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PepsiCo, Unilever, and Others Launch “STEP up for Agriculture” to Support Farmer Organizations

PepsiCo, Unilever, and other major food and beverage companies have launched Supporting Trusted Engagement and Partnership for Agriculture (STEP up for Ag), a new effort to strengthen farmer-facing support organizations across North America. The initiative will provide training, funding, and strategic resources to local groups that work directly with farmers, helping them expand advisory capacity, improve profitability, and adopt regenerative practices…

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Opendoor Appoints Kaz Nejatian as Chief Executive Officer

Opendoor Technologies, an e-commerce platform for residential real estate transactions, has announced the appointment of Kaz Nejatian as Chief Executive Officer and member of its Board of Directors. Nejatian, former chief operating officer at Shopify, brings broad experience in scaling products and teams. He takes charge with support from co-founders Keith Rabois, returning as chairman, and Eric Wu, rejoining the board…

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Kaseya Appoints New Chief Revenue and Technology Officers

Kaseya, a provider of AI-powered IT management and cybersecurity software, has announced the appointments of Anthony Anzevino as Chief Revenue Officer and Pratik Wadher as Chief Technology Officer. CEO Rania Succar said, “Kaseya has the opportunity to be at the center of this transformation—harnessing AI to automate, strengthen security, protect data and simplify IT for our customers…

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Spiros Giannaros Joins Confluence Technologies as CEO

Confluence Technologies, a provider of data, software, and AI solutions for investment management, announced the appointment of Spiros Giannaros as Chief Executive Officer. Founder and outgoing CEO Mark Evans will transition to the role of Executive Chairman and continue contributing to corporate strategy and growth initiatives…

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Temenos Names Interim CEO as Leadership Transition Begins

Temenos AG, a Switzerland-based banking technology company, has announced that Jean-Pierre Brulard has stepped down as Chief Executive Officer. The Board of Directors has appointed Chief Financial Officer Takis Spiliopoulos as Interim CEO. Thibault de Tersant, Chair of the Board, said, “While we will be moving to new leadership to execute the next phase of the strategic plan, and have started the corresponding search, the Board has full confidence in Takis’ ability to lead the company during this transition period”…

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Intel’s Michelle Johnston Holthaus to Depart After Three Decades of Service

Intel Corporation announced that Michelle Johnston Holthaus, Chief Executive of Intel Products, will depart after more than 30 years with the company. Holthaus has held several senior leadership roles, including interim co-CEO, EVP and GM of the Client Computing Group, and Chief Revenue Officer. She will remain a strategic advisor during the transition period to ensure continuity…

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Marqeta Appoints Mike Milotich as Chief Executive Officer and Director

Marqeta, a modern card issuing platform, has appointed Mike Milotich as Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors. Milotich, who has been serving as Interim CEO since February 2025 and Chief Financial Officer since 2022, succeeded after a comprehensive search process. Board Chair Judson C. Linville stated, “After completing a thorough search, the Board determined that Mike is the right CEO for Marqeta…

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EU Launches €17.5B Initiative to Boost SME Energy Efficiency

More than 350,000 European small and mid-sized businesses are set to benefit from a €17.5 billion financing initiative aimed at cutting energy costs and boosting competitiveness. Announced by the European Investment Bank (EIB) Group with support from the European Commission, the program nearly doubles previous funding levels and is expected to mobilize over €65 billion in total investment by 2027…

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Varo Bank Appoints Asmau Ahmed as its First AI and Data Chief

Varo Bank has appointed Asmau Ahmed as its first Chief Artificial Intelligence and Data Officer to lead company-wide AI and machine learning initiatives. The U.S.-based challenger bank, which launched its Varo Line of Credit in March 2024, already applies self-learning models to improve credit-decisioning processes through proprietary algorithms..

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