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Securly Appoints Tammy Mank Wincup as CEO

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2 years ago

October 28, 2024

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Oct. 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Securly, Inc. (“Securly”), a leading provider of solutions for K-12 school safety and wellness and a portfolio company of Golden Gate Capital, today announced that Tammy Mank Wincup has been appointed Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Co-Founder Bharath Madhusudan has stepped down as Chief Executive Officer following 12 years of leadership.

Ms. Wincup is a seasoned and highly successful leader with extensive education technology experience and a history of accelerating growth and driving execution at SaaS businesses. She has held several leadership positions across education and technology companies, including serving as Chief Operating Officer at EVERFI, a leading education technology company, where she oversaw the development and implementation of EverFi’s SaaS based learning platforms in over 20,000 K-12 schools and 1,000 college campuses. Most recently, she served as a partner and investment committee member for Rethink Education, an impact venture fund focused on investing in global education technology.

“Securly plays a critical role in ensuring the safety and wellbeing of students in a modern education system that is being transformed by technology, and we are thrilled to welcome Tammy to help build on the Company’s strong momentum and scale,” said Matt Crump, a Managing Director at Golden Gate Capital. “Tammy’s customer-centric approach and impressive track record of driving operational excellence and strategic growth in the education technology industry make her the ideal leader to take Securly to the next level. The Board is confident Ms. Wincup will help Securly advance its position as a leading platform enabling student safety, wellness and engagement, and we look forward to working closely through the Company’s next phase of growth.”

“Nothing is more important than ensuring our schools remain community spaces where every child is safe, supported, and ready to learn,” said Ms. Wincup. “I have long admired Securly and its use of innovative, cutting-edge technology to support this mission. Having spent my career leading impactful companies at the intersection of education, technology, and policy, I am thrilled to work alongside Securly’s talented team in this next chapter. As a society, we ask a lot of our K-12 schools, and our job at Securly remains to be a true partner to help keep children safe and well.”

“It has been a privilege to lead Securly over the last 12 years, and I’m extremely proud of the student safety movement we helped propel alongside our incredible team and K-12 partners,” said Mr. Madhusudan. “I am confident Securly will continue its growth journey under Tammy’s leadership, and I am excited to watch the Company succeed for years to come.”

“On behalf of the Board, I want to thank Bharath for his steady leadership,” added Mr. Crump. “Since Bharath co-founded Securly in 2012, Securly has pioneered the digital student safety movement and saved more than 2,200 student lives, and now serves over 20,000 schools and 20 million students daily. We are deeply appreciative of Bharath’s unwavering commitment to student safety and wellness, and we wish him all the best in his future endeavors.”

Tammy Mank Wincup Biography

Ms. Wincup is a senior executive with 28 years of experience leading education and technology companies and organizations. She joins Securly from Rethink Education, an impact venture fund out of Rethink Capital Partners that is focused on investing in global education technology, and as a senior advisor at Get Well, a leading health-tech and wellness company. Previously, Ms. Wincup was President of Revolution Foods, California’s largest K-12 school meal provider, and Chief Operating Officer at EVERFI, a leading education technology company using digital learning to teach financial literacy and wellness topics at over 20,000 K-12 schools.

Earlier in her career, Ms. Wincup held senior roles in the U.S. Department of State, where she helped develop and manage the Middle East Partnership Initiative, a $300 million fund focused on education foreign assistance to the Middle East. She sits on numerous boards including the Center for Transformative Teaching and Learning and U.S. Digital Response and is an Aspen Institute Pahara Fellow. She earned a master’s degree in public policy from the University of Maryland and a bachelor’s degree in foreign affairs from the University of Virginia.

About Securly

For over a decade, Securly has set the standard for student safety and wellness solutions in K-12 education, keeping 20 million students across 20,000 schools safe, secure, and ready to learn. Rooted in our commitment to making digital learning environments safe and secure, we continuously innovate to address emerging challenges. Securly empowers educators, safety teams, and IT staff with cutting-edge tools and actionable insights. By protecting students and streamlining school operations, we help foster better learning outcomes and create a safer, more efficient educational experience. Learn more at http://www.securly.com.

About Golden Gate Capital

Golden Gate Capital is a San Francisco-based private equity firm with approximately $20 billion in cumulative committed capital. With a long-term investment philosophy, the principals of Golden Gate Capital have a long history of investing across a wide range of industries and transaction types, including going-privates, corporate divestitures, and recapitalizations, as well as debt and public equity investments. For more information, visit www.goldengatecap.com.

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FULTON FINANCIAL CORPORATION APPOINTS DAVID S. SCHULZ TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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July 21, 2026

LANCASTER, Pa., July 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Fulton Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: FULT) (“Fulton”) today announced the appointment of David S. Schulz as a member of its board of directors (the “Board”) for a term commencing September 14, 2026 and expiring at Fulton’s 2027 annual meeting of shareholders.

“We’re excited to welcome Dave to Fulton’s board of directors,” said Curt Myers, Fulton Chairman, CEO, and President. “Dave brings extensive financial leadership experience gained through more than a decade of service with publicly traded companies. His expertise in finance, strategic planning, risk, and mergers and acquisitions will provide valuable perspective as we continue to execute our growth strategy and create long-term value for our shareholders, customers and communities.”

With the addition of Schulz, Fulton’s Board will have 11 members, and he will serve on the Audit and Risk committees. Schulz has also been appointed to the board of directors of Fulton’s banking subsidiary, Fulton Bank, N.A.

Schulz served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Wesco International, Inc. (“Wesco”) from 2016 to June 2020, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Wesco from June 2020 to February 2026 and as Executive Vice President and Special Advisor to the CEO of Wesco from February 2026 until his retirement on May 31, 2026.

Prior to joining Wesco, Schulz served as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Armstrong Flooring, Inc. and was previously Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Armstrong World Industries, Inc. and Vice President of Finance of the Armstrong Building Products division.

Before joining Armstrong World Industries in 2011, he held various financial leadership roles with Procter & Gamble and The J.M. Smucker Company. He was also an officer in the United States Marine Corps.

In 2025, Schulz joined the board of Sterling Infrastructure, Inc., and he was appointed as chair of the audit committee in 2026. He also serves on the company’s compensation and talent development committee.

ABOUT FULTON FINANCIAL CORPORATION

Fulton, a $34 billion Lancaster, Pa.-based financial holding company, has more than 3,400 employees and operates more than 215 financial centers in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware and Virginia through Fulton Bank, N.A. Additional information on Fulton can be found at https://investor.fultonbank.com.

Contact: Steve Trapnell
717-291-2739

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Octavio Marquez Elected to MSA Safety Board of Directors

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53 minutes ago

July 21, 2026

PITTSBURGH, July 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The Board of Directors of MSA Safety Inc. (NYSE: MSA), a global leader in the development of advanced industrial safety technology products and solutions, today announced that Octavio Marquez, president and chief executive officer of Diebold Nixdorf, has been elected to the company’s Board of Directors. His election was part of the MSA Board’s regular succession plans.

“We are very pleased to have the opportunity to add Octavio to the MSA Board,” said Robert A. Bruggeworth, MSA chairman. “He brings a broad range of executive leadership experience, including strategy development, capital allocation, business transformation and serving international markets, which will serve MSA well.”

“Octavio’s perspectives will be an asset to me and our entire Executive Leadership Team,” said Steven C. Blanco, MSA president and CEO. “It is a pleasure to welcome Octavio to MSA, and I look forward to working with him.”

Mr. Marquez joined Diebold Nixdorf in 2014 and has held senior leadership roles across the company’s Global Banking organization and its Americas region, including as executive vice president of Global Banking and senior vice president of the Americas. Before joining Diebold Nixdorf, Mr. Marquez held leadership positions at Dell EMC, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, IBM and NCR.

Diebold Nixdorf automates, digitizes and transforms the way people bank and shop. As a partner to the majority of the world’s top 100 financial institutions and top 25 global retailers, its integrated solutions connect digital and physical channels conveniently, securely and efficiently for millions of customers every day. Headquartered in North Canton, Ohio, Diebold Nixdorf employs approximately 20,000 employees globally, supporting more than 100 countries.

Mr. Marquez holds a degree in business and finance from Universidad Iberoamericana and has completed executive education programs at MIT Sloan, The Wharton School and The University of Texas at Austin.

About MSA Safety

MSA Safety Incorporated (NYSE: MSA) is the global leader in advanced industrial safety technology products and solutions. Driven by its singular mission of safety, the company has been at the forefront of safety innovation since 1914, protecting workers and facility infrastructure around the world across a broad range of diverse end markets while creating sustainable value for shareholders. With 2025 revenues of $1.9 billion, MSA Safety is headquartered in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania, and employs a team of approximately 5,300 associates across its more than 40 international locations. For more information, please visit www.MSASafety.com.

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BlueFolder Field Service Software Launches New AI-Powered Features to Transform How Teams Work

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53 minutes ago

July 21, 2026

New AI capabilities instantly surface customer insights and transform technician notes into actionable summaries to help field service teams work faster, stay aligned, and deliver better service

AUBURN, Ala., July 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — BlueFolder field service software recently announced the launch of two powerful new AI features: AI-Powered Customer Summaries and AI-Powered Field Notes Summarization. Together, these capabilities are designed to eliminate the time-consuming, manual work of reviewing fragmented customer records and lengthy technician notes—giving field service teams instant clarity to respond faster, make smarter decisions, and deliver exceptional service.

BlueFolder expands it’s field service and work order management suite with two exciting new AI field service features.

Built directly into the BlueFolder platform, both features leverage artificial intelligence to automatically compile and summarize complex, unstructured data into clear, easy-to-read overviews. The result: technicians, dispatchers, and managers always have the context they need, right when they need it.

AI-Powered Customer Summaries

As field service organizations grow, customer information becomes increasingly scattered across emails, service request logs, and communication histories. BlueFolder’s AI Customer Summary feature addresses this challenge head-on by consolidating those interactions into a single, actionable snapshot.

Instead of manually digging through multiple records before a service call or customer interaction, teams can now access a real-time summary highlighting key concerns, past service activity, and recent updates. The feature goes beyond basic summarization and surfaces critical business insights such as equipment past due for maintenance, approaching warranty expirations, and proactive revenue opportunities, empowering teams to recommend follow-ups or upgrades directly from the customer record.

Built-in traceability links each summary back to its original source communications, so users can validate insights with confidence, ensuring both speed and accuracy in every customer interaction.

AI-Powered Field Notes Summarization

In many service organizations, technicians log updates across multiple visits, often resulting in long, fragmented notes that are difficult to review at a glance. BlueFolder’s AI Field Notes Summarization feature solves this by automatically condensing multiple technician entries into a structured summary that highlights key milestones, actions taken, and next steps.

Rather than scrolling through pages of updates, managers and dispatchers can immediately understand job status and determine what needs to happen next, improving alignment between field and office teams, accelerating decision-making, and reducing miscommunication. The feature is especially valuable for complex or multi-day jobs, where clear continuity and smooth technician handoffs are critical to delivering consistent service. It’s another featuring making BlueFolder’s work order management software capabilities stronger every day.

“History is one of the most powerful tools a service team has — the problem is it’s usually buried. BlueFolder’s new AI features fix that. Your team walks into every interaction already knowing the customer, knowing the equipment, and exactly where things stand. That changes the entire experience,” says John Shaw, VP, Technology, Service Operations.

AI as a Core Part of the BlueFolder Platform

The launch of these two features reflects BlueFolder’s broader commitment to embedding AI throughout its field service management software as an integrated layer of intelligence that makes every workflow smarter. Rather than requiring teams to change how they work, BlueFolder’s AI capabilities are designed to surface the right information at the right moment automatically, within the tools that technicians, dispatchers, and managers already use every day.

“AI is transforming what’s possible in field service, and BlueFolder is answering that call. These features are the result of deep platform expertise and a clear vision for where the industry is headed. We’re embedding intelligence throughout the platform because we know it makes our customers more competitive, more efficient, and better positioned to grow,” says Stephen Myslicki, Group President of Field Services.

Availability

Both AI-Powered Customer Summaries and AI-Powered Field Notes Summarization are available now to BlueFolder customers as optional, easy-to-enable features within the platform. They are part of BlueFolder’s growing suite of AI-driven capabilities designed to help field service organizations operate more efficiently and scale with confidence.

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