BUFFALO, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec 17, 2024--
Kickfurther, the leading inventory funding platform for consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies, announced today the appointment of Gregg Gordon as President and Chief Financial Officer. Gordon, a seasoned executive with over 25 years of leadership experience, joins the company as it celebrates a decade of innovation and growth.
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“Gregg’s appointment represents a strategic step forward,” said Sean De Clercq, CEO of Kickfurther. “His proven track record in scaling businesses and driving operational excellence will bring invaluable insights to our team, the businesses we work with, and our marketplace as a whole.”
Gordon brings a wealth of expertise from his tenure at SSRN, a transformative academic publishing platform that he co-founded and later led through its acquisition by Elsevier in 2017. At Elsevier, he served as Managing Director of SSRN and oversaw Knowledge Lifecycle Management, driving innovation, productization, content, and analytics. Prior to SSRN, he held leadership roles at KPMG, another at a public software company, and participated in various entrepreneurial ventures in technology and healthcare. He has spoken around the world and written on transformative business practices, including Standards and Infrastructure for Innovation Data Exchange, Science, and gave a TEDx talk, Trust to the Power of One.
“This is an exciting moment for Kickfurther,” said Gordon. “With its unique Kickfurther Machine Learning Model, (KMM) and dedicated team, the company is positioned to redefine the traditional inventory financing model through its innovative consignment marketplace, driving mutual success.”
In his dual role as President and CFO, Gordon will report to the board of directors and oversee finance, growth, and business development, working alongside De Clercq to further the company’s mission.
About Kickfurther
Kickfurther is the world’s first marketplace inventory funding platform that has provided over $275 million in working capital to small and medium sized product businesses in the US. They are backed by the investors behind Robinhood, Tesla, Twitter, DocuSign, Canva and more.
Gregg Gordon (Photo: Business Wire)
LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Impact player substitute Sameer Rizvi struck a half-century as Delhi Capitals overcame a top-order order collapse and beat Lucknow Super Giants by six wickets in its opening game of the Indian Premier League on Wednesday.
Rizvi anchored Delhi to 145-4 in 17.1 overs with an unbeaten 70 off 47 balls after coming in for Thangarasu Natarajan in the fourth over.
Lucknow had earlier collapsed to 141 all in 18.4 overs after Delhi skipper Axar Patel won the toss on a wicket where fast bowlers found plenty of swing with the new ball.
Delhi ran into early trouble in the chase when it collapsed to 26-4 in the fifth over before Rizvi and Tristan Stubbs (39 not out) of South Africa featured in a match-winning 119-run stand.
“Playing at home, you know the conditions and that helped as my state league takes place here,” Rizvi said. “Stubbs said ‘respect the conditions’ (and) once we were set, we knew we could play our natural game.”
Lokesh Rahul got dismissed on Mohammad Shami’s first ball when he holed out at deep point while going for an extravagant inside shot over the cover, and pace bowler Mohsin Khan found the outside edge of Nitish Rana’s bat.
Fast bowler Prince Yadav then picked up the wickets of Sri Lankan Pathum Nissanka, who skied a mistimed pull to diving wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant, and clean bowled Patel of the next ball before Rizvi and Stubbs revived the chase.
Rizvi was the aggressor of the two, hitting four sixes and five boundaries while Stubbs’ 32-ball knock featured three fours and a six.
Earlier, Lucknow struggled from the onset against the pace of Mukesh Kumar (0-17) in the power play while Lungi Ngidi (3-27) and Natarajan (3-29) intelligently varied their pace.
Pant promoted himself as an opener but was run-out in the third over when Kumar couldn’t hold onto a sharp return catch of Mitchell Marsh, but the ball deflected onto the stumps at the non-striker’s end with Pant out of crease.
“Best way to recover from my dismissal is to ignore it as you can’t control it,” Pant said. "The way we batted, we couldn’t get a partnership for long ... there was enough help with the new ball, but you can’t put pressure on the opposition with 140."
Marsh made 35 off 28 before he holed out to mid-off against Kuldeep Yadav’s (2-31) googly in the 10th over. Ngidi, bowling round the wicket, baffled experienced Nicholas Pooran with a dipping slower ball as the West Indian left-hander tried to flick but missed the line completely and was clean bowled for run-a-ball 8.
Abdul Samad charged briefly and top-scored with 36 off 25 balls before falling to Natarajan in the 18th over as Ngidi polished off the tail quickly with two more slower balls to tailenders Anrich Nortje and Khan.
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Delhi Capitals' Lungi Ngidi, right, celebrates with teammates the dismissal of Lucknow Super Giants' Nicholas Pooran during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Lucknow Super Giants and Delhi Capitals in Lucknow, India, Wednesday, April 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
Delhi Capitals' Lungi Ngidi, right, listens to captain Axar Patel before bowling his next delivery during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Lucknow Super Giants and Delhi Capitals in Lucknow, India, Wednesday, April 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
Delhi Capitals' Sameer Rizvi, right, and batting partner Tristan Stubbs encourage each other during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Lucknow Super Giants and Delhi Capitals in Lucknow, India, Wednesday, April 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
Delhi Capitals' Sameer Rizvi bats during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Lucknow Super Giants and Delhi Capitals in Lucknow, India, Wednesday, April 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
