LAKE NONA, Fla., Jan. 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Beep, Inc., a leading provider of autonomous shared mobility solutions, today announced two strategic additions to its leadership team: Leslie Dello Russo as Chief People Officer (CPO) and Shawn Fallon as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). These appointments further position Beep for continued growth and innovation as it scales its operations and expands its impact on the future of mobility.

Leslie Dello Russo, Chief People Officer
Effective December 2, 2024, Leslie oversees full-cycle employment, company culture, and employee development initiatives to support Beep’s mission of delivering transformative mobility solutions. With nearly three decades of human resources leadership experience, she has worked with companies ranging from financial services giants to high-growth technology startups. In her role at Beep, Leslie will drive the company’s growth by leading talent acquisition, performance management, employee relations, leadership development, and training programs across Beep’s expanding footprint.

“Leslie’s deep expertise in organizational development and her passion for cultivating strong company cultures make her the ideal leader to guide Beep’s people strategy during this exciting phase of growth,” said Joe Moye, CEO of Beep. “Her proven ability to scale teams and foster collaboration will be instrumental as we continue to build innovative mobility solutions for communities nationwide. We are thrilled to welcome Leslie to the Beep family.”

Before joining Beep, Leslie held leadership roles in human resources since 2005, most recently at Luminar Technologies, and brings a strategic and people-first approach to her work as a Harvard University-trained expert in Leadership and Organizational Development.

“I am honored to join Beep at such a pivotal time in its journey,” said Leslie Dello Russo, Chief People Officer at Beep. “My passion lies in helping innovative companies achieve their growth potential by empowering their people. I look forward to building on Beep’s strong foundation to attract top talent, develop leaders, and foster a dynamic culture that drives success and readies for scale.”

Shawn Fallon, Chief Financial Officer 
Joining Beep as CFO on January 2, Shawn will lead the company’s financial strategy including accounting, financial reporting, forecasting, treasury, and capital management. With over a decade of executive leadership in global finance and strategic planning, Shawn will play a key role in supporting Beep’s mission and driving its business transformation.

Shawn has extensive experience advising boards and executive teams on financial matters, including portfolio management, mergers and acquisitions, and cost optimization strategies. He is recognized for his ability to deliver results, build high-performing teams, and drive operational efficiency. Shawn’s leadership will be critical as Beep navigates its next stage of growth.

“Shawn’s breadth of expertise in financial management and his track record of delivering measurable results make him a tremendous asset to Beep,” said Joe Moye, CEO of Beep. “His strategic insights and operational focus will strengthen our financial foundation and position us to capitalize on emerging opportunities. We are thrilled to have Shawn join our leadership team.”

Previously, Shawn served as CFO at Signature Aviation, where he led global finance teams, implemented cost-saving initiatives, and managed mergers and acquisitions. His career has spanned industries and geographies, providing financial oversight for operations in the U.S., Europe, Asia, and beyond.

“Beep is at the forefront of redefining mobility, and I’m excited to contribute to its innovative vision,” said Shawn Fallon, Chief Financial Officer at Beep. “I look forward to leveraging my experience to support the company’s growth, optimize financial operations, and drive long-term value creation.”

Shawn holds a Master of Business Administration from The Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania and earned a Bachelor of Science in Finance from John Carroll University.

To learn more about Beep and its leadership team, visit www.ridebeep.com.

About Beep
Beep, Inc. delivers the next generation of autonomous, electric, shared mobility networks through its AI-enabled AutonomOS™ software platform and mobility-as-a-service offerings. Specializing in planning, deploying and managing autonomous transportation services for private and public communities, Beep safely connects people, places, goods and services with solutions that reduce congestion, eliminate carbon emissions, improve roadway safety and enable mobility for all. Beep utilizes artificial intelligence insights and vast data learnings from its deployments to enhance and advance the safety, rider experience, and operating capabilities of autonomous transportation platforms. For more information visit www.ridebeep.com.

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Company tackles the growing cloud chaos costing enterprises more than $140 billion per year.1

NEW YORK and TEL AVIV, Israel, Jan. 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — ControlMonkey, the breakthrough end-to-end cloud automation platform offering “Total Cloud Control with Terraform,” today announces its global launch and the close of a $7 million seed round, co-led by lool ventures and Joule Ventures. The funding will accelerate development of ControlMonkey’s cloud governance tools and expand its global operations, including significant investments in engineering, customer success, and go-to-market initiatives.

Founded by cloud industry veterans Aharon Twizer (co-founder of Spot.io–acquired by NetApp for $450M in 2020) and Ori Yemini (founding engineer of Spot.io), ControlMonkey revolutionizes how enterprise cloud teams deliver and govern infrastructure at scale. By combining industry-leading AI tools with best-in-class enterprise-grade automation, the platform helps pioneering customers like Intel, Square, Comcast, and NetApp achieve a 30% boost in cloud team productivity, 3x faster deployment times, and 50% fewer production tickets. Through its one-of-a-kind partnership with AWS, ControlMonkey is poised to scale these results to companies in every industry, worldwide.

“Today, we are supercharging the Infrastructure Delivery Revolution,” said Aharon Twizer, CEO and co-founder. “Just like GitHub and Jfrog revolutionized software delivery, ControlMonkey is transforming the cloud industry. By making infrastructure delivery as easy to manage as software, our platform is redefining how cloud teams govern clouds at scale. The close of this round helps us finally deliver the promise of Infrastructure-as-Code, so that every enterprise in every industry can harness its full potential.”

ControlMonkey stands apart from cloud automation point solutions by delivering end-to-end control with industry-first technologies, including:

AI-powered Code Generation reverse-engineers existing infrastructure into production-grade, validated Terraform code for 100% IaC coverage–with a single click.Remediation Engine constantly scans existing code and fixes problems like drift, security vulnerabilities and cost inefficiencies–so a company’s cloud is always fully optimized.Self-service QualityGate creates a catalog of predefined blueprints that empower teams to launch new cloud environments in minutes–accelerating delivery without sacrificing control.Infrastructure Disaster Recovery captures a daily snapshot of cloud configurations to quickly restore to any point in time–mitigating the risk of critical failures and deletions.Cloud vs. Code Integrity Guarantee ensures 100% cloud integrity with asset inventory, verification and deviation alerts–instilling 100% confidence, 100% of the time.

“ControlMonkey is truly revolutionary,” said Maya Azoulay, partner at lool ventures. “In a market that spends more than $140 billion every year trying to tame cloud complexity, ControlMonkey is the only platform harnessing the power of AI to deliver Total Cloud Control–end-to-end, at any scale. Every enterprise and every industry needs their solution, so we’re thrilled to co-lead this round with Joule Ventures and help scale ControlMonkey’s impact.”

lool ventures and Joule Ventures were joined in the round by Gaia Ventures and its founder, Deepak Krishnamurthy; Vadim Solovey and Yoav Toussia-Cohen, co-founders of DoiT; Asaf Ezra, CEO and co-founder of Granulate; and Ariel Assaraf, CEO and co-founder of Coralogix, among others.

For more information about ControlMonkey, please visit www.controlmonkey.io

About ControlMonkey
ControlMonkey is the industry’s first fully end-to-end Terraform automation platform. It provides cloud teams everywhere with revolutionary AI tools and best-in-class automation to govern the entire cloud–from provisioning to optimization, at any scale, for any future. Founded by cloud industry veterans, ControlMonkey operates worldwide from its headquarters in Tel Aviv.

1 Gartner, “Forecast: Public Cloud Services, Worldwide, 2022-2028, 1Q24 Update,” November 2024; Flexera, “2024 State of the Cloud Report,” 2024

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TROY, Mich., Jan. 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — HTC Global Services, a leading provider of IT services and solutions, today announced that it has earned the Guidewire PartnerConnect program BillingCenter – AMER specialization. HTC Global Services is a Guidewire PartnerConnect Consulting partner at the Select level. This recognition highlights HTC Global Services’ extensive expertise across the North America region.

HTC Global Services utilizes a business partner approach to enable its P&C industry clients to realize their transformation goals and drive business results.

Nalin Vij, President of Global Sales, HTC Global Services, said, “Securing the Guidewire BillingCenter North America specialization goes beyond recognition — it symbolizes our unwavering dedication to driving Guidewire-powered transformation and redefining billing and cash management for insurers. Through continuous innovation and the seamless integration of Guidewire’s advancements with our expertise in automation, cloud, and AI via HTCNXT, we are not only equipping our P&C clients to stay ahead but empowering them to set the pace in an increasingly competitive and rapidly evolving marketplace.”

Guidewire specializations are both regionally and globally based and require partners to demonstrate skills, knowledge, and competency in a particular Guidewire product or solution area. The achievement of specializations enables insurers to have more clarity and insight into which partners have proven capabilities in a region. In addition, partners with specializations can better promote their capabilities across Guidewire products and solutions.

“We congratulate HTC Global Services on achieving the Guidewire BillingCenter – AMER specialization. We are pleased to recognize their expertise and proven capabilities and look forward to continuing our work together to contribute to the success of our mutual customers,” said Molly Black, Senior Director, Partner Programs and Enablement, Alliances, Guidewire Software.

About HTC Global Services 
HTC Global Services is a leading global provider of innovative IT and Business Process Services and Solutions. Established in 1990 with headquarters in Troy, Michigan, USA, HTC combines its extensive technical and domain expertise along with its business partner approach to enable clients to realize business transformation and maximize business returns. www.htcinc.com.

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