17.06.2011
Hatsize Welcomes David Howard as New CFO
Calgary, AB (Canada) (PRWEB) June 16, 2011
Hatsize, the leadingsoftware provider of hands-on demos and training, today announced that David Howard, CA will join the executive team of the company as Chief Financial Officer, effective June 16, 2011.
David Howard brings more than 15 years experience as the Finance and Accounting leader of six technology companies.Most recently, as Corporate Controller at Elluminate Inc., a training technology company, David played a significant role in their successful acquisition and integration with Blackboard Inc., a U.S. public company.
“With David’s appointment, we continue to strengthen Hatsize leadership position in the global cloud automation industry,” said Sue Miller, Hatsize CEO. “David’s experience with both cloud-based training and the Software as a Service (SaaS) business model provides tremendous leverage as we increase our revenue acceleration and achieve our growth milestones.’
“I was drawn to Hatsize because of the company’s outstanding product functionality, global cloud operations and people.” said David Howard. “With these elements in place, Hatsize has a tremendous opportunity for growth.”
David Howard has a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce from the University of Manitoba, is a 15-year member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Alberta, and has spoken publicly on numerous financial topics such as “the Pros and Cons of Going Public”.
About Hatsize is a leading cloud automation software company that has provided over 2 million hours of cloud-enabled demo and training sessions for the world’s most successful technology companies including IBM, Juniper, Sun Microsystems and Symantec.
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2018 Open heading back to Shinnecock
Retief Goosen won by two shots over Phil Mickelson in 2004 after a final round marred by greens that were almost too fast to play. At one point, officials had to sprinkle the seventh green simply to keep balls on the putting surface.
Ernie Els played in the final group that day and shot 80. No one broke par in the final round and the average score was 78.7.
It was widely viewed as one of the worst days for the USGA, which prides itself on setting up the toughest courses in tournament golf. Even the USGA officials conceded they lost control of the course.
"Shinnecock is a challenging course to set up, and we certainly experienced that in 2004 when we let the course get away from us the last round," USGA president Jim Hyler said Wednesday. "This has been well chronicled and discussed over the years. I will tell you that we have used this as a wholesome learning experience, and this experience led us to the development of our current setup philosophy that we use today."
The new setup guidelines feature "graduated rough" — grass that's grown longer and thicker the farther it gets from the fairway. The idea there is to penalize players more for shots that go further astray than those that miss the fairway by a foot or two. The USGA also started moving tee boxes around to better adjust to weather conditions that affect scoring.
"When it comes to a U.S. Open, you've got the world's best players, and if you're trying to set it up as the hardest event of the year, it's easier to go to that point of having a setup where well-executed shots are penalized," said USGA executive director Mike Davis, who is in charge of course set-up. "And that's exactly what was happening on some of the holes at Shinnecock in 2004 in that final round."
The USGA is hoping the recent changes will prevent another debacle at Shinnecock, one of the country's hallmark courses, which will host its fifth U.S. Open.
James Foulis won the 1896 Open at Shinnecock — a year after Newport Country Club hosted the inaugural Open — but the tournament didn't return to the Long Island course until 1986. Raymond Floyd won that one and Corey Pavin won in 1995.
The USGA had already awarded the 2019 U.S. Open to Pebble Beach. Other future tournament sites: Olympic Club in 2012; Merion in 2013; Pinehurst No. 2 in 2014; Chambers Bay in 2015; Oakmont in 2016 and Erin Hills in 2017.
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Air Canada, union talk; flights delayed again
Talks between negotiators for Air Canada and the Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) were continuing in Toronto on Wednesday, the union said, as flight delays continued at airports around the country on the second day of the strike.
"We don't think that the government should be interfering in the collective bargaining process. We are determined to come to some sort of agreement before that happens," CAW spokeswoman Shannon Devine said.
Air Canada said it hoped its "efforts will result in a negotiated contract through the normal bargaining process", airline spokeswoman Angela Mah said. The only outstanding issue between the two sides was differences on pensions, she said.
Labour Minister Lisa Raitt gave 48-hour notice on Tuesday night of a bill to force the 3,800 striking check-in and call center staff back to work, but she said on Wednesday it could take seven or eight days to pass legislation.
She appeared unaware of a government motion that would enable the bill to be passed in one day.
"We wouldn't anticipate having anything passed before the weekend. At the very least it's about seven or eight days in total," Raitt told reporters, referring to how long such legislation has taken historically.
Jack Layton, leader of the pro-union New Democratic Party, the biggest opposition party in Parliament, told reporters the Conservative government was backing the wrong side in threatening back-to-work legislation.
"It wasn't too long ago that the working folks who made that airline run took huge cutbacks in order to keep that airline afloat, and then we have the CEO walking away with millions and then wanting to take away pensions (the workers) were counting on for their retirement," he said.
MILD FLIGHT DISRUPTIONS
There had been no flight cancellations on Wednesday due to the strike although there were delays again, partly as it took other employees longer to get to work because of picket lines, Air Canada's Mah said.
Air Canada has deployed 1,700 of its managers to airports across Canada to take the reins at check-in and ticketing desks, and diverted customer calls to centers in the United States. It has also urged passengers to check in online and avoid checking baggage if possible.
"It sounds like, so far, operations have not been overly disrupted," National Bank Financial analyst Cameron Doerksen said.
Shares of Air Canada were up nearly 5 percent, or 9 Canadian cents, at C$1.98 on Wednesday afternoon on the Toronto Stock Exchange, retracing some of their losses in the days leading up to the strike.
The Montreal-based company is also in contract talks with four other unions, including its pilots, flight attendants and maintenance workers, after agreements expired earlier this year.
Pensions have emerged as a key bone of contention in negotiations. Air Canada wants to do away with its defined benefit pension plan for new hires as it looks for ways to reduce its deep pension deficit. It has also proposed changes to pensions for existing employees that would see some having to work more years for the same benefit.
($1=$0.98 Canadian)
(Reporting by Nicole Mordant and Randall Palmer in Ottawa; editing by Rob Wilson and Peter Galloway)
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