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GameStop's CFO is resigning as the company attempts a 'transformation' led by activist investor Ryan Cohen
2 days ago | By Business Insider
Summary List Placement Just under two years since he joined GameStop as Chief Financial Officer, Jim Bell is resigning as of this week.
In a press release , GameStop said it is looking for a new executive to take Bell's place. The candidate should have, "the capabilities and qualifications to help accelerate GameStop's transformation," the release said.
Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer Diana Jajeh will serve as interim Chief Financial Officer while the company searches for a permanent replacement.
Bell was part of a new executive team chosen to lead GameStop out of dire...
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546 hospitals are joining forces to build a new kind of data startup that doesn't just rely on big tech
2 days ago | By Business Insider
Summary List Placement Fourteen health systems, including four of the nation's 10 largest , are forming a new company, Truveta, to learn from their patient data.
The idea behind Truveta, now headed by Microsoft veteran Terry Myerson , is about two years in the making, Rod Hochman, the CEO of Providence St. Joseph Health, told Insider. In 2019, Providence made $25 billion in operating revenue across 51 hospitals and more than 1,000 clinics in seven states.
Hochman, who spearheaded the initiative, wanted big systems like his to work together on complex data problems, knowing their combined...
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