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Dinesh Chopra was named chief strategy officer at Ally Financial He comes from Citigroup, where he was global head of strategy for retail, mortgage, fintech and digital payments. The Detroit-based lender has about 1,700 workers here, its largest employment base.

Atom Power raised $3 million in a financing that included Next 47, a venture-capital arm of Germany-based Siemens, and ABB's venture-capital unit. Started in 2014 by Ryan Kennedy and Denis Kouroussis, the company makes solid-state circuit breakers for commercial and industrial buildings.

Level Brands is seeking to raise $12 million in an initial public offering. The company develops brands for beauty, fashion. entertainment and...