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J.S. Held Expands Executive Leadership to Oversee Next Phase of Growth

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JERICHO, N.Y., Oct. 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Global consulting firm J.S. Held, proudly celebrating 50 transformative years, announces Lee Spirer as its new President and Chief Operating Officer (COO), reporting to Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Jonathon Held. 

Lee Spirer is a transformational leader with extensive experience creating value for investors in human capital-intensive businesses by focusing on developing innovative, high impact services for clients and building platforms which attract world class professionals to maximize their career success.

Over his 30-year career, Lee Spirer has been known for keen strategic insight tightly tied to successful plan execution, building and developing teams, tapping into innovation, and leveraging technology. His teams have balanced organic and acquisition-based growth strategies while driving operational performance.

CEO, Jonathon Held, commenting on Lee’s appointment to President and COO, reflects on his “extensive experience and proven ability to drive strategy focused on financial results and operational excellence.” Held continues, “I look forward to partnering with Lee to support all J.S. Held stakeholders – our team members, clients, and investors.”

Having started his professional career serving large complex clients as a strategy consultant, Spirer set the stage for his success in creating and cultivating human capital businesses including: 

Navigant, where he led the growth and transformation of the 6,000 professional company, more than doubling revenues and ultimately taking the company private and merging with Guidehouse.Kroll Risk & Compliance, where as President, he founded and built a new business intelligence division.IBM Business Consulting Services, where following the IBMs acquisition of Mainspring, a digital strategy/transformation company, he led global financial markets for the Fortune 100 company.

Over his career, Lee Spirer has operated in public and private companies, acquired and sold businesses, guided a company through an IPO, and interacted with a wide range of investors and boards. Most recently, he worked with several private equity firms to identify and evaluate potential investments. “Lee is a growth-focused business leader with a strong track record of success,” observes Steve Dutton, Partner at Kelso & Company, J.S. Held’s private equity partner. Dutton continues, “Lee’s proven ability to identify, evaluate, and drive value creation in the professional and technology-enabled services sectors makes him an ideal partner to support further growth at J.S. Held.”

Lee Spirer, commenting on what attracted him to J.S. Held, shares, “J.S. Held’s unique combination of a very strong market position on which to build, extraordinary human capital, a proven track record of organic growth, and ability to augment with acquisitions and successfully integrate those professionals presents the ideal platform for growth at all levels – presenting career opportunities for our professionals, value to our clients, and returns for investors.”  Spirer continues, “As president and COO, I am focused on further strategic growth, evolution, and scale through service innovation and technology.” 

Lee Spirer is now part of the dedicated and entrepreneurial team of experts who help transform J.S. Held. Explore our story and celebrate this momentous milestone, our 50 & Forward celebration, with us at jsheld.com.

About J.S. Held

J.S. Held is a global consulting firm that combines technical, scientific, financial, and strategic expertise to advise clients seeking to realize value and mitigate risk. Our professionals serve as trusted advisors to organizations facing high stakes matters demanding urgent attention, staunch integrity, proven experience, clear-cut analysis, and an understanding of both tangible and intangible assets. The firm provides a comprehensive suite of services, products, and data that enable clients to navigate complex, contentious, and often catastrophic situations.

More than 1,500 professionals serve organizations across six continents, including 81% of the Global 200 Law Firms, 70% of the Forbes Top 20 Insurance Companies (85% of the NAIC Top 50 Property & Casualty Insurers), and 65% of the Fortune 100 Companies.

J.S. Held, its affiliates and subsidiaries are not certified public accounting firm(s) and do not provide audit, attest, or any other public accounting services. J.S. Held, its affiliates and subsidiaries are not law firms and do not provide legal advice. Securities offered through PM Securities, LLC, d/b/a Phoenix IB, a part of J.S. Held, member FINRA/ SIPC, or Ocean Tomo Investment Group, LLC, a part of J.S. Held, member FINRA/ SIPC. All rights reserved.

Kristi L. Stathis | Global Public Relations | +1 786 833 4864 | Kristi.Stathis@jsheld.com 

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Olymptrade hits its 10th year with a focus on care that counts

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BELMONT, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Oct. 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Olymptrade, an online trading platform, is marking its 10th anniversary with a refreshed look and renewed focus on supporting its traders across the globe. As part of the milestone, Olymptrade has unveiled its new name, logo and redesigned platform, including a streamlined Olymptrade login page — all under the slogan, “Care that counts.”

Olymptrade’s rebranding reflects its commitment to making the trading experience smoother and more accessible. Over the past 10 years, more than 100 million traders from 130 countries have chosen Olymptrade for their trading journey. The platform’s updated look reinforces its dedication to putting traders first, ensuring they have the support they need to trade with confidence.

In celebration of its 10th anniversary, Olymptrade is also hosting a series of community events throughout October, giving traders a chance to share their success stories and win prizes. Details about these events can be found on Olymptrade’s social media pages.

Olymptrade’s rebranding reflects its ongoing focus on delivering a reliable and accessible trading platform and a user-friendly mobile app, all while continuing to support traders at every step of their journey through its philosophy of “Care that counts.”

Olymptrade. Care That Counts.

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Forrester Announces Full Conference Agenda For Technology & Innovation Summit APAC 2024

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The event will equip technology, data, and security leaders with the latest research and insights to achieve a high-performance IT strategy that accelerates business outcomes

SYDNEY, Oct. 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Forrester (Nasdaq: FORR) today announced the full conference agenda for its Technology & Innovation Summit APAC 2024, set to take place on October 29 in Sydney and also available digitally. According to Forrester, 92% of technology leaders plan to increase their budget investments in data management and AI, indicating a commitment to enhance their AI capabilities. But without a strategic approach rooted in the principles of high-performance IT, these investments risk being squandered.

Themed “Unleash The Power Of Tech, Talent, And AI,” this year’s Summit will present the latest research, tools, and frameworks to help technology, data and analytics, and cybersecurity leaders build a strong tech foundation to meet evolving business needs and a future dominated by AI.

Speakers at Technology & Innovation Summit APAC include top Forrester analysts and industry leaders such as Tracy Deveugle-Frink, head of digital products at Western Power, who will share how the company is transforming IT from a project-based to an agile, product-focused model, using alignment, trust, and adaptivity as core principles. Other noteworthy sessions on the agenda include:

Unleash Your Potential With High-Performance IT In An Age Of AI. This keynote will dive into how firms can align and adapt technology to changing business dynamics through the four investment styles of high-performance IT.Cultivate An Adaptive Mindset For High-Performance IT. This session breaks down what exactly defines an adaptive mindset and how these parameters shift as AI and automation integrate into the business model.High-Performance IT: Success Or Failure? This keynote covers how tech leaders should measure for success and drive cross-functional alignment to power business results.Who Is Your CISO? Understand Their Background To Reduce Risk And Bolster Trust. Tech leaders will learn how they should partner with their CISOs to build alignment and trust for their overall tech strategy.

“Technology, data, and security leaders are facing increasing pressure to deliver returns on their tech investments,” said Frederic Giron, VP and senior research director at Forrester. “To navigate the unique economic landscape of the Asia Pacific region and meet growing demands for digital and AI sovereignty, tech leaders must collaborate and invest in technologies and capabilities that drive high performance. At Technology & Innovation Summit APAC, leaders will come away with the actionable insights they need to improve business results with technology.”

Forrester will also honor the recipients of its Technology Awards, companies in Asia Pacific that align technology with business objectives through their IT strategies and enterprise architecture innovation, respectively. The winners will also have the opportunity to share their success stories at Technology & Innovation Summit APAC.

In-person attendees will experience facilitated discussions, exclusive one-on-one access to Forrester analysts, and special sessions, including the Women’s Leadership Forum and the Executive Leadership Exchange, an exclusive peer networking program targeted at C-level leaders. Digital attendees will have access to all conference sessions and sponsors via the event platform.

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Register to attend Forrester’s Technology & Innovation Summit APAC 2024.View the full agenda and speakers for Technology & Innovation Summit APAC 2024.Members of the press interested in attending, please contact press@forrester.com.

About Forrester
Forrester (Nasdaq: FORR) is one of the most influential research and advisory firms in the world. We help leaders across technology, customer experience, digital, marketing, sales, and product functions use customer obsession to accelerate growth. Through Forrester’s proprietary research, consulting, and events, leaders from around the globe are empowered to be bold at work — to navigate change and put their customers at the center of their leadership, strategy, and operations. Our unique insights are grounded in annual surveys of more than 700,000 consumers, business leaders, and technology leaders worldwide; rigorous and objective research methodologies, including Forrester Wave™ evaluations; and the shared wisdom of our clients. To learn more, visit Forrester.com.

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Graid Technology and INFINITIX Turn Your SuperPOD into a Real Business Opportunity at Tech Week Singapore

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SINGAPORE, Oct. 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Graid Technology and INFINITIX are excited to announce their joint participation in Tech Week Singapore 2024, taking place at Big Data & AI World. Visitors can explore a range of cutting-edge solutions at booth R120, including highlights on how Graid and INFINITIX provide the most efficient, economical, and secure infrastructure solutions for the SuperPOD architecture in real business environments.

INFINITIX’s flagship product, AI-Stack, is at the forefront of this showcase, a proven industry-leading AI infrastructure management platform designed to streamline AI adoption for enterprises and optimize AI computing resources for AI data centers. Features advanced technologies such as third-generation GPU partitioning and aggregation, distributed training, auto-scaling inference across fractional GPUs/multi-GPUs/multi-servers, heterogeneous GPU management, storage management integrated with high-performance storage for computing/object storage for users, high-speed networking management, easy integration/hosting of open-source/3rd party AI frameworks/tools/applications, seamless workload deployment, providing user self-service and operation portal with a user-friendly interface, AI-Stack empowers businesses to overcome the complexities of rapid AI evolution with ease and efficiency.

In addition, Graid Technology will introduce its latest collaborative solution, The Supreme Storage Solution, specifically designed for high-performance AI and HPC applications. This solution integrates SupremeRAID™ SR-1010 by Graid Technology and BeeGFS to harness all-flash servers. The dual controller delivers outstanding performance, with tests showing data transfer speeds of more than 80Gb/s by 2x 400 Gb IB networks. The system supports node-to-node communication (heartbeat) and hardware HA functionality with hardware protection, ensuring reliability and efficiency in demanding environments. Optimized for industries such as AI, HPC & ML, media & entertainment, and life sciences, Supreme Storage Solution is the ideal solution for complex computational workloads.

At Tech Week Singapore 2024, Graid Technology and INFINITIX will showcase comprehensive solutions designed for the big data and AI world, which suit SuperPOD architecture, providing the most efficient, cost-effective, and secure options. These solutions are crafted to help bring your big data AI applications to market seamlessly, enhancing performance and driving innovation.

Join Graid Technology and INFINITIX at Tech Week Singapore 2024 to explore the latest solutions for the big data & AI world.

Event information

When: October 09-10, 2024 

Where: Marina Bay Sands Expo & Convention Centre 

Find Us: The Big Data & AI world, Booth R120 

For more information, please visit:
https://www.graidtech.com/graid-featured-tech-week-singapore2024/

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