Truiem Names Robert Veghte Kennedy as CEO

Truiem, a leader in monitoring the digital experience of its customers’ remote Contact Center agents, critical employees, and their real-time interaction with end-users, announced the appointment of Robert Veghte Kennedy as the company’s Chairman and CEO to fuel the next phase of the company’s growth.

Today’s complex digital environment often leaves remote workers operating outside the traditional boundaries of a fully managed IT infrastructure. These critical resources must receive and consistently provide the highest level of customer service. The Truiem TruExperience platform provides Business and IT Operational teams a secure and scalable solution to measure and report user experience across what are often unmanaged technologies and 3^rd party provided services.

TruExperience helps customers better understand the interactions with their clients and employees in real-time and adjust work assignments and technical resources to maximize those interactions.

“I’m very excited to be able to lead this experienced team of professionals with such an innovative service solution focused on today’s distributed work environment,” said Kennedy. “It’s absolutely the right time and technology given the intensity of society’s remote interactions using complex digital mediums.”

“Kennedy’s experience working with software platforms and services that have monitored and managed the world’s largest service providers, enterprises, and government agencies, is the perfect fit to help propel our organization’s growth and direction,” said Scott Kimmelman, COO, and founder.

Kennedy joins Truiem having served as CEO and COO of several companies ranging from startups to over 14,000 employees. Having served as the operating officer at TPI International and then a founder of NetSpeak Corporation, Kennedy has been at the forefront of telecommunications and in the development of the VoIP and IP based call centers including leading the company awarded the patent for inventing and bringing to market the world’s first IP based contact center.

Most recently, Kennedy led ShoreGroup from its early stages to having its CaseSentry platform monitor and manage the world’s largest and most sophisticated networks and then through its sale to Francisco Partners, a private equity firm.

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SES Expands O3b mPOWER Partner Ecosystem with Comtech for Antenna Systems

SES announced today that Comtech Telecommunications Corp (NASDQ: CMTL) is supplying antenna systems for its second-generation medium earth orbit (MEO) O3b mPOWER gateways. The antenna hardware comes in a range of sizes – from the 5.5 metre gateway intended for telemetry, tracking, and control (TT&C) to smaller antennas for enterprise and government use. The antennas can also be deployed as customer gateways for O3b mPOWER.

O3b mPOWER is the successor to SES’s first-generation O3b MEO constellation. The software-driven communications system is capable of delivering connectivity services from tens of megabits to multiple gigabits per second. It is scheduled for launch in the coming months and is expected to be operational by end of 2022.

Based on a number of innovations, the new Comtech antennas are a significant improvement over the existing O3b gateways as the dual-drive X/Y antennas offer huge advantages over traditional Azimuth/Elevation systems, including:

• Precision tracking – Elimination of the keyhole constraint and the facility for precision pointing and tracking through continuous hemispheric movement;
• Multi-orbit support – Flexibility to operate both GEO satellites and MEO constellations from a non-GEO gateway, resulting in cost efficiencies and resiliency;
• Easier installation – The 5.5-meter Ka-band kingpost, dish ring, drive cabinets, and cabling is installed and tested in the factory and shipped as an assembly, greatly reducing on-site installation timescales;
• Carbon fibre reflector – The 5.5m reflector design leverages the intrinsic benefits of carbon fibre to provide a rigid structure that is much lighter than alternative materials;
• Lower CapEx and OpEx – The lighter-weight reflector design can utilize smaller drive motors, experiences less component stress for longer life and lower power consumption during the constant trace/retrace operation needed for non-geostationary satellite tracking, resulting in overall lower capital and operational costs; and
• Surface accuracy – Carbon fibre reflector surface accuracy is stable over extreme temperature ranges and is particularly ideal for gateways situated in equatorial regions and in areas subject to excessive daily temperature fluctuations.

“We are pleased that SES selected Comtech’s X/Y antenna products for critical telemetry, tracking, and control facilities as well as customer data gateways and user terminals to support their next-generation O3b mPOWER ground station infrastructure. These antenna products provide unique technical and commercial advantages in support of non-geostationary constellations over traditional antenna products,” said Michael Porcelain, President and Chief Executive Officer of Comtech Telecommunications Corp.

“These next-generation gateway antennas are especially important for customers who want to land data at their own site whilst being able to tap into the differentiated O3b mPOWER connectivity services. For our government customers, this is especially attractive since we have a compelling offering with our low-latency, high-throughput services delivered in a secure environment as if they were using their own dedicated satellite network. This is made possible, in part, due to these gateways that are now more resilient, lighter, and easier to install,” said Stewart Sanders, Executive Vice President of Technology and O3b mPOWER manager at SES.

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Gozio Health Announces Financial Partnership with Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital

Gozio Health, an industry-leading location-aware mobile patient engagement platform, announced the closing of an investment from funds managed by Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital. The investment round will be used to accelerate Gozio’s growth and set the stage for a long-term financial partnership.

“We are at a turning point in healthcare where digital strategy is not only a competitive differentiator for health systems but is foundational to positive consumer experiences. An effective digital platform can enhance engagement with patients, prevent revenue leakage and increase overall patient satisfaction,” said Joshua Titus, Founder, and CEO of Gozio. “With the strong support of Morgan Stanley, Gozio is poised to substantially ramp up efforts to equip health systems with the kind of robust, extensible platform needed to optimize digital engagement.”

Gozio’s mobile patient engagement solution provides health systems with a turnkey digital front door, offering a unified platform that integrates HCIT applications, including physician directories, appointment scheduling, EHR, and patient record access, into an easy-to-use mobile application. Gozio’s solution also leverages the Company’s patented, industry-leading wayfinding technology to provide real-time, turn-by-turn directions to patients and staff.

“The consumerization of healthcare is driving hospitals and health systems to increasingly focus on patient experience and engagement. Gozio offers a solution that helps patients not only navigate the physical network of the health system but also provides patients mobile access to the services, information, and applications necessary to engage patients in their own care,” said Melissa Daniels, Managing Director at Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital. “We believe Gozio’s digital front door and wayfinding technology provides a compelling value proposition by enhancing the personal end-to-end consumer experience within the network of the health system. We are thrilled to be partnering with Joshua and the Gozio team to support the Company as it continues on its growth trajectory.”

Gozio will use the funding to expand its client base among leading health systems, grow its client services and engineering teams, and advance the extensibility of its platform to support a digital health ecosystem.

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# Financial Partnership # Morgan Stanley # Gozio Health # Expansion Capital

Solvay launches new biodegradable guar-based polymers for beauty care

Solvay, a global leader in naturally-derived beauty polymers, expands its range of biodegradable guar-based solutions, introduced in December 2021, with two additional thickening and conditioning polymers for beauty care. The two new ingredients, Jaguar NAT SGI and Jaguar Excel will enable beauty brands to address stringent global regulations and growing consumer expectations for more responsible and sustainable beauty products.

“Until recently, the availability of biodegradable functional polymers in the market has been limited,” explains Jean-Guy Le-Helloco, Home & Personal Care Vice-President at Solvay. “Our biodegradable Jaguar ingredients offer formulators a range of sustainable game-changers to create a wider choice of responsible hair and skincare products.”

Next to developing the new biodegradable Jaguar ingredients, Solvay experts created the Beauty Biodeg Score chart based on the OECD guidelines ranging from A to D. The two new ingredients Jaguar NAT SGI, a readily biodegradable thickening polymer (score A), and jaguar Excel, an inherently ultimately biodegradable conditioning polymer (score B), meet the toughest criteria for biodegradability. They complement JaguarHP-8 COS SGI for thickening and JaguarC500 STD for conditioning, both rated score B. Typical applications include shampoos, hair treatments, hair conditioners, styling gels, body washes, and powder-to-liquid cleansers. It will be presented at Solvay’s booth during the in-cosmetics global exhibition in Paris from April 5 to 7.

“By assigning a biodegradability score to our products, we help external stakeholders appreciate the swift progress Solvay is making in the development of biodegradable and sustainable products with full and transparent traceability,” says Galder Cristobal, Home, and Personal Care Research & Innovation Director at Solvay. “We have entered a new phase of innovation with new polymer technologies and are investing in advanced biodegradation testing for next-generation beauty ingredients. Our new biodegradable Jaguar ingredients are just the beginning.”

The guar beans used to produce the Jaguar polymers are a natural and renewable resource, partially sourced through Solvay’s Sustainable Guar Initiative (SGI) program in Rajasthan, India. The SGI program is designed to implement best farming practices, conserve groundwater, improve local quality of life and empower women, farmers while securing high-quality guar supplies.

Solvay’s commitment to sustainable beauty is at the essence of “Beauty for the Planet”, an initiative aimed at delivering sustainable beauty ingredients that work for consumers and the environment through innovation and partnerships with customers.

#biodegradable guar-based #sustainable beauty #Beauty for the Planet #SGI program 

SI GROUP TO ATTEND AFPM 2022 INTERNATIONAL PETROCHEMICAL CONFERENCE

SI Group, a leading performance additives company, will be attending the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) International Petrochemical Conference, to be held at the Grand Hyatt in San Antonio, Texas on March 27-29, 2022.

AFPM’s International Petrochemical Conference is a key annual event for SI Group. Following the event’s cancellation in 2020 and a limited attendance in 2021, SI Group is pleased to re-engage with industry stakeholders. Joey Gullion, SVP – Chief Commercial Officer, commented, “We are thrilled to be back at APFM this year—this event provides the right intimate setting for our Commercial team to focus and connect with our customers. We look forward to the opportunity for face-to-face conversation and engaging in the dialog to enable us to remain current with our customer’s needs.”

In addition to members of the Commercial team, SI Group will have representatives from its Strategic Sourcing organization at the event, noted Paul Vogt, VP – of Supply Chain Services at SI Group, “We are ready to meet our vendor base at AFPM this year. Our Global Supply Chain team has recently welcomed new leadership, including Ben Smith, VP of Strategic Sourcing, who will be present to meet directly with our partners for the first time. We’re also fortunate to have some of our tenured colleagues with us to facilitate the transition and connect with our long-term suppliers.”

SI Group leadership attending this year includes: 
•    Joey Gullion, SVP – Chief Commercial Officer
•    Paul Tilley, SVP – Business Development
•    Paul Vogt, VP – Supply Chain Services
•    Paul Whittleston, VP – Industrial Solutions
•    Ben Smith, VP – Strategic Sourcing
•    Pam Dolan, Sr. Sales Director – Industrial Solutions
•    Joe Evans, Sr. Director – Sourcing
•    Stephan Westphal, Sr. Director – Sourcing

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Aerosol Can Market Is Estimated to Reach a Market Size Worth US$92.372 Billion by 2026

The prime factor driving the growth of the Aerosol Can Market is the expansion of feed & personal care industries, the rising need for chelated minerals in food supplements & the rising shortage of minerals are some of the major driving factors driving the demand for the Aerosol Can market.

As per the report, the Global Aerosol Cans Market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 3.65% to reach US$92.372 billion by 2026, from US$71.879 billion in 2019.

An aerosol can is a self-contained dosing mechanism that holds a chemical in a small metal canister and sprays or foams it out. It’s made out of metal, glass & plastic mostly PET, and has the properties to recycle infinite times. The recyclability & reusability of the cans is an important drivers for growth in the market. 

The cans are used to store nitrous oxide or carbon dioxide as propellants and are also used in pharmaceuticals, personal care cosmetic products & paints in the form of flammable hydrocarbons. The cans are leak-proof and can be dangerous if not handled properly.  The cans are expected to have a steady growth in the forecasted period as the packaging is not just about aesthetics but about creating value for storage, transportation, and ease of use.

The growth in personal care & increased demand in the cosmetic industry reflects a great opportunity in this market to grow in the future. Based on the type of can, aerosol cans are available in a straight wall, necked in & shaped cans. The recycling ability of these cans is an opportunity for the forecasted period as the cans can be reused and recycled and is a driving factor for growth in the market.

Based on the type of material, aerosol cans are made of aluminum, steel, glass & plastic. Aluminum cans are used to store products that are expensive or intend to showcase a premium appeal for example personal care products & pharmaceuticals. The cans are designed & made in a manner where steel & metals are used to make spray bottles. The cans are sustainable and don’t pose a threat to the environment thus leading to more demand and growth in the future.

Based on propellant type, aerosol cans are used to store liquefied & compressed gas propellant. Mostly used in pharmaceutical companies, they are used to expel the content from the container. They are stored in two forms: liquid & gas.

Based on industry vertical, most widely used in personal care & cosmetics, food & beverage, healthcare & automotive industry. The personal care and pharmaceuticals industry is forecasted to grow rapidly in the given period. Due to the impact of COVID on the aerosol market, it showed a downturn in the manufacturing industry during the initial months but the healthcare industry picked up the pace & demand for aerosol can packaging as it eliminated the risk of contamination.

 Based on geography segmentation, due to increase in urbanization with rapid infrastructural growth in the Asia Pacific region is likely to increase the demand for such cans leading to the growth of the market in the forecasted period with technological advancements increasing at a faster pace leading to investments, investment in the automotive & construction industry are all likely to increase demand for cans in the region.

As a part of the report, the major players operating in the Aerosol cans market that have been covered are. Ball Corporation, Crown Holdings Inc., Nampak Ltd, CCL Container (Hermitage) Inc., Exal Corporation, Arminak & Associates LLC, Colep Scitra Aerosols, spray Product Corporation, Mauser Packaging solutions, DS containers, Inc.

This analytics report segments the Aerosol can market on the following basis

By Type of can

1. Straight Wall
2. Necked In
3. Shaped

By Type of material

1. Aluminum
2. Steel
3. Glass
4. Plastic

By Propellant type

1. Liquefied Gas Propellent
2. Compressed Gas Propellent

By Geography

1. North America
2. USA
3. Canada
4. Mexico
5. South America
6. Brazil
7. Argentina
8. Others
9. Europe
10. United Kingdom
11. Germany
12. France
13. Others
14. The Middle East and Africa
15. Saudi Arabia
16. UAE
17. Others
18. Asia Pacific
19. Japan
20. China
21. India
22. Indonesia
23. Taiwan
24. Thailand
25. Others

#Aerosol  #Market Size Worth #US$92.372 Billion #2026