CHICAGO, Aug. 19, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FreightCar America, Inc. (NASDAQ:RAIL) announced today that Elizabeth Keller Arnold has been appointed to the Company's Board of Directors, effective August 16, 2019. The addition of Ms. Arnold brings the total number of directors to seven...
DALLAS, Aug. 09, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Builders FirstSource, Inc. (Nasdaq:BLDR) today announced the appointment of Janice Davis to its Board of Directors. Ms. Davis has held a number of senior leadership positions in the automotive, aerospace, and telecommunication industries...
IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 01, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lantronix, Inc. (the "Company") (NASDAQ:LTRX), a global provider of secure data access and management solutions for the industrial Internet of Things (IoT), today announced that technology executive Margie Evashenk is joining the board of directors as an independent director, expanding the Company's Board of Directors to seven members...
BOISE, Idaho, July 22, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- US Ecology, Inc. ("US Ecology" or the "Company") [Nasdaq-GS: ECOL] today announced that Melanie Steiner was appointed to the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board"), increasing the number of directors to nine, eight of whom are independent. Steiner was also appointed to the Board's Audit and Risk Committee...
ISELIN, N.J., June 24, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Provident Financial Services, Inc. (NYSE:PFS) (the "Company") today announced that Ursuline F. Foley has been named to the boards of directors of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary, Provident Bank...
BOSTON, June 17, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ziopharm Oncology, Inc. ("Ziopharm" or "the Company") (Nasdaq:ZIOP), today announced Heidi Hagen, an experienced and entrepreneurial biotechnology operations executive, has been appointed to the Company's Board of Directors effective immediately...
WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. , June 13, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Members of the National Fuel Gas Company ("National Fuel" or the "Company") (NYSE:NFG) Board of Directors elected David H. Anderson as a new independent director. His term begins on June 13, 2019...
MAYNARD, Mass., June 03, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Acacia Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACIA), a leading provider of high-speed coherent optical interconnect products, today announced the appointment of Laurinda Pang to the Company's Board of Directors and the resignation of Eric Swanson from the Company's Board of Directors and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, all effective June 1, 2019...
HOUSTON, May 28, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Apache Corporation (NYSE, Nasdaq:APA) today announced the election of Juliet S. Ellis to its board of directors...
HERNDON, Va., May 24, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ManTech (Nasdaq:MANT) today announced that it has named Peter B. LaMontagne to its Board of Directors. An accomplished private equity executive with more than 20 years of experience leading technology companies that serve the U.S. government, Mr. LaMontagne brings knowledge and skills that complement ManTech's strategic goal of advancing the missions of national and homeland security...
ATLANTA, May 17, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BMC Stock Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:BMCH) ("BMC" or the "Company"), one of the leading providers of diversified building products, services and innovative solutions in the U.S. residential construction market, today announced the appointment of Cheemin Bo-Linn, EdD to the Company's Board of Directors, effective immediately. With this appointment, the BMC Board expands to 11 directors...
FREMONT, Calif., May 13, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lam Research Corporation (Nasdaq:LRCX) today announced that Bethany Mayer and Leslie Varon have joined the company's board of directors effective as of May 9, 2019. These additions will expand Lam's board to 11 members. Mss. Mayer and Varon will join the board's audit committee...
EVANSTON, Ill., May 07, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aptinyx Inc. (Nasdaq:APTX), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing transformative therapies for the treatment of brain and nervous system disorders, today announced the election of Henry O. Gosebruch to its board of directors, effective as of May 6, 2019...
As institutional investors pressure companies to increase diversity in the boardroom, boards of directors should understand that it can take years to achieve gender parity, but those efforts pay off...
PITTSBURGH, May 01, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- United States Steel Corporation (NYSE:X) today announced that John V. Faraci was elected to the company's Board of Directors at yesterday's Annual Meeting of Stockholders. His term as a Director became effective April 30, 2019...
LOS ANGELES, April 29, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Global Eagle Entertainment Inc. (Nasdaq:ENT) ("Global Eagle," the "Company" or "we"), a leading provider of media, content, connectivity and data analytics to markets across air, sea and land, today announced that Leslie Ferraro has been nominated for election to its Board of Directors at its 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on June 24, 2019 (the "Annual Meeting").
HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo., April 29, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Advanced Emissions Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADES) (the "Company" or "ADES"), today announced the appointment of Carol Eicher to the Board of Directors ("Board") to fill the remaining vacancy on the Board effective April 29, 2019...
NEW YORK, April 24, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cowen Inc. (NASDAQ:COWN) ("Cowen" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that Margaret Poster has been appointed to its Board of Directors, effective April 23, 2019. The appointment will increase the size of Cowen's Board to 10 members. She will be a member of the Company's Audit Committee...
GRAPEVINE, Texas, April 24, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GameStop Corp. (NYSE:GME) today announced that it has appointed two new independent directors to its board - Raul Fernandez and Lizabeth Dunn. Raul, age 52, brings more than 20 years of executive experience in scaling innovation and rapid growth in the sports and entertainment and technology industries. Lizabeth, age 45, brings more than 20 years of consumer products, brand strategy and retail industry expertise to GameStop...
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., April 23, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Guardant Health, Inc. (Nasdaq:GH), a leading precision oncology company focused on helping conquer cancer globally through use of its proprietary blood tests, vast data sets, and advanced analytics, announce today that it has appointed Dr. Bahija Jallal, PhD, to its Board of Directors, effective April 17, 2019. The appointment increased the size of Guardant Board of Directors to eight members...
NEW YORK, April 18, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MarketAxess Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq:MKTX), the operator of a leading electronic trading platform for fixed-income securities, and the provider of market data and post-trade services for the global fixed-income markets, today announced the election of Nancy Altobello, former Global Vice Chair - Talent at EY to its board of directors, effective April 16, 2019. Ms. Altobello was also appointed as a member of the Audit Committee...
Denver, Colorado, April 17, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Halcón Resources Corporation (NYSE:HK) ("Halcón" or the "Company") today announced that the Company's Board of Directors has appointed Carin Barth to the Board as a Class A director who is expected to stand for re-election at the Company's 2020 annual meeting. With the addition of Ms. Barth, the Halcón Board has expanded from seven to eight directors, all of whom are independent...
NEWTON, Mass., April 17, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Allena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALNA), a late-stage, biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing and commercializing first-in-class, oral enzyme therapeutics to treat patients with rare and severe metabolic and kidney disorders, today announced the appointment of Allene Diaz to its Board of Directors...
EDGEWOOD, N.Y., April 16, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CPI Aerostructures, Inc. ("CPI Aero®," the "Company") (NYSE American:CVU) today announced that Janet K. Cooper has been appointed to its Board of Directors...