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Telstra Launches the Telstra Octagon Platform to Speed up Trading Across Eight Global Exchanges

Telstra Launches the Telstra Octagon Platform to Speed up Trading Across Eight Global Exchanges

Telstra Octagon leverages the company’s low latency subsea network, direct exchange connections to support hyper-competitive global asset, currency, commodities and futures trading activities.

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Telstra, a leading global telecommunications and technology company, has announced the launch of the Telstra Octagon, a global financial trading solution that provides organizations with low latency connectivity directly into eight of the world’s most valuable futures and commodities marketplaces.

Designed for multi assets, equities, fixed income, commodities, money markets, forex, futures, and derivatives trading, the Telstra Octagon platform gives organizations the ability to trade faster across key exchanges. Using the Telstra Octagon, organizations can leverage direct connections to access trading floors in the U.S. and Asia-Pacific region, including the CME and ICE exchanges in the U.S. as well Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea and Japan. The state-of-the-art connectivity can help companies speed price discovery, risk analysis, smart order routing, flow and matching, trade execution and settlement.

“The Telstra Octagon was designed to enable global financial trading firms to thrive in the hyper-competitive trading world of today where the difference between success and failure is measured in milliseconds,” said Nicholas Collins, president, Telstra Americas.

The platform provides increased control over trading performance thanks to Telstra’s trans-Pacific subsea cable networks. Telstra owns and operates the largest subsea cable system with more than 250,000 miles of subsea cables globally that connects the world with Asia, currently carrying nearly one-third of all Asia-Pacific internet traffic.

Priority end-to-end access to the networks enables financial and trading organizations to respond to market-moving events as they happen and execute investment strategies across Asian, Australian and U.S. capital markets. Additional benefits include Telstra’s network redundancy, resilience and market access.

Deep technology experience and local support staff throughout Asia enables Telstra to quickly implement a pre-built, yet highly adaptable trading platform that can be specifically customized for each organization.

“These are challenging and unprecedented times for global finance, and we believe that the Telstra Octagon will provide both established and upcoming organizations the ability to trade faster across key exchanges between North America and the dynamic markets in the Asia-Pacific region,” Collins continued.

About Telstra

Telstra is a leading telecommunications and technology company with a proudly Australian heritage and a longstanding, growing international business. We have been operating in the Americas for over 25 years under the Telstra Enterprise division, which provides data and IP transit, internet connectivity, network application services such as unified communications and cloud, and managed services to over 500 businesses in 160 cities in the region. Our products and services are supported by one of the largest fiber optic submarine cable systems reaching Asia-Pacific and beyond, with licenses in Asia, Europe and the Americas, and access to more than 2,000 points-of-presence around the world. Through our unparalleled network reach and reliability as well as market-leading customer service and expertise, we connect businesses in the Americas to some of the world’s fastest growing economies, including China, Southeast Asia, North Asia, and Australia. Think Asia, Think Telstra. For more information, please visit www.telstra.com/americas.

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BTS Recognized as a Great Place to Work-Certified™ Company in 2020

BTS Recognized as a Great Place to Work-Certified™ Company in 2020

STOCKHOLM & SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–BTS Group AB (publ), a world-leading strategy implementation firm, earned the honor Great Place to Work-Certified™. Using validated employee feedback gathered with Great Place to Work’s rigorous, data-driven For All methodology, Certification is a significant achievement that confirms 7 out of 10 employees have a consistently positive experience at BTS. Great Place to Work is the global authority on workplace culture, employee experience and the leadership behaviors proven to deliver market-leading revenue and increased innovation.

“We are thrilled to be Great Place to Work-Certified™,” says Melissa Friedman, Head of People Experience at BTS. “We make employee experience a priority every day and it means a lot that our employees have reported a consistently positive experience with their coworkers, leaders, and jobs. This is important to us because we know that when our employees have a high-trust experience every day, they are more productive, drive better business results and impact with our clients.”

“We congratulate BTS on their Certification,” said Sarah Lewis-Kulin, Vice President of Best Workplace List Research at Great Place to Work. “Organizations that earn their employees’ trust create great workplace cultures that deliver outstanding business results.”

About BTS

BTS is a global professional services firm that enables strategy execution. We provide the skills, tools, and knowledge so people understand how their daily work impacts business results. We are experts in behavior change, care deeply about delivering results, and inspire people to do the best work of their lives. It’s strategy made personal.

BTS is publicly traded on the Nasdaq Stockholm under the symbol BTS B.

To learn more, visit bts.com.

About Great Place to Work®

Great Place to Work® is the global authority on workplace culture. Since 1992, they have surveyed more than 100 million employees around the world, using deep insights to define what makes a great workplace: trust. Great Place to Work helps organizations quantify their culture and produce better business results by creating a high-trust work experience for all employees.

To learn more, visit greatplacetowork.com.

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CMO

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CME Group Announces Launch of New Implied Volatility Indexes

First CVOL offerings to include 10-Year Treasury Note and G5 FX currency pair indexes

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CHICAGO, Nov. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — CME Group, the world’s leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced it began daily publication of a suite of new implied volatility benchmark indexes based on its innovative, proprietary CME Group Volatility Index (CVOL™) methodology. Beginning with eight implied volatility indexes on its 10-Year Treasury Note futures and G5 FX currency pair futures, the CVOL family of indexes will be expanded to include benchmarks across all major asset classes in the first half of 2021.

“Traders already rely on CME Group’s deep and liquid options markets to monitor, hedge against, or express views on volatility across all major asset classes ahead of market-moving events,” said Derek Sammann, CME Group Senior Managing Director and Global Head of Commodities and Options Products. “Our new suite of CME Group Volatility Indexes now make implied volatility information directly available to clients. Going forward, by applying the CVOL methodology to all of our futures benchmarks across asset classes, we will be able to deliver a precise and consistent measure of volatility to market participants, ranging from Fixed Income and FX to Energy, Metals and Agricultural markets.”

The CVOL indexes measure the 30-day forward-looking implied volatility of an underlying futures contract based on the information contained in the prices of CME Group’s robust options on futures markets. The CVOL methodology incorporates every single strike price on the implied volatility curve, not just at-the-money options prices, to calculate a single volatility value called simple variance, which will allow clients to easily track and compare this metric across all available CVOL indexes.

Initially, the daily indexes will be available with two years of historical data on the seven individual treasury and FX volatility indexes, as well as an aggregate G5 FX currency index: 

  • 10-Year Treasury CVOL Index (price and yield volatility indexes)
  • G5 FX CVOL Index
  • EUR/USD CVOL Index
  • GBP/USD CVOL Index
  • JPY/USD CVOL Index
  • AUD/USD CVOL Index
  • CAD/USD CVOL Index

In addition to the index volatility value, clients can access three additional indicators for each of the CVOL benchmark indexes to better understand market sentiment:

  • Up Variance – index on calls only
  • Down Variance – index on puts only
  • Skew – difference between Up Variance and Down Variance

CVOL is a family of benchmarks, designed on the basis of industry best practices and the IOSCO Principles for Financial Benchmarks. CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited (CBA) is the benchmark administrator with Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME Inc.) providing Calculation Agent services.

CME Group Volatility Indexes will be available via our CVOL Index Visualizer tool, powered by QuikStrike and through CME Datamine, with calculations made daily, updated at the end of every trading session. For more information on CVOL indexes and methodology, please visit www.cmegroup.com/cvol.

As a leading and diverse derivatives market operator, CME Group is the parent of four U.S.-based designated contract markets (“DCMs”): Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (“CME”), Board of Trade of the City of Chicago, Inc. (“CBOT”), New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. (“NYMEX”), and the Commodity Exchange, Inc. (“COMEX”) (collectively, the “CME Group Exchanges”). These exchanges offer a wide range of products available cross all major asset classes, including futures and options based on interest rates, equity indexes, foreign exchange, energy, metals and agricultural commodities. CME Group offers futures trading through the CME Globex® electronic trading platform (“Globex”), fixed income trading via BrokerTec, foreign exchange trading on the EBS platform, and central counterparty clearing services through CME Clearing, a division of CME. With a range of pre- and post-trade products and services underpinning the entire lifecycle of a trade, CME Group also offers optimization services through TriOptima and trade processing and reconciliation services through Traiana and RESET. CBA capitalizes on CME Group’s wealth of electronic transaction-based data in the calculation of its indices and benchmarks.

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TILE Shareholder Notification: Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC Notifies Interface, Inc. (TILE) Investors of Class Action and Encourages Shareholders to Contact the Firm

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NEW YORK, Nov. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Attorney Advertising– Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC notifies investors that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Interface, Inc. (“Interface” or “the Company”) (NASDAQ: TILE) and certain of its officers, on behalf of shareholders who purchased or otherwise acquired Interface securities pursuant between March 2, 2018 and September 28, 2020, both dates inclusive (the “Class Period”). Such investors are encouraged to join this case by visiting the firm’s site: www.bgandg.com/tile.         

This class action seeks to recover damages against Defendants for alleged violations of the federal securities laws under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

The complaint alleges that throughout the Class Period, Defendants made materially false and misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Interface had inadequate disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting; (2) consequently, Interface, inter alia, reported artificially inflated income and earnings per share (“EPS”) in 2015 and 2016; (3) Interface and certain of its employees were under investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) with respect to the foregoing issues since at least as early as November 2017, had impeded the SEC’s investigation, and downplayed the true scope of the Company’s wrongdoing and liability with respect to the SEC investigation; and (4) as a result, the Company’s public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.

A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to review a copy of the Complaint you can visit the firm’s site:
www.bgandg.com/tile
 or you may contact Peretz Bronstein, Esq. or his Investor Relations Analyst, Yael Hurwitz of Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC at 212-697-6484. If you suffered a loss in Interface you have until January 11, 2021 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff.  Your ability to share in any recovery doesn’t require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.

Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC is a corporate litigation boutique.  Our primary expertise is the aggressive pursuit of litigation claims on behalf of our clients.  In addition to representing institutions and other investor plaintiffs in class action security litigation, the firm’s expertise includes general corporate and commercial litigation, as well as securities arbitration. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.

Contact:

Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC
Peretz Bronstein or Yael Hurwitz
212-697-6484
[email protected]

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GVC Holdings Appoints Lycka To Lead U.S. Regulatory, Responsible Gambling Initatives

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TRENTON, N.J., Nov. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — GVC Holdings PLC (LSE: GVC), one of the world’s largest sports betting and gaming groups, has named Martin Lycka Senior Vice President for American Regulatory Affairs and Responsible Gambling.  In this role, Lycka will be responsible for expanding GVC’s licensing and regulatory structure in the U.S. and underscoring the company’s commitments to responsible gambling, sports integrity and regulatory compliance.

Lycka will also lead regulatory affairs in Canada and support GVC’s Latin America regulatory strategy as the company looks to establish state-regulated offerings in these regions. He will continue his role as trustee of the GVC Foundation and the GVC Foundation US and will relocate to the United States early next year.

Based in the United Kingdom, with licenses in more than 20 countries, GVC Holdings PLC is one of the world’s largest sports-betting and gaming groups, operating both online and in the retail sector. The Group employs more than 24,000 people in 20 offices across five continents. In the U.S. the Group operates BetMGM, a joint venture with MGM Resorts, created to capitalize on the opportunities presented by the regulation of sports betting and gaming.

GVC Foundation US is a first-of-its-kind nonprofit dedicated to promoting responsible gambling, sports integrity and corporate compliance in the U.S.  The GVC Foundation US coordinates GVC’s global corporate social responsibility initiatives with a specific approach to American issues and donates to non-profit organizations with comparable causes.

“The United States presents a tremendous opportunity for GVC Holdings as more states embrace sports gaming in robust and transparent regulatory structures,” Lycka explained. “GVC and the GVC Foundation US are at the forefront of this development, demonstrating our commitment to regulatory compliance, sports integrity and responsible gambling.  I look forward to leading these programs in the U.S. and Canada.”

Rob Hoskin, GVC Holdings’ chief governance officer, said, “Martin has already made great strides in his regulatory duties, bringing responsibility, sporting integrity and effective regulation to life in the U.S.  Martin’s new role is further evidence of our commitment to the strong and growing U.S. market and our ambition to lead this growth.”

Lycka, 38, has served as director of regulatory affairs at GVC Holdings since 2018, responsible for licensing and regulatory compliance across GVC’s operations in 20 countries.  He is also a trustee of the GVC Foundation and the GVC Foundation US.  Lycka has been an in-house legal and regulatory counsel to global online gambling operators for more than 11 years. 

He serves as a member of the Advisory Board to the National Council on Problem Gambling, the Responsible Gaming Committee of iDEA Growth, and the Gaming Law Advisory Board for the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) William S. Boyd School of Law.  He is also a board member of the European Gaming and Betting Association.   

Lycka’s US achievements were recently recognized by The Innovation Group, organizers of the Emerging Leaders of Gaming program, and Global Gaming Business Magazine when they announced the winners of the Emerging Leaders of Gaming “40 Under 40,” a program that recognizes young professionals making significant impacts in the US gaming industry.

Prior to starting his career in the gambling industry, Lycka worked with inter alia Salans Europe LLP and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic.  He graduated from the Prague Law Faculty and earned a LLM degree from the College of Europe in Bruges, Belgium, as well as a LLB degree from the University of Law London.  He has authored or co-authored more than 80 academic articles and three books.

In addition to its joint venture with MGM Resorts in the U.S., GVC Holdings also owns a comprehensive portfolio of established brands. Its sports brands include bwin, Coral, Crystalbet, Eurobet, Ladbrokes, Neds International and Sportingbet. Its games brands include CasinoClub, Foxy Bingo, Gala, Gioco Digitale, partypoker and PartyCasino. The Group also owns proprietary technology across all of its core product verticals and, in addition to its B2C operations, provides services to third-party customers on a B2B basis.

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Infortrend EonStor CS Scale-out NAS supports RDMA

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TAIPEI, Nov. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Infortrend® Technology, Inc. (TWSE: 2495), the industry-leading enterprise storage provider, has implemented RDMA for internal networks of EonStor CS scale-out NAS to boost the overall cluster performance. Among the applications that can fully take advantage of the technology there are big data analysis, massive parallel high-performance computing (HPC), and machine learning.  

EonStor CS is a scale-out NAS system. By adding more CS nodes, enterprises can get a high performance and high capacity cluster system with up to 100+ GBps Read/Write speed and more than 100PB of storage for the needs of future data growth. Scale-out expansion offers an easier and more cost-effective way of managing growing data while reducing consequent performance bottlenecks. CS also simplifies data management by integrating data from all nodes into one cluster system.

As a cluster system, CS nodes use internal network for nodes intercommunication. Infortrend implements Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA) for cluster internal network communications to significantly improve the CS cluster performance by up to 30%. For preventing data loss and ensuring data protection, CS is designed with support of node protection Erasure Code and Replica modes which are also executed between nodes via cluster internal network. With RDMA support, CS nodes’ CPU are offloaded from data copies, and this allows cluster nodes to perform data I/O workloads directly through the memory (‘zero-copy networking’ feature). With lowered CPU load, significantly shortened network latency, and higher bandwidth, CS RDMA cluster system boosts network and host performance by leveraging its CPU for processing massive data I/O and increases IOPS.

“Enterprises can now experience higher performance gains and lowered I/O latency of EonStor CS scale-out NAS cluster. RDMA allows to bypass CPU and release its resources for applications requiring high IOPS and HPC processing massive amounts of data,” said Frank Lee, Senior Director of Product Planning.

Learn more about
EonStor CS scale-out NAS

About Infortrend

Infortrend (TWSE: 2495) has been developing and manufacturing storage solutions since 1993. With a strong emphasis on in-house design, testing, and manufacturing, Infortrend storage delivers performance and scalability with the latest standards, user friendly data services, personal after-sales support, and unrivaled value. For more information, please visit www.infortrend.com

Infortrend® and EonStor® are trademarks or registered trademarks of Infortrend Technology, Inc.; other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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S&P Global to Present at the J.P. Morgan Ultimate Services Investor Conference on November 19, 2020

Session will be Webcast

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NEW YORK, Nov. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Chip Merritt, Senior Vice President of Investor Relations for S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI), will participate in the virtual J.P. Morgan Ultimate Services Investor Conference on November 19. Mr. Merritt is scheduled to speak from 3:25 p.m. to 3:55 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time). The “fireside chat” will be webcast and may include forward-looking information.

Webcast Instructions:  Live and Replay
The webcast (audio-only) will be available live and in replay through the Company’s Investor Relations website http://investor.spglobal.com/Investor-Presentations (please copy and paste URL into web browser). The webcast replay will be available approximately 24 hours after the end of the presentation and will remain accessible for 30 days, ending on December 18, 2020. Any additional information presented during the session will be made available on the Company’s Investor Presentations web page.

About S&P Global
S&P Global is the world’s foremost provider of credit ratings, benchmarks and analytics in the global capital and commodity markets, offering ESG solutions, deep data, and insights on critical business factors. We’ve been providing essential intelligence that unlocks opportunity, fosters growth, and accelerates progress for more than 160 years. Our divisions include S&P Global Ratings, S&P Global Market Intelligence, S&P Dow Jones Indices, and S&P Global Platts. For more information, visit www.spglobal.com.

Investor Relations:  http://investor.spglobal.com

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CONTACTS

Investor Relations:

Chip Merritt

Senior Vice President, Investor Relations
(212) 438-4321 (office)
[email protected]

News Media:

Christopher Krantz

Lead, Communications
+44 20 7176 0060 (office)
[email protected]

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Genpact to Participate in Upcoming Investor Conference

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NEW YORK, Nov. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Genpact (NYSE: G) today announced that Ed Fitzpatrick, chief financial officer, will present at the virtual J.P. Morgan Ultimate Services Investor Conference 2020. 

The discussion will begin at 2:05 pm ET on Thursday, November 19, 2020 and last for approximately 30 minutes. A live audio webcast and replay will be accessible for 30 days in the event and presentation section of Genpact’s investor relations website at https://www.genpact.com/investors.

About Genpact
Genpact (NYSE: G) is a global professional services firm that makes business transformation real. We drive digital-led innovation and digitally-enabled intelligent operations for our clients, guided by our experience running thousands of processes primarily for Global Fortune 500 companies. We think with design, dream in digital, and solve problems with data and analytics.  Combining our expertise in end-to-end operations and our AI-based platform, Genpact Cora, we focus on the details – all 90,000+ of us. From New York to New Delhi and more than 30 countries in between, we connect every dot, reimagine every process, and reinvent companies’ ways of working. We know that reimagining each step from start to finish creates better business outcomes. Whatever it is, we’ll be there with you – accelerating digital transformation to create bold, lasting results – because transformation happens here. Get to know us at Genpact.com and on LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube, and Facebook.

Contacts:

Investors

Roger Sachs, CFA

+1 (203) 808-6725


[email protected]

Media

Michael Schneider

+1 (217) 260-5041


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Diageo North America Honors Veterans Day With Employees and Community Partners Assembling 10,000 Care Packages from Home for Deployed Military

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NEW YORK, Nov. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — To honor Veterans Day this year, Diageo North America employees assembled 10,000 care packages from their homes for American military heroes serving overseas. This initiative contributed to the Crown Royal Purple Bag Project, which packs essentials, personal care items and handwritten notes in the brand’s iconic purple bags and sends them to our troops as a symbol of generosity. After over a decade of supporting the military, Crown Royal recently celebrated a momentous milestone and packed its one millionth purple bag.

The Diageo employee packing party event, now in its fifth year, was originally created to show appreciation for those serving in the military. This year, it was held virtually for the first time and featured a fireside chat with Debra Crew, President of Diageo North America and US Army Veteran, and special guests from the company’s non-profit partners and community, including Packages From Home, iPads for Soldiers and the Kappa Epsilon Psi (KEΨ) Military Sorority. Hundreds of employees joined the celebration and volunteered by packing bags with essentials, decorating care packages with uplifting pictures and messages or writing letters.

“This year has been unlike any other and, as a veteran myself, it makes me very proud to continue this tradition of honor at Diageo and show our gratitude to all those who serve our country,” said Crew. “We had an overwhelming response from our employees, many of whom included their families in the virtual packing this year. I can tell you from experience that the generosity and enthusiasm of our team and charitable partners makes an enormous connection and positive impact with the military community.”

As in previous years, Diageo partnered with non-profit organizations such as Packages from Home, the official charity partner of the Crown Royal Purple Bag Project, and iPads for Soldiers, an organization that provides iPads to soldiers in battle and wounded warriors as morale boosters and key elements in the recovery process.

To support veterans and active duty personnel in ways that make a direct and meaningful impact on their lives and the lives of their families, the company developed the Diageo Salutes the Troops program. In addition to the year-round community service events and charitable donations of this program, other efforts conducted by the company in appreciation of the military community include:

  • Through Diageo’s Learning Skills for Life program, the company partnered with the Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management at the University of Houston to support military veterans by offering technical and life skills-based training. The Learning Skills for Life program provides free learning and career opportunities within the hospitality industry to people who don’t have access to proper training.
  • The Veterans and Friends of Veterans Business Resource Group is a group created by employees committed to making Diageo a great place to work for all those who have served.
  • The Veteran Buddy System, launched by Veterans and Friends of Veterans at Diageo North America, assists newly-hired veterans in their transition from active duty service to working life at Diageo.

To learn more about Diageo’s work, including its company values and brands with purpose, visit www.diageo.com.

About Diageo
Diageo is a global leader in beverage alcohol with an outstanding collection of brands including Johnnie Walker, Crown Royal, Bulleit and Buchanan’s whiskies, Smirnoff, Cîroc and Ketel One vodkas, Captain Morgan, Baileys, Don Julio, Tanqueray and Guinness.

Diageo is listed on both the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: DEO) and the London Stock Exchange (LSE: DGE) and our products are sold in more than 180 countries around the world. For more information about Diageo, our people, our brands, and performance, visit us at www.diageo.com. Visit Diageo’s global responsible drinking resource, www.DRINKiQ.com, for information, initiatives, and ways to share best practice. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram for news and information about Diageo North America: @Diageo_NA.

About Crown Royal
Crown Royal Canadian Whisky is the number-one selling Canadian whisky brand in the world and has a tradition as long and distinctive as its taste. Specially blended to commemorate a grand tour of Canada made by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of Great Britain in 1939, Crown Royal’s smooth, elegant flavor and gift-worthy presentation reflect its regal origins – it is considered the epitome of Canadian whisky.  For more information, visit www.crownroyal.com. Crown Royal encourages all consumers to please enjoy responsibly.

Media contact:

Luis Carlos Rabago, Diageo
[email protected] 
(203) 690.0860

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American Girl® to Auction Off Three One-of-a-Kind Collector Dolls Made With Thousands of Swarovski® Crystals

American Girl® to Auction Off Three One-of-a-Kind Collector Dolls Made With Thousands of Swarovski® Crystals

100% of Net Proceeds will Benefit First Responders Children’s Foundation

Mattel and American Girl Donate more than $1,000,000 in Toys to First Responders Children’s Foundation Toy Express

MIDDLETON, Wis.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–American Girl, the beloved brand known for helping girls grow up with confidence and character, and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mattel® (NASDAQ: MAT), today announced it has again teamed up with Swarovski® crystals to create three stunning one-of-a-kind collector dolls just in time for the holidays. The gorgeous gowns and complementary accessories took Swarovski couturiers over 330 hours to design and hand embellish more than 5,000 Swarovski crystals and crystal beads in 24 colors. The American Girl Collector dolls will be auctioned off starting today through November 25, 2020, at Americangirl.com/auction. Receiving 100% of the auction net proceeds is First Responders Children’s Foundation Toy Express program, designed to spread joy to children of first responders across America during the 2020 holiday season. The bidding for each American Girl Collector doll starts at $5,000.

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American Girl teamed up with Swarovski crystals to create three one-of-a-kind collector dolls. The dolls are up for auction starting today through November 25 on americangirl.com, with 100% of net proceeds to benefit First Responders Children's Foundation. (Photo: Business Wire)

American Girl teamed up with Swarovski crystals to create three one-of-a-kind collector dolls. The dolls are up for auction starting today through November 25 on americangirl.com, with 100% of net proceeds to benefit First Responders Children’s Foundation. (Photo: Business Wire)

In addition, Mattel and American Girl are donating more than $1,000,000 in retail value of toys to the foundation’s Toy Express program, including American Girl’s renowned 18” dolls and other popular Mattel products from Hot Wheels®, Barbie® and Mega Bloks®. The toys will be distributed to thousands of first responder families nationwide through the end of the year.

“As the holidays approach, we know it’s more important than ever to show our gratitude to our country’s dedicated First Responders who have contributed and sacrificed so much to help our friends, families, and communities this year,” said Jamie Cygielman, General Manager of American Girl. “We’re pleased to donate the proceeds of these three exquisite one-of-a-kind 2020 collector dolls, plus thousands of Mattel toys, to First Responders Children’s Foundation to say thank you to these hard-working frontline heroes and bring some much-needed holiday sparkle to their children and families.”

“Thank you, Mattel and American Girl for the generous donation of thousands of toys to The First Responders Children’s Foundation Toy Express. And for selecting First Responders Children’s Foundation (FRCF) as the beneficiary charity of proceeds from the auction of the exclusive American Girl Collector dolls. Because of this partnership, First Responders Children’s Foundation Toy Express will bring joy to children across the nation during this holiday season,” said Jillian Crane, President of First Responders Children’s Foundation. “First Responders Children’s Foundation Toy Express will be gifting toys to children of first responders who are on the frontlines of COVID-19. We will also be delivering toys to first responder agencies and hospitals to share with children in their communities. FRCF supports nurses, firefighters, police officers, EMTs, paramedics, medical personnel, and 911 dispatchers who risk their health every day in selfless service to their local communities across the country.”

One of the three American Girl Collector dolls will be on display at the company’s flagship retail stores in New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles through December 10, 2020. The highest bidder will then receive their one-of-a-kind doll in a special display case via white glove delivery. The three collector dolls feature the following details:

2020 American Girl Sweet as a Rose Collector Doll

This stunning brunette doll is decked out in a petal pink ballet-style ballgown blooming with delicate organza rosettes. Each flower is individually adorned with Swarovski crystals, and the intricately beaded bodice and satin overskirt shimmer with more than 1,000 crystals and beads, making the doll sparkle no matter which way it spins. This exclusive outfit was completely hand-embellished by Swarovski couturiers; and includes a one-of-a-kind, crystal-encrusted tiara plus sparkling bracelets and earrings. The Sweet as a Rose doll is on display at American Girl Place-Chicago on Michigan Avenue.

2020 American Girl Boho Chic Collector Doll

With long honey-colored curls and an empire-waist gown, this elegant doll sparkles with modern bohemian flair. The ice-blue bell-sleeved dress has 2,200 hand-appliquéd Swarovski crystals and crystal beads, creating the dress’s spectacularly sparkly wavelike design. The sheer organza overlay is adorned with a web of metallic blue fibers for extra shimmer. The look also includes a beautiful matching tiara and earrings. The Boho Chic doll is on display at American Girl Place-Los Angeles at The Grove retail and entertainment complex.

2020 American Girl Fuchsia Feathers Collector Doll

This glamorous one-of-a-kind ballgown and accessories feature lavish layers of fuchsia, pink, and pewter feathers on the full skirt, creating an ombre effect that beautifully sets off the doll’s long black hair. The fuchsia satin bodice is embellished with 1,400 colorful Swarovski crystals and crystal beads. Strands of sparkling crystals and beads adorn the matching tiara and earrings, as well as peek out from the feathered skirt, so the doll glitters from head to toe. The Fuchsia Feathers doll is on display at American Girl Place-New York at 75 Rockefeller Plaza.

Eric Russack, Managing Director of Swarovski North America stated, “We’re thrilled to once again partner with American Girl to create this year’s bespoke collectible dolls and adding the Swarovski sparkle to their exclusive 2020 American Girl Holiday Collector Dolls. Our goal this holiday season is to make imaginations sparkle and who better to do that with than American Girl! And this year, we’re extremely proud to support First Responders Children’s Foundation and their work to support the children of our dedicated frontline heroes.”

To place your bid for the one-of-a-kind 2020 American Girl Collector dolls, visit Americangirl.com/auction. All of American Girl’s holiday products are available now at AmericanGirl.com and at American Girl stores nationwide.

ABOUT AMERICAN GIRL

American Girl is a premium brand for girls and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ:MAT, www.mattel.com), a leading global children’s entertainment company that specializes in the design and production of quality toys and consumer products. Headquartered in Middleton, WI, American Girl offers an inspiring world of dolls, content, and experiences that nourish a girl’s spirit and help develop her strength of character. Best-selling lines include Truly Me™, Girl of the Year™, Bitty Baby®, WellieWishers™, and American Girl’s classic historical characters. The company sells products through its award-winning catalogue, on americangirl.com, in its proprietary U.S. experiential retail stores, as well as at specialty retailers nationwide. By inspiring girls to be their best, American Girl has earned the loyalty of millions and the praise and trust of parents and educators. Connect with American Girl on:

Facebook: @americangirl

Twitter: @American_Girl

Instagram: @americangirlbrand

Pinterest: agofficial

YouTube: American Girl

ABOUT FIRST RESPONDERS CHILDREN’S FOUNDATION

For the past 19 years, First Responders Children’s Foundation has been providing college scholarships to children of first responders who have lost a parent in the line of duty. The Foundation also awards grants to families enduring significant financial hardship and supports programs operated by law enforcement organizations whose purpose is to benefit children or the community in which they live. As COVID-19 continues to infect communities across the nation, the need for grants within the first responder community continues to grow, and the Foundation has set a fundraising goal of $200 million to meet the projected needs of first responders. In response to the growing need, the Foundation launched the COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund to help “Give More Grants” to first responders. More information can be found at www.1strcf.org. Follow First Responders Children’s Foundation on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @1strcf.

ABOUT SWAROVSKI CRYSTALS

Swarovski has been the premium brand for the world’s finest crystals since 1895, with products using genuine crystals from Swarovski identifiable by a specially created seal. With more than a hundred years’ experience of high-quality craftsmanship and mastery in cutting, Swarovski produces light-filled crystals of breathtaking range and brilliance. Sought by designers, creators, and innovators throughout the world of design, these exquisite, on-trend elements exert a sparkling allure, evoking deeply-felt individual responses in all whose lives they touch.

Instagram: @swarovskiforprofessionals

Facebook: @swarovski

YouTube: @swarovski

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American Girl teamed up with Swarovski crystals to create three one-of-a-kind collector dolls. The dolls are up for auction starting today through November 25 on americangirl.com, with 100% of net proceeds to benefit First Responders Children’s Foundation. (Photo: Business Wire)