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      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Expert Series: Capital Allocation and Investment - Driving Strategy (Friday, November 06, 2026)</title>
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&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Join us on January 23 as we welcome Lodis Forum member, Pinky Raina, CFO for Ideal Industries, for an Expert Series discussion on Capital Allocation and Investment - Driving Strategy.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 25px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About the Speaker:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Pinky Raina joined the IDEAL team as CFO in October 2023 bringing with her over 20 years of global experience across diverse industries including manufacturing, sports, entertainment, and professional services. She is a team builder and talent developer adept at coaching, mentoring, and leading high performing teams through ambiguous, quickly evolving environments. Pinky’s career has demonstrated a track record in leading finance and operations transformation, strategy development, M&amp;amp;A, risk assessment, operations, and Core IT. She also brings corporate governance experience through her work with boards, including audit and finance committees.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Most recently, Pinky was the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer at US Soccer Federation, a sports, media, and entertainment company. She formerly held leadership positions with IDEX and Marmon Holdings in the manufacturing and industrial sector.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Pinky received her BA from Rhodes College and her MBA from the University of Memphis. She received her CPA in Tennessee.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;

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