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ARIANA
GRANDE TO PERFORM AT 10TH ANNUAL
DKMS GALA
EVENT TO
HONOR ANGELINA & MONTE LIPMAN AND DANIELE
& ALEXANDRE BEHRING
THURSDAY,
MAY 5 AT CIPRIANI WALL STREET
Gala will raise funds to delete blood cancer
and encourage bone marrow donor registry
DKMS announced today that international
superstar Ariana Grande will perform at the 10th Annual
DKMS Gala, taking place Thursday, May 5 at Cipriani Wall
Street. DKMS also announced today that the benefit gala will
honor Angelina & Monte Lipman and Daniele & Alexandre
Behring for their continued support and dedication to help
delete blood cancer. The event will raise funds for the
largest bone marrow donor center in the world.
Dr. Angelina Lipman and Monte Lipman are
pillars of the New York philanthropic community. Not only
are they integral to the heartbeat of DKMS, but they also
remain active for other great causes and serve on the board
of TJ Martell
Foundation, Amy
Winehouse Foundation, and recently honored by UJA-Federation
of New York. Dr. Lipman’s experience includes serving
as Professor at the Business School of Columbia University
while also working in the corporate sector. Her forthcoming
literary debut, Blocking
The Noise, is scheduled for release later this year. Mr.
Lipman is the co-founder and chief executive of Republic
Records—the music industry’s #1 label for four consecutive
years according Nielsen’s Soundscan.
Alex Behring is a co-founder and the Managing
Partner of 3G Capital, a global investment firm. Behring
serves as Chairman of Restaurant Brands International since
December 2014, following 3G Capital’s acquisition of Burger
King in October 2010 and subsequent combination with Tim
Hortons in December 2014. Mr. Behring also serves as
Chairman of the Kraft Heinz Company since July 2015,
following Berkshire Hathaway and 3G Capital’s acquisition
H.J. Heinz Company in June 2013 and subsequent combination
with Kraft Foods Group in July 2015. He also serves as a
Director of Anheuser-Busch Inbev since April 2014. Daniele
Giacomazzi Behring is an untiring advocate of the children’s
health cause. Mrs. Behring worked in corporate marketing and
human resources, and complemented her studies at Tavistock
Institute London. In 2011, her ties with Brazil put her in
contact with the work developed by Hospital Pequeno Príncipe
- the biggest pediatrician Hospital in Brazil and the Pelé
Little Prince Research Institute since then, she has been
working to engage Corporations and individuals to the cause
. The Behrings work to help individuals and corporations
become supporters that help in the advance of many of the
institution’s projects related to Health as DKMS.
“We are so thrilled to have the support of
Ariana and can’t wait to see her performance!” stated DKMS
co-founder Katharina Harf. “The efforts and support of the
Lipmans and Behrings over the years also make them overdue
for the recognition they deserve. We’re so pleased both
families could be with us this year so DKMS could give them
the appreciation they deserve.”
GRAMMY® Award-nominated
multiplatinum superstar Ariana Grande stands
out as one of pop’s most powerful voices and influential
modern icons. She consecutively released two
platinum-certified #1 albums on the Billboard Top
200, garnered two GRAMMY® Award
nominations, broke many chart records, covered numerous
magazines, performed and hosted on Saturday
Night Live, and sold out shows all around the world. Her
third full-length album, Dangerous
Woman, releases May 20, 2016 as her influence continues
to expand.
This year also marks the 25th anniversary
of DKMS, whose mission is to continually increase the number
of suitable bone marrow donors. This year’s Corporate
Founding Sponsor is COTY Inc. and COTY Global Ambassador
Georgia May Jagger. Event Honorary Chair members include
interim CEO of COTY Inc., Bart Becht, EVP & CFO of COTY
Inc., Patrice de Talhouet, and Delete Blood Cancer DKMS
Co-Founder Katharina Harf. Katharina and her father, Peter
Harf, founded DKMS in honor of their mother and wife,
Mechtild Harf. Carina Ortel is the Delete Blood Cancer DKMS
Chief Executive Officer.
ABOUT DKMS
Delete Blood Cancer DKMS is part of the
world’s largest network of donor centers. Our mission is to
build the number of suitable bone marrow and stem cell
donors, because we believe that no life should be lost due
to an inability to find a donor match. We have registered
more than 6 million potential donors and facilitated more
than 55,000 transplants around the world. But we’re not
stopping there. We lead the fight against blood cancer by
working with families, communities and organizations to
recruit donors and provide more patients with second chances
at life.
For more information on the 10th Annual
Delete Blood Cancer DKMS Gala please contact Shawn Purdy /
Rachael Trager of Slate PR at (212) 235-6813 or shawn@slate-pr.com / rachael@slate-pr.com.
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