(GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PDF Solutions, Inc. (“PDF Solutions” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: PDFS ), the leading provider of process-design integration technologies to enhance integrated circuit (IC) manufacturability, today announced that Dr. Gerald (Zhiyao) Yin joined the Company’s Board of Directors effective at the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders on May 29, 2018. Dr. Yin was immediately appointed as a member of the Audit and Corporate Governance, the Compensation, and the Nominating Committees of the ...

BrainChip Holdings Ltd. (“BrainChip” or the “Company”) (ASX:BRN), a leading developer of software and hardware accelerated solutions for advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning applications, is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms Julie H. Stein as Lead Independent Director. Ms Stein joined the Company’s Board of Directors in November of 2016 and currently serves as Chair of the Company’s Audit Committee ...

(GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Opiant Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Opiant") (NASDAQ: OPNT ), a specialty pharmaceutical company developing pharmacological treatments for addictions, today announced the appointment of Richard J. Daly as a non-executive director and a member of the Audit Committee...

(GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Albireo Pharma, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALBO ), a clinical-stage orphan pediatric liver disease company developing novel bile acid modulators, today announced the election of Anne Klibanski, M.D., and Stephanie Okey, M.S., to its board of directors...

WILMINGTON, Del., Navient today held its 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders in Wilmington, Del. Shareholders voted to reelect the nine nominees to serve as directors for one-year terms...

(GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: AAWW ) today announced the election of Jane H. Lute and Sheila A. Stamps to the company’s board of directors. Ms. Lute is a recognized leader in the area of cybersecurity and is President and Chief Executive Officer of SICPA North America...

NEW YORK, May 10, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mr. Leonard Schutzman, Chairman and Chief Executive of Arbitrade, a leading coin/cryptocurrency exchange, has announced the appointment of three new independent directors to Arbitrade's board together with two key executive appointments. Mr. Brent M. Longnecker will serve as Chairman of the Compensation Committee. Mr. Longnecker has more than ...

(GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MediXall Group Inc., (OTCQB: MDXL), a technology and innovation-driven organization structured to bring effective change to the U.S. Healthcare Industry, today announced the appointment of Dr. Christopher Metzler as a non-executive director...

EVANSVILLE, Ind., May 01, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Old National Bancorp (NASDAQ: ONB ) announced the election of Ryan C. Kitchell, 44, and Thomas E. Salmon, 54, to its Corporate Board of Directors. Ryan Kitchell serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of Indiana University Health where he previously served as Chief Financial Officer since 2012...

HOUSTON, April 17, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --  Whitestone REIT (NYSE: WSR) (“Whitestone” or the “Company”) announced today that its Board of Trustees and management team has sent a letter to shareholders in connection with Whitestone’s upcoming 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on May 17, 2018...

(GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Western Forest Products Inc. (TSX: WEF ) (“Western” or the “Company”) announced today that Mr. Barrie Shineton will not be standing for re-election as a director at Western’s Annual and Special Meeting on May 3, 2018, and that Ms. Suzanne Blanchet has been proposed as a nominee for election to the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). “On behalf of the Board, I would like to thank Mr. Shineton for his ...

Dean Mary C. Boyce has accepted an appointment to the Altair (Nasdaq: ALTR ) Board of Directors...

TREVOSE, Pa., StoneMor Partners L.P. (NYSE: STON ) (“StoneMor” or the “Partnership”), a leading owner and operator of cemeteries and funeral homes, today announced that Allen Freedman and Howard Carver are retiring from the Board of Directors of its General Partner, StoneMor Partners GP LLC, effective April 2, 2018, and that Patricia D. Wellenbach and Stephen J. Negrotti have been appointed to succeed them. StoneMor also announced that Ms. Wellenbach and Mr. Negrotti are expected ...

 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Activist retirees at Verizon (NYSE: VZ ) are seeking to hold corporate leaders more accountable with two proxy proposals on this year’s ballot: one to claw back earnings from executives whose conduct harms shareholders and another prohibiting above-market earnings for senior executives on certain retirement and deferred income accounts. Proposals by the 134,000-member Association of BellTel Retirees, ( www.BellTelRetirees.Org ) have forced the telecom giant to ...

(GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Westport Fuel Systems Inc. (" Westport Fuel Systems ") (TSX: WPRT ) (Nasdaq: WPRT ) today announced Michele Buchignani has been appointed to the company’s Board of Directors, effective March 16, 2018...

PETALUMA, Calif., March 14, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Calix, Inc. (NYSE: CALX ), today announced the addition of veteran investor J. Daniel Plants to the company's Board of Directors. Mr. Plants brings a wealth of experience as a successful investor, director and advisor to many public companies...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., March 05, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc. (NYSE: AHH ) today announced that its Board of Directors unanimously approved and adopted the following corporate governance enhancements: Majority Voting Standard in Uncontested Director Elections – In an uncontested election, each director nominee is now required to receive a majority of the votes cast in order to be elected to the Board. For contested elections, directors will continue to be elected by a plurality of the votes cast. Stockholder Right to ...

Avid Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVID) ("Avid" or the "Company"), a leading global media technology provider for the creation, distribution and monetization of media assets for global media organizations, enterprise users and individual creative professionals, today announced that it would add a new independent director, Daniel B. Silvers, Managing Member of Matthews Lane Capital Partners LLC, to the Company’s Board of Directors. The Board is expected to elect Mr. Silvers at its next regularly scheduled meeting on March 8 ...

(GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- D-BOX Technologies Inc. (TSX: DBO ), the world leader in immersive entertainment experiences, is pleased to announce the appointment of Jean-René Halde as Chairman of the Board of Directors...

PRA Group Announces Changes to Board of Directors. PRA Group (Nasdaq: PRAA ), a global leader in acquiring and collecting nonperforming loans, announced today that Marjorie (Marge) Connelly was appointed to the Company’s Board of Directors effective January 1, 2018. Connelly was previously a member of the PRA Group Board and has almost 30 years of experience in financial services.

(GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- iFresh Inc. (NASDAQ: IFMK ) (“iFresh” or the “Company”), a leading Asian American grocery supermarket chain and online grocer, announced today that its Board of Directors has appointed Mr. Adam (Xin) He as a new director, effective immediately. Mr...

(GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Global Self Storage, Inc. (NASDAQ: SELF ), a real estate investment trust that owns and operates self storage facilities, announced today that Institutional Shareholder Services (“ISS”), a leading independent proxy advisory firm, has supported the company’s following proposals to: elect William C. Zachary as Class I director (Proposal 1); approve the company's 2017 Equity Incentive Plan (Proposal 2); approve the amendment and restatement of the company's ...

(GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Neuralstem, Inc. (Nasdaq: CUR ), a biopharmaceutical company developing novel treatments for nervous system diseases, today announced that Zhang Zhuo and Cristina Csimma, PharmD, MHP, have been appointed to its Board of Directors, effective September 18, 2017...

Calian Group Ltd. (TSX: CGY ) is pleased to announce the appointment of Young Park to Calian’s Board of Directors effective September 1, 2017. Ms. Park is an accomplished C-level executive who provides a unique combination of extensive business and technology transformations, corporate governance, and risk management experience...