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Business Upturn
2 days ago
- Business
- Business Upturn
Water Tower Research (WTR) Adds Paul Meeks as Managing Director
St. Petersburg, FL, June 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Water Tower Research LLC ( is modernizing IR with a powerfully differentiated ecosystem of investor relations services, research-driven content and communications, and investor engagement. Water Tower Research is pleased to announce that Paul Meeks has joined the firm as Managing Director. Shawn Severson, WTR CEO and Co-Founder, said, 'We are pleased to welcome Paul to Water Tower Research as the newest member of our expanding Technology Team. Paul brings deep expertise in investment management and a distinguished track record of insight into the technology sector. His perspective will further strengthen our already outstanding team, joining Dr. John Roy and Kunal Madhukar in delivering industry-leading research and thought leadership. As we continue to grow our coverage across dynamic and innovative technology companies, Paul's contributions will be instrumental in broadening our reach and delivering even greater value to investors. At Water Tower Research, our mission is to democratize access to high-quality equity research—helping all investors uncover new opportunities and understand the key trends, companies, and catalysts shaping the future of tech.' Paul Meeks is a Managing Director on the Technology team at Water Tower Research. He brings more than 30 years of buy-side experience to WTR as an institutional investment analyst, portfolio manager, research director, and chief investment officer. Paul is widely recognized for having launched and managed $8 billion in technology funds for Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, among the largest technology-focused funds during the dot-com era. The fund was acquired by BlackRock in 2006. He has also held management positions with Jurika and Voyles, NMH Advisors, and Saturna Capital. Paul started his career at Trinity Investment Management in Boston. He currently holds management positions with Harvest Portfolio Management and 17 Asset Management. Paul is also a well-respected commentator and recognized technology expert. He has appeared weekly on air in the business media to 'talk tech' since 1995 and is recognized as CNBC's 'Tech Guru'. Paul also hosts 'Tech Tune-Up with Paul Meeks' each week on Benzinga's YouTube channel. Over the last 20 years, Paul has also served as an adjunct or full-time professor of finance and accounting at three universities, most recently at The Citadel's Baker School of Business where he raised $2 million for and was faculty advisor to the Student Managed Investment Fund. Paul earned bachelor's degrees in history and political science from Williams College and holds an MM (MBA) from the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University. He is a CFA charterholder and a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA). About Water Tower Research Water Tower Research is modernizing Investor Relations through research-driven communications and Investor Engagement. Sound investment research begins with good information. At WTR, we help companies and investors connect by creating expert information flow and strategies that are the foundation of a successful modern investor relations platform. Our analysts and capital markets professionals bring decades of unrivaled Wall Street experience and insight to a new digital world of investor communications and engagement. Our research and investor content is distributed across traditional research aggregators like Bloomberg, FactSet, etc., proprietary direct distribution lists, social media, search engines, and our website. As a result, every institutional and retail investor has equal access to our high-quality company research. Our mission is to help companies take control of their IR program and proactively reach investors while bringing investors a consistent flow of quality information to help them understand our clients' businesses, industries, and the investment opportunities they present. Disclaimer: The above press release comes to you under an arrangement with GlobeNewswire. Business Upturn takes no editorial responsibility for the same.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Linux Foundation Wins Not-For-Profit and Education Team of the Year at 2025 World Trademark Review Industry Awards
Legal team earns accolade for community-first trademark governance in open source SAN FRANCISCO, June 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization enabling mass innovation through open source, today announced it has been named Not-For-Profit and Education Team of the Year at the 2025 World Trademark Review (WTR) Industry Awards. This recognition highlights the Linux Foundation's essential role in protecting the trust, security, and long-term viability of open source software used around the world. Open source software has become the foundation of global digital infrastructure. From operating systems to AI applications, the world runs on open source. As such, the threat of trademark misuse poses a growing risk to the security and sustainability of these critical technologies. The Linux Foundation plays a critical role in protecting more than 1,000 open source projects and communities worldwide. The Foundation's legal team works with projects to identify and mitigate risk, providing brand governance strategies that ensure the credibility and resilience of the open source ecosystem. These actions are essential to the widespread adoption and security of the software supply chain. "We're honored to be recognized by WTR for our ongoing commitment to responsible legal stewardship in open source," said Daniel Scales, Chief Brand Counsel at the Linux Foundation. "Open source adoption is growing, and global organizations are seeing higher business value from open source year after year, making our legal team's role in safeguarding the identity and integrity of open source projects more important than ever." The WTR Industry Awards spotlight the world's leading in-house trademark teams and individuals. The Linux Foundation was nominated alongside top nonprofits, including American Red Cross, American Retirement Association, Rotary International and International Association of Better Business Bureaus. For more on the Linux Foundation's effort to defend open source, check out our blog. To learn more about the Linux Foundation, please visit: About the Linux FoundationThe Linux Foundation is the world's leading home for collaboration on open source software, hardware, standards, and data. Linux Foundation projects are critical to the world's infrastructure, including Linux, Kubernetes, LF Decentralized Trust, ONAP, OpenChain, OpenSSF, PyTorch, RISC-V, SPDX, Zephyr, and more. The Linux Foundation focuses on leveraging best practices and addressing the needs of contributors, users, and solution providers to create sustainable models for open collaboration. For more information, please visit us at For a list of trademarks of the Linux Foundation, please see its trademark usage page: Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. Media ContactAllison StokesThe Linux Foundationpr@ View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE The Linux Foundation
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Cadillac unveils Wayne Taylor Racing's Le Mans livery
Cadillac unveiled the livery in which the Wayne Taylor Racing squad will make its maiden assault on the Le Mans 24 Hours next month. WTR's solo V-Series.R LMDh entered for the double-points round of the World Endurance Championship on 14-15 June will be backed by oil company Mobil 1. Advertisement The primary sponsorship by Mobil 1 of the Cadillac WTR Hypercar class entry follows the extension earlier this year of the partnership between Cadillac's new full-season representative in the WEC, the British Jota team which has moved across from running a pair of customer Porsche 963 LMDhs. It takes the place of DEX Imaging, the sponsor of WTR's two-car assault on the IMSA SportsCar Championship this year. The car was given a shakedown in its new livery at the Putnam Park circuit near Indianapolis last Friday prior to its shipment to Europe. The #101 WTR Caddy, to be raced by team founder Wayne Taylor's sons Ricky and Jordan and Filipe Albuquerque, is one of two additional entries from the General Motors brand at Le Mans this year. Advertisement It is joining Action Express Racing, which like WTR competes full time in IMSA. Action Express raced at Le Mans alongside Chip Ganassi Racing, which represented Cadillac in the WEC in 2023-24. Manufacturers contesting the full WEC are allowed to file additional entries for Le Mans, but do not score points with the extra cars. Mobil 1 strategic global alliance manager Tony Esposito said: 'This new livery reflects what our work with Cadillac is all about – performance, passion and pushing boundaries. 'We're thrilled to see it come to life on track at Le Mans, where our legacy in motorsport continues.' Jota's cars will retain the usual livery Jota's cars will retain the usual livery Paul Foster Paul Foster Advertisement Jota's pair of #12 and #38, will continue in the livery in which they have contested the opening three rounds of this year's WEC. The Action Express car, entered under the Cadillac Whelen banner, will run in the same colours as at Le Mans last year and with the race number #311 again. WTR is going to Le Mans for the first time with an impressive pedigree in North American endurance racing. It won the Daytona 24 Hours four times in five years between 2017 and 2021 with Cadillac and, in the last of those seasons, Acura, as well claiming Sebring 12 Hours victories with both manufacturers. Advertisement Wayne Taylor has made no secret that his desire to take a team he established in 2007 to Le Mans was one of the reasons for his return to the GM fold for this season after four years with Honda brand Acura in IMSA. He contested the race 13 times as a driver between 1987 and 2002, scoring a fourth on debut in the Kremer-run Porsche 962C and an LMP1 class victory driving a Doyle-Risi Racing Ferrari 333SP in 1998. To read more articles visit our website.
