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Avantor® Appoints Dame Louise Makin, DBE, Ph.D., to its Board of Directors

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2 weeks ago

November 6, 2024

RADNOR, Pa., Nov. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Avantor, Inc. (NYSE: AVTR), a leading global provider of mission-critical products and services to customers in the life sciences and advanced technology industries, announced that the Avantor Board of Directors has appointed Dame Louise Makin, DBE, Ph.D., as a director with an initial term expiring at Avantor’s 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The appointment of Dame Louise as an independent director fills a vacant board seat.

Dame Louise brings a wealth of leadership and industry experience to the Avantor Board. She served as Chief Executive Officer of BTG plc, an international specialist healthcare company, for 15 years and led their transformation through organic growth and acquisitions. The company was acquired by Boston Scientific in 2019. Earlier in her career, she held several leadership positions at Baxter Healthcare, most recently as President of Biopharmaceuticals Europe.

“Dame Louise has a proven track record of success in the life sciences industry, and we are excited to welcome her to the Avantor Board of Directors,” said Jonathan Peacock, Chairman of the Avantor Board. “Her addition further demonstrates Avantor’s commitment to ensuring we have a diverse Board, with the right mix of skillsets and experience to drive innovation across our portfolio, advance our mission, and create long-term shareholder value.”

“It is an honor to join the Avantor Board of Directors, and I look forward to working closely with the board and executive team to further strengthen the company’s position as a leader in the life sciences and advanced technologies industries,” said Dame Louise. “Avantor’s global reach, innovative products, and services uniquely position it to drive advancements at every stage of the scientific journey and deliver differentiated value to its many stakeholders.”

“Dame Louise is an excellent addition to our Board. I welcome her insights and expertise as we continue to execute our strategic plan to drive long-term growth and value creation,” said Michael Stubblefield, Avantor President and Chief Executive Officer.

Dame Louise currently serves as non-executive chair of the Halma plc Board of Directors and has served as a Non-Executive Director on the Boards of Premier Foods plc, Intertek Group plc, Woodford Patient Capital Trust, Atotech Ltd., and Theramex Ltd. She was also a Trustee of The Outward Bound Trust for 10 years and Chair of the 1851 Trust for five years.

Dame Louise is an Honorary Fellow of St John’s College, Cambridge. She holds both a master’s degree in natural sciences and a Ph.D. in material sciences from the University of Cambridge and earned an MBA from The Open University in Milton Keynes, England. She became a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2014.

About Avantor
Avantor® is a leading life science tools company and global provider of mission-critical products and services to the life sciences and advanced technology industries. We work side-by-side with customers at every step of the scientific journey to enable breakthroughs in medicine, healthcare, and technology. Our portfolio is used in virtually every stage of the most important research, development and production activities at more than 300,000 customer locations in 180 countries. For more information, visit avantorsciences.com and find us on LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and Facebook.

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Avantor
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Oberon Securities Advises Keens Steakhouse in Sale Transaction

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2 hours ago

November 23, 2024

Oberon Securities acted as exclusive advisor to Keens Steakhouse in the sale transaction.

NEW YORK, Nov. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Oberon Securities, a New York-based middle market investment banking firm, acted as exclusive advisor to Keens Steakhouse in the sale transaction announced yesterday.

With more than 70 senior bankers serving businesses across the country and around the world, Oberon is one of the fastest growing New York City based middle-market investment banking firms. Its clients benefit from the market credibility associated with the firm’s longstanding relationships with many of the nation’s largest and most prestigious institutional investors. Oberon’s approach has generated numerous long-term, multi-transaction client engagements and attracted investment bankers who have spent their careers working with middle-market companies.

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Specified Technologies Inc. Unveils Firestop Clash Management and Locator Updates

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5 hours ago

November 23, 2024

SOMERVILLE, N.J., Nov. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Specified Technologies Inc. has announced their latest Firestop Clash Management (FCM) and Firestop Locator (FSL) releases. FCM automates the process of locating and assigning firestop solutions to conditions within Autodesk® Revit®, enabling firestop novices to find firestop solutions like a firestop expert. In this latest release, STI has further expanded the capabilities of FCM by integrating it with their firestop documentation and compliance tool, Firestop Locator (FSL). FSL enables contractors and facilities’ teams to document the status, location, and products used for any and all fire life safety services across a building.

In the latest update for FSL, teams can now create custom items to track any service on their project beyond the base six (Penetration, Joint, Extinguisher, Door, Damper, and Barrier). Teams can also modify the base six items to include project specific inspection and maintenance requirements and any other details that they would like to be tracked.

With this new integration, decisions made during the design phase of a building using FCM are seamlessly passed into FSL during the construction phase, giving implementation teams a jump start on work to be done. This integration also improves data integrity and eliminates the guesswork in the field of determining what firestop systems and products are to be used where.

“We’re proud of the latest releases of FCM and FSL and look forward to continuing to support the fire life safety community,” says Justin Pine, Sr. Manager of Software & Services.

Specified Technologies Inc. promotes life and building safety by developing innovative fire protection systems and accompanying digital tools that help stop the spread of fire, smoke, and hot gases. Our SpecSeal® and EZ Path® product lines are engineered for easy installation and deliver powerful performance, often resulting in lower installed costs. Since firestopping is our only business, we concentrate all our resources on providing the highest quality, fully tested, innovative firestopping solutions.

Contact: Jess Bern; jbern@stifirestop.com

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ZICC: Internet Experts Pay Attention to the Development of Artificial Intelligence

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6 hours ago

November 23, 2024

BEIJING, Nov. 23, 2024 /CNW/ — During the Wuzhen Summit of the World Internet Conference, ZICC interviewed Internet experts from all over the world.

Lampros Sterg, UNESCO Chair in AI & Data Science, said that AI can accelerate social progress, but it needs to be used properly to avoid its negative effects in order to benefit citizens and society. Latif Ladid, the president of the IPv6 Forum, called for the establishment of a global governance system to allow artificial intelligence technology to serve humanity for good. South Korean computer scientist Kilnam Chon shared insights on AI’s positive role in healthcare. He urged global efforts to ensure AI safety and prevent its misuse in weapons. Indian entrepreneur Bibin Babu said he believes that AI will not replace humans, but will create more new jobs.

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