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Jewish Ledger David Abramson named president of Israel Cancer Research Fund NEW YORK, New York – David   Abramson has been named president of Israel Cancer Research Fund, the largest non-profit dedicated to funding cancer research in Israel, effective Jan. 15, 2021. He succeeds Rob Densen who held  this position for two two-year terms.  Abramson, a resident of Chicago, Illinois, is chairman of Rapid Displays, a leading marketing and point-of-purchase display firm. He previously served as CEO of the company for two decades before it was acquired in 2019 by Gemspring...

Duncanville City Council recently announced Aretha R. Ferrell-Benavides as their new City Manager, with a start date of Feb. 22, 2021. Ferrell-Benavides is no stranger to the Best Southwest area, having previously served two years as City Manager for the City of Glenn Heights. Since July 2017, she has served as City Manager for Petersburg, VA., and is credited with helping pull that city back from financial collapse. After a $7.7 million deficit in 2016, city officials announced an $8 million fund balance by 2018, their largest in over a decade. Duncanville Mayor Barry Gordon Duncanville Mayo...

Jenner & Block Elects Seven New Partners across offices for 2021 News provided by Share this article Share this article NEW YORK, Dec. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Jenner & Block has elected seven lawyers to the partnership, effective January 1, 2021. The diverse group of four women and three men come from across offices and practice areas, bringing to the partnership and clients additional experience in a wide range of complex and sophisticated litigation, investigations, and regulatory matters. Top From Left: Lori Day, Tassity Johnson, Elin Park, Thomas Quinn. Bottom From Left: Jenna Ross, Alex...

By Reuters Staff 2 Min Read (Reuters) - Public Storage said on Sunday it held talks in recent weeks with activist hedge fund Elliott, which had confidentially submitted the names of six nominees for election to the U.S.-based self-storage company’s board of trustees. Public Storage announced appointments of three new members to its board of trustees on Sunday, effective Jan. 1. They included Welltower CEO Shankh Mitra, former Equity Residential president David Neithercut and Paul Williams, president of the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) Chicago Chapter, the statement add...

Signature Bank Announces the Addition of Kelly Douglass to its Board of Directors Share Article ROSEMONT, Ill. (PRWEB) December 11, 2020 Signature Bank is pleased to announce the appointment of Kelly Douglass to its Board of Directors. Ms. Douglass assumed her position on the Board as of October 28, 2020. She is an original Shareholder of Signature Bank. “Kelly will bring a diverse and innovative viewpoint to the Signature Bank Board of Directors and we are excited to have her as part of the team,” said Signature Bank Chair...