| Name | Title | Contact Details |
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Devin Blank |
Chief Information Security Officer and Global Head of Cyber Security and Compliance | Profile |
Ascend empowers entrepreneurial CPAs to reach their goals with an innovative growth model that brings their firms into the new age. Backed by private equity from people-focused Alpine Investors, Ascend is building a modern platform for regional accounting firms that enables them to stay independent while accessing the resources of a large CPA firm to help them grow. Ascend provides access to growth capital, robust talent acquisition, best-of-breed technology, a catalytic leadership system, shared back-office services, and modernized equity incentives so that firms can surmount todays industry challenges and reach their full potential. Founded in January 2023, the company attained revenues sufficient to qualify it as a Top 100 U.S. accounting firm within six months of operation.
In 2015, an important group of investors alongside a group of experienced professionals in the Reinsurance industry, acquired a majority interest in MBI Americas. Now, XS Global, a well-known regional MGA and Coverholder at Lloyds. The groups footprint and ambitions now encompass the underwriting space, utilizing strong synergies that exist between the groups core business strategy. Our unique structure provides us opportunities to deploy targeted reinsurance capacity both directly to corporates and to retail brokers via expert and locally based underwriters. We are proud to say we invest in talent and our team has proven skills, excellent access, and a proven track record for underwriting profitable business in the Latin America region and beyond.
TD Bank Group is a prominent North American financial services institution, operating as Toronto-Dominion Bank in Canada and TD Bank, N.A. in the U.S. Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, it serves over 27 million customers through a wide range of retail, commercial, and investment banking services. Founded in 1855, TD has become one of Canadas "Big Five" banks and ranks among the top-10 global banks by market capitalization, with assets exceeding C$1.9 trillion. The bank offers various services, including personal and business banking, wealth management, and capital markets. Retail banking services encompass checking and savings accounts, mortgages, and credit cards, while commercial banking includes business loans and cash management. TD also provides investment advisory and insurance products through its wealth management division. With a strong digital presence, TD offers mobile banking and AI-driven financial tools. Its U.S. operations feature over 1,100 branches, emphasizing convenience and tailored solutions for retail customers, small businesses, and institutional clients.
During its 20-plus-year history, MVB Bank has grown from a community bank with 35 employees to a forward-thinking, NASDAQ-listed, Russell 2000® company with more than 400 Team Members living in more than 25 different states. Headquartered in Fairmont, West Virginia, MVB Bank and the Banks subsidiaries, the MVB Community Development Corp., Chartwell Compliance, Paladin and Trabian, provide financial services to individuals and corporate clients in the Mid-Atlantic region and beyond. MVB Financial Corp., the holding company of MVB Bank, is publicly traded on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the ticker "MVBF."
Club Champion is a premier golf club fitting company founded in 2010 and based in Willowbrook, Illinois. With over 140 locations across the United States, Canada, the UK, and Australia, the company specializes in custom golf club fitting and building services. Their goal is to enhance golfers performance by providing tailored solutions that deliver longer and more accurate shots based on individual swing characteristics. The company offers unbiased, tour-quality fittings with access to a vast selection of over 50,000 to 65,000 clubhead, shaft, and grip combinations from more than 65 brands. Each fitting session typically lasts around three and a half hours and utilizes advanced technology, including TrackMan launch monitors and SAM PuttLab systems, to ensure precise measurements. Club Champion assembles custom golf clubs in a centralized facility near Chicago, catering to a diverse clientele that includes both amateur and professional golfers. With a commitment to quality and performance, Club Champion conducts over 100,000 fittings annually, making high-quality custom fitting accessible to a wide range of players.