Banjo Health of Northborough has named
SHIVA KUMAR as its newest member of the board of advisors. Kumar previously served as chief strategy officer and head of business development for Watson Health at IBM from 2015-2020, worked for the consulting firm McKinsey & Co., and was an associate professor at Yale University’s Physics Department. As senior executive at IBM since 2003, he has pioneered analytics use to improve its revenue and profit performance, and co-founded and led teams at IBM Research to develop the capabilities of IBM Watson Health.
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BARTON
CAROL BARTON, an attorney at Estate Preservation Law Offices in Worcester, has been named National Professional Advisor of the Year for 2020 by the American Cancer Society. Barton was one of two partners of the society’s planned giving team who are honored each year. Her association with the group began in 2008 as a volunteer at Hope Lodge in Worcester, and later grew into national roles, most recently as chair of the n
Rentschler Biopharma SE, a global contract development and manufacturing organization for biopharmaceuticals, has appointed
Martin Kessler as CEO of Rentschler Biopharma Inc., the company’s wholly owned U.S. subsidiary, and as senior vice president transformation of Rentschler Biopharma SE.
Kessler brings more than 15 years of experience in pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical operations and strategy. At Rentschler Biopharma, he will drive the transformation throughout the company as it grows strategically into new fields and technologies. In his role as head of the U.S. business, he will lead the ongoing expansion at the company’s Greater Boston area site, which includes expanding capabilities, capacity and talent.
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Dimitar Belchev
When planning your organizationâs strategy for 2020, chances are you didnât factor in the impact of a worldwide pandemic. Instead, you decided on the timing and marketing campaigns around new product releases as well as how to improve customer and employee experiences.
Then, COVID-19 happened, and you had to shift your priorities to focus on serving the immediate needs of your customers and your employees while ensuring everyoneâs safety. Your carefully crafted plans were put on hold in the wake of the pandemic.
One question to consider is whether or not those strategic directions remain relevant and still make sense both during the pandemic and then in a post-pandemic world. After all, many of your employees will have become accustomed to and may prefer to continue working remotely, while your customers may have changed their buying patterns and preferred engagement channels for good.