NACD in the News

• ProLung, Inc. Announces Organizational Changes to Sharpen Focus on Achieving FDA Approval and Successful Commercialization

  SALT LAKE CITY, UT / ACCESSWIRE / September 13, 2018 / ProLung, Inc. ("ProLung" or the "Company") today announced the Company is taking significant steps to better align its product, regulatory, marketing, and consulting functions by focusing upon research and development. This realignment will strengthen the Company's ability to bring the product through FDA approval and to successful commercialization. The Company also announced its appointment of Jared Bauer as interim CEO, as well as additional executive changes.

• Untapped Potential: Closing the Training Gap for Corporate Boards

  In today’s race for talent, organizations are spending more time and money training and developing all levels of talent. In a world where leaders must quickly step into new roles and hit the ground running, engineering and construction (E&C) organizations must be both strategic and deliberate in developing talent—an effort that correlates with the amount of money organizations spend developing individual employees.

• WHAT IT’S REALLY LIKE FOR YOUNG BLACK WOMEN ON BOARDS

  Tracey Travis, chief financial officer of The Estée Lauder Cos., knows firsthand what it’s like for young black women on boards. She has spent the past 15 years as a corporate director. She was named to the board of Accenture in July 2017, with CEO Pierre Nanterme noting at the time her “exceptional background in finance and operations management” as well as her “valuable international experience as both a CFO and a director of large, global companies.” Travis, who served on the board of Campbell Soup Co. from 2011 until 2017 and Jo-Ann Stores for the eight years before that, has a varied career in corporate America with positions at General Motors, PepsiCo, L Brands, and Ralph Lauren under her belt.

• Trupanion pet insurance appoints new member to board of directors

  Trupanion Inc. pet insurance company announced the appointment of Jackie Davidson to its board of directors, effective Sept. 5.

• Ocean Power Technologies Welcomes Kristine S. Moore as its Newest Member of its Board of Directors

  MONROE TOWNSHIP, N.J., Sept. 11, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ocean Power Technologies (Nasdaq: OPTT), a leader in innovative and cost-effective ocean energy solutions today announced that Kristine S. Moore was elected to the Board of Directors effective September 10, 2018.

• Echo Global Logistics Elects Virginia Henkels to Its Board of Directors

  CHICAGO, Sept. 10, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Echo Global Logistics, Inc. (NASDAQ:ECHO), a leading provider of technology-enabled transportation and supply chain management services, announced that Virginia "Ginnie" Henkels was named to the Company's Board of Directors, effective Monday, September 10, 2018.

• Applied artificial intelligence leader Dr. JT Kostman joins Grant Thornton

  ISELIN, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--JT Kostman, Ph.D., an internationally recognized leader in cognitive computing, applied artificial intelligence, and data strategy, has joined Grant Thornton LLP as managing director of applied artificial intelligence.

• Confident Governance Chairman Bhavesh Bhagat to Participate as Board Governance Expert Panelist at the NACD 2018 Global Board Leaders’ Summit

  Global Governance Expert and Confident Governance Chairman Bhavesh Bhagat will speak on leveraging latest strategies in Environmental Social & Corporate Governance (ESG) for infusing Sustainable and Resilient growth execution at the NACD 2018 Global Board Leaders’ Summit on Oct. 2nd 2018 in Washington D.C.

• Risk Management and the Board of Directors

  Political, legal and economic arenas in the U.S. and around the world have continued to evolve in response to rapidly advancing technologies. Innovation, new business models and dealmaking are transforming competitive and industry landscapes and impacting companies’ strategic plans and prospects for sustainable, long-term value creation. Tax reform has created new opportunities and challenges for companies as well. Meanwhile, the severe consequences that can flow from misconduct within an organization continue to serve as a reminder that corporate operations are fraught with risk. Social and environmental issues, including the focus on income inequality and economic disparities, scrutiny of sexual misconduct issues and evolving views on climate change and natural disasters, have become increasingly salient in the public sphere, requiring companies to exercise utmost care to address legitimate issues and avoid public relations crises and liability.

• New day on Kalamazoo's Northside

  KALAMAZOO (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo City Commissioners have endorsed plans to create the Northside Cultural Business District Authority, as part of a larger neighborhood improvement plan.