Day: July 23, 2021

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Upper Canada Mining announces Mr. James Beals as Interim Chairman and CEO

CALGARY, Alberta, July 23, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Management and Directors of Upper Canada Mining Inc (UCM), a private Canadian company in the business of mining, exploration and production, primarily in gold and silver, are pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. James Beals as Interim Chairman and CEO effective immediately.As Interim Chairman and CEO, Mr. Beals will be overseeing all aspects of operations of the company. Mr. Beals has been acting in the capacity of Vice President and Chief Operating Officer and will succeed James Crawford and Paul Haber who have left the company through mutual agreement to pursue other interests. Management was quoted as saying, “We are sad to see these two highly valued and professional individuals part company with us and we wish them both the utmost success in their respective future undertakings.”

Management was also quoted as saying, “We are looking forward to working with Mr. Beals in this role as we have known and worked with him previously and always found him to be a dedicated professional who is committed and diligent in all his endeavours.”

Mr. Beals brings over 30 years of experience in High Tech and Telecommunications consulting. In addition, he has over 15 years of management consulting experience. He has held positions in administration and management, and financial consulting. He has worked with two of the largest technology companies (Dell, HP) prior to making his career change to financial/investment management, business consulting and technology integration. He has held licenses in the insurance and financial consulting industries in Ontario and is a graduate of Algonquin College in Ottawa, Canada, in Electronics Engineering Technology.

He is currently Chairman of his own international private management consultancy, The Dunn Group, where he is involved in a number of consulting projects ranging from technology to minerals & mining to sales & marketing to finance and international trade. From that role he brings a wealth of both technology experience and management & financial consulting experience as well as a substantial network of contacts in the sales & marketing and financial sectors.

His relationship with the resources industry goes back to the days of his father who was an executive and manager for many years working with INCO and Sherritt International. His interests in, and experience with, the Canadian natural resources industry continues to this day culminating in this most recent appointment.

Management went on to say, “Mr. Beals is an experienced executive manager and leader and we are looking forward to his continued contribution to the company in this capacity.”

About Upper Canada Mining Inc.
Upper Canada Mining is a private company incorporated and registered in Canada that is in the business of mining, exploration and production, primarily in gold and silver.
UCM recently executed an Option Agreement with Strategic Metals and is focused on the Mt. Hinton project in Yukon Territory.

For further information and updates contact:
Investor Relations: Christina Rao, VP IR, 604-723-7480
ir@ucmining.com

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BrandSafway Announces New EVP and Chief Legal Officer

Imran Hayat brings global strategic general counsel experience to leading access and industrial services company

Kennesaw, Georgia, USA, July 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BrandSafway, a global leader in access and industrial services, has announced that Imran Hayat has joined the company as executive vice president (EVP) and chief legal officer (CLO), effective July 19, 2021.

“Imran has an excellent track record as a global strategic general counsel,” said Karl Fessenden, president and CEO of BrandSafway. “He has extensive experience building and managing legal, risk, compliance and governance teams, and developing strong partnerships internally and externally to drive enterprise and shareholder success. His strategic mindset coupled with his deep domain expertise makes him a great addition to our team.”

Most recently, Hayat served as EVP, general counsel and chief strategy officer for CHC Helicopter Corporation. Prior to CHC, Hayat was in private practice where he advised some of the world’s preeminent public and private companies.

Hayat is looking forward to working with the BrandSafway leadership and legal teams. “I’m excited to join the BrandSafway team,” said Hayat. “BrandSafway is a dynamic and growing company with a strong executive team and a great internal legal and risk team. The company is well-positioned for continued success.”

Hayat earned his law degree from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law in San Francisco and holds a bachelor’s degree in both economics and diplomacy and world affairs from Occidental College in Los Angeles.

About BrandSafway
With a commitment to safety as its foremost value, BrandSafway provides the broadest range of solutions with the greatest depth of expertise to the industrial, commercial and infrastructure markets. Through a network of 360 strategic locations across 30 countries and more than 38,000 employees, BrandSafway delivers a full range of forming, shoring, scaffolding, work access and industrial service solutions. BrandSafway supports maintenance and refurbishment projects as well as new construction and expansion plans with unmatched service from expert local labor and management. Today’s BrandSafway is At Work For You® — leveraging innovation and economies of scale to increase safety and productivity, while remaining nimble and responsive. For more information about BrandSafway, visit www.brandsafway.com.

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Karla Cuculi
BrandSafway
262-523-6580
KCuculi@BrandSafway.com
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Skullcandy Taps Channel Signal to Amp Up Its Reviews Landscape and Gain Critical Customer Insights

PARK CITY, Utah, July 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Channel Signal, the leading aggregator of product reviews and analysis, today announced its working with Skullcandy Inc., the #1 selling North American brand in stereo headphones and true wireless earbuds under $100 – to increase conversion rates. Channel Signal is now helping Skullcandy systematically monitor, measure and understand their online reviews to improve its customer service and product development, while generating additional revenue.

According to a study by Womply, businesses with more than the average number of reviews across all review sites bring in 54% more in annual revenue. With its explosive growth in ecommerce, Skullcandy realized the importance of gathering product reviews from multiple platforms, centralizing that data and making it accessible to a variety of different business stakeholders to help it better serve their growing customer base.

Skullcandy recognized Channel Signal’s unique ability to not only aggregate reviews from across the internet (Amazon, major retailers, etc.) but to then clean and validate each. Next, using enhanced analytics, Channel Signal allows Skullcandy to better understand the needs of its customers in order to drive product development and growth and ultimately increase revenue.

“We looked at a number of different solutions to monitor and aggregate our reviews data,” said Mark Hopkins, Chief Information Officer, Skullcandy, Inc. “We partnered with Channel Signal because their platform gives us the detailed visibility we need in an easy to use package.  In addition, we can seamlessly integrate the data into our advanced analytics platform.  This opens the door for next level insights to help us understand things like themes and sentiment.  We are using this data to better understand what our customers like, what we can improve, and to drive our product roadmap.”

To learn more about Channel Signal’s offerings, including its Consumer2Consumer (C2C) Score, the first independent and unbiased review score located at the buy button, please visit www.channelsignal.com

About Channel Signal
Channel Signal empowers retailers and brands to expedite the path to purchase by giving consumers trusted information for more confident buying decisions at the point of purchase, with fewer clicks – reducing cart abandonment and increasing conversion rates by 25%.

As an independent aggregator and verifier of online product reviews, Channel Signal collects, cleans, and validates reviews from all major sites. An accurate and reliable score at the buy button drives faster and more confident decisions with fewer clicks. While other vendors simply syndicate reviews, Channel Signal ensures the reviews are real, relevant, and ready to drive confident buying decisions.

About Skullcandy®
Skullcandy is the original lifestyle audio brand, born in 2003 through an idea that was discovered while riding a chairlift in Park City, Utah. Fast forward to today where Skullcandy is the #1 selling brand in Stereo Headphones1 and True Wireless Earbuds2 under $100, is on a mission “to unleash the visceral power of music for all.” Skullcandy headphones and earbuds are created, tuned and tested to deliver music you can feel, specially engineered to provide a deeper, more immersive listening experience. The brand supports charitable causes through its Music With A Mission program where dedicated campaigns and a portion of proceeds from limited-edition product sales help make an impact. Skullcandy designs, markets, and distributes its audio products through a variety of distribution channels globally. The company’s website can be found at www.Skullcandy.com.

Contact:

Matt Berry
Conversion Marketing
201-370-9133
matt@conversionam.com
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HCM City’s Buddhist Sangha proposes using pagodas as COVID-19 treatment hospitals

The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) of Ho Chi Minh City said on July 22 that it had sent an official dispatch to authorized agencies, proposing the use of its religious establishments as temporary COVID-19 treatment hospitals and quarantine facilities for Buddhist monks and nuns.

Amidst the complicated developments of the COVID-19 pandemic in HCM City, Most Venerable Thich Tri Quang, Deputy Patriarch of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha and Chairman of the Executive Council of the HCM City Buddhist Sangha, sent the official dispatch to the city’s leaders and the Department of Health, asking for permission to use the Vietnam National Pagoda in district 10 and Pho Quang Pagoda in Tan Binh district as temporary COVID-19 treatment hospitals for Buddhist monks and nuns.

If approved by the city’s leaders and the Department of Health and provided with medical equipment and workers, the HCM City Buddhist Sangha will cover all accommodation and transport expenses.

He emphasised that this move will contribute to reducing the medical burden that is currently putting great pressure on hospitals and medical centres in HCM City.

The Most Venerable also suggested municipal authorities pay attention to giving vaccination against COVID-19 to Buddhist monks, nuns, and followers who are performing social charitable activities in support of the city’s COVID-19 fight. Currently, the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha in HCM City is providing more than 30,000 servings a day for medical workers and people in concentrated quarantine sites and COVID-19 treatment hospitals.

If health authorities accept, the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha in HCM City will quarantine Buddhist volunteers at its religious establishments when they test positive for SARS-CoV-2 or after they finish their charity activities.

Source: Vietnam News Agency

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Athletes Lan and Hoang flying the flag for the nation at Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony

Leading the Vietnamese contingent, athletes Quach Thi Lan and Nguyen Huy Hoang, proudly carried the national flag aloft during the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics on July 23 night.

For the first time in the history of the Games, each nation that took part was led by both a female and male athlete, as part of the International Olympic Committee’s efforts to push gender equality.

Swimmer Hoang and runner Lan were bestowed the honour by the Vietnam Olympic Committee.

Amid the pomp and circumstances of the opening ceremony, the pair was followed by the Vietnamese team.

The 43-strong contingent is made up of 18 athletes who will compete in 11 sports.

Weightlifting, shooting and taekwondo are the events considered Vietnam’s best possible chance of taking home a medal

Source: Vietnam News Agency

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Government’s structure kept unchanged in 2021-2026 tenure

The 15th National Assembly adopted a resolution on the Government’s organizational structure for the 2021-2026 tenure in the morning of July 23, as part of the 15th legislature’s first session in Hanoi.

The resolution came into force right after it sailed through the legislature.

Under the resolution, the Government will have 18 ministries and four ministry-level agencies.

The 18 ministries are the Ministry of National Defence, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Planning and Investment, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Construction, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, the Ministry of Information and Communications, the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Education and Training and the Ministry of Health. The ministry-level agencies comprise the Committee for Ethnic Affairs, the State Bank of Vietnam, the Government Inspectorate and the Government Office.

The maintaining of the organizational structure will help the Government carry forward its advantages and achievements recorded in the 14th tenure, facilitating the governance at a time when the Government is focusing on realizing the twin targets of controlling the COVID-19 pandemic and restoring economic development, according to the NA’s Committee on Legal Affairs.

Source: Vietnam News Agency

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Reference exchange rate revised down by 6 VND

The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,209 VND per USD on July 23, down 6 VND from the previous day.

With the current trading band of +/- 3 percent, the ceiling rate applied to commercial banks during the day is 23,905 VND/USD and the floor rate 22,512 VND/USD.

The rates listed at major commercial banks saw slight fluctuations.

At 8:10 am, Vietcombank kept both rates unchanged from July 22, listing the buying rate at 22,890 VND/USD and the selling rate at 23,120 VND/USD.

Meanwhile, Vietinbank cut both rates by 5 VND, listing the buying rate at 22,890 VND/USD and the selling rate at 23,110 VND/USD.

Source: Vietnam News Agency

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NA to approve solution on Government’s organisation on July 23

The 15th National Assembly (NA) is scheduled to vote on a resolution on the Government’s organisational structure in the 2021-2026 tenure on July 23 as part of the ongoing first plenary session.

Before voting, deputies will listen to a report by NA Standing Committee on outcomes of group discussion on the matter and another report by the Government in the 2016-2021 tenure explaining contentious points and making revisions based on NA deputies’ opinions on the issue.

Also in the morning, Minister of Finance in the 2016-2021 tenure Ho Duc Phoc will deliver a report on the draft national financial plan as well as a plan for borrowing and paying public debt in the next five years, while the head of the NA Budget-Finance Committee will deliver a report assessing the plans. After that, NA deputies will discuss the plans in groups.

In the afternoon, Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs in the 2016-2021 tenure Dao Ngoc Dung is to present a proposal on the investment policy of the National Target Programe on sustainable poverty reduction in the 2021-2025 period. Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan will deliver a report on the investment policy of the National Target Programme on new-style rural area building in the 2021-2025 period.

Relevant NA committees will make their assessment on those reports, which will then be discussed in groups.

Source: Vietnam News Agency