities trading services and asset management services.

For investor and media inquiries, please contact:

Yvonne Young
Phone: +86 21 2028 9009 ext 8270
E-mail: ir@yintech.cn

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Infoblox Appoints George Chang as Vice President of Sales to Accelerate Growth in the Asia-Pacific Region

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The company doubles down on senior hires in the region to drive customer growth

SINGAPORE, July 6, 2020 — Infoblox Inc., the leader in Secure Cloud-Managed Network Services, today announced the appointment of George Chang as Vice President of Sales for its Asia-Pacific and Japan (APJ) region, which follows the appointment of Matthew Hanmer as country manager and regional director for Australia and New Zealand. Based in Singapore, Chang will lead go-to-market strategies that bolster Infoblox’s continued growth in APJ. 

George Chang, Vice President of APJ Sales, Infoblox
George Chang, Vice President of APJ Sales, Infoblox

Chang’s hiring demonstrates Infoblox’s commitment to expanding its regional footprint. He brings over 30 years of experience in international executive management across the technology and cybersecurity industries. He joins Infoblox after serving as an advisor to the board and senior partner at Axcelerate Consulting Group and as Vice President of Sales at Forcepoint in the Asia-Pacific region. 

“Financial services, government, telecommunications, and education have fueled our growth in APJ as they embraced digital transformation, which continues to drive demand for our cloud-managed networking and security solutions,” said Cherif Sleiman, Senior Vice President of International Business at Infoblox. “George brings decades of experience helping customers in these sectors navigate the challenges of an increasingly complex technology landscape.”

“Enterprise infrastructure is going hybrid and multi-cloud with more remote devices connecting to the corporate network than ever before,” said Chang. “Businesses that seek to take advantage of the benefits of digital transformation will need solutions that work for them now and in the future. I am excited to be joining Infoblox, the leader in next-level networking, to help customers build borderless organizations with enhanced security, reliability, and automation.” 

About Infoblox
Infoblox delivers the next level network experience with its Secure Cloud-Managed Network Services. As the pioneer in providing the world’s most reliable, secure and automated networks, we are relentless in our pursuit of next level network simplicity. A recognized industry leader, Infoblox has more than 50 percent market share in the DDI networking market and more than 8,000 customers, including 350 of the Fortune 500. Learn more at https://www.infoblox.com.

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Afiniti Names Dame Jennifer Smith and Peter Riepenhausen to Its Board of Directors

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7th Bermudian Premier Dame Jennifer Smith and Chairman of The Resource Group Peter Riepenhausen join the Board as Afiniti continues its global growth

HAMILTON, Bermuda, July 3, 2020 — Afiniti, the world’s leading applied artificial intelligence provider of enterprise behavioral pairing solutions, today announced that Dame Jennifer Smith, 7th Premier of Bermuda, and Peter Riepenhausen, Chairman of The Resource Group, have been appointed members of Afiniti’s Board of Directors.

Dame Jennifer Smith was the first female Senator, first female Deputy Speaker, and first female Premier of Bermuda. She led the Progressive Labor Party to its first general election victory in Bermudan history, and is the only leader from the Progressive Labor Party to win two consecutive general elections. Prior to joining elective politics, Dame Jennifer was a political reporter and editor for the Bermuda Recorder newspaper. She is a member of the Council of Women World Leaders and was made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2005.

“Afiniti’s mission to generate economic benefits while improving human interactions is a powerful one,” said Dame Jennifer. “I look forward to continuing to further increase my involvement in the technology sector and contributing my areas of expertise to the fourth industrial revolution.”

Peter Riepenhausen is the Chairman of The Resource Group, the principal shareholder of Afiniti. Mr. Riepenhausen previously held positions at PepsiCo where he was responsible for global operations outside of the Americas, at Align Technology where he was Chairman of Europe, at ReSound where he was CEO and President, at Blendax-Werke where he was CEO, and at the Cooper Companies where he was Vice Chairman.

Riepenhausen said of joining the board, “Afiniti has built an internationally recognized technology business at the forefront of artificial intelligence advancement. I have been following the unicorn’s rise since its inception in 2005 and am looking forward to assist in its next stage of growth evolutions.”

Zia Chishti, CEO and Chairman of Afiniti’s Board of Directors, commented: “Dame Jennifer and Mr. Riepenhausen are extraordinary individuals that will bring great talent and experience to the Afiniti Board. Afiniti welcomes them to their new roles, and looks forward to working with them in the years to come.”

Following this announcement, Afiniti’s Board of Directors is comprised of:

  • Hasnain Aslam, CIO, The Resource Group
  • HE José Maria Aznar, 6th President of Spain
  • Larry Babbio, Former President of Verizon
  • Zia Chishti (Chairman), CEO of Afiniti
  • Peter Riepenhausen, Chairman, The Resource Group
  • Dame Jennifer Smith, 7th Premier of Bermuda
  • Secretary John Snow, 73rd US Treasury Secretary

To learn more, please visit https://www.afiniti.com/board-of-directors

Media Inquiries

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About Afiniti

Afiniti is reinventing how businesses communicate with their customers. It uses patented, award-winning artificial intelligence to identify subtle and valuable patterns of human interaction in order to pair individuals on the basis of behavior, leading to more successful interactions and measurable increases in enterprise profitability. Afiniti operates throughout the world to measurably drive incremental value to its clients, which include companies in healthcare, telecommunications, travel, hospitality, utility, insurance, and banking, among other industries with large, consumer-facing operations. Afiniti has over 150 deployments in major enterprises and has optimized more than 600,000 agents and 700 million customers. Afiniti’s technology continually learns and improves, analyzing 1.3 million interactions every day to refine its pairings. To learn more, please visit www.afiniti.com.

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ESET promotes Parvinder Walia to President of Asia Pacific & Japan

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SINGAPORE, July 2, 2020 — ESET, a global leader in cybersecurity, has named Parvinder Walia as President of Asia Pacific & Japan (APJ) to oversee the continued expansion and development of the business in the region. Parvinder will be responsible for driving ESET’s go-to-market strategy and accelerating business expansion in the region. He succeeds Lukas Raksa, Chief Operating Officer for Asia Pacific (APAC).

ESET promotes Parvinder Walia to President of Asia Pacific & Japan
ESET promotes Parvinder Walia to President of Asia Pacific & Japan

Parvinder is a seasoned sales and marketing leader and has held several roles at ESET over the past decade. This new role builds on his previous responsibilities as Sales and Marketing Director for APAC Region, where he drove the sales strategy for ESET’s channel driven business model, expanded the partner network, and led the sales and marketing teams in the region.

"Parvinder has been instrumental in driving our business success and expansion in the APAC region over the past decade," said Miroslav Mikuš, Chief Sales Officer of ESET. "We are proud of Parvinder’s career progression and achievements. It is a testament to ESET’s culture of developing internal talent. I am confident that Parvinder has the right mix of experience and leadership qualities to drive the next phase of growth in a rapidly evolving business environment."

"I am looking forward to working closely with our customers and partners at a time when cybersecurity is more important than ever. As work from home becomes the new normal, businesses must rethink their cybersecurity strategy," said Parvinder. "Helping our partners and customers navigate through the uncertainty is the first priority for me."

Parvinder joined ESET as Channel Marketing Manager for APAC in April 2009 and was based in Sydney, Australia. He moved to Singapore in 2010, when ESET’s regional office in Singapore was established. Prior to working with ESET, he was with CA Technologies managing APAC accounts for internet security products. Parvinder has a double Master’s in Business Administration and Engineering Management from the University of Technology Sydney.

About ESET

For more than 30 years, ESET® has been developing industry-leading IT security software and services for businesses and consumers worldwide. With solutions ranging from endpoint and mobile security to encryption and two-factor authentication, ESET’s high-performing, easy-to-use products give consumers and businesses the peace of mind to enjoy the full potential of their technology. ESET unobtrusively protects and monitors 24/7, updating defenses in real time to keep users safe and businesses running without interruption. Evolving threats require an evolving IT security company. Backed by R&D centers worldwide, ESET is the first IT security company to earn 100 Virus Bulletin VB100 awards, identifying every single "in-the-wild" malware without interruption since 2003. For more information, visit www.eset.com or follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter.

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RedShield appoints Senior Verizon Cyber Security VP as Chief Revenue Officer in U.S. Push

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AUCKLAND, New Zealand, July 1, 2020 — RedShield, specialists in web application shielding, has announced the appointment of global cyber security leader, James Carrigan Jr. as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO), responsible for sales globally.

Based in New York, Carrigan joins the cyber security challenger from Verizon Communications, where he served as Vice President & Global Managing Director of Cyber Security Solutions. Prior to this, the industry veteran spent 10 years at AT&T as Vice President of Cyber Security Sales where he started and built the business unit to a USD$500M+ organization. 

The senior appointment follows a USD$10M Series B funding round in September 2019, focused on expanding the New Zealand born business’ global footprint and accelerating its U.S. growth.

“I’m incredibly excited to join RedShield and help extend the company’s market leading position,” said RedShield CRO, James Carrigan Jr. “I firmly believe in the RedShield product offering and its ability to take on security effectiveness for organizations. Their customer centric approach and focus on genuine innovation comes at a time when companies globally are looking to secure the productivity of their workforce, digitally transform their business, protect their customers and become more resilient. Some of the top U.S. businesses are taking notice, and I’m excited to be a part of that growth trajectory.”

Andy Prow, CEO and Co-Founder, RedShield commented, “Jim’s decision to bet his decades of experience in multinational cybersecurity roles on RedShield’s proposition is a strong signal to the team and the industry that we have a winning formula.

“Jim’s credentials speak for themselves, and as we look to scale our business in our global markets, Jims experience, relationships and trusted credentials will help us to effectively reach customers who have a clear need for our solutions.”

For more information on RedShield www.redshield.co 

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About RedShield

RedShield makes vulnerabilities in web applications vanish without touching a single line of application code. Our software shields enable you to accelerate digital transformation initiatives and speed to market by removing the holes cybercriminals seek to exploit. Founded in New Zealand, owned and operated by an experienced team of penetration testers and security technologists, we have become known for taking on the security challenges that no one else will.