SYDNEY, July 25 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Kincannon & Reed, the leading global retained executive search firm exclusively serving clients across the food value chain, today announced the addition of Phil Osborne as managing partner, based in Sydney, Australia.
“We are thrilled are delighted that Phil has invested to become a partner,” said Chairman and CEO Greg Duerksen. “His commitment to building strong client relationships and providing superior advice, counsel, search execution, and team development leadership to our clients is inspiring. We are humbled and energized by his confidence in our firm, our team, and our future.”
Osborne currently heads Kincannon & Reed’s Asia-Pacific activities in the fast-moving-consumer-goods, beverage, food and food ingredients, and agribusiness sectors. He joined the firm in 2015 after more than 25 years of C-level experience in public and private businesses. He began his career at the accounting firm of Peat Marwick Mitchell (now KPMG) and then moved into executive positions with Mount Gambier Cooperative Dairy, Southern Egg, Farm Pride Foods, Evans & Tate, and Gourmet Food Holdings. After that, he moved into advisory services and built a reputation for successfully managing turnaround and recovery efforts on behalf of private equity firms. Osborne is a member of the Australian Society of Certified Practicing Accountants and the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Osborne joins Kincannon & Reed’s existing group of managing partners that includes Gregory J. Duerksen, Jim Gerardot, Heiri Gugger, Jon Leafstedt, Fred Medero, Roger Peeters, David Turner, Ellen von Fange, Gary Weihs, Michael Whitney, Janet Wightman, and Ed Yuhas.
“I could not be more proud to work alongside Phil and our team’s other high-caliber individuals as we help our clients build top-performing teams for the future,” said Duerksen.
About Kincannon & Reed
Kincannon & Reed is the only retained executive search firm focused exclusively on serving clients across the food value chain. Founded in 1981, the firm has built a global reputation for employing deep sector expertise and executive understanding on its clients’ behalf. Its principals serve clients throughout the world from locations in the Americas, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America. Kincannon & Reed’s motto is “We recruit leaders for organizations that feed the world and keep it healthy.” www.krsearch.com
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Contact
Kincannon & Reed
Michael Laskoe, +1 434-882-0564
mlaskoe@krsearch.net
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Wednesday, 25 July 2018
Tuesday, 24 July 2018
Tom Walsh is new CEO of Regulatory DataCorp
KUALA LUMPUR, July 24 (Bernama) -- Regulatory DataCorp Inc (RDC) -- the global leader in compliance screening -- has appointed Tom Walsh as its new chief executive officer (CEO) who takes over from Thomas M. Obermaier, effective this week.
RDC offers compelling and innovative solutions to combat financial crime within the governance, risk and compliance sector and is well-positioned with its talent and technology resources to capitalise on the growth of the sector, a statement said.
Vista Principal and Co-head of Vista Foundation Fund, Rob Rogers said Walsh has shown a unique ability to engage with customers, putting their experience first and using their input to help bring about innovations that improve products, strengthen customer relations and grow businesses.
Prior to joining RDC, Walsh served as CEO of the Software Division at Kaufman Hall & Associates. He established the enterprise software business that doubled in revenue growth during his tenure.
RDC is a portfolio company of Vista Equity Partners (Vista) -- a U.S. based private equity firm that specialises in enterprise software. It acquired RDC in 2016.
RDC prevents criminal infiltration of the world´s financial systems by delivering automated, intelligent customer screening and decision-ready intelligence. More information at www.rdc.com.
RDC offers compelling and innovative solutions to combat financial crime within the governance, risk and compliance sector and is well-positioned with its talent and technology resources to capitalise on the growth of the sector, a statement said.
Vista Principal and Co-head of Vista Foundation Fund, Rob Rogers said Walsh has shown a unique ability to engage with customers, putting their experience first and using their input to help bring about innovations that improve products, strengthen customer relations and grow businesses.
Prior to joining RDC, Walsh served as CEO of the Software Division at Kaufman Hall & Associates. He established the enterprise software business that doubled in revenue growth during his tenure.
RDC is a portfolio company of Vista Equity Partners (Vista) -- a U.S. based private equity firm that specialises in enterprise software. It acquired RDC in 2016.
RDC prevents criminal infiltration of the world´s financial systems by delivering automated, intelligent customer screening and decision-ready intelligence. More information at www.rdc.com.
Partnership to create smarter and more innovative solutions to travel ecosystem
KUALA LUMPUR, July 24 (Bernama) -- OAG partners Plug and Play -- the world´s largest startup accelerator and innovation centre -- to enable OAG - the leading provider of digital flight information to collaborate with disruptive startups and technology leaders to create smarter and more innovative solutions for the travel ecosystem.
"We´re committed to helping startups accelerate growth and product development by offering fast and easy access to our data solutions and APIs, " said OAG´s chief product officer, Vipul Nakum.
OAG´s schedules and flight status database has become the number one choice for developers and tech innovators as many technology companies and startups are already powering their critical applications and products with OAG´s easy-to-use APIs and market-leading air travel data.
Currently, OAG´s customer network includes three of the four largest online travel agents (OTAs) in the world, the largest booking engine in Europe and the top travel, technology and eCommerce leaders across China, India, Indonesia, Latin America and North America.
Meanwhile, Plug and Play´s Travel and Hospitality Innovation Platform focuses on discovering, supporting and scaling disruptive technologies that are defining the future of travel, a statement said.
In Asia, Plug and Play has a footprint in Tokyo, Singapore and Jakarta covering various industries and verticals with a further eight offices in China including Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Xi'an in collaboration with partners like Philips, Daimler, Audi, and Cisco.
More information at www.oag.com or https://www.plugandplaytechcenter.com/travel.
"We´re committed to helping startups accelerate growth and product development by offering fast and easy access to our data solutions and APIs, " said OAG´s chief product officer, Vipul Nakum.
OAG´s schedules and flight status database has become the number one choice for developers and tech innovators as many technology companies and startups are already powering their critical applications and products with OAG´s easy-to-use APIs and market-leading air travel data.
Currently, OAG´s customer network includes three of the four largest online travel agents (OTAs) in the world, the largest booking engine in Europe and the top travel, technology and eCommerce leaders across China, India, Indonesia, Latin America and North America.
Meanwhile, Plug and Play´s Travel and Hospitality Innovation Platform focuses on discovering, supporting and scaling disruptive technologies that are defining the future of travel, a statement said.
In Asia, Plug and Play has a footprint in Tokyo, Singapore and Jakarta covering various industries and verticals with a further eight offices in China including Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Xi'an in collaboration with partners like Philips, Daimler, Audi, and Cisco.
More information at www.oag.com or https://www.plugandplaytechcenter.com/travel.
TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION UNVEILS INDUSTRY'S FIRST SSDS UTILIZING 96-LAYER, 3D FLASH MEMORY
TOKYO, July 24 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Toshiba Memory Corporation, the world leader in memory solutions, today announced the launch of the industry’s first [1]SSDs utilizing 96-layer, 3D flash memory. Sample shipments to OEM customers start today in limited quantities, and Toshiba Memory Corporation will gradually increase shipments from the fourth calendar quarter of 2018.
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The new XG6 series client SSDs features a PCI Express® (PCIe®) Gen3 x 4Lane and NVM ExpressTM (NVMeTM) 1.3a interface. With the combination of Toshiba Memory Corporation’s fourth generation BiCS FLASHTM memory technology and SLC cache, the XG6 series delivers industry-leading sequential write performance [2] of up to 2960 MB/s [3] in client SSDs.
Furthermore, the XG6 series delivers performance of up to 3180 MB/s sequential read [3], up to 355,000 random readand 365,000 random write IOPS [4]. In addition to the higher speed, the XG6 series is also superior to the previous generation XG5 series in efficiency. The power consumption is maximum 4.7W in active mode [5] and 3mW during stand-by in the lowest power mode [6], which makes it suitable for power-sensitive mobile PCs.
The new SSDs will be available in three capacities, 256GB, 512GB and 1024GB [7], all on a single-sided M.2 2280-S2 form factor. Self-encrypting drive (SED) models [8]supporting TCG Opal Version 2.01 will also be offered, making the XG6 series highly suited to a wide range of applications including ultra-mobile PCs that prioritize performance, and server-boot storage in datacenter and enterprise environments.
The XG6 series will be exhibited at the Flash Memory Summit 2018 in Santa Clara, California, USA from August 7 to 9, in the Toshiba Memory America booth (Hall A, #307).
*PCI Express and PCIe are registered trademarks of PCI-SIG.
*NVM Express and NVMe are trademarks of NVM Express, Inc.
*All other company names, product names, and service names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective companies.
Notes
[1] Toshiba Memory Corporation survey, as of July 24, 2018.
[2] Toshiba Memory Corporation survey, as of July 24, 2018.
[3] Toshiba Memory Corporation survey based on sequential read and write speeds of 128 KiB units, using XG6 1024 GB models under Toshiba Memory Corporation test conditions. Read and write speed may vary, depending on the host device, read and write conditions, and file size. Toshiba Memory Corporation defines a megabyte (MB) as 1,000,000 bytes and a kibibyte (KiB) as 2^10 bytes, or 1,024 bytes.
[4] Toshiba Memory Corporation survey based on random read and write speeds of 4 KiB units, using XG6 1024 GB models under Toshiba Memory Corporation test conditions. Read and write speed may vary, depending on the host device, read and write conditions, and file size. IOPS is Input Output Per Second (or the number of I/O operations per second).
[5] Typical active write power. Toshiba Memory Corporation survey, using XG6 1024 GB models under Toshiba Memory Corporation test conditions.
[6] Toshiba Memory Corporation survey under the test conditions of link power management state L1.2 in non-operation power state.
[7] Definition of capacity: Toshiba Memory Corporation defines a gigabyte (GB) as 1,000,000,000 bytes. A computer operating system, however, reports storage capacity using powers of 2 for the definition of 1GB = 2^30 bytes = 1,073,741,824 bytes, and therefore shows less storage capacity. Available storage capacity (including examples of various media files) will vary based on file size, formatting, settings, software and operating system, such as Microsoft Operating System and/or pre-installed software applications, or media content. Actual formatted capacity may vary.
[8] Availability of the SED model line-up may vary by region.
Customer Inquiries:
Sales Planning Division
Tel: +81-3-3457-3355
https://business.toshiba-memory.com/en-apac/contact.html
Information in this document, including product prices and specifications, content of services and contact information, is correct on the date of the announcement but is subject to change without prior notice.
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Contact
Media Inquiries:
Toshiba Memory Corporation
Koji Takahata, +81-3-3457-3822
Sales Strategic Planning Division
Source : Toshiba Memory Corporation
--BERNAMA
This press release features multimedia. View the full release here:https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180723005810/en/
The new XG6 series client SSDs features a PCI Express® (PCIe®) Gen3 x 4Lane and NVM ExpressTM (NVMeTM) 1.3a interface. With the combination of Toshiba Memory Corporation’s fourth generation BiCS FLASHTM memory technology and SLC cache, the XG6 series delivers industry-leading sequential write performance [2] of up to 2960 MB/s [3] in client SSDs.
Furthermore, the XG6 series delivers performance of up to 3180 MB/s sequential read [3], up to 355,000 random readand 365,000 random write IOPS [4]. In addition to the higher speed, the XG6 series is also superior to the previous generation XG5 series in efficiency. The power consumption is maximum 4.7W in active mode [5] and 3mW during stand-by in the lowest power mode [6], which makes it suitable for power-sensitive mobile PCs.
The new SSDs will be available in three capacities, 256GB, 512GB and 1024GB [7], all on a single-sided M.2 2280-S2 form factor. Self-encrypting drive (SED) models [8]supporting TCG Opal Version 2.01 will also be offered, making the XG6 series highly suited to a wide range of applications including ultra-mobile PCs that prioritize performance, and server-boot storage in datacenter and enterprise environments.
The XG6 series will be exhibited at the Flash Memory Summit 2018 in Santa Clara, California, USA from August 7 to 9, in the Toshiba Memory America booth (Hall A, #307).
*PCI Express and PCIe are registered trademarks of PCI-SIG.
*NVM Express and NVMe are trademarks of NVM Express, Inc.
*All other company names, product names, and service names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective companies.
Notes
[1] Toshiba Memory Corporation survey, as of July 24, 2018.
[2] Toshiba Memory Corporation survey, as of July 24, 2018.
[3] Toshiba Memory Corporation survey based on sequential read and write speeds of 128 KiB units, using XG6 1024 GB models under Toshiba Memory Corporation test conditions. Read and write speed may vary, depending on the host device, read and write conditions, and file size. Toshiba Memory Corporation defines a megabyte (MB) as 1,000,000 bytes and a kibibyte (KiB) as 2^10 bytes, or 1,024 bytes.
[4] Toshiba Memory Corporation survey based on random read and write speeds of 4 KiB units, using XG6 1024 GB models under Toshiba Memory Corporation test conditions. Read and write speed may vary, depending on the host device, read and write conditions, and file size. IOPS is Input Output Per Second (or the number of I/O operations per second).
[5] Typical active write power. Toshiba Memory Corporation survey, using XG6 1024 GB models under Toshiba Memory Corporation test conditions.
[6] Toshiba Memory Corporation survey under the test conditions of link power management state L1.2 in non-operation power state.
[7] Definition of capacity: Toshiba Memory Corporation defines a gigabyte (GB) as 1,000,000,000 bytes. A computer operating system, however, reports storage capacity using powers of 2 for the definition of 1GB = 2^30 bytes = 1,073,741,824 bytes, and therefore shows less storage capacity. Available storage capacity (including examples of various media files) will vary based on file size, formatting, settings, software and operating system, such as Microsoft Operating System and/or pre-installed software applications, or media content. Actual formatted capacity may vary.
[8] Availability of the SED model line-up may vary by region.
Customer Inquiries:
Sales Planning Division
Tel: +81-3-3457-3355
https://business.toshiba-memory.com/en-apac/contact.html
Information in this document, including product prices and specifications, content of services and contact information, is correct on the date of the announcement but is subject to change without prior notice.
View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180723005810/en/
Contact
Media Inquiries:
Toshiba Memory Corporation
Koji Takahata, +81-3-3457-3822
Sales Strategic Planning Division
Source : Toshiba Memory Corporation
--BERNAMA
Monday, 23 July 2018
TACONIC BIOSCIENCES AND CYAGEN BIOSCIENCES ANNOUNCE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP
RENSSELAER, N.Y., July 19 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Taconic Biosciences and Cyagen Biosciences, global leaders in the generation of custom genetically engineered rodent models and associated services, announced a strategic partnership. Under the agreement terms, the two companies will combine resources to provide the global scientific community with access to premium custom model design and generation services backed by comprehensive capabilities and cutting-edge, fully-licensed technologies.
Custom animal models play a critical role in new drug discovery as biological systems that provide critical insight into the dynamic between a potential therapeutic and a living organism.
Combining over twenty years of experience, the industry’s most extensive model generation technology portfolio, and seamless integration to downstream premium custom breeding solutions, Taconic is recognized for creating complex genetically engineered mice and rats for biomedical research. Cyagen entered the industry in 2005 and has gained a strong following for providing model and vector generation services. Through the alliance, Cyagen customers gain access to expanded expertise, comprehensive program management, state-of-the art technologies, pricing flexibility, and faster project timelines through a single point of contact, ensuring the best solution for each unique project.
“Taconic will provide the best solution to every model generation customer through access to scientific experts who generate superior designs using state-of-the-art methods. Through this alliance with Cyagen, Taconic can now offer customers the broadest range of options in the industry in line with market demand,” shared Dr. Robert Rosenthal, CEO of Taconic Biosciences.
“Cyagen Biosciences provides researchers with the highest quality animal models possible to ensure ground breaking discoveries. Researchers are increasingly demanding higher quality animal model services at lower costs. Through this new alliance with Taconic, Cyagen will offer researchers even higher quality animal models, with new options available to minimize or eliminate quarantine and other added costs, while providing production capabilities that exceed previous standards and expectations,” commented Dr. Reza Rezaei, VP of Sales of Cyagen Biosciences.
To learn more about Taconic Biosciences’ products and services, please call 1-888-TACONIC (888-822-6642) in the US, +45 70 23 04 05 in Europe, or email info@taconic.com.
To learn more about Cyagen Biosciences, please call 800-921-8930 (from 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. PST) or +1-408-969-0306 (Int'l) in the US, 800-793-45 or +32-28085797 (Int'l) in Europe, or email service@cyagen.com.
About Cyagen Biosciences, Inc.
Cyagen Biosciences is the world's largest provider of custom-engineered mouse & rat models. Cyagen is world renowned for its quality, money back guarantee, and cost-effective prices. Headquartered in California, with locations in Germany, Japan, and China, Cyagen provides researchers from around the world with transgenic, knockout, knock-in, CRISPR, and ES-cell based models and also offers a comprehensive series of stem cell products for research use, including cell lines, media, and differentiation kits. From vector and strategy design to animal model creation, cryopreservation, and breeding, Cyagen offers complete outsourcing for all animal model needs.
About Taconic Biosciences, Inc.
Taconic Biosciences is a global leader in genetically engineered rodent models and services. Founded in 1952, Taconic provides the best animal model solutions so that customers can acquire, custom generate, breed, precondition, test, and distribute valuable research models worldwide. Taconic is a fully-licensed provider of rodent model generation services and has twenty years of model design experience, providing gene inactivation, gene mutation, replacement and humanization, transgene expression, RNAi, and gene editing via CRISPR/Cas9 technologies to ensure that the right tools are leveraged for each specific customer project. Complimenting this expertise is Taconic’s unique capability of providing a seamless transition from model design to breeding and colony management, thus offering customers a complete solution. Specialists in genetically engineered mouse and rat models, precision research mouse models, and integrated model design and breeding services, Taconic operates three service laboratories and six breeding facilities in the U.S. and Europe, maintains distributor relationships in Asia and has global shipping capabilities to provide animal models almost anywhere in the world.
Media Contact:
Kelly Owen Grover
Director of Marketing Communications
Taconic Biosciences
(518) 697-3824
kelly.grover@taconic.com
Source : Taconic Biosciences
--BERNAMA
Custom animal models play a critical role in new drug discovery as biological systems that provide critical insight into the dynamic between a potential therapeutic and a living organism.
Combining over twenty years of experience, the industry’s most extensive model generation technology portfolio, and seamless integration to downstream premium custom breeding solutions, Taconic is recognized for creating complex genetically engineered mice and rats for biomedical research. Cyagen entered the industry in 2005 and has gained a strong following for providing model and vector generation services. Through the alliance, Cyagen customers gain access to expanded expertise, comprehensive program management, state-of-the art technologies, pricing flexibility, and faster project timelines through a single point of contact, ensuring the best solution for each unique project.
“Taconic will provide the best solution to every model generation customer through access to scientific experts who generate superior designs using state-of-the-art methods. Through this alliance with Cyagen, Taconic can now offer customers the broadest range of options in the industry in line with market demand,” shared Dr. Robert Rosenthal, CEO of Taconic Biosciences.
“Cyagen Biosciences provides researchers with the highest quality animal models possible to ensure ground breaking discoveries. Researchers are increasingly demanding higher quality animal model services at lower costs. Through this new alliance with Taconic, Cyagen will offer researchers even higher quality animal models, with new options available to minimize or eliminate quarantine and other added costs, while providing production capabilities that exceed previous standards and expectations,” commented Dr. Reza Rezaei, VP of Sales of Cyagen Biosciences.
To learn more about Taconic Biosciences’ products and services, please call 1-888-TACONIC (888-822-6642) in the US, +45 70 23 04 05 in Europe, or email info@taconic.com.
To learn more about Cyagen Biosciences, please call 800-921-8930 (from 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. PST) or +1-408-969-0306 (Int'l) in the US, 800-793-45 or +32-28085797 (Int'l) in Europe, or email service@cyagen.com.
About Cyagen Biosciences, Inc.
Cyagen Biosciences is the world's largest provider of custom-engineered mouse & rat models. Cyagen is world renowned for its quality, money back guarantee, and cost-effective prices. Headquartered in California, with locations in Germany, Japan, and China, Cyagen provides researchers from around the world with transgenic, knockout, knock-in, CRISPR, and ES-cell based models and also offers a comprehensive series of stem cell products for research use, including cell lines, media, and differentiation kits. From vector and strategy design to animal model creation, cryopreservation, and breeding, Cyagen offers complete outsourcing for all animal model needs.
About Taconic Biosciences, Inc.
Taconic Biosciences is a global leader in genetically engineered rodent models and services. Founded in 1952, Taconic provides the best animal model solutions so that customers can acquire, custom generate, breed, precondition, test, and distribute valuable research models worldwide. Taconic is a fully-licensed provider of rodent model generation services and has twenty years of model design experience, providing gene inactivation, gene mutation, replacement and humanization, transgene expression, RNAi, and gene editing via CRISPR/Cas9 technologies to ensure that the right tools are leveraged for each specific customer project. Complimenting this expertise is Taconic’s unique capability of providing a seamless transition from model design to breeding and colony management, thus offering customers a complete solution. Specialists in genetically engineered mouse and rat models, precision research mouse models, and integrated model design and breeding services, Taconic operates three service laboratories and six breeding facilities in the U.S. and Europe, maintains distributor relationships in Asia and has global shipping capabilities to provide animal models almost anywhere in the world.
Media Contact:
Kelly Owen Grover
Director of Marketing Communications
Taconic Biosciences
(518) 697-3824
kelly.grover@taconic.com
Source : Taconic Biosciences
--BERNAMA
Friday, 20 July 2018
APO ADOPTS STRATEGIC FORESIGHT-BASED APPROACH TO MAKE MEMBER COUNTRIES FUTURE-READY
TOKYO, July 18 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- To enable member economies to adopt digital technologies in the industry, agriculture, public, and service sectors for holistic socioeconomic development, the Asian Productivity Organization (APO) is incorporating a strategic foresight-based approach and practices to assist them in developing future-ready capabilities and national productivity frameworks.
At the first APO Sustainable Productivity Summit, Secretary-General Dr. Santhi Kanoktanaporn stated that accelerating economic and technological changes had generated multiple global challenges ranging from climate change to emerging crises in food, energy, water, financial markets, and the global economy. “At the same time, those changes have also brought development and prosperity to much of the world. Central to this story of change has been productivity, in the form of new ideas, technologies, and skills that drive growth. Productivity will remain the key engine of growth in the future.”
The Secretary-General reported that the APO had set up a Futures Team and started using artificial intelligence (AI) to identify emerging global trends and driving forces to develop initiatives that promote not only traditional productivity but also sustainable productivity. “Corporate leaders and decision makers in government who adopt the business-as-usual approach risk being left behind. We cannot rely only on existing models and expect to remain relevant in the decades to come,” warned Dr. Santhi.
In his opening remarks, Deputy Director General Dr. Minoru Masujima of the International Cooperation Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, acknowledged that the rise of the Internet of Things, big data, robotics, and AI had resolved social issues by creating innovative businesses and services: “Such innovations contribute not only to efficiency and labor saving but potentially boost productivity through creating totally new added value in Society 5.0.”
Delivering the keynote address, Deloitte Center for Government Executive Director William D. Eggers stressed that good government mattered a great deal when it came to a nation’s productivity. “It can either deter it or help to accelerate it,” he said, adding that, “In an age of exponential technologies, governments need to close the growing gap between how the private sector is adopting these technologies and transforming work and how the public sector now operates.”
“Governments around the world are wrestling with how to regulate technologies like AI, drones, and autonomous vehicles in ways that protect the public but allow companies to innovate. How governments regulate these technologies will have a big impact on how the technologies progress,” he concluded.
The APO Sustainable Productivity Summit was followed by a two-day Strategic Planning Workshop where APO Directors and Heads of National Productivity Organizations reviewed specific requirements and drafted future development programs.
At the first APO Sustainable Productivity Summit, Secretary-General Dr. Santhi Kanoktanaporn stated that accelerating economic and technological changes had generated multiple global challenges ranging from climate change to emerging crises in food, energy, water, financial markets, and the global economy. “At the same time, those changes have also brought development and prosperity to much of the world. Central to this story of change has been productivity, in the form of new ideas, technologies, and skills that drive growth. Productivity will remain the key engine of growth in the future.”
The Secretary-General reported that the APO had set up a Futures Team and started using artificial intelligence (AI) to identify emerging global trends and driving forces to develop initiatives that promote not only traditional productivity but also sustainable productivity. “Corporate leaders and decision makers in government who adopt the business-as-usual approach risk being left behind. We cannot rely only on existing models and expect to remain relevant in the decades to come,” warned Dr. Santhi.
In his opening remarks, Deputy Director General Dr. Minoru Masujima of the International Cooperation Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, acknowledged that the rise of the Internet of Things, big data, robotics, and AI had resolved social issues by creating innovative businesses and services: “Such innovations contribute not only to efficiency and labor saving but potentially boost productivity through creating totally new added value in Society 5.0.”
Delivering the keynote address, Deloitte Center for Government Executive Director William D. Eggers stressed that good government mattered a great deal when it came to a nation’s productivity. “It can either deter it or help to accelerate it,” he said, adding that, “In an age of exponential technologies, governments need to close the growing gap between how the private sector is adopting these technologies and transforming work and how the public sector now operates.”
“Governments around the world are wrestling with how to regulate technologies like AI, drones, and autonomous vehicles in ways that protect the public but allow companies to innovate. How governments regulate these technologies will have a big impact on how the technologies progress,” he concluded.
The APO Sustainable Productivity Summit was followed by a two-day Strategic Planning Workshop where APO Directors and Heads of National Productivity Organizations reviewed specific requirements and drafted future development programs.
CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD TO ACQUIRE ITS IRISH AFFILIATE FROM SHERRY FITZGERALD GROUP
- More than 100 commercial property specialists in Dublin, Limerick and Galway will join one of the world’s largest real estate services firms
- Managing Director Aidan Gavin becomes Cushman & Wakefield’s Head of Ireland and joins its UK & Ireland Executive Committee
DUBLIN, July 17 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Global real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield today announces it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the commercial property arm of Sherry FitzGerald Group in the Republic of Ireland. The deal is expected to complete in early September 2018.
Cushman & Wakefield already has a 20% stake in the Irish commercial property business which operated as its exclusive affiliate in the Republic – rebranding two years ago as Cushman & Wakefield Ireland. The firm, which has more than 100 commercial property professionals and offices in Dublin, Limerick and Galway, will now be fully integrated into Cushman & Wakefield, one of the world’s largest real estate services firms with 48,000 employees in approximately 400 offices and 70 countries.
Managing Director Aidan Gavin becomes Cushman & Wakefield’s Head of Ireland and will also sit on the firm’s UK & Ireland Executive Committee.
Cushman & Wakefield will maintain its close affiliate relationship with the wider Sherry FitzGerald Group, which has a further 97 offices across the Republic.
Colin Wilson, Chief Executive Officer, EMEA, Cushman & Wakefield, said: “This is an exciting next step in an exceptional relationship which first began 20 years ago and reflects the significant increase in cross-border projects on which our teams have been collaborating. We expect further growth as the Irish economy continues to strengthen and we integrate fully as a single firm with a truly seamless operation between Ireland and the UK. We are committed to profitably growing the scale and performance of our substantial EMEA business to deliver outstanding results for our clients.”
Aidan Gavin, Head of Ireland at Cushman & Wakefield, said: “Our business has gone from strength to strength since adopting the Cushman & Wakefield brand and we have real momentum in the marketplace. We now have the opportunity to move to the next stage by leveraging the resources of our global network to shape the future of Irish property.”
Cushman & Wakefield already has a 20% stake in the Irish commercial property business which operated as its exclusive affiliate in the Republic – rebranding two years ago as Cushman & Wakefield Ireland. The firm, which has more than 100 commercial property professionals and offices in Dublin, Limerick and Galway, will now be fully integrated into Cushman & Wakefield, one of the world’s largest real estate services firms with 48,000 employees in approximately 400 offices and 70 countries.
Managing Director Aidan Gavin becomes Cushman & Wakefield’s Head of Ireland and will also sit on the firm’s UK & Ireland Executive Committee.
Cushman & Wakefield will maintain its close affiliate relationship with the wider Sherry FitzGerald Group, which has a further 97 offices across the Republic.
Colin Wilson, Chief Executive Officer, EMEA, Cushman & Wakefield, said: “This is an exciting next step in an exceptional relationship which first began 20 years ago and reflects the significant increase in cross-border projects on which our teams have been collaborating. We expect further growth as the Irish economy continues to strengthen and we integrate fully as a single firm with a truly seamless operation between Ireland and the UK. We are committed to profitably growing the scale and performance of our substantial EMEA business to deliver outstanding results for our clients.”
Aidan Gavin, Head of Ireland at Cushman & Wakefield, said: “Our business has gone from strength to strength since adopting the Cushman & Wakefield brand and we have real momentum in the marketplace. We now have the opportunity to move to the next stage by leveraging the resources of our global network to shape the future of Irish property.”
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