Executive Appointment

TORONTO – October 28, 2026 -- Tully Luxury Travel has appointed Steven Salm as Chief Executive Officer, and he has bought founder Mary Jean Tully's remaining shareholding, making him a co-owner of the business. Tully steps down as CEO after nearly four decades and stays on as Brand Ambassador.

Salm buys the founder's stake and joins Jacobs as co-owner

Salm now holds equity alongside Executive Chairman and majority shareholder Clive Jacobs. The source does not disclose the terms of the share purchase.

Jacobs made the appointment. He and Salm will jointly set long-term strategy, while Salm runs day-to-day operations and growth as CEO.

Salm moves up from COO after about one year at the firm

Salm joined Tully as Chief Operating Officer in 2025 and was named CEO in October 2026. Jacobs said Salm had "proven in a short time" that he is the leader the company needs for its next chapter.

Kirkland, Wash. – October 28, 2026 -- EIT Pharma has appointed Dr. Joseph Toerner, a 26-year veteran of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), as Chief Medical Officer, effective immediately, while its lead hepatitis D candidate lonafarnib is under regulatory review.

Former FDA hepatology director takes clinical lead on two programs

Toerner will provide medical and clinical leadership across EIT Pharma's development programs. That includes supporting the ongoing regulatory review of lonafarnib, a late-stage, first-in-class oral therapy for chronic hepatitis D (CHD), and peginterferon lambda, a Phase 2 treatment for severe acute viral respiratory infections.

EIT Pharma describes lonafarnib as the only oral therapeutic candidate in late-stage clinical development for CHD. The drug has not been approved by the FDA or any other regulatory authority, and its safety and efficacy have not been established.

Plainfield – October 28, 2026 -- PairSoft has appointed Vijay Vidiyala, an enterprise software executive with more than 20 years of experience, as Chief Product & Technology Officer (CPTO) to lead its product and engineering teams in building AI-driven solutions for the office of the CFO.

Vidiyala brings Model N and SAP experience to PairSoft's product organization

Vidiyala most recently led product, engineering, and operations teams across the U.S., Europe, and India at Model N. There he helped shape the company's SaaS transition strategy. Before that, he spent a decade at SAP, leading product development and go-to-market activities for cloud solutions.

Innsbruck – October 28, 2026 -- Congress Messe Innsbruck (CMI) has appointed Igor Palka, a Messe Berlin division head, as its new managing director, effective March 1, 2027.

Palka brings more than 20 years of trade fair and congress experience to CMI

Palka was born in Munich in 1983 and has worked in the trade fair, congress and events industry both nationally and internationally. He was responsible for several industrial trade fairs and for an international subsidiary of Messe München. That role gave him experience in international markets, particularly in Asia.

Palka currently runs technology fairs and internationalization at Messe Berlin

At Messe Berlin he heads the division covering technology fairs, new business development and internationalization. He is a member of the company's management team and is responsible for developing new business fields and the company's international orientation.

Dallas – October 28, 2026 -- XTI Aerospace (Nasdaq: XTIA) appointed Dr. Allan Evans, CEO of rival-adjacent drone company Unusual Machines (NYSE American: UMAC), as a director and Chairman of its Board, restoring the board to five members.

Ornstein moves to Vice Chairman as Evans takes the chair

The Board designated Jonathan Ornstein as Vice Chairman in connection with Evans' appointment. Ornstein said Evans brings engineering expertise, business development and corporate strategy experience, and firsthand knowledge of the domestic supply chain for the U.S. drone industry.

Evans has led drone businesses since 2017

Evans, 43, has served as CEO and a director of Unusual Machines since December 2023. He was Chief Operating Officer of Red Cat Holdings from 2021 to 2023. Before that, he was CEO of Fat Shark from 2017 until Red Cat acquired it in 2020. He holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan.

RENO – October 27, 2026 -- Dragonfly Energy Holdings Corp. (Nasdaq: DFLI) has appointed Robert Keller, a sales executive with nearly four decades of experience, as Director of National Fleet Sales to strengthen its commercial presence in heavy-duty trucking.

Keller brings Volvo Trucks and telematics background to the role

Keller's career spans fleet operations, commercial vehicle sales, telematics and fleet technology. He previously held leadership and sales roles at Volvo Trucks North America, Road Ready Advanced Telematics and Fleetworthy Solutions, Inc. According to the company, he has built strategic relationships with some of the largest commercial fleets in the U.S. and helped grow transportation technology businesses.

Nashville – October 27, 2026 -- TransCore, a tolling technology and traffic-management supplier, has appointed Deborah Sharpless as its first Chief Experience Officer (CXO), a newly created executive role aimed at tightening ties with tolling and transportation agencies.

Former Maryland Transportation Authority CFO brings 25 years of public sector experience

Sharpless has more than 25 years of experience in finance, operations and customer service. Most recently she was Chief Financial Officer of the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA), a role she took after serving as Deputy Executive Director.

She also chaired the E-ZPass Interagency Group Executive Board and served as a Director on the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association (IBTTA) Board.

Reston, VA – October 27, 2026 -- SpiderOak, a zero-trust cybersecurity provider for space and mission-critical edge operations, has appointed SUSE Chief Technology and Product Officer Thomas Di Giacomo to its Board of Advisors to speed commercial adoption of its platform in embedded systems.

Di Giacomo to guide open-source strategy for embedded compute at scale

Di Giacomo will advise on applying open-source technologies and operating systems to compute at scale. His focus is accelerating commercial adoption and deployment in embedded environments. SpiderOak CEO Dave Pearah said Di Giacomo's record of driving large-scale adoption of open-source infrastructure software will be instrumental as the company expands its zero-trust platform commercially.

Di Giacomo has more than two decades of experience in open source, operating systems and embedded systems strategy.

Israel – October 25, 2026 -- Massivit 3D Printing Technologies (TASE: MSVT) has appointed retired U.S. Air Force Brigadier General Chris "Alf" Athearn, a former overseer of a defense armaments portfolio above $5 billion, to its Advisory Board to speed its entry into the U.S. aerospace and defense market.

Athearn brings 35 years of weapons acquisition experience

Athearn spent 35 years in advanced airborne weapons systems, defense acquisition and defense industrial base strategy, holding senior posts in the U.S. Air Force and the Department of Defense. He served as Commander of DCMA Northrop Grumman, the Defense Contract Management Agency office covering one of the world's largest defense prime contractors. He was also responsible for oversight of more than 400 defense contractors across seven U.S. states.

Oulu – October 24, 2026 -- Aspocomp has appointed Dominic Büch, a PCB industry professional with 14 years of experience, as Sales Manager for Central Europe, with a focus on defence and semiconductor customers.

Büch moves from product management to key account sales

Büch previously worked as Product Manager for HDI and wire bonding. He later became Key Account Manager for global electronics manufacturers. At Aspocomp he is responsible for technical sales and customer relationships across Central Europe.

Defence and semiconductor sectors drive demand for technical PCB support

Büch says customers in both sectors are actively seeking reliable, high-performance PCB partners. Early involvement is central to his approach: Aspocomp flags manufacturability issues and material risks during the layout phase to help customers avoid costly iterations.