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London, August 10th, 2010
Xavier Rees is joining DDB UK in September to oversee the integrated Virgin Media account as Managing Partner, reporting directly to Nick Fox, Chief Client Officer DDB UK.
DDB UK secured the Virgin Media advertising, direct and digital account in May this year with their winning integrated agency offering.
Rees will be responsible for managing the Virgin Media business and producing a creative, compelling and integrated message across all channels. Virgin Media plays in one of the most competitive categories in the business, its very landscape changes by the quarter and Rees’s role will be to help navigate Virgin Media to an increasingly competitive and advantageous position.
“Seamless integration between disciplines is key with accounts like Virgin Media” Nick Fox, Chief Operating Officer DDB comments “and we were impressed with Rees’ experience running multidiscipline businesses. It was essential that we found an individual that could be both comfortable in the brand arena and read the data.”
He joins DDB UK from Targetbase Claydon Heeley where, as Deputy Managing Director, he ran integrated direct and digital accounts such as Three, Royal Mail, Post Office, COI and Universal Music.
Rees has over 14 years integrated agency experience including Business Director at RMG Connect on Vodafone and B&Q, Head of Client Service at Archibald Ingall Stretton and Account Director at BBH on the flagship integrated Audi account.
Xavier explains “DDB is the only agency in London right now that’s structured to deliver a real integrated solution for its clients, so this is a very alluring challenge. The exceptional quality of the agency’s creative product was also a factor – as was the chance to work with Guy (Bradbury) again. But the biggest attraction is the task of helping Virgin Media to fulfil its brand’s potential”.
Rees’ appointment comes on the heels of a successful first half of 2010 for DDB UK. After clinching the Virgin Media account DDB UK was the only agency to win a Grand Prix at Cannes Lion Advertising Festival 2010.
Managed to capture one shot before the security guard chase us off as the place was closed for renovation. Taken @ Legend Park, Langkawi
Todays pic :)
I took this a few weeks ago out at a reservoir near harogate. We have not had good weather here for ages and i just needed to see some blue sky again................... Oh yeah the tree thing............ God knows why they are cutting trees down..........? Can never be a good thing though :/
Managed to see this amazing bird (male and female ) at Leighton Moss RSPB reserve on a visitr there recently
The Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity Philoptochos honored Archon Michael Psaros, Co-Founder
and Co-Managing Partner of KPS Capital Partners at its 64th Annual Chrysanthemum Ball on November
10 at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in New York City.
The invocation was delivered by His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios assisted by Archdeacon Panteleimon
Papadopoulos. The guests were welcomed by Fr. John Vlahos, Dean of the Archdiocesan Cathedral of the
Holy Trinity, Stella Pantelidis, co-chair of the ball and the Cathedral Philoptochos President Dr. Miranda
Kofinas. This year's honoree Michael Psaros was introduced by Maria Marinakis and Maro Stratakis.
Honored guests included Dr. Konstantinos Koutras, Consul General of Greece to New York, and his wife,
Popita Pavli, Ambassador Maria Theophili, Permanent Representative of Greece to the UN, Ambassador
Vasilios Philippou, Consul General of Cyprus to New York, and his wife Anthea, Jennifer Constantine,
Direct Archdiocesan District Philoptochos President, James Gianakis, Archdiocesan Cathedral Board of
Trustees President and Rev. Robert Stephanopoulos, Dean Emeritus of the Cathedral along with
Presvytera Nikki Stephanopoulos.
The Chrysanthemum Ball is the Holy Trinity Archdiocesan Cathedral Philoptochos’ main annual fundraising
event for its charitable activities.
PHOTO: © GOA/GANP/DIMITRIOS PANAGOS-GANP/ΔΗΜΗΤΡΗΣ ΠΑΝΑΓΟΣ
Managing Partner for Byebrook Group and former Chief Risk Officer for Citigroup, Jorge Bermudez, speaks to undergraduate Business Honors students at Texas A&M University's Mays Business School. [Photo: Nicholas Roznovsky/Mays Communications]
Managed to photograph one of these beautiful haflinger mares while she drank from the river running through her field
pulling boards from water control structures at Coldwater River National Wildlife Refuge (Tallahatchie County, MS) to create shallow-water habitat preferred by shorebirds.
Managing Director of Mushroom Marketing Carl Gardiner, Hon Justin Madden Shadow Minister for Tourism and Major Events Parliament of Victoria, Wrokdown host singer/songwriter Wendy Stapleton and Director of Music at Christ Church Grammar School Mandy Stefanakis at the 2012 Thomas Rome Lecture and NFSA Cochrane Smith Award for Sound Heritage presentation at the Melbourne Town Hall.
Photographer, Jim Lee Photo.
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn (L) is greeted by Korea's Minister of Strategy and Finance Yoon Jeung-hyun (R) at the Daejeon Convention Center July 11, 2010 in Daejeon, Korea. TThe Government of the Republic of Korea and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) arejointly hosting this high-level international conference on Asia in Korea, during July 12-13, 2010. The conference will bring together leading figures from around the world to examine Asia’s economic dynamism and evolving role in international policy-making. IMF Photograph/Stephen Jaffe
Managing Partner for Byebrook Group and former Chief Risk Officer for Citigroup, Jorge Bermudez, speaks to undergraduate Business Honors students at Texas A&M University's Mays Business School. [Photo: Nicholas Roznovsky/Mays Communications]
Managing Partner for Byebrook Group and former Chief Risk Officer for Citigroup, Jorge Bermudez, speaks to undergraduate Business Honors students at Texas A&M University's Mays Business School. [Photo: Nicholas Roznovsky/Mays Communications]
Finally managed to draw the plump version of Jonah Hill for Caricature Resolution 2017 -- in spite of having the plague (aka a nasty cold).
Flightcase is a leading provider of IT managed services, we have efficient NOC engineer to provide support and resolve all technical issues .
African Development Bank's President, Akinwumi Adesina discussing with Kenzo Oshima, Under Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator during Lunch with the President and Managing Director of the Africa Society of Japan.
“Managing Time & Targets” @ Bharati Vidyapeeth Institute of
Management & Research (BVIMR) A-4, Paschim Vihar, New Delhi on 28th Feb 2020Guests - Mr. Vikas Nath, Mr. Mahesh Kumar Chaubey
Participants captured at the World Economic Forum on ASEAN in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, June 1, 2016. Copyright by World Economic Forum / Sikarin Fon Thanachaiary
Town Hall Hilversum, the Netherlands
In the Town Hall of Hilversum, architect Dudok language manages the vertical and horizontal volumes, the set of masses against hollow, flat roofs floating and monumentality. This remarkable and in many ways unique structure, whose first sketches were made in 1924, is considered the masterpiece of brilliant but anti avant-garde architect’s career. When the building was completed in 1931, the public embraced this example of modern architecture, for its balance between form and function, and it seemed traditional in composition, fine craftsmen and high quality finishes and materials used. But above all, it was praised for its monumentality. Some critics, however, felt that the building had an anti – structural arrangement, which was proportionally irresponsible in their ways and accused of diluting Dudok modernist designs or be halfway modernism, playing another contemporary, rather than create a formal language itself. By insisting that its architecture lacked a specific style, critics suggested that their designs were not fluent, thus limited to a strict formula for the entire architecture. However, the end result becomes a sculptural expression of a subject composition. It is a testament to the consistent harmonic form, function, art and human need. Hilversum City Council is not only the magnum opus Dudok ‘s career, but also one of the most successful buildings in the history of the modern movement.
The structure consists of load-bearing walls, reinforced concrete floors and concrete lintels above the horizontal windows, while the roof structure in the council chamber is steel. Its balanced masses make a synthesis of functionality and romanticism. Has been criticized, however the arrangement and construction irresponsible proportions addition forms. The use of overhanging eaves, an unusual feature to the Netherlands, and a simple tree -dimensional asymmetric geometry arranged around a square courtyard provide a modern structure while reflecting the medieval municipalities historicism by the presence of a large and a tower room. It is a masonry construction, using, in addition to reinforced concrete and steel beams, yellow bricks specially made for this project, including all facades. Dudok, who also designed the furniture and interior decoration, yellow bricks ordered in special sizes. Some decorative touches were made with blue and green glazed tiles, red tiles strips, black and gold, as the wall facing the columns of the gallery entrance, covered with light blue tiles or dark details on the bases of columns and red in the upper parts. Blue was also used in other decorative details, particularly in the outer columns coating. In the thin elongated interior columns were used and refined golden tiles, highlighting the dark colour of some soils, covered with marbles combinations, like some of the walls in the lobby or the stairwell. Glass is another recurring element in the sophisticated decoration, not only in window openings where clear glass was used, semitransparent, bevelled and stained glass in some gaps, but also excels in the decorative lighting, also designed by the architect.
The building was restored between 1989-1995 by Dutch Van Hoogevest Architects. Restoration costs caused some scandal, as it was at the time the proposal to sell a Mondrian painting from the collection of the city to pay for the restoration.
Managed to get ahold of a hybrid M-line body w/ the a-line cutie bust! It's so nice having Phaedra back and even better not having to worry about hiding the tan skin when she was borrowing Yvette's tan skin body. Ahaha.
Managing Euro-Atlantic and Asia-Pacific Security
Dr Lynn Kuok, Shangri-La Dialogue Senior Fellow, IISS-Asia; Editor, Asia-Pacific Regional Security Assessment
Oleksii Reznikov, Minister of Defence, Ukraine
Cui Tiankai, Former Vice Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, China
Andi Widjajanto, Governor, National Resilience Institute, Indonesia
Kajsa Ollongren, Minister of Defence, The Netherlands
Managing Partner for Byebrook Group and former Chief Risk Officer for Citigroup, Jorge Bermudez, speaks to undergraduate Business Honors students at Texas A&M University's Mays Business School. [Photo: Nicholas Roznovsky/Mays Communications]
Today Oma took me to see Matilda at the Princess Theatre for my birthday! It was excellent! The set and music were really good and I can't believe someone managed to wrangle so many children with such success!
Afterwards we were joined by Opa and Sam and went out for a fancy lunch/dinner.. Linner?
Managed to catch this Mangrove Jumper feeding on a crab spider in Admiralty Park.
If the ID is wrong, please kindly let me know.
Managed to observe as this scene came together. The fall colors and flags in front of Wilson Hall create a gorgeous blend of colorful reflections in the water. Fermilab, Batavia IL.
Managed to convince my fiancee to let me borrow the ring again so I can photo it up moc-style. Stay tuned! (or not, it's really not that exciting a model.)
Kapverdische Inseln, Insel Sal, Santa Maria, Strand, Frau, Urlauberin, Bikini, Strandspaziergang, Spaziergang, Urlaub, Atlantik, Atlantischer Ozean, Kapverden, Cabo Verde, Ilha do Sal, Afrika, HF; (Farbtechnik: sRGB, 28.63 MByte vorhanden) English: Cap Verde, Sal Island, Santa Maria, beach, woman, holidaymaker, bikini, walking on beach, walk, stroll, strolling, boats, holiday, holidays, vacation, Atlantic Ocean, Cabo Verde, Ilha do Sal, Africa
How Honduras managed to carry out genomic sequencing for the first time
June 2023
When microbiologist Soany Ávilez was selected to implement the genomic sequencing of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in Honduras, she was amazed. In the wake of the pandemic, Soany had started working at the National Virology Laboratory in 2020 performing PCR tests. At that time, genomic sequencing to detect circulating variants of the virus that causes COVID-19 was carried out outside the country. But a project to provide Honduras with the capabilities to do it in situ and obtain faster results was being developed with technical support from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and financial support from the United States Government.
Although she lacked knowledge on the subject, Soany remembers that she longed for the opportunity to work in sequencing. "When they chose us (her and her partner Karla Romero) to implement sequencing in the country and move the area forward, I couldn't believe it," she says.
Genomic surveillance allows us to know the evolution of viruses and other pathogens as they change over time. Knowing those changes or mutations that can modify its transmissibility and severity, allows us to guide public health measures. During the pandemic, it was a key strategy to monitor the behavior of SARS-CoV-2 and a technique that is being integrated into the surveillance of other pathogens.
Karla Romero, the other microbiologist in charge of genomic surveillance, acknowledges that the implementation of sequencing in Honduras has been "a great challenge" that required a lot of "sacrifice and commitment" both inside and outside the laboratory.
The sequencing area had to be created from scratch. In 2022, the authorities selected and conditioned a space within the National Virology Laboratory. With the support of PAHO, a sequencer, supplies, reagents, and furniture were purchased, and Soany and Karla were trained in bioinformatics and genomic sequencing at the Gorgas Memorial Institute in Panama.
“All with the aim of strengthening the capacities for genomic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 and other pathogens in Honduras,” says Gabriela Rodriguez Segura, coordinator of the PAHO Project for the Consolidation of Genomic Sequencing Capacities in Honduras. Before these capacities were created at the local level, samples to determine the variants circulating in the country were sent to the laboratories of the Regional Network for Genomic Surveillance of COVID-19 (COVIGEN) created by PAHO to support countries without capacity to carry out sequencing in its territory.
In March 2023, the effort paid off and excitement took over the National Virology Laboratory when, after several attempts, the first sequencing of SARS-COV-2 in the country was successfully carried out. “We couldn't believe it,” says Soany. "We feel very happy because it was a great challenge and the result made us feel fulfilled."
On March 21, 2023, the results were obtained and it was the first time that the XBB sublineage of the omicron variant was detected in the country and by Honduran health professionals. For Karla, the key was “not to give up in the face of the biggest challenge”.
"It is a milestone for the country that genomic sequencing is being carried out," says Dr. Mitzi Castro, head of the National Health Surveillance Laboratory of Honduras. “It is a historic moment because we are starting from here to carry out future genomic surveillance of other pathogens of sanitary interest to the country,” she adds.
According to Dr. Castro, the country now has state-of-the-art technology. "The laboratory is at the forefront, and that is a success and a source of pride, for which we thank all those who have contributed their bit so that Honduras is not left behind."
Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva conducts a virtual meeting with all of the European Union Finance Ministers during the 2020 Annual Meetings at the International Monetary Fund in Washington, DC, on October 12, 2020. IMF Photo/ Cory Hancock
Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva delivers opening remarks during a Parliamentary Townhall event as part of the IMF/World Bank Annual Meetings 2020
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Fortune Global Tech Forum 2019
Friday, November 8th 2019
Guangzhou, China.
08:30 - 09:10
FORTUNE CHINA INNOVATION AWARD COMPETITION #3
The third group of three finalists from a variety of sectors contest in front of the judging panel and live audience.
Judges:
Dennis Song, Managing Partner, Lenovo Capital
Anna Xu, Founding Partner, Hike Capital
Zhou Wei, Founder and Managing Partner, China Creation Ventures
Presenters:
Li Zhang, COO, WeRide
Shen Peng, Founder and CEO, Waterdrop Inc.
Josh Zhang, Chief Innovation Officer, Ucommune
MC: Yvonne Xie, FORTUNE China
Photographed by Shawn Koh/Fortune
Managed forest of birches outside Växjö, Sweden. Very nice weather today, the sun was warm enough to wear your jacket open even thought the air was cold. I saw the crisp shadows from these trees from some distance away and dared to hope for some interesting photos.