BAHRAIN: Bahrain Bourse is elected by the consensus of the members, in addition to the Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) as members of the Federation’s Board of Directors, representing the Arab Gulf Region. Amman Stock Exchange and Beirut Stock Exchange were elected to represent the Levant region, and the Egyptian Exchange and the Casablanca Stock…
AMES: Workiva Inc. announced that Julie Iskow, EVP and Chief Operating Officer, has been appointed to the Workiva Board of Directors, effective Jan. 1, 2021. “Julie’s extensive experience in leading and scaling SaaS companies has been extremely valuable to us over the past year,” said Workiva Chief Executive Officer Marty Vanderploeg. “Her leadership of…
LONDON: PureTech Health plc announced the appointment of biotech entrepreneur Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw to its board of directors. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw is an industry trailblazer who has spent her career surpassing societal expectations as the founder and chairperson of India’s largest and a leading global biopharmaceutical company, Biocon Limited. Driven by a commitment to provide access…
SEATTLE: F5 Networks announced the appointment of Elizabeth Buse, former CEO of Monitise PLC, to its Board of Directors. Buse, 59, joins F5’s Board, effective today, and brings broad financial services industry expertise and public company board experience. With Ms. Buse’s appointment, F5’s Board expands to 12 members, 10 of whom are independent. “Elizabeth’s…
SAN FRANCISCO: Pinterest, Inc. has appointed Andrea Wishom, President at Skywalker Holdings and former Executive Vice President at Harpo Productions, to its Board of Directors, a news release said. “For the past few months, the board has been meeting with many great candidates, and Andrea stood out for several reasons,” said Ben Silbermann, CEO…
NEW YORK: Assurant Inc., a global provider of lifestyle and housing solutions, announced the appointment of J. Braxton Carter, former executive vice president and chief financial officer for T-Mobile US, Inc., to its Board of Directors. He will serve on the Board’s Audit Committee. “We are excited to have Braxton join our Board,” said…
NEW YORK –(BUSINESS WIRE)– The IBM board of directors Monday elected F. William McNabb III to the board. McNabb, 62, is the former chief executive officer and chairman of The Vanguard Group, Inc. He served in various leadership roles at Vanguard before being named chief executive officer in 2008 and chairman in 2010. He…