Executive Appointment

Best Cigar Prices Hires 15-Year Veteran as VP of Merchandising

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Best Cigar Prices Hires 15-Year Veteran as VP of Merchandising

Drums, Pa. – October 14, 2026 -- Best Cigar Prices (BCP), an online premium cigar retailer, has appointed John Greeby as Vice President of Merchandising, effective October 2026. He brings 15 years of merchandising, promotions and business leadership experience from the nation's largest business-to-consumer cigar company.

Greeby spent nearly 11 years in leadership roles at the largest U.S. B2C cigar company

In those roles, Greeby managed teams and business units. His stated expertise covers merchandising strategy, vendor negotiations, inventory management, sales growth and margin optimization.

His earlier project work included website user experience improvements, product assortment and placement, brand development and change management. He also worked on new project development and on ERP and CMS system integrations.

Westinghouse's Fuller Named Inner Circle Lifetime Member

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Westinghouse's Fuller Named Inner Circle Lifetime Member

Cranberry Township, Pa. – – October 14, 2026 -- The Inner Circle has named Dr. Miles H. Fuller, VP of Transformation and Chief of Staff to the CEO at Westinghouse Electric Company, an Inner Circle Lifetime Member for his work in clean energy innovation and nuclear technology.

Fuller moved from Boston Consulting Group to Westinghouse's senior leadership team

Fuller began his career as a consultant with Boston Consulting Group. He later joined the senior leadership team at Westinghouse, where he works on safe, scalable nuclear technologies tied to global energy security and decarbonization. His remit covers strategy, operations and transformation, and supports large-scale programs aimed at improving quality, safety and execution in complex global environments.

Empiric Earth Names Ex-Uber Executive Jen Vescio President

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Empiric Earth Names Ex-Uber Executive Jen Vescio President

New York – October 14, 2026 -- Empiric Earth has named Jen Vescio, a board member since April and former Chief Business Development Officer at Uber, as President, effective immediately. She reports to Chief Executive Officer Zach Greenberger.

Vescio takes charge of buy, build and partner functions across four units

Vescio leads Product, Corporate Development/IR, Business Development/Sales and Marketing. She also oversees the post-M&A integration of the two merged companies. Her remit covers corporate strategy and commercialization of the business.

The appointment follows the September merger of Nexar and Nauto, which has since been rebranded Empiric Earth. The company says it was formed in 2026 through that combination.

Yiren Digital Names Ex-CFO Na Mei Acting CEO Effective Oct. 13

Beijing – October 14, 2026 -- Yiren Digital Ltd. (NYSE: YRD) has appointed Na Mei, its former Chief Financial Officer, as Acting Chief Executive Officer, effective October 14, 2026, one day after the company announced a development concerning its chief executive.

Board installs Mei to maintain management continuity

The board of directors made the appointment to support continuity in management and operations. Mei will oversee day-to-day operations and work with the existing management team under board oversight.

The company has not stated in this announcement how long the acting arrangement will last. It has also not named a permanent successor.

Mei served as Yiren CFO for almost four years until August 2024

Mei held the CFO role from September 2020 to August 2024. Before joining Yiren Digital, she spent more than a decade at PricewaterhouseCoopers.

IsoEnergy Hires Ex-CanAlaska Exploration Chief to Expand Hurricane

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IsoEnergy Hires Ex-CanAlaska Exploration Chief to Expand Hurricane

Toronto – October 13, 2026 -- IsoEnergy Ltd. (NYSE American: ISOU; TSX: ISO) has appointed Nathan Bridge, M.Sc., P.Geo., as Vice President, Exploration, as drilling along the Hurricane South Trend has identified mineralization beyond the current resource footprint.

Dr. Dan Brisbin, P.Geo., who has held the exploration role since January 2024, moves into the newly created position of Vice President, Geology.

Bridge brings five years of CanAlaska leadership and a decade at Cameco

Bridge spent five years as Vice President, Exploration at CanAlaska Uranium Ltd., where he led the team during the discovery and advancement of the Pike Zone at the West McArthur project. Before that, he spent more than a decade at Cameco Corporation managing exploration, delineation and geotechnical drilling programs.

Ledger Run Hires Ex-Oracle Exec Anne Pelz to Lead AI Platform Push

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Ledger Run Hires Ex-Oracle Exec Anne Pelz to Lead AI Platform Push

Raleigh – October 13, 2026 -- Ledger Run, a clinical trial financial management provider, has appointed former Cytel and Oracle product executive Anne Pelz as Vice President of Product and is increasing R&D spending to build an AI-powered, end-to-end financial platform.

Pelz brings more than two decades of life sciences technology experience

Pelz began her career in product management at PHT Corporation, later acquired by Clario, where she led development of what became Clario's cornerstone mobile tool. She then moved to Parexel, managing medical imaging software development and working as a solutions consultant for its eCOA division. As vice president of product at Cytel, she helped build and launch a clinical trials management platform, before taking a similar executive role at Oracle. She holds an undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering from Yale University and an MBA from MIT Sloan.

Red Queen Bio Hires Ex-Pentagon Biodefense Official Ian Watson

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Red Queen Bio Hires Ex-Pentagon Biodefense Official Ian Watson

Boston – October 13, 2026 -- Red Queen Bio PBC has recruited Ian Watson, a former Deputy Assistant Secretary of War for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Defense, to lead its government affairs strategy as the AI biosecurity company expands its work with federal buyers.

Watson to engage the Department of War, Department of Energy and HHS

Watson will deepen the company's relationships across the federal government, national laboratories and agencies including the Department of War, the Department of Energy and the Department of Health and Human Services.

CEO and co-founder Nikolai Eroshenko said the biosecurity landscape is evolving faster than many traditional systems were designed to respond, and that Watson understands what it takes to deploy and scale new technological capabilities.

Vertiv Hires Ex-Polestar Executive Frieda He as Procurement Chief

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Vertiv Hires Ex-Polestar Executive Frieda He as Procurement Chief

Columbus – October 13, 2026 -- Vertiv (NYSE: VRT) has appointed Frieda He as Chief Procurement Officer, placing a executive who oversaw more than $3 billion in annual global spend at Polestar in charge of its global procurement organization.

He will focus on strengthening supply chain resilience, enabling growth, optimizing cost and value, and driving supplier quality. Her remit covers Vertiv's portfolio of end-to-end power and thermal management solutions for data centers, communications networks, and commercial and industrial applications.

Vertiv Hires Stellantis Executive Resha to Lead Global Manufacturing

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Vertiv Hires Stellantis Executive Resha to Lead Global Manufacturing

Columbus – October 13, 2026 -- Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE: VRT) has appointed Stellantis manufacturing executive Michael Resha as Executive Vice President of Manufacturing, Logistics and Operational Excellence, effective immediately. He succeeds Anders Karlborg as the critical digital infrastructure supplier scales operations to meet demand driven by AI and high-density computing.

Resha takes charge of capacity expansion and capital deployment

Resha reports to CEO Giordano Albertazzi and joins the executive leadership team. He leads Vertiv's global manufacturing, logistics and operational excellence organization. His remit covers scaling global manufacturing operations, expanding capacity, optimizing capital deployment and aligning operational execution with the company's long-term growth strategy.

He will also continue the deployment and adoption of the Vertiv Operating System (VOS).

NYBCe Names Meghan Delaney CEO to Succeed Hillyer in January 2027

New York – October 13, 2026 -- New York Blood Center Enterprises (NYBCe) has appointed Meghan Delaney, DO, MPH, as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective October 13, 2026, ending Christopher D. Hillyer's 17-year tenure atop the nonprofit blood and life sciences group.

The Board of Trustees selected Delaney following an extensive national search. Hillyer, who has led NYBCe since 2009, will become Special Advisor to the Board of Trustees. He will work with Delaney on the transition and continue to provide strategic guidance to the Board and leadership.