JM Health Rebrands as Veranova Following Sale to Altaris Capital Partners

Veranova, formerly Johnson Matthey Health

WAYNE, Pa., June 01, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Veranova, formerly known as Johnson Matthey Health, has launched as an independent company following the acquisition by Altaris Capital Partners, LLC from Johnson Matthey PLC (LSE: JMAT).

Veranova is a leading global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) focused on specialty Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs). With approximately 900 employees, Veranova serves the pharmaceutical industry with a full spectrum of API and drug development services, from process design through to commercial manufacturing.

Veranova is headquartered in Wayne, PA, with cGMP manufacturing operations in West Deptford, NJ; Devens, MA; North Andover, MA; Annan, UK; and Edinburgh, UK, and manufacturing and R&D centers in Cambridge, UK; and Yantai, China.

Veranova and its predecessor entities have a strong legacy of innovation in the pharmaceutical industry which spans more than a century and the development of more than 100 APIs, including the first platinum-based drugs for cancer treatment.

Today, Veranova is a leader in the development and manufacture of complex and highly potent APIs, with expertise across a diverse range of chemistry processes and technologies, including drug linkers for antibody drug conjugates. Veranova holds over 425 active patents and works with a wide variety of pharmaceutical corporations and biotechnology companies.

Originating from the Latin words ‘vērus‘ meaning ‘true’ and ‘nŏvus‘ meaning ‘new’, the Veranova name represents the reliability and innovative approach the company seeks to deliver to its customers.

About Veranova

Veranova is a global leader in process development and manufacturing of APIs, with a focus on specialty and complex products. Veranova is headquartered in Wayne, PA, and has operations in North America, Europe and Asia.  For more information, please visit www.veranova.com.

About Altaris Capital Partners

Altaris is a healthcare investment firm with an exclusive focus on building companies that deliver value to the healthcare system through innovation and efficiency. Since its inception in 2003, Altaris has invested in more than 45 healthcare companies which have generated significant value appreciation for investors. Altaris is headquartered in New York City and manages more than $5.0 billion of equity capital. For more information, please visit www.altariscap.com.

Contact Details

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Media Inquiries

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TES Honored by Receiving Several Prestigious Awards

These awards are a testament to TES’s best-in-class status as a sustainable technology lifecycle solutions provider

SINGAPORE, June 01, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — In April, the Edison Awards announced that TES’s sustainable battery solutions would be honored with the 2022 Gold award in the Sustainability-Power Generation and Recovery category.

The recipients of the Edison Awards are selected through a thorough review process conducted by experts in the fields of science, technology, design, engineering, and marketing. The Edison judges noted the capacity offered by TES’s proprietary recycling process, coupled with recovery rates of up to 99%. Additional commendations were made over the safe and low capital energy that the facility generates to power its process.

Notably, in the previous month, TES was honored with a Gold-level Green World Award in the Green Energy category. The Green World Awards are part of the Green Apple Environment Awards. The 2022 Green World Awards presentation ceremony was held on March 15 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Also in March 2022, TES was the proud recipient of a 2022 Data Centre World Award (DCW). These awards are presented annually in London to recognize and reward companies and individuals in the data center sector for innovative and leading achievements in several categories. The DCW judges noted TES’s particular focus on resolving industry-critical problems and the global-scale nature of the services that use continuous cycles of iteration to improve.

Commenting on the recent awards, Eric Ingebretsen, TES’s Chief Commercial Officer, said: “We’re delighted to be recognized by such reputable organizations, and it’s great to see TES represented amongst other global 2000 brands. At TES, we see ourselves as a global sustainability leader, and these awards prove that we are on the right path.”

TES’s award haul last year was equally bountiful, having been recognized twice by Microsoft in 2021. The first recognition, Microsoft’s Authorized Refurbisher (MAR) Partner Innovation Award, reflects TES’s continued endeavors to bring usable refurbished technology to the hands of those who need it most.

The second Microsoft award was given for Citizenship & Philanthropy, recognizing a remarkable 100% year-over-year growth in MAR citizenship license sales. This growth was generated by initiatives giving back to society and ensuring that quality digital devices are conferred to communities that need support in bridging the digital divide.

Gary Steele, TES’s Chief Executive Officer, added: “The challenge we all face is clear. We must do everything we can to cut emissions and slow the pace of climate change. At TES, our role in that mission is to make a decade of difference, that is, to securely, safely, and sustainably transform and repurpose 1 billion kilograms of assets by 2030. We are well on our way toward the attainment of that goal through innovation and the adoption of circular models.”

About TES

Founded in 2005, TES is a global leader in sustainable technology services and bespoke solutions that help clients manage the commissioning, deployment, and retirement of technology devices and components. As one of the largest IT lifecycle service providers in the world, TES understands the common challenges encountered when managing IT equipment throughout its lifecycle. Bespoke, cost-effective solutions address these challenges while achieving compliance with all local and international data security, environmental, and industry regulations.

TES’s mission is to make a decade of difference by securely, safely, and sustainably transforming and repurposing 1 billion kilograms of assets by 2030. Through an unmatched global footprint of 42 owned facilities across 21 countries, TES offers unrivaled service-level consistency, consistent commercials, lower logistics costs, local environmental compliance experts inregion, support in local time zones and languages, and a deep understanding of transboundary movement globally.

To find out more about TES’s Awards and Recognitions, follow this link: www.tes-amm.com/awards-recognition. For more information on TES, visit www.tes-amm.com.  For inquiries, please email Jon Sawyer at jon.sawyer@tes-amm.com.

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Digital Entertainment Asset Pte. Ltd., Names Tatsuya Kohrogi From Meta as VP to Accelerate Business Growth

Tatsuya Kohrogi

Tatsuya Kohrogi

SINGAPORE, May 31, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Singaporean blockchain gaming and entertainment company Digital Entertainment Asset Pte. Ltd. (DEA), known for their leading GameFi platform PlayMining featuring famous Japanese creators’ original NFTs and cryptocurrency token DEAPcoin (ticker code “DEP”), today announced the appointment of Tatsuya Kohrogi as Vice President and Head of Global Business.

Recently recognized as the first play-to-earn cryptocurrency token in Japan, DEA has led the GameFi industry in Asia with over 2.4 million players worldwide from Indonesia, Philippines, Japan, Taiwan, Vietnam, and more. During DEA’s business strategy presentation in April, the company shared actual revenue numbers for H1 2022 which was 40M SGD, with EBITDA at 26M SGD. DEA’s annual revenue forecast for 2022 was presented as 102M SGD with an EBITDA of 43M SGD. Since the start of the trading card battle game title JobTribes, 100 original NFT works have been created by famous Japanese creators who have received royalties over 6M USD to date.

Kohrogi said, “DEA aims to become the world’s no.1 web3 entertainment company that also simultaneously tackles social and economic problems. The PlayMining platform allows users to mine crypto while they play games. Gaming and entertainment are becoming a sustainable livelihood option for people around the world. And I am incredibly excited to take on this role and help further scale the creators economy and web3 entertainment globally.”

Before joining DEA, Kohrogi served as a Partner Manager at Meta where he built relationships with key ad agencies in Japan and strategically grew his key partners’ business by 3x in 2 years and achieved scaling partner revenue to a 9 figure USD annual business.

Prior to Meta, he was at SoftBank, where he held several roles over the course of a 7-year period, including investment strategy, business development, sales management, digital marketing, and co-founder of an internal venture.

Kohrogi also trained under Masayoshi “Masa” Son, CEO of SoftBank Group for 3 years at SoftBank Academia where he learned the art of corporate leadership directly from Son and worked on CEO projects as a member of Son’s successor program.

Naohito Yoshida, CEO, said “Tatsuya is a dynamic leader and is highly experienced in building partner relations, creating and implementing leading initiatives and strategies. As we begin to expand our business across Asia, Europe, and North America, we are confident each region will grow under Tatsuya’s leadership.”

About DEA
DEA, a GameFi platform business, was founded in Singapore in August 2018, and is developing JobTribes, a Play to Earn game, and PlayMining NFT, an NFT marketplace. Using blockchain technology, the company aims to realize a world where one can create value by having fun.

Co-CEO: Naohito Yoshida (twitter: @yoshidadea1) , Kozo Yamada (twitter: @kozo_tx)
VP: Tatsuya Kohrogi (twitter: @tatsuya_kohrogi)
Location: 7 Straits View, Marina One East Tower,#05-01,Singapore 018936
Establishment: August 2018
Business description: GameFi platform business

Contact Information
Digital Entertainment Asset Pte Ltd
Public Relation: Takasugi|tomoyuki_takasugi@dea.sg / Soeda|soeda@dea.sg

Official Social Media Accounts
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/digital-entertainment-asset
Discord: https://discord.com/invite/xWeHGdt
Twitter: https://twitter.com/PlayMining_SG
Telegram: https://t.me/DEAPcoin_group
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PlayMining
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGWmK0RLV4SB_PSXpj2j6dw

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UN Global Compact launches Africa Business Leaders Coalition to advance climate action and sustainable growth across the continent

The Africa Business Leaders Coalition brings together CEOs from across the continent to advance Africa’s sustainable growth, prosperity and development

New York, U.S.A., May 31, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Convened by the UN Global Compact, Chief Executive Officers from across Africa today announced the launch of the Africa Business Leaders Coalition (ABLC).

The Coalition will provide a platform for African business leaders to have a unified private sector voice as they actively and meaningfully engage to work on the continent’s most pressing issues through an organized, forward-looking, principles-based approach.

The Africa Business Leaders Coalition is a CEO-led initiative emanating from the UN Global Compact Africa Strategy 2021–2023, and is committed to advancing sustainable growth, prosperity and development in Africa by bringing measurable impact to its most pressing issues. The ABLC will work closely with the UN Global Compact Hub in Abuja and 10 Global Compact Local Networks operating across Africa.

Ahead of COP27 to be held in Egypt in November 2022, the ABLC will focus its efforts on sustainable development and ambitious climate action by bringing the perspectives of dozens of leading African CEOs and Board Chairs into the global conversation. This will culminate in an ABLC Climate Statement in support of COP27, anchored in the goals of the Paris Agreement, the Sustainable Development Goals and the UN Global Compact Ten Principles. ABLC members will be invited to sign on and announce credible commitments and actions through this Climate Statement.

Welcoming the founding members of the Africa Business Leaders Coalition, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed urged them to use their influence to drive change across the continent.  “This is  an opportunity to establish a holistic dialogue to reconcile the development needs of the continent with the need for ambitious climate action, jumpstart the renewable energy transition, and build resilience across the continent,” she said.

Launching the ABLC, Assistant Secretary-General and CEO of the UN Global Compact Sanda Ojiambo said: “Climate change presents a $3 trillion investment opportunity in Africa by 2030. But this potential will not be realized unless the private sector is involved. This Coalition has a critical role to play in ensuring the voice of Africa’s private sector is heard on the global stage to ensure the continent’s growth is not only sustainable but also green.”

The 11 founding members of ABLC include Herbert Wigwe, CEO, Access Bank, Nigeria; Brahim Benjelloun Touimi, Chairman, Bank of Africa, Morocco; Hichem Elloumi, Chairman and CEO, COFICAB; Strive Masiyiwa, Founder and Executive Chairman, Econet Wireless, Zimbabwe; James Mwangi, CEO and Managing Director, Equity Group, Kenya; Karim Bernoussi, CEO, Intelcia Group, Morocco; Phuthi​ Mahanyele-Dabengwa, CEO, Naspers, South Africa; Yasmine Mohamed Farid Khamis, CEO and Chairman, Oriental Weavers Carpets Co., Egypt; Peter Ndegwa, CEO, Safaricom, Kenya; Fleetwood Grobler, President and CEO, Sasol, South Africa; and Amir Barsoum, Founder and CEO, Vezeeta, Egypt.

Members of the ABLC commit to upholding the Ten Principles of the UN Global Compact and becoming a UN Global Compact participant within six months of joining.

During today’s  launch, the founding members shared their commitment to sustainability across the continent, focusing on potential company commitments, the sustainability efforts they are making across their communities, a move towards more innovative and robust methods of climate finance, and a call to action for the global community.

The virtual launch event was also attended by leaders from the United Nations, including Abdulla Shahid, President of the United Nations General Assembly; Collen Vixen Kelapile, President, United Nations Economic and Social Council; Amina Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General, United Nations; Cristina Duarte, Under Secretary-General and Special Adviser on Africa to the UN Secretary-General and Sanda Ojiambo, Assistant Secretary-General and CEO of the UN Global Compact. They  joined together today to launch the ABLC with Dr. Mahmoud Mohieldin, UN Climate Change High-level Climate Champion for Egypt.

Boston Consulting Group is providing strategy and implementation support to the UN Global Compact for the Africa Business Leaders Coalition.  Today’s inaugural  meeting was Chaired by Sanda Ojiambo with support from Patrick Dupoux, Managing Director, Senior Partner, and Head of Africa, BCG.

Today’s  launch will be followed by six regional roundtable meetings in Abidjan, Cairo, Casablanca, Johannesburg, Lagos and Nairobi in June and July to discuss, shape and mobilize principled and sustainable business in Africa.

About the United Nations Global Compact

As a special initiative of the UN Secretary-General, the United Nations Global Compact is a call to companies everywhere to align their operations and strategies with Ten Principles in the areas of human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption. Our ambition is to accelerate and scale the global collective impact of business by upholding the Ten Principles and delivering the Sustainable Development Goals through accountable companies and ecosystems that enable change. With more than 15,000 companies and 3,000 non-business signatories based in over 160 countries, and 69 Local Networks, the UN Global Compact is the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative — one Global Compact uniting business for a better world.

For more information, follow @globalcompact on social media and visit our website at unglobalcompact.org and Africa Business Leaders Coalition | UN Global Compact

Media Contact

Alex Gee

gee@unglobalcompact.org 

Dan Thomas
United Nations Global Compact
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WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings to Participate in the Stifel Cross Sector Insight Conference

PHOENIX, May 31, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp. (“WillScot Mobile Mini” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: WSC), the North American leader in modular space and portable storage solutions, today announced that Brad Soultz, Chief Executive Officer, Tim Boswell, President & Chief Financial Officer and Nick Girardi, Sr. Director of Treasury & Investor Relations, will participate in a fireside chat and host private investor meetings at the 2022 Stifel Cross Sector Insight Conference in Boston on Wednesday, June 8, 2022. The fireside chat will take place at 4:45 p.m. EDT.

About WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings

WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings trades on the Nasdaq stock exchange under the ticker symbol “WSC.” Headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, the Company is a leading business services provider specializing in innovative flexible workspace and portable storage solutions. WillScot Mobile Mini services diverse end markets across all sectors of the economy from a network of over 275 branch locations and additional drop lots throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the United Kingdom.

Additional Information and Where to Find It

Additional information can be found on the company’s website at www.willscotmobilemini.com

Contact Information

Investor Inquiries:

Nick Girardi
nick.girardi@willscotmobilemini.com

Media Inquiries:

Scott Junk
scott.junk@willscotmobilemini.com

Baku Energy Week starts in Azerbaijan today

BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 1. From 1 to 4 June 2022, the Baku Energy Week will be held in the capital of Azerbaijan, Trend reports.

Taking into account current trends in the energy sector, the Baku Energy Week in Azerbaijan has united 3 major events under its brand – the 27th Caspian Oil and Gas International Exhibition, the 10th Anniversary Caspian International Energy and Renewable Energy Exhibition and the Baku Energy Forum.

Baku Energy Week is the most prestigious event in the oil and gas and energy sector of the Caspian region. This year, 250 companies from 31 countries of the world will take part in the exhibitions and the forum. Among countries: Azerbaijan, Belarus, Great Britain, Hungary, Germany, Greece, Georgia, Israel, Indonesia, Spain, Italy, India, Kazakhstan, China, Netherlands, Norway, United Arab Emirates, Russian Federation, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, USA, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Finland, France, Croatia, Switzerland and Japan.

The event is traditionally held with the support of the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the State Oil Company of the Republic of Azerbaijan (SOCAR).

The status of the Baku Energy Week is also reflected in the composition of its sponsors:

ACWA Power, bp, Equinor, Masdar, INPEX, Turkiye Petrolleri, Baker Hughes, Microsoft, PASHA Bank, TechnipFMC, Tenaris, TotalEnergies, Uniper, Azeri MI Drilling, AZFEN, Baku Steel Company, Equinor, Caspian Drilling, Caspian Marine Services Limited, Ernst & Young, Global Energy Azerbaijan Management, Tekfen.

Among the participants will be such large companies as Bos Shelf, Gazprombank, Equinor, Schlumberger and others.

The Baku Energy Week is expected to be attended by such high-ranking guests as:

Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Serbia (Minister of Mining and Energy); Deputy Prime Minister of Moldova (Minister of Infrastructure and Regional Development); Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Diplomacy; General Director of the Directorate-General for Energy of the European Commission; Energy Ministers of Romania, Bulgaria and Kazakhstan; Minister of Oil of the Islamic Republic of Iran; General Secretary of the International Energy Forum; General Secretary of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum; Deputy Secretary of State, Italian Ministry of Ecological Transition; Indonesian Director General for Oil and Gas (Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources); Additional Secretary, Department of Energy, Republic of India; Member of the Board and Executive Director (Bulgargaz EAD); General Director of the TANAP Consortium.

Source: TREND News Agency

Azerbaijani currency rates for June 1

BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 1. The official exchange rate of the US dollar and the euro against the Azerbaijani manat as of June 1, 2022 was set at 1.7 and 1.8213 manat respectively, Trend reports via the Central Bank of Azerbaijan (CBA).

The manat rate in relation to world currencies on June 1:

Currencies Official exchange rate

1 US dollar USD 1.7

1 Euro EUR 1.8213

1 Australian dollar AUD 1.2186

1 Argentine peso ARS 0.0141

100 Belarus ruble BYN 0.6186

1 Brazil real BRL 0.359

1 UAE dirham AED 0.4628

1 South African rand ZAR 0.1085

100 South Korean won KRW 0.1364

1 Czech koruna CZK 0.0737

1 Chilean peso CLP 0.2064

1 Chinese yuan CNY 0.2539

1 Danish krone DKK 0.2448

1 Georgian lari GEL 0.5629

1 Hong Kong dollar HKD 0.2167

1 Indian rupee INR 0.0219

1 British pound GBP 2.1391

100 Indonesian rupiah IDR 0.0117

100 Iranian rials IRR 0.004

1 Swedish krona SEK 0.1737

1 Swiss franc CHF 1.768

1 Israeli shekel ILS 0.5123

1 Canadian dollar CAD 1.3422

1 Kuwaiti dinar KWD 5.5546

1 Kazakh tenge KZT 0.004

1 Kyrgyz som KGS 0.0207

100 Lebanese pound LBP 0.1126

1 Malaysian ringgit MYR 0.3874

1 Mexican peso MXN 0.0864

1 Moldovan leu MDL 0.0893

1 Egyptian pound EGP 0.0915

1 Norwegian krone NOK 0.1809

100 Uzbek soum UZS 0.0154

1 Polish zloty PLN 0.3973

1 Russian ruble RUB 0.0272

1 Singapore dollar SGD 1.2375

1 Saudi riyal SAR 0.4533

1 SDR (Special Drawing Rights of IMF) XDR 2.2945

1 Turkish lira TRY 0.1037

1 Taiwan dollar TWD 0.0583

1 Tajik somoni TJS 0.1449

1 New Turkmen manat TMT 0.4857

1 Ukrainian hryvna UAH 0.0575

100 Japanese yen JPY 1.3154

1 New Zealand dollar NZD 1.1035

Source: TREND News Agency

Iranian currency rates for June 1

BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 1. The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) announced the official rate of foreign currencies on June 1, Trend reports referring to CBI.

According to the currency exchange rate of the Central Bank of Iran, 11 currencies have grown and 21 have decreased in price, compared to May 31.

According to CBI, $1 equals 42,000 Iranian rials and 1 euro equals 45,073 rials.

Currency Iranian rial on June 1 Iranian rial on May 31

1 US dollar USD 42,000 42,000

1 British pound GBP 53,022 53,156

1 Swiss franc CHF 43,885 43,865

1 Swedish krona SEK 4,303 4,309

1 Norwegian krone NOK 4,487 4,470

1 Danish krone DKK 6,059 6,085

1 Indian rupee INR 542 542

1 UAE dirham AED 11,437 11,437

1 Kuwaiti dinar KWD 137,192 137,339

100 Pakistani rupees PKR 21,183 21,135

100 Japanese yens JPY 32,675 32,931

1 Hong Kong dollar HKD 5,353 5,352

1 Omani rial OMR 109,234 109,234

1 Canadian dollar CAD 33,222 33,178

1 New Zealand dollar NZD 27,377 27,547

1 South African rand ZAR 2,691 2,713

1 Turkish lira TRY 2,563 2,563

1 Russian ruble RUB 668 656

1 Qatari riyal QAR 11,539 11,539

100 Iraq dinars IQD 2,879 2,880

1 Syrian pound SYP 17 17

1 Australian dollar AUD 30,179 30,228

1 Saudi riyal SAR 11,200 11,200

1 Bahraini dinar BHD 111,703 111,703

1 Singapore dollar SGD 30,666 30,733

100 Bangladeshi takas BDT 47,982 49,952

10 Sri Lankan rupees LKR 1,167 1,161

1 Myanmar kyat MMK 23 23

100 Nepalese rupees NPR 33,798 33,830

1 Libyan dinar LYD 8,789 8,831

1 Chinese yuan CNY 6,296 6,306

100 Thai baths THB 122,535 123,151

1 Malaysian ringgit MYR 9,592 9,619

1,000 South Korean wons KRW 33,852 33,971

1 Jordanian dinar JOD 59,239 59,238

1 euro EUR 45,073 45,264

100 Kazakh tenge KZT 9,875 9,909

1 Georgian lari GEL 13,913 14,100

1,000 Indonesian rupiahs IDR 2,888 2,886

1 Afghan afghani AFN 473 473

1 Belarus ruble BYN 12,415 12,415

1 Azerbaijani manat AZN 24,721 24,721

100 Philippine pesos PHP 79,997 80,214

1 Tajik somoni TJS 3,692 3,694

1 Turkmen manat TMT 12,023 12,023

In Iran, the official exchange rate is used for the import of some essential products.

SANA system is a system introduced by the Central Bank of Iran to the currency exchange offices, where the price of 1 euro is 276,103 rials, and the price of $1 is 257,280 rials.

NIMA is a system intended for the sale of a certain percentage of the foreign currency gained from export.

The price of 1 euro in this system is 262,225 rials, and the price of $1 is 244,348 rials.

On the black market, $1 is worth about 308,000-311,000 rials, while 1 euro is worth about 332,000-335,000 rials.

Source: TREND News Agency