Day: June 19, 2024

Nikkiso Clean Energy & Industrial Gases Group to Deliver around Two Dozen Liquid-Based Hydrogen Stations in South Korea

Hydrogen bus
Hydrogen bus at refueling station in South Korea

Hydrogen bus refueling at Nikkiso-equipped liquid-based hydrogen station in South Korea.

TEMECULA, Calif., June 19, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Nikkiso Clean Energy & Industrial Gases Group, part of Nikkiso Co. Ltd.’s Industrial division, announced that after its most recent award by SK Plug Hyverse, the Group has contracts to build and maintain approximately two dozen liquid-based hydrogen (LH2) fueling stations in South Korea.

As more buses and heavy-duty trucks look to lower carbon emissions while keeping long-distance driving capabilities, many fleet operators, transit authorities, and agencies are looking to liquid hydrogen as a solution for quick-fills and long-distance routes. Nikkiso’s experience developing and manufacturing cryogenic pumps for more than 70 years and alternative fuels fueling stations for 26 years is attracting companies like SK Plug Hyverse that want capable partners to help grow South Korea’s hydrogen infrastructure and economy.

“SK Plug Hyverse is a tremendous partner for Nikkiso in South Korea because together we bring exceptional capabilities and people to support South Korea’s progressive approach to establishing a competitive hydrogen economy,” said Peter Wagner, CEO, Nikkiso Clean Energy & Industrial Gases. “Nikkiso admires South Korea’s productive and pragmatic approach to scaling up the hydrogen economy, and we look forward to further opportunities supporting its efforts.”

“There aren’t many companies that have Nikkiso’s vertically integrated fueling station with in-house liquification systems and trailer loading systems, cryogenic pumps, vacuum insulated pipe, vacuum insulated vessels, cryogenic vaporizer, industrial controls, permitting, installation, and maintenance services,” said Mike Mackey, President, Fueling & Solutions, Nikkiso Clean Energy & Industrial Gases. “We’ve been building alternative fueling stations since 1998 and are proud that the work we do supports a cleaner, healthier world.”

Several liquid hydrogen stations in South Korea have already been commissioned, successfully fueling buses back-to-back, and ramping up to capacity. The remaining stations in South Korea will be brought online over the next 12 months.

About Nikkiso Clean Energy & Industrial Gases Group

The Nikkiso Clean Energy & Industrial Gases Group is a leading provider of cryogenic equipment, technologies and applications for clean energy and industrial gas market segments. The Group employs more than 1,600 people in 22 countries and is headed by Cryogenic Industries, Inc. in Southern California, U.S., which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Nikkiso Co., Ltd. (TSE: 6376).

Media contact
Lisa Adams
Lisa.adams@nikkisoceig.com
Mobile: +1 (405) 492-1689

About Nikkiso Co. Ltd.

Since its establishment in 1953, Nikkiso has contributed to solving social issues by anticipating the changing times with world-first and Japan-first technologies and products. In the industrial business, Nikkiso has created new markets by developing products in the energy field, hemodialysis-related products in the medical business, and CFRP (carbon fiber reinforced plastic) aerostructures in the aerospace business.

About SK Plug Hyverse

SKPH is a joint venture between SK E&S and Plug Power Inc, a leading provider of turnkey hydrogen solutions for the global green hydrogen economy, to pursue integrated solution businesses throughout the clean hydrogen value chain in Asia.

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EY annonce que, cette année, le lauréat du prix Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2024 New England est Mike Jackowski de Duck Creek Technologies

Mise à l’honneur des leaders audacieux qui perturbent les marchés, révolutionnent les industries et transforment les vies

BOSTON, 19 juin 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — , 18 juin 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) a annoncé que Mike Jackowski, PDG de Duck Creek Technologies, a remporté le prix Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2024 New England. Le programme Entrepreneur Of The Year est le principal programme de récompenses délivrées sur concours pour les entrepreneurs et les dirigeants d’entreprises à forte croissance.

Monsieur Jackowski a été sélectionné par un jury indépendant composé de précédents lauréats, de chefs d’entreprise de premier plan et d’autres chefs d’entreprise. Les candidats ont été évalués selon différents indicateurs clés, notamment leur capacité à créer de la valeur à long terme grâce à leur esprit d’entreprise, leur engagement pour atteindre leur objectif et la démonstration de leur croissance et de leur impact substantiel.

« Je suis très honoré d’être reconnu pour mon travail et d’avoir remporté le prix Entrepreneur Of The Year® en Nouvelle-Angleterre », a déclaré Monsieur Jackowski. « J’ai le privilège de travailler aux côtés de certains des meilleurs et des plus talentueux professionnels du secteur de l’assurance et ce prix n’aurait pas été possible sans le soutien de toute l’équipe de Duck Creek. Au nom de Duck Creek, je remercie Ernst & Young et le jury de nous avoir décerné cette récompense. »

En tant que lauréat du prix de la Nouvelle-Angleterre, Jackowski est désormais éligible pour concourir aux prix nationaux de l’Entrepreneur Of The Year 2024. Les lauréats des prix nationaux, y compris le lauréat du prix Entrepreneur Of The Year National Overall, seront annoncés en novembre à l’occasion du Strategic Growth Forum®, l’un des plus prestigieux rassemblements nationaux d’entreprises à forte croissance et à la pointe du marché. Le lauréat du prix Entrepreneur Of The Year National Overall participera ensuite à la compétition pour le prix World Entrepreneur Of The Year® en juin 2025.

Le programme Entrepreneur Of The Year récompense différents types de chefs d’entreprise pour leur ingéniosité, leur courage et leur esprit d’entreprise. Le programme met à l’honneur les fondateurs originaux qui sont partis de rien et ont lancé leur entreprise ou qui ont levé des capitaux extérieurs pour la développer, les PDG inventifs qui ont insufflé un vent d’innovation dans une organisation existante pour catapulter sa trajectoire et les dirigeants d’entreprises familiales multigénérationnelles qui ont réinventé un modèle d’entreprise patrimoniale pour le fortifier pour l’avenir.

Le programme Entrepreneur Of The Year a déjà récompensé le leadership d’entrepreneurs tels que :

  • Daymond John de FUBU
  • Hamdi Ulukaya de Chobani, Inc.
  • Holly Thaggard et Amanda Baldwin de Supergoop!
  • Howard Schultz de Starbucks Coffee Company
  • James Park de Fitbit
  • Jodi Berg de Vitamix
  • Kendra Scott de Kendra Scott LLC
  • Michael Happe de Winnebago Industries
  • Reid Hoffman et Jeff Weiner de LinkedIn Corporation
  • Sheila Mikhail de AskBio

Les lauréats du prix Entrepreneur Of The Year sont membres à vie d’une communauté mondiale et multisectorielle d’entrepreneurs. Ils bénéficient d’un accès exclusif et permanent à l’expérience, à la perspicacité et à la sagesse des anciens du programme et d’autres membres de l’écosystème réparti dans plus de 60 pays, tout en s’appuyant sur les vastes ressources d’EY.

En plus de l’Entrepreneur Of The Year, EY US soutient d’autres entrepreneurs à travers le programme EY Entrepreneurial Winning Women™ (les femmes qui gagnent) et le réseau EY Entrepreneurs Access Network (EAN) pour aider à mettre en relation les femmes fondatrices avec les entrepreneurs noirs et/ou hispaniques/latinos en apportant les ressources, le réseau et l’accès nécessaires pour libérer tout leur potentiel.

Sponsors

Créés et organisés par Ernst & Young LLP, les prix Entrepreneur Of The Year comptent parmi leurs sponsors PNC Bank, Cresa, Marsh USA, SAP et la fondation Ewing Marion Kauffman. En Nouvelle-Angleterre, les sponsors comprennent également un sponsor principal, DLA Piper.

À propos de Duck Creek Technologies

Duck Creek Technologies est le fournisseur de solutions intelligentes qui trace les futurs contours du secteur de l’assurance générale et IARD (incendies, accidents et risques divers). Les systèmes d’assurance modernes reposent sur nos solutions et capitalisent sur le potentiel du cloud pour mener des opérations agiles, intelligentes et évolutives.

Authenticité, détermination et transparence, voilà les maîtres-mots de la philosophie de Duck Creek. Pour nous, l’assurance est au service des particuliers et des entreprises, au moment, à l’endroit et de la manière dont ils en ont le plus besoin. Nos solutions, leaders du marché, sont commercialisées à l’unité ou sous forme de suite packagée et sont toutes disponibles sur la page : Duck Creek OnDemand. Visitez le site www.duckcreek.com pour en savoir plus. Suivez-nous sur les réseaux pour découvrir nos dernières informations : LinkedIn et X.

À propos du prix Entrepreneur Of The Year®

Créé en 1986, le prix Entrepreneur Of The Year® a récompensé plus de 11 000 visionnaires ambitieux à la tête d’entreprises dynamiques et prospères aux États-Unis et s’est depuis étendu à près de 80 pays et territoires dans le monde.

Le programme américain se compose de 17 programmes régionaux dont les jurys indépendants sélectionnent les lauréats régionaux chaque année au mois de juin. Ces lauréats concourent pour une reconnaissance nationale à l’occasion du Strategic Growth Forum® en novembre, où les finalistes et les lauréats nationaux sont annoncés. Le grand gagnant national représente les États-Unis au concours World Entrepreneur Of The Year®. Visitez le site ey.com/us/eoy.

À propos d’EY

La raison d’être d’EY est de construire un monde du travail meilleur, en aidant à créer de la valeur à long terme pour les clients, les personnes et la société et en renforçant la confiance dans les marchés financiers.

Grâce aux données et à la technologie, les diverses équipes d’EY, réparties dans plus de 150 pays, apportent la confiance nécessaire par le biais de l’assurance et aident les clients à se développer, à se transformer et à opérer.

Travaillant dans les domaines de l’assurance, du conseil, du droit, de la stratégie, de la fiscalité et des transactions, les équipes d’EY posent de meilleures questions pour trouver de nouvelles réponses aux problèmes complexes auxquels notre monde est aujourd’hui confronté.

EY se base sur son organisation mondiale et peut désigner un ou plusieurs cabinets membres d’Ernst & Young Global Limited, chacun d’entre eux étant une entité juridique distincte. Ernst & Young Global Limited, une société britannique à responsabilité limitée par garantie, ne fournit pas de services aux clients. Des informations sur la manière dont EY collecte et utilise les données personnelles, ainsi qu’une description des droits dont disposent les individus en vertu de la législation sur la protection des données, sont disponibles sur ey.com/privacy. Les cabinets membres d’EY ne pratiquent pas le droit là où les lois locales l’interdisent. Pour plus d’informations sur notre organisation, veuillez consulter le site ey.com.

Contacts médias :
Dennis Dougherty
Dennis.Dougherty@DuckCreek.com

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EY annonce que, cette année, le lauréat du prix Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2024 New England est Mike Jackowski de Duck Creek Technologies

Mise à l’honneur des leaders audacieux qui perturbent les marchés, révolutionnent les industries et transforment les vies

BOSTON, 19 juin 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — , 18 juin 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) a annoncé que Mike Jackowski, PDG de Duck Creek Technologies, a remporté le prix Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2024 New England. Le programme Entrepreneur Of The Year est le principal programme de récompenses délivrées sur concours pour les entrepreneurs et les dirigeants d’entreprises à forte croissance.

Monsieur Jackowski a été sélectionné par un jury indépendant composé de précédents lauréats, de chefs d’entreprise de premier plan et d’autres chefs d’entreprise. Les candidats ont été évalués selon différents indicateurs clés, notamment leur capacité à créer de la valeur à long terme grâce à leur esprit d’entreprise, leur engagement pour atteindre leur objectif et la démonstration de leur croissance et de leur impact substantiel.

« Je suis très honoré d’être reconnu pour mon travail et d’avoir remporté le prix Entrepreneur Of The Year® en Nouvelle-Angleterre », a déclaré Monsieur Jackowski. « J’ai le privilège de travailler aux côtés de certains des meilleurs et des plus talentueux professionnels du secteur de l’assurance et ce prix n’aurait pas été possible sans le soutien de toute l’équipe de Duck Creek. Au nom de Duck Creek, je remercie Ernst & Young et le jury de nous avoir décerné cette récompense. »

En tant que lauréat du prix de la Nouvelle-Angleterre, Jackowski est désormais éligible pour concourir aux prix nationaux de l’Entrepreneur Of The Year 2024. Les lauréats des prix nationaux, y compris le lauréat du prix Entrepreneur Of The Year National Overall, seront annoncés en novembre à l’occasion du Strategic Growth Forum®, l’un des plus prestigieux rassemblements nationaux d’entreprises à forte croissance et à la pointe du marché. Le lauréat du prix Entrepreneur Of The Year National Overall participera ensuite à la compétition pour le prix World Entrepreneur Of The Year® en juin 2025.

Le programme Entrepreneur Of The Year récompense différents types de chefs d’entreprise pour leur ingéniosité, leur courage et leur esprit d’entreprise. Le programme met à l’honneur les fondateurs originaux qui sont partis de rien et ont lancé leur entreprise ou qui ont levé des capitaux extérieurs pour la développer, les PDG inventifs qui ont insufflé un vent d’innovation dans une organisation existante pour catapulter sa trajectoire et les dirigeants d’entreprises familiales multigénérationnelles qui ont réinventé un modèle d’entreprise patrimoniale pour le fortifier pour l’avenir.

Le programme Entrepreneur Of The Year a déjà récompensé le leadership d’entrepreneurs tels que :

  • Daymond John de FUBU
  • Hamdi Ulukaya de Chobani, Inc.
  • Holly Thaggard et Amanda Baldwin de Supergoop!
  • Howard Schultz de Starbucks Coffee Company
  • James Park de Fitbit
  • Jodi Berg de Vitamix
  • Kendra Scott de Kendra Scott LLC
  • Michael Happe de Winnebago Industries
  • Reid Hoffman et Jeff Weiner de LinkedIn Corporation
  • Sheila Mikhail de AskBio

Les lauréats du prix Entrepreneur Of The Year sont membres à vie d’une communauté mondiale et multisectorielle d’entrepreneurs. Ils bénéficient d’un accès exclusif et permanent à l’expérience, à la perspicacité et à la sagesse des anciens du programme et d’autres membres de l’écosystème réparti dans plus de 60 pays, tout en s’appuyant sur les vastes ressources d’EY.

En plus de l’Entrepreneur Of The Year, EY US soutient d’autres entrepreneurs à travers le programme EY Entrepreneurial Winning Women™ (les femmes qui gagnent) et le réseau EY Entrepreneurs Access Network (EAN) pour aider à mettre en relation les femmes fondatrices avec les entrepreneurs noirs et/ou hispaniques/latinos en apportant les ressources, le réseau et l’accès nécessaires pour libérer tout leur potentiel.

Sponsors

Créés et organisés par Ernst & Young LLP, les prix Entrepreneur Of The Year comptent parmi leurs sponsors PNC Bank, Cresa, Marsh USA, SAP et la fondation Ewing Marion Kauffman. En Nouvelle-Angleterre, les sponsors comprennent également un sponsor principal, DLA Piper.

À propos de Duck Creek Technologies

Duck Creek Technologies est le fournisseur de solutions intelligentes qui trace les futurs contours du secteur de l’assurance générale et IARD (incendies, accidents et risques divers). Les systèmes d’assurance modernes reposent sur nos solutions et capitalisent sur le potentiel du cloud pour mener des opérations agiles, intelligentes et évolutives.

Authenticité, détermination et transparence, voilà les maîtres-mots de la philosophie de Duck Creek. Pour nous, l’assurance est au service des particuliers et des entreprises, au moment, à l’endroit et de la manière dont ils en ont le plus besoin. Nos solutions, leaders du marché, sont commercialisées à l’unité ou sous forme de suite packagée et sont toutes disponibles sur la page : Duck Creek OnDemand. Visitez le site www.duckcreek.com pour en savoir plus. Suivez-nous sur les réseaux pour découvrir nos dernières informations : LinkedIn et X.

À propos du prix Entrepreneur Of The Year®

Créé en 1986, le prix Entrepreneur Of The Year® a récompensé plus de 11 000 visionnaires ambitieux à la tête d’entreprises dynamiques et prospères aux États-Unis et s’est depuis étendu à près de 80 pays et territoires dans le monde.

Le programme américain se compose de 17 programmes régionaux dont les jurys indépendants sélectionnent les lauréats régionaux chaque année au mois de juin. Ces lauréats concourent pour une reconnaissance nationale à l’occasion du Strategic Growth Forum® en novembre, où les finalistes et les lauréats nationaux sont annoncés. Le grand gagnant national représente les États-Unis au concours World Entrepreneur Of The Year®. Visitez le site ey.com/us/eoy.

À propos d’EY

La raison d’être d’EY est de construire un monde du travail meilleur, en aidant à créer de la valeur à long terme pour les clients, les personnes et la société et en renforçant la confiance dans les marchés financiers.

Grâce aux données et à la technologie, les diverses équipes d’EY, réparties dans plus de 150 pays, apportent la confiance nécessaire par le biais de l’assurance et aident les clients à se développer, à se transformer et à opérer.

Travaillant dans les domaines de l’assurance, du conseil, du droit, de la stratégie, de la fiscalité et des transactions, les équipes d’EY posent de meilleures questions pour trouver de nouvelles réponses aux problèmes complexes auxquels notre monde est aujourd’hui confronté.

EY se base sur son organisation mondiale et peut désigner un ou plusieurs cabinets membres d’Ernst & Young Global Limited, chacun d’entre eux étant une entité juridique distincte. Ernst & Young Global Limited, une société britannique à responsabilité limitée par garantie, ne fournit pas de services aux clients. Des informations sur la manière dont EY collecte et utilise les données personnelles, ainsi qu’une description des droits dont disposent les individus en vertu de la législation sur la protection des données, sont disponibles sur ey.com/privacy. Les cabinets membres d’EY ne pratiquent pas le droit là où les lois locales l’interdisent. Pour plus d’informations sur notre organisation, veuillez consulter le site ey.com.

Contacts médias :
Dennis Dougherty
Dennis.Dougherty@DuckCreek.com

GlobeNewswire Distribution ID 9156078

EY Divulga a Nomeação de Mike Jackowski da Duck Creek Technologies Como Vencedor do Prêmio Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2024 da Nova Inglaterra

Em comemoração aos líderes audaciosos que revolucionam os mercados e as indústrias, e transformam vidas

BOSTON, June 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) anunciou que Mike Jackowski, CEO da Duck Creek Technologies, foi nomeado vencedor do Prêmio Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2024 da Nova Inglaterra. O Entrepreneur Of The Year (Empreendedor do Ano) é o principal programa de premiação competitiva de empreendedores e líderes de empresas de alto crescimento.

Jackowski foi selecionado por um painel de jurados independentes composto por vencedores de prêmios anteriores, CEOs líderes e outros líderes empresariais. Os candidatos foram avaliados com base na sua capacidade de criar valor a longo prazo através do espírito empreendedor, compromisso com o seu propósito e demonstração de crescimento e impacto substancial, entre outros indicadores principais.

“É uma honra para mim ser reconhecido como Entrepreneur Of The Year® da Nova Inglaterra”, disse Jackowski. “Tenho o privilégio de trabalhar ao lado de alguns dos melhores e mais talentosos profissionais do setor de seguros e este prêmio não seria possível sem o apoio de toda a equipe da Duck Creek. Em nome da Duck Creek, agradeço à Ernst & Young e ao júri por nos conceder este prêmio.”

Como vencedor do prêmio da Nova Inglaterra, Jackowski passou a ser elegível para ser considerado para o Prêmio Entrepreneur Of The Year 2024 Nacional. Os vencedores do Prêmio Nacional, incluindo o vencedor do Prêmio Entrepreneur Of The Year Geral Nacional, serão anunciados em novembro no Strategic Growth Forum®, um dos encontros de maior prestígio do país de empresas líderes de mercado e de alto crescimento. O vencedor do Prêmio Entrepreneur Of The Year Geral Nacional passará a competir pelo Prêmio Entrepreneur Of The Year® do Mundo em junho de 2025.

O Empreendedor do Ano reconhece muitos tipos diferentes de líderes empresariais por sua engenhosidade, coragem e espírito empreendedor. O programa celebra fundadores originais que iniciaram seus negócios ou que levantaram capital externo para expandir sua empresa; CEOs transformacionais que infundiram inovação em uma organização existente para catapultar sua trajetória; e líderes de empresas familiares multigeracionais que reimaginaram um modelo de negócios legado para fortalecê-lo para o futuro.

O programa Empreendedor do Ano reconheceu a liderança de empreendedores como:

  • Daymond John da FUBU
  • Hamdi Ulukaya da Chobani, Inc.
  • Holly Thaggard e Amanda Baldwin da Supergoop!
  • Howard Schultz da Starbucks Coffee Company
  • James Park da Fitbit
  • Jodi Berg da Vitamix
  • Kendra Scott da Kendra Scott LLC
  • Michael Happe da Winnebago Industries
  • Reid Hoffman e Jeff Weiner, da LinkedIn Corporation
  • Sheila Mikhail da AskBio

Os vencedores do Entrepreneur Of The Year Award tornam-se membros vitalícios de uma comunidade global e multi-industrial de empreendedores. Eles recebem acesso exclusivo e contínuo à experiência, visão e sabedoria de ex-alunos do programa e outros membros do ecossistema em mais de 60 países — todos apoiados por vastos recursos da EY.

Além do Empreendedor do Ano, a EY US apoia outros empreendedores por meio do programa EY Entrepreneurial Winning Women™ (Mulheres Vencedoras) e da EY Entrepreneurs Access Network (EAN) para ajudar a conectar mulheres fundadoras e empreendedores negros e hispânicos/latinos, respectivamente, com recursos, rede e acesso necessários para revelar todo o seu potencial.

Patrocinadores

Fundado e produzido pela Ernst & Young LLP, o Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards inclui os patrocinadores PNC Bank, Cresa, Marsh USA, SAP e a Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. Na Nova Inglaterra, os patrocinadores também incluem um patrocinador principal, a DLA Piper.

Sobre a Duck Creek Technologies

A Duck Creek Technologies é fornecedora de soluções inteligentes que definem o futuro do setor de seguros de propriedade e acidentes (P&C) e geral. Somos a plataforma utilizadas como base dos sistemas de seguros modernos, permitindo que a indústria capitalize o poder da nuvem para executar operações ágeis, inteligentes e perenes.

Autenticidade, propósito e transparência são fundamentais para a Duck Creek, e acreditamos que o seguro deve estar disponível para indivíduos e empresas quando, onde e como eles mais precisarem. Nossas soluções líderes do mercado estão disponíveis de forma independente ou como um pacote completo disponíveis em Duck Creek OnDemand. Visite www.duckcreek.com para obter mais informação. Siga a Duck Creek nos nossos canais sociais para obter as mais recentes informações – LinkedIn e X.

Sobre o Entrepreneur Of The Year®

Fundado em 1986, a Entrepreneur Of The Year® celebrou mais de 11.000 visionários ambiciosos que lideram negócios dinâmicos e bem-sucedidos nos EUA e, desde então, expandiu-se para quase 80 países e territórios em todo o mundo.

O programa dos EUA consiste em 17 programas regionais cujos painéis de juízes independentes selecionam os vencedores dos prêmios regionais todo mês de junho. Esses vencedores competem pelo reconhecimento nacional no Strategic Growth Forum® em novembro, onde são anunciados os finalistas nacionais e os vencedores dos prêmios. O vencedor Nacional Geral representa os EUA na competição World Entrepreneur Of The Year®. Visite ey.com/us/eoy.

Sobre a EY

A EY está voltada para a criação de um mundo de trabalho melhor, ajudando a criar valor a longo prazo para clientes, pessoas e sociedade, e estabelecer confiança nos mercados de capitais.

Habilitadas por dados e tecnologia, diversas equipes da EY em mais de 150 países fornecem confiança por meio da garantia e ajudam os clientes a crescer, transformar e operar.

Trabalhando com garantia, consultoria, direito, estratégia, impostos e transações, as equipes da EY fazem perguntas melhores para encontrar novas respostas para os problemas complexos que nosso mundo enfrenta hoje.

A EY refere-se à organização global e pode se referir a uma ou mais firmas-membro da Ernst & Young Global Limited, cada uma delas uma entidade legal separada. A Ernst & Young Global Limited, uma empresa do Reino Unido limitada por garantia, não presta serviços aos clientes. Informações sobre como a EY coleta e usa dados pessoais e uma descrição dos direitos que os indivíduos têm sob a legislação de proteção de dados estão disponíveis em ey.com/privacy. As firmas-membro da EY não praticam a lei onde proibido pelas leis locais. Para mais informações sobre a nossa organização, visite ey.com.

Contato com a Mídia:
Dennis Dougherty
Dennis.Dougherty@DuckCreek.com

GlobeNewswire Distribution ID 9156078

EY Divulga a Nomeação de Mike Jackowski da Duck Creek Technologies Como Vencedor do Prêmio Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2024 da Nova Inglaterra

Em comemoração aos líderes audaciosos que revolucionam os mercados e as indústrias, e transformam vidas

BOSTON, June 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) anunciou que Mike Jackowski, CEO da Duck Creek Technologies, foi nomeado vencedor do Prêmio Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2024 da Nova Inglaterra. O Entrepreneur Of The Year (Empreendedor do Ano) é o principal programa de premiação competitiva de empreendedores e líderes de empresas de alto crescimento.

Jackowski foi selecionado por um painel de jurados independentes composto por vencedores de prêmios anteriores, CEOs líderes e outros líderes empresariais. Os candidatos foram avaliados com base na sua capacidade de criar valor a longo prazo através do espírito empreendedor, compromisso com o seu propósito e demonstração de crescimento e impacto substancial, entre outros indicadores principais.

“É uma honra para mim ser reconhecido como Entrepreneur Of The Year® da Nova Inglaterra”, disse Jackowski. “Tenho o privilégio de trabalhar ao lado de alguns dos melhores e mais talentosos profissionais do setor de seguros e este prêmio não seria possível sem o apoio de toda a equipe da Duck Creek. Em nome da Duck Creek, agradeço à Ernst & Young e ao júri por nos conceder este prêmio.”

Como vencedor do prêmio da Nova Inglaterra, Jackowski passou a ser elegível para ser considerado para o Prêmio Entrepreneur Of The Year 2024 Nacional. Os vencedores do Prêmio Nacional, incluindo o vencedor do Prêmio Entrepreneur Of The Year Geral Nacional, serão anunciados em novembro no Strategic Growth Forum®, um dos encontros de maior prestígio do país de empresas líderes de mercado e de alto crescimento. O vencedor do Prêmio Entrepreneur Of The Year Geral Nacional passará a competir pelo Prêmio Entrepreneur Of The Year® do Mundo em junho de 2025.

O Empreendedor do Ano reconhece muitos tipos diferentes de líderes empresariais por sua engenhosidade, coragem e espírito empreendedor. O programa celebra fundadores originais que iniciaram seus negócios ou que levantaram capital externo para expandir sua empresa; CEOs transformacionais que infundiram inovação em uma organização existente para catapultar sua trajetória; e líderes de empresas familiares multigeracionais que reimaginaram um modelo de negócios legado para fortalecê-lo para o futuro.

O programa Empreendedor do Ano reconheceu a liderança de empreendedores como:

  • Daymond John da FUBU
  • Hamdi Ulukaya da Chobani, Inc.
  • Holly Thaggard e Amanda Baldwin da Supergoop!
  • Howard Schultz da Starbucks Coffee Company
  • James Park da Fitbit
  • Jodi Berg da Vitamix
  • Kendra Scott da Kendra Scott LLC
  • Michael Happe da Winnebago Industries
  • Reid Hoffman e Jeff Weiner, da LinkedIn Corporation
  • Sheila Mikhail da AskBio

Os vencedores do Entrepreneur Of The Year Award tornam-se membros vitalícios de uma comunidade global e multi-industrial de empreendedores. Eles recebem acesso exclusivo e contínuo à experiência, visão e sabedoria de ex-alunos do programa e outros membros do ecossistema em mais de 60 países — todos apoiados por vastos recursos da EY.

Além do Empreendedor do Ano, a EY US apoia outros empreendedores por meio do programa EY Entrepreneurial Winning Women™ (Mulheres Vencedoras) e da EY Entrepreneurs Access Network (EAN) para ajudar a conectar mulheres fundadoras e empreendedores negros e hispânicos/latinos, respectivamente, com recursos, rede e acesso necessários para revelar todo o seu potencial.

Patrocinadores

Fundado e produzido pela Ernst & Young LLP, o Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards inclui os patrocinadores PNC Bank, Cresa, Marsh USA, SAP e a Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. Na Nova Inglaterra, os patrocinadores também incluem um patrocinador principal, a DLA Piper.

Sobre a Duck Creek Technologies

A Duck Creek Technologies é fornecedora de soluções inteligentes que definem o futuro do setor de seguros de propriedade e acidentes (P&C) e geral. Somos a plataforma utilizadas como base dos sistemas de seguros modernos, permitindo que a indústria capitalize o poder da nuvem para executar operações ágeis, inteligentes e perenes.

Autenticidade, propósito e transparência são fundamentais para a Duck Creek, e acreditamos que o seguro deve estar disponível para indivíduos e empresas quando, onde e como eles mais precisarem. Nossas soluções líderes do mercado estão disponíveis de forma independente ou como um pacote completo disponíveis em Duck Creek OnDemand. Visite www.duckcreek.com para obter mais informação. Siga a Duck Creek nos nossos canais sociais para obter as mais recentes informações – LinkedIn e X.

Sobre o Entrepreneur Of The Year®

Fundado em 1986, a Entrepreneur Of The Year® celebrou mais de 11.000 visionários ambiciosos que lideram negócios dinâmicos e bem-sucedidos nos EUA e, desde então, expandiu-se para quase 80 países e territórios em todo o mundo.

O programa dos EUA consiste em 17 programas regionais cujos painéis de juízes independentes selecionam os vencedores dos prêmios regionais todo mês de junho. Esses vencedores competem pelo reconhecimento nacional no Strategic Growth Forum® em novembro, onde são anunciados os finalistas nacionais e os vencedores dos prêmios. O vencedor Nacional Geral representa os EUA na competição World Entrepreneur Of The Year®. Visite ey.com/us/eoy.

Sobre a EY

A EY está voltada para a criação de um mundo de trabalho melhor, ajudando a criar valor a longo prazo para clientes, pessoas e sociedade, e estabelecer confiança nos mercados de capitais.

Habilitadas por dados e tecnologia, diversas equipes da EY em mais de 150 países fornecem confiança por meio da garantia e ajudam os clientes a crescer, transformar e operar.

Trabalhando com garantia, consultoria, direito, estratégia, impostos e transações, as equipes da EY fazem perguntas melhores para encontrar novas respostas para os problemas complexos que nosso mundo enfrenta hoje.

A EY refere-se à organização global e pode se referir a uma ou mais firmas-membro da Ernst & Young Global Limited, cada uma delas uma entidade legal separada. A Ernst & Young Global Limited, uma empresa do Reino Unido limitada por garantia, não presta serviços aos clientes. Informações sobre como a EY coleta e usa dados pessoais e uma descrição dos direitos que os indivíduos têm sob a legislação de proteção de dados estão disponíveis em ey.com/privacy. As firmas-membro da EY não praticam a lei onde proibido pelas leis locais. Para mais informações sobre a nossa organização, visite ey.com.

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National Best Cocoa Farmers Embark on Educational Trip to UK


A delegation of 14 National Best Cocoa Farmers are set to embark on an educational and familiarisation trip to the United Kingdom.

The contingent, made up of current and past award winners from 2019 to 2023, is expected to undertake a number of activities aimed at promoting the country’s cocoa sector, and offer them the opportunity to aquire knowledge and insight into the processes involved in the international cocoa trading system. 

Amongst the activities to be undertaken by the delegation include visits to Cadbury and Mars Cocoa Processing Factories, meeting with the Ghanaian Business Community and also pay a courtesy call on the Ghana High Commission to the United Kingdom.

The team will also visit the Cocoa Research Institute of the United Kingdom to acquaint themselves with operations of the institution which conducts research into cocoa.

Other key highlights of the visit will include participation in a Town Hall Meeting and UK Ghana Business Forum to be attended by the Vice President of the Republic
of Ghana and later hold meeting with management of the Ghana International Bank (GIB-UK).

According to the Head of Public Affairs at COCOBOD, Mr. Fiifi Boafo, the trip will offer the farmers numerous benefits such as knowledge exchange, skills development, market access and understanding consumers preferences, quality standards and market demands.

Mr. Boafo further observed that the initiative was a demonstration of COCOBOD’s commitment to empowering farmers, building innovation and strengthening the cocoa industry.

According to him, management recognises the pivotal role cocoa farmers play in the country’s economy and the potential for growth through knowledge sharing in advanced farming techniques.

‘The objective of management is to empower our hard working farmers by exposing them to global trends and building their confidence in the sector’ He emphasized. 

The delegation is expected to return to Ghana on Thursday, June 27.

Source: Ghana News Agency

TechFarm Hub CEO pushes for cyber literacy among children


In an effort to bridge the gap between emerging technology and education, Mr. Kobina Adomadzi Longdon, Chief Executive Officer of TechFarm Hub, has stressed the need for Ghanaian children to be equipped with cyber education.

With the increasing reliance on technology in modern life, he stressed the urgent need for children to acquire a solid understanding of the benefits and risks associated with technology by empowering them to navigate the online world safely, and responsibly.

Mr Longdon was speaking in an interview with the Ghana News Agency on the sidelines of the launch of Cyber Education and Skills Advancement Programme (CESAP) Africa in the Eastern Regional capital, Koforidua.

The launch event drew a diverse range of key participants from various sectors, including security agencies such as the National Investigations Bureau and Ghana Police Service, as well as industries with a focus on cyber-related issues, the Ghana News Agency, and traditional rulers.

The event highlighted CESAP Africa’s aims t
o train, resource, certify and provide career development and employability opportunities to individuals across Africa.

It also unveiled various opportunities for hands-on training to enhance individuals’ understanding, improvement in skills and expertise on cyber forensic, Artificial Intelligence (AI), cyber security, deep fake, and digital literacy.

The CESAP Africa programme is being implemented by TechFarm Hub in Koforidua in partnership with the Center for Cybercrime Investigation and Cybersecurity, an affiliate of Boston University in the United States.

Mr Longdon emphasized the importance of providing Ghanaian children with cyber education, highlighting the need to expose them to both the positive impacts and potential threats associated with technology and artificial intelligence.

He underscored the significance of cyber education, defining it as the learning of technology, online behaviour, and security measures necessary to protect oneself and personal information.

He noted that the internet ha
s enabled children to learn, share, and create, but it has also become a space where cybercriminals can steal from others.

He stressed that it was essential to instill cybersecurity behaviours from an early age, enabling children to identify cyber threats and learn how to mitigate them.

As a Pan-African entrepreneurship, innovation, and business development hub located in Koforidua, TechFarm Hub aims to empower children with the knowledge and skills needed to navigate the digital world safely and responsibly, he added.

Source: Ghana News Agency

Auto Crime Prevention: A tool for eradicating electoral violence


Election violence and auto crime require coordinated community and law enforcement responses.

The use of motor vehicles, bikes and political party involvement complicates the interaction, using tactics like clandestine support or overt engagement.

Effective preventive measures, combining legislation and law enforcement are, therefore, essential.

This article examines how auto crime prevention initiatives affect electoral violence, highlighting challenges and opportunities for stakeholders to enhance efforts aimed at reducing electoral violence.

What is Auto Crime?

Auto crime refers to the theft of motor vehicles or the fraudulent loss of money or property through illicit transactions involving the use of motor vehicles.

It includes motor vehicle theft, carjacking, and vehicular assault. Motor vehicle theft involves the unauthorized theft of vehicles, while carjacking involves forceful takeovers.

Vehicular assault, including vehicular homicide or manslaughter, involves the negligent use of a vehicle to
cause harm.

Factors Influencing Auto Crime Related Electoral Violence.

Economic Conditions

High unemployment rates, poverty, and other dire economic conditions can lead to prevalent auto crime.

Experienced criminals and recidivists are likely to take advantage of poor economic conditions and pounce on the slightest opportunity to indulge in criminal acts during elections to gain favour within the political establishment.

Criminals engaged in vehicle and motorbike theft are especially likely to make the most of the slightest opportunity to facilitate electoral violence (Herzog, 2002) to please their paymasters.

Legislative Environment

Enforcement of stringent laws or lax laws on auto crime, ownership of vehicles used in electoral violence, and inadequate punishment for perpetrators of auto crime-induced electoral violence can influence crime prevalence during elections and also reduce voter turnout.

Auto crimes, such as carjacking and theft, can sabotage electoral procedures and scare voters. 

Conduct
of Law Enforcement Agencies

High rates of vehicle crime can fuel further lawlessness and mistrust of the police, which can be exploited by political figures as justification for violent acts.

Auto crime affects election violence by supplying anonymity and enabling quick executions through the use of stolen automobiles.

Stakeholders may prevent auto crime and its potential to escalate into electoral violence by conducting themselves in a manner that builds public confidence in their ability to maintain law and order without bias.

Historical background

Areas notoriously known for electoral violence are likely to be influenced by how law enforcement agencies and the security apparatus reacted to previous occurrences.

The lack of punitive measures to serve as deterrence to previous offenders is likely to buoy and inspire the commission of more crimes in volatile areas.

Recommendation

In the lead-up to the upcoming election and beyond, it is imperative for a close collaboration between the major stakeholde
rs, such as the Ghana Police Service, Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority, the National Insurance Commission, Car Dealers and Rental Associations to streamline and regulate all activities that lead to the purchase, importation, clearance, registration, and usage of motor vehicles and motorcycles.

It is important to develop a central motor vehicle database that is accessible to law enforcement agencies, especially the Ghana Police Service to contain relevant information about all vehicles and motorbikes that are plying our roads.

This will ensure that the police can rapidly zoom in on the ownership and usage of vehicles and motorbikes involved in crimes before, during, and after elections.

Due to the connection between auto crime and electoral violence, law enforcement, public policy, and community involvement must work together.

Using cutting-edge technologies, improving legislative frameworks, and increasing public awareness are some strategies that can help achieve optimum results.

By worki
ng together, we can lessen the effect that vehicle crime has on electoral violence while preserving and enhancing our democratic structures.

We need to play our individual roles as Ghanaians to build safer, better and more resilient communities.

The writer is a certified Vehicle Crime Specialist.

Source: Ghana News Agency

Odikro of Abura Tsetsekasum calls for peace


The newly installed Odikro (Chief) of Abura Tsetsekasum, Nana Yeboah II, has called for peace in the community to accelerate the town’s development and transformation.

He also urged his people to unite to help to woo investors to create jobs.

Nana Yeboah, known in private life as Mr Kwame Idan, a Japan based Ghanaian businessman in the auto-mobile industry, was giving his maiden speech after his installation on Tuesday.

He disclosed that together with his family, he had initiated the construction of a six room teachers’ bungalow to enable teachers stay in the town and deliver on their mandate to educate their children.

The Odikro promised to get the community a pipe-borne water, because the community relied on a borehole and if faulty, used a nearby stream.

He expressed gratitude to the kingmakers and the people of Abura Tsetsekasum for the confidence reposed in him and assured them of his determination to continue with the good works done for the community to ensure its growth.

He also pledged to admin
ister an all-inclusive rule where he will accommodate the views and suggestions of the people to advance development in the area.

The event was characterised by a spectacular cocktail of vibrant cultural display, musketry and music, which summed up into a testament of the rich heritage and tradition of the people of Abura Tsetsekasum.

Nana Yeboah appealed to the government to construct the road leading to the town located in the Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese District of the Central Region.

Source: Ghana News Agency

Opuni Trial: Picking samples for laboratory testing requires some protocols-witness


Mrs Genevieve Ofosuhemaa Baah Mantey, Head of Material Science Department of the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA), has agreed that certain protocols must be followed in selecting samples for laboratory testing.

According to her, following those protocols was essential because they had a significant impact on the testing’s result.

Mrs. Mantey, a witness for Mr. Seidu Agongo who had been subpoenaed, was being questioned during cross-examination in the trial of Dr Stephen Opuni, the former chief executive officer of COCOBOD.

Dr Opuni and Mr Agongo are facing 27 charges, including defrauding by false pretences, willfully causing financial loss to the State, money laundering, and corruption by a public officer in contravention of the Public Procurement Act. 

They have both pleaded not guilty to the charges and are on a GHS300,000.00 self-recognizance bail each. 

Mrs. Mantey confirmed that the GSA’s final assessment of the lithovit testing revealed the sample in question to be fertilizer.

In further cross-exam
ination led by Mrs Evelyn Keelson, Chief State Attorney, the witness confirmed that she had never worked at the Forensic Science Department of GSA. 

She responded in the affirmative when asked if, during her time as the acting head of the Material Science Department, a liquid material known as lithovit was submitted for testing in July 2017.

She stated that the material was sent to an analyst for evaluation when it was submitted for testing, and Madam Gyamfi was the Laboratory Manager at the time.

The witness disagreed that the report simply addressed the question of whether the sample was fertilizer-one of the parameters for the lithovit fertilizer test.

The prosecution disagreed with Mrs Mantey’s assertion that the tests proved the samples to be fertilizer in composition, physical properties, and toxicological information.

The witness rejected the prosecution’s contention that the report contained no toxicology-related information.

She said the second page of the report indicated an attachment referri
ng to toxicology information.

Mrs Keelson suggested to the witness that there were no attachments, but the witness disagreed saying per their procedure they do not indicate the total number of pages, especially when there the testing was subcontracted.

‘Subcontracted reports are usually reports from other labs, which are attached to the original reports,’ she said.

Mrs Mantey stated that while GSA activities were based on standards, they lacked standards for some of the parameters specified in their requests to test the sample.

She further explained that often the Authority advised its clients of their rights and obligations before sample admission, and she assumed that the details were conveyed to the EOCO officials.

The witness agreed that one of the recommendations from the GSA on the testing of lithovit indicated that the sample was fertilizer. 

Source: Ghana News Agency