Corporate Governance

NEW YORK – October 29, 2026 -- The Ad Council elected 23 new members to its Board of Directors and elevated Nicola Mendelsohn, Head of Global Business Group at Meta, to Vice Chair.

Board adds executives from major agencies, platforms and brands

The nonprofit approved the new directors at its biannual Board meeting. The group spans agency holding companies, technology platforms, media owners, measurement firms and consumer brands. Names include Devika Bulchandani, Chief Operating Officer of WPP; Robin Callif of Omnicom Public Relations; Peter Naylor, Chief Client Officer of Nielsen; and Lin-Hua Wu, EVP and Chief Marketing and Communications Officer of General Motors.

Platform and ad-tech representation includes Liza Heller of TikTok, Adrian Mulryan of Snap Inc., Kristen O'Hara of Google, Tim Perzyk of Microsoft Advertising, Ashan Khan of Uber Advertising, Megan Ramm of PubMatic and Alex Underwood of Teads.

Berlin – October 29, 2026 -- Carola Reimann, chair of the executive board of the AOK-Bundesverband, will leave the post when her contract ends, after six years in the role. She cited personal reasons and will not run again for the association's executive board.

Reimann's contract runs to the end of 2027

Reimann, 59, has led the board since January 2022. She will continue her duties unchanged until her contract expires. She described working for the AOK community and the federal association as one of the most rewarding assignments in the German healthcare system, and said the decision was not easy.

Early announcement is meant to allow a seamless handover

Reimann has already informed the responsible committees and the association's staff. According to the association, the early notice allows prompt succession planning and a seamless transition.

MILWAUKEE – October 29, 2026 -- ManpowerGroup (NYSE: MAN) has elected Lidia Fonseca, Pfizer's former Executive Vice President and Chief Digital and Technology Officer, to its Board of Directors, effective November 1, 2026.

Fonseca built Pfizer's enterprise AI program from inception

Fonseca served as Pfizer's Chief Digital and Technology Officer from January 2019 to April 2026. She led the company's enterprise AI, digital, data and technology strategy, as well as Learning & Development and Business Process Excellence. She scaled the AI program across the enterprise, contributing to significant growth and cost savings.

She now serves as Senior Advisor to Pfizer's Chief Executive Officer and sits on the Board of Directors of Medtronic plc.

LAS VEGAS – October 29, 2026 -- MGM Resorts International has amended its Voting Agreement with People Incorporated, capping the investor group's ownership at 29.9% of outstanding shares and binding it to the Board's recommendation on any change of control transaction.

The amendment follows People's withdrawal of its previously announced proposal to acquire MGM Resorts.

People, Diller and associates must vote with the Board on a change of control

People, Barry Diller and certain associated persons, defined as the Covered Entities, have agreed to vote all their MGM Resorts shares in line with the Board's recommendation in connection with a change of control transaction. The commitment is subject to certain conditions.

The Covered Entities also agreed not to buy additional shares if that would lift their aggregate ownership above 29.9% of the Company's outstanding shares.

Montreal – October 29, 2026 -- Strategic Resources Inc. (TSXV: SR; FSE: UI8) has scheduled its next Annual General Meeting of Shareholders for December 16, 2026, at 9:00 am EDT in Montreal, and said board member Michael Moore has resigned.

Moore leaves the board after serving on several committees

Moore sat on a few Board committees before stepping down. The company did not give a reason for the resignation or name a successor in the announcement. CEO Sean Cleary signed the release.

Vanadium, iron and titanium developer carries two main assets

Strategic Resources describes itself as a critical mineral developer focused on vanadium, high-purity iron and titanium. Its main projects are the construction-ready BlackRock Project in Quebec and the previously operated Mustavaara Mine in Finland.

DENVER – October 28, 2026 -- Onward Energy, an independent power producer with a 6.6 GW portfolio, has appointed Chief Financial Officer Patrick Welch as CEO and promoted Adam Heath to CFO, both effective October 29, 2026.

Welch moves from interim CEO to the permanent role and joins the board

Welch, CFO since 2023 and currently Interim President and CEO, will also join Onward's board of directors. He has more than 34 years of energy and power experience, including 18 years in CFO roles at Atlantic Power, JP Energy Partners and Jonah Energy.

Onward initially recruited him to build its finance function. He has since led the company through major financing transactions, built an enterprise risk management program and developed talent and organizational structures meant to support scale.

Arlington – October 23, 2026 -- RTX Corporation lets stakeholders send confidential, anonymous reports directly to its Audit Committee, its Board Lead Director, or a global helpline, with a stated zero-tolerance policy on retaliation.

Audit Committee receives accounting and internal control complaints through RTX Global Ethics and Compliance

Accounting, internal control, audit and other financial matters go to the Audit Committee. Submissions can be anonymous. RTX Global Ethics and Compliance reviews each communication and reports it to the committee. Written submissions go to the RTX Corporation Audit Committee, c/o RTX Global Ethics and Compliance, 1000 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22209.

FLORHAM PARK – October 22, 2026 -- Reworld has appointed Robert "Mickey" McKee, founder, President and CEO of NYSE-listed Kodiak Gas Services (KGS), to its Board of Directors, effective October 22, 2026.

McKee brings more than two decades of energy infrastructure experience to the Reworld board

McKee founded the Kodiak group of companies in 2010. He has served as President since its formation and as CEO since 2019. Under his direction, Kodiak became one of the leading operators of contract compression infrastructure in the United States.

He led Kodiak through its 2023 initial public offering and its recent expansion into distributed power generation. He has also sat on Kodiak's Board of Directors since 2023.

Shangrao – October 21, 2026 -- Shareholders of NYSE-listed JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. approved every resolution at the 2026 annual general meeting, including a special resolution to change the company's English name to "Jinko Holdings Limited."

Special resolutions adopt new English name and Chinese dual foreign name

Under the second special resolution, shareholders adopted "晶科控股有限公司" as the company's dual foreign name. Both name changes were passed as special resolutions, a separate category from the five ordinary resolutions voted at the same meeting.

Two independent directors re-elected to the board

Shareholders re-elected Gang Chu and Steven Markscheid as independent directors. A fifth ordinary resolution authorizes each director to take any action needed to carry out resolutions 1 to 4 and the two name-change resolutions, 6 and 7, at his or her discretion.

Montréal – October 21, 2026 -- Aurora Towers has added Niko Veilleux, an Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP partner with more than 25 years of practice, to its Board of Directors.

Veilleux leads Osler's Montréal Corporate Group

Veilleux heads the firm's Corporate Group in Montréal and sits on its Partnership Board. He has advised public and private companies, private equity sponsors, pension funds, boards of directors and special committees on mergers and acquisitions, private equity investments, capital markets transactions and corporate governance.