Executive Appointment

HOUSTON – October 30, 2026 -- KLX Energy Services Holdings (NASDAQ: KLXE) has appointed investor Franklin S. Edmonds, Jr. and former Hi-Crush CEO E. Dirk Hallen as independent directors, replacing John Collins and Tom McCaffrey, who resigned from the board.

Both new directors will sit on the Nominating and Governance Committee. Edmonds also joins the Audit Committee, and Hallen joins the Compensation Committee.

KLX pairs a capital-allocation specialist with an oilfield-services operator

CEO Chris Baker said Edmonds' background in investments, capital allocation and governance and Hallen's oilfield services, operational and strategic experience would bring "complementary perspectives" as KLX executes its strategy. Baker credited the departing directors with guiding the company through the Covid era and what he called a "transformational capital rebalancing."

NEW YORK – October 30, 2026 -- Shutterstock, Inc. (NYSE: SSTK) has appointed founder and Chairman Jon Oringer as Chief Executive Officer and canceled its third-quarter 2026 earnings conference call, scheduled for November 5, while it evaluates its strategic direction and priorities.

Oringer returns as CEO six years after stepping down

Oringer founded Shutterstock in 2003 and served as CEO until 2020. He remains Chairman of the Board. In the CEO role, he will focus on long-term strategy, strategic investments and future opportunities. Both appointments took effect October 28.

Oringer said that AI is "fundamentally reshaping the creative industry" and that the pace of change is accelerating. He said he sees an opportunity to evolve the business and deliver more value to customers and contributors.

Amsterdam – October 29, 2026 -- Lapsi Health, the Dutch clinical AI company behind the Keikku platform, has appointed Fabia Tetteroo-Bueno, former Senior Vice President and General Manager of Philips Latin America, to its Board of Directors. She will guide Lapsi's strategy and partnerships as Keikku scales across the region.

First woman to lead Philips in Latin America joins the board

Born in Brazil, Tetteroo-Bueno built her career across three continents at Royal Philips. In 2020 she became head of Philips Latin America, the first woman to lead the company in the region, and steered its healthcare strategy through the COVID-19 pandemic. She later held senior global commercial roles, including Head of Global Sales for the Software business.

MIAMI BEACH – October 29, 2026 -- USA Sports Medicine has appointed Michael Holland, a healthcare finance executive with almost 30 years of experience, as President and Chief Financial Officer to steer capital strategy for its 25-location Florida network.

Holland will work alongside founder and CEO Dr. Matthew Cooper and VP Kevin Mills. His remit covers financial strategy, infrastructure, strategic partnerships and entry into new markets.

Palm Beach County adds five clinics in 2026

The Miami-based operator opened five locations in Palm Beach County this year. Holland said the sites are already exceptionally busy. The company also runs clinics inside private clubs, luxury residential communities and fitness destinations across Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties.

Cooper described the mandate as ensuring the business behind the brand is built to grow for decades.

CHICAGO – October 29, 2026 -- Oath CPAs PLLC, the audit arm of venture-backed fintech Oath Verified, has formed a Quality Advisory Board and named Sara Lord, former chair of the AICPA's Auditing Standards Board, as its founding member, just months after the firm launched its audit practice on May 28, 2026.

Oath describes the voluntary move as rare for an early-stage company. The board will provide external perspectives on the firm's audit methods and quality management, and will advise Oath CPAs PLLC, the separate legal entity that delivers Oath's audit services.

Austin – October 29, 2026 -- National Veterinary Associates (NVA) Vice President of Science and Clinical Advancement Tracy Hill, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (SAIM), has been named to Morris Animal Foundation's FY27 Feline Scientific Advisory Board (SAB). The appointment extends her clinical research work beyond NVA's network of more than 1,200 general practice, specialty and emergency veterinary hospitals.

Hill will review and score feline health grant proposals

As a board member, Hill will review and score grant proposals so that Morris Animal Foundation can identify scientifically rigorous, humane research with the potential to advance feline health and welfare. Expert review directs research funding toward studies that address knowledge gaps and ultimately inform veterinary care.

Chicago – October 29, 2026 -- Chainsight, an AI-native supply chain consulting firm, has appointed Tom Lin, a data and AI executive with more than 25 years of experience, as Managing Partner of Data & AI. The hire expands the firm's analytics and AI capabilities for manufacturers, distributors and retailers.

Lin most recently served as Senior Vice President of Consulting at Wavicle Data Solutions, which was acquired by Deloitte. There he led industry practices delivering data and AI solutions to manufacturing and distribution customers.

Lin will build Chainsight's Data & AI Practice around five service lines

The practice combines data strategy, engineering, governance, advanced analytics and AI enablement. Chainsight is prioritizing four supply chain applications: demand forecasting, inventory optimization, supplier intelligence and integrated business planning.

RALEIGH – – October 29, 2026 -- Bandwidth Inc. (NASDAQ: BAND) has elected Chip Schroeder, a former Silver Lake managing director, to its board of directors. The appointment, effective Oct. 28, 2026, expands the board to six members, four of whom are independent.

Schroeder spent more than a decade at Silver Lake advising portfolio leadership teams

Schroeder worked in Silver Lake's Menlo Park and New York offices and rose to managing director. He advised portfolio company leaders on strategic growth, capital allocation and long-term value creation.

His investment and board experience covers large technology and technology-enabled businesses in digital infrastructure, fintech, software and entertainment. At Silver Lake he sat on the boards of Blackhawk Network, Cast & Crew, Clubessential Holdings, Oak View Group and Shadowbox Studios, among others.

NEW YORK – October 29, 2026 -- Havas has promoted W. Joe DeMiero to CEO of Havas North America, Creative and Media, effective immediately, placing both its creative and media networks in the region under a single leader.

DeMiero reports jointly to the global heads of both networks

DeMiero reports to Donna Murphy, Global CEO of Havas Creative Network, and Peter Mears, Global CEO of Havas Media Network. His remit covers senior leadership across both networks in North America, with a mandate to strengthen collaboration and help clients access the full range of Havas' expertise.

HERNDON, Va. – October 29, 2026 -- Akima, a federal contractor with 11,000 employees, has appointed Michael Teegardin as Vice President of Marketing & Communications, giving him enterprise-wide responsibility for brand, marketing and communications strategy.

Teegardin takes the brand mandate at an 11,000-person federal contractor

Teegardin will lead Akima's brand, marketing and communications strategy across the enterprise. Akima is a subsidiary of NANA, an Alaska Native Corporation owned by more than 15,000 Iñupiat shareholders. It ranked No. 31 on Washington Technology's 2025 Top 100 list of government contractors.

Its service lines span information technology, facilities and ground logistics, aerospace solutions, protective services, systems engineering, mission support, furniture, fixtures and equipment (FF&E), and construction.