Corporate Governance

Hellerup – October 10, 2026 -- Christopher Boehringer has resigned from the Board of Directors of TORM plc (NASDAQ: TRMD, TRMD A) with immediate effect, after Oaktree Capital Management and its affiliates ceased to hold any ownership interest in the product tanker owner.

Boehringer leaves the board after eleven years of service

Boehringer joined the TORM board in 2015. TORM said he supported the company through a period of significant transformation and growth.

Chair Simon Mackenzie Smith credited him with helping to develop and strengthen the One TORM platform and called him a trusted adviser through some of the most important milestones in the company's history.

Five directors remain on the TORM board

Following the change, the board comprises Simon Mackenzie Smith (Chair), Annette Malm Justad, Göran Trapp, Jann Brown and Jacob Meldgaard.

TORM did not announce a replacement for Boehringer's seat.

Stockholm – – October 09, 2026 -- Boliden AB has appointed a Nomination Committee drawn from its three largest shareholders by voting rights, with Swedbank Robur Fonder's Lennart Francke as Chair, ahead of the 2027 Annual General Meeting on April 28, 2027.

Three institutional investors fill the committee seats based on the August 31 share register

Under instructions adopted by Boliden's Annual General Meeting, the committee consists of members appointed by the three largest shareholders by voting rights. Selection is based on Euroclear Nordics AB's print-out of the share register as of August 31, 2026, and is subject to each shareholder's willingness to participate.

• Lennart Francke, Swedbank Robur Fonder (Chair)
• Magnus Tell, Alecta
• Karin Eliasson, Handelsbanken Fonder

Board Chair Karl-Henrik Sundström has been co-opted to the committee.

Beijing – October 08, 2026 -- New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. (NYSE: EDU; SEHK: 9901) will convene its annual general meeting on November 13, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. local time at No. 6 Hai Dian Zhong Street, Haidian District, Beijing.

No shareholder vote is scheduled for the 2026 annual meeting

The company confirmed no proposals will be submitted for approval at the gathering. Instead, the meeting will function as an open forum allowing shareholders of record and beneficial owners of American depositary shares to raise questions directly with management on company affairs.

Reston, Va. – October 08, 2026 -- General Dynamics (NYSE:GD) announced that its board has elected company president Danny Deep as chief executive officer, effective October 08, 2026, succeeding Phebe Novakovic after 13 years in the role.

Novakovic transitions to executive chairman after more than a decade as CEO

Novakovic, who has served as CEO since 2013, will move to the role of executive chairman of General Dynamics, remaining engaged with the company's leadership. The board's independent lead director, Laura J. Schumacher, credited Novakovic with setting a clear strategic vision and building a capable leadership team during her tenure.

Milwaukee – October 07, 2026 -- Hammes, the Milwaukee-based healthcare real estate firm, has named Patrick Hammes as Chief Executive Officer, completing a planned leadership succession within the family-founded platform.

Jon Hammes Steps Back to Chairman Role After Decades Leading the Firm

Jon Hammes, who previously held both Chairman and CEO titles, will now serve solely as Chairman. He founded the firm in 1991, building it into a vertically integrated healthcare real estate platform.

Los Angeles – October 07, 2026 -- Skydance Corporation (NYSE: SKYD) has named Laurene Powell Jobs and Bobby Kotick as independent directors and former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair as a board advisor, effective immediately, following the merger of Paramount with Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (NASDAQ: WBD).

David Ellison retains chairman and CEO roles atop the newly combined board

Ellison will continue to chair the Skydance board and serve as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the combined entity. The reconstituted board retains all current Paramount directors and adds three new members: Skydance Co-CEO Ynon Kreiz, Emerson Collective founder Laurene Powell Jobs, and Activision founder Bobby Kotick, with Powell Jobs and Kotick designated as independent directors.

Pittsburgh – October 07, 2026 -- Highmark Health's Board of Directors has appointed Karen Hanlon as chief executive officer and president, effective Jan. 1, 2027, making her the first female CEO in the organization's history. David Holmberg, who has led the Pittsburgh-based health system since 2014, will transition to executive chairman to oversee the leadership handover.

Hanlon inherits an enterprise that has doubled in size under the outgoing CEO

Highmark Health's revenue grew from approximately $17 billion in 2014 to a projected $35 billion by the end of 2026 during Holmberg's 12-year tenure. Hanlon, currently president, will take full responsibility for strategy, operations and growth across the organization's health plans, Allegheny Health Network (AHN) and diversified businesses.

Jersey City -- BetMGM LLC will release its business update for the July 1 to October 06, 2026 period on Tuesday, October 06, 2026, the sports betting and iGaming operator confirmed.

BetMGM schedules audio webcast and investor Q&A for October 13

Management will host an audio webcast with a Q&A session at 9am ET, 6am PT and 2pm UK time. Registration links for the webcast and the investor Q&A are available through BetMGM's investor communications channel.

Joint venture structure ties results to two listed parents

BetMGM is jointly owned on a 50/50 basis by MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) and Entain plc (LSE: ENT). MGM Resorts' portfolio spans 30 hotel and gaming destinations globally, while the BetMGM venture provides sports betting and online gaming across North America under brands including BetMGM and partypoker.

London – – October 06, 2026 -- Nscale Limited has appointed Amy Banse, a 30-year corporate governance veteran, to its Board of Directors, naming her Chair of the Compensation Committee.

Banse brings multi-board credentials from Adobe, Lennar and On Holding AG

Banse currently sits on the boards of Adobe, Lennar Corporation and On Holding AG, and previously served on the board of The Clorox Company. She has also held board seats at high-growth, pre-IPO firms including Nextdoor, Anchor and Quantifind.

Nscale CEO ties the hire to the company's scaling infrastructure ambitions

"As we scale, the quality of our governance matters as much as the quality of our infrastructure," said Josh Payne, Founder and CEO of Nscale. Payne said Banse's board experience arrives at a "pivotal moment" for the company.

Las Vegas – October 05, 2026 -- LV Petroleum LLC has appointed Jonathan Pertchik as Chairman of its Board of Directors, alongside new board members Peter Crage and Stephen J. Girsky, bringing travel center operating experience, financial oversight and public-company governance to the privately held operator of more than 90 travel centers and 30 convenience stores across the United States.

Former TravelCenters of America CEO takes the chairman role

Pertchik previously served as CEO of publicly traded TravelCenters of America (TA), where he led the company through a period of transformation. He has known LV Petroleum founders Guy Madmon and Val Amiel since the company's early growth years and will now guide the board as LV Petroleum builds on that foundation.