KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 17 -- Lithium Werks BV has elected Jack Perkowski as a non-executive director to the Lithium Werks Board of Directors.
According to a statement, Perkowski joins founders T. Joseph Fisher, III and Christian R. Ringvold as directors of the company. Perkowski brings a wealth of experience and knowledge in fields of corporate strategy, raising capital and assembling management teams. He currently also serves on the China Advisory Council of Magna International Inc, one of the world's largest auto suppliers; and the Board of Advisers for the Center for Emerging Markets at Northeastern University, among others. Widely recognised as an expert on doing business in China, Perkowski authored Managing the Dragon: How I’m Building a Billion Dollar Business in China. He is a frequent speaker and commentator on the subject of China to the broadcast media. Operating in China, Europe, and the United States, Lithium Werks possesses the world’s most comprehensive portfolio of Lithium Iron Phosphate materials, cells, intellectual property LFP patents and products. -- BERNAMA
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NEW YORK, Feb 17 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Spotify (NYSE: SPOT) today announced that Mona Sutphen will join the Spotify Board of Directors in April of 2021, subject to shareholder approval. Ms. Sutphen is a private equity advisor and a co-founder/advisor for several technology start-ups, and was a senior White House official during the Obama Administration. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210216005146/en/ “Mona has built a career in both the private and public sectors advising leaders on international and U.S. domestic policy, technology, macroeconomics and trade, and human rights...and that’s just the tip of the iceberg,” said Daniel Ek, Spotify Founder, CEO and Chairman of the Board. “Mona will bring a new and highly valuable perspective to the Board as we focus on driving our strategy forward during this time of exceptional change around the world.” “I’m very much looking forward to joining the Spotify Board of Directors,” said Ms. Sutphen. “Spotify has been a revolutionary force and impressive innovator in the audio industry, transforming the content landscape globally. I’m excited to be a part of its continued evolution and expansion.” Ms. Sutphen is currently a Senior Advisor at The Vistria Group, a Chicago-based private equity firm, and is a venture advisor and co-founder of several technology start-ups. Previously, she was a partner at Macro Advisory Partners (MAP), where she led the firm’s U.S. practice advising leading global corporates on emerging risks and opportunities across a range of sectors, including technology platform regulation, market entry strategies, and political dynamics and regulatory risks in the U.S., China and Europe. Prior, Ms. Sutphen was a managing director at UBS AG, where she developed new tools for political risk evaluation impacting capital markets. From 2009 to 2011, she served as White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy for President Barack Obama, advancing the administration’s policy and regulatory agenda including on technology policy, and served on the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board from 2013-2016. Ms. Sutphen is an Independent Director for Pattern Energy and a Trustee of Putnam Mutual Funds. She is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, serves on the Boards of the International Rescue Committee and Human Rights First, and is a Trustee of Mount Holyoke College. The appointment is subject to shareholder approval at Spotify’s Annual General Meeting on April 21, 2021. About Spotify Technology S.A. Spotify is the world’s most popular audio streaming subscription service with a community of more than 345 million Monthly Active Users and 155 million Premium Subscribers. With a presence in 93 markets, and more than 70 million tracks including 2.2 million podcast titles, it has transformed the way people access and enjoy music and podcasts. View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210216005146/en/ Contact Investor Relations: Bryan Goldberg [email protected] investors.spotify.com Public Relations: Dustee Jenkins [email protected] Source : Spotify Technology S.A. --BERNAMA KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 16 -- Solidatus, the award-winning data lineage and metadata management company has raised £14 million (over US$19.2 million) in Series A funding to transform how organisations view, understand and manage data. (US$1 = RM4.030) AlbionVC led the round, which also includes HSBC Ventures, and Citi, two of Solidatus’ global enterprise clients. The deal was led by Emil Gigov and Jay Wilson of AlbionVC with Jay Wilson joining the Solidatus’ Board of Directors following the investment. The Series A investment sees growth partner, AlbionVC, and strategic partner, HSBC, join Citi to support Solidatus’ vision to revolutionise data engineering. According to a statement, the aim is to fast-track its planned global expansion, further extending into new territories including the United States, Europe and Asia, aswell as delivering best-in-class data management capabilities to new industry verticals. Global businesses are dealing with complex data points and the lineage-first approach championed by Solidatus offers up to 90 per cent efficiency savings over traditional methods. Clients, including top-tier global financial, pharmaceutical and consulting firms, are using the software to visualise and understand data estate, taking advantage of the ability to track data through enterprise to drive business intelligence, digital transformation and regulatory compliance. Solidatus co-founder, Philip Dutton said: “The completion of Series A is confirmation that we’ve engineered the right solution to meet the complex needs of data-rich and regulated organisations, delivering a modern, agile and scalable solution.” -- BERNAMA KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 15 -- Madison Realty Capital has originated over US$1.5 billion in financing, originations and performing and non-performing note purchases last year, ranging from US$4.9 million to US$173 million. (US$1 = RM4.04)
Madison Realty Capital is a New York City based real estate private equity firm, focused on debt and equity investment strategies. According to a statement, the firm closed 23 transactions in major US metropolitan and suburban markets across a variety of real estate asset classes including multifamily, mixed-use, medical office, office, industrial, condo, hotel and retail. More than 70 per cent of the total dollar volume was executed with repeat borrowers, reflecting the firm’s strong relationships and flexible, customer-centric investment approach. With US$5.6 billion of gross assets under management, Madison Realty Capital also continued to expand its platform by launching a new income-oriented US$1 billion debt investment vehicle, targeting lighter value-add and core-plus real estate transactions with rates of four to seven per cent. The firm pursues debt investments by originating senior secured loans and mezzanine loans ranging from US$5 to US$500 million and preferred equity investments for the construction, acquisition and refinancing of commercial real estate. Notable transactions include: a US$173 million construction loan to MAG Partners for a 479-unit residential rental building in the Chelsea neighbourhood of Manhattan and an US$18 million loan to Houston-based medical office development firms for a six-storey Class A medical office building located in The Heights neighbourhood of Houston, Texas. More details at www.madisonrealtycapital.com -- BERNAMA KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 -- A new report argues fraying American alliances and a rapidly changing security environment have begun calling into question America’s nuclear security guarantees and threaten the long-term viability of the 50-year-old nuclear nonproliferation regime.
The report by a task force chaired by Chuck Hagel, Malcolm Rifkind, and Kevin Rudd was convened by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, according to a statement. It offers specific recommendations and a framework to ensure America’s allies will continue to feel secure without requiring their own nuclear weapons. The report, ‘Preventing Nuclear Proliferation and Reassuring America’s Allies’, is the product of the Task Force on the US Allies and Nuclear Weapons Proliferation. It consists of a group of 16 former US, European, and Asian foreign and defence ministers and other national security and defence advisers who have been working together for 12 months to develop specific recommendations. Task force recommendations include: Rebuild US Leadership; Strengthen European Defense Capabilities; Coordinate Multilateral Deterrence in Asia; and, Expand Multilateral Arms Control. In addition to the co-chairs, the task force membership comprises Nobuyasu Abe, former Commissioner, Japan Atomic Energy Commission; Carl Bildt, former Swedish Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs; Rick Burt, former US Ambassador to Germany and Chief Negotiator for START; and Curtis Scaparrotti, former NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe, among others. -- BERNAMA |
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