Leadership

David MacNaughton Joins CIBC As Strategic Advisor

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 6, 2026

CIBC has appointed former Canadian Ambassador to the United States David MacNaughton as a Strategic Advisor, adding a senior public-policy and cross-border trade voice to the bank’s recently established Office of the CEO.

Bain & Company: Nicolas Willemot To Head Global Consumer Products And Aaron Cheris As Head Of Global Retail

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 6, 2026

Bain & Company has appointed Nicolas Willemot as global head of its Consumer Products practice, elevating the longtime partner to lead the firm’s work with consumer goods companies facing shifting consumer expectations and accelerating technology change. And Bain has appointed partner Aaron Cheris as global head of its Retail practice, a leadership change the firm said is aimed at strengthening its work with retailers as advances in generative and “agentic” AI reshape shopping behavior and retail economics.

Solomon Partners Adds Ian O’Neal As Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 6, 2026

Solomon Partners announced it has appointed Ian O’Neal as a Partner in its Technology Group, adding senior coverage focused on Data, Analytics and Software as the firm continues to build out its technology advisory capabilities.

Cox Castle Names Scott Laes And Jamie Sprague Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 6, 2026

Cox, Castle & Nicholson announced it has elected litigation attorneys Scott Laes and Jamie Sprague to the firm’s partnership, effective January 1, 2026, as the real estate-focused law firm expands senior leadership within its disputes practice.

Sidus Space Adds Former L3Harris Space Systems Leader Kelle Wendling to Board

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 5, 2026

Sidus Space announced it has appointed aerospace and defense executive Kelle Wendling to its board of directors, adding a veteran leader with more than three decades of experience in government contracting, space systems, and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) markets.

Spencer Fane Combines With Global IP Counselors, Expanding IP Capabilities From Washington, D.C.

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 5, 2026

Spencer Fane announced it has combined with Global IP Counselors, a Washington, D.C.-based intellectual property boutique, in a move the firm said will broaden its patent and trademark capabilities and deepen its presence in the nation’s capital.

Teads Names Dani Cushion As Chief Marketing Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 5, 2026

Teads has appointed Dani Cushion as chief marketing officer, naming the former Innovid marketing leader to oversee the company’s global marketing organization as it expands its omnichannel outcomes platform for the open internet.

Campbell Lutyens Names Patrick Schneider As Managing Director And MENA Senior Executive Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 5, 2026

Campbell Lutyens has appointed Patrick Schneider as a Managing Director in its Distribution practice and as Senior Executive Officer for the firm’s activities in the Middle East and North Africa, strengthening its local leadership as it expands advisory work across the region. Schneider will be based in Dubai and will support the continued buildout of Campbell Lutyens’ primaries, secondaries advisory, and GP capital advisory strategies with Middle East-based clients and partners.

Cowbell Names John Botros CFO As Insurtech Targets Profitability and Accelerates Global Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 5, 2026

Cowbell announced it is entering a “next cycle” of its growth strategy focused on sustained revenue expansion, operating profitability, and continued international buildout, as the cyber and specialty insurance provider broadens beyond its roots in adaptive cyber coverage.

Orum Therapeutics Names Chad May As Chief Scientific Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 4, 2026

Orum Therapeutics, a biotechnology company developing degrader-antibody conjugates (DACs), has appointed Chad May, Ph.D., as Chief Scientific Officer, bringing more than two decades of oncology and immunology R&D experience spanning antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs), T-cell engagers, and next-generation therapeutic platform development.

Sandisk Names First Solar CFO Alexander Bradley To Board

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 3, 2026

Sandisk announced it has appointed Alexander R. Bradley to its board of directors and named him to the board’s audit committee, expanding the company’s independent oversight as it positions itself for long-term growth in the memory and flash solutions market.

Lee Enterprises Announces $50 Million Strategic Equity Investment, Board Transition, And CEO Retirement

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 3, 2026

Lee Enterprises announced it has entered into a definitive stock purchase agreement for a $50 million strategic equity investment in its common stock, a transaction the company framed as a board-directed effort to strengthen its balance sheet, improve its capital structure, and reset leadership and governance as it moves into what it called its next phase.

NeoGenomics Adds Diagnostics Executive Jack Kenny To Board

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 3, 2026

NeoGenomics has appointed diagnostics and laboratory services veteran John P. “Jack” Kenny to its Board of Directors, adding a senior commercial and operating leader as the company positions itself for what it describes as emerging opportunities in next-generation cancer testing. Kenny fills a seat vacated by Alison Hannah, MD, who is rotating off the board after more than a decade of service.

Leon Capital Group Launches Transaction Advisory Services Practice And Names Kevin Muskat to Lead

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 2, 2026

Leon Capital Group, a diversified holding company for a privately owned group of entities, has launched a new Transaction Advisory Services (TAS) practice and appointed industry veteran Kevin Muskat to lead the effort from Dallas.

Cleary Gottlieb Names Sebastian Alsheimer To Lead Shareholder Engagement And Activism Defense Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 2, 2026

Cleary Gottlieb announced Sebastian Alsheimer will join the firm as a partner and head of its Shareholder Engagement and Activism Defense practice, based in New York, as the firm continues to expand its public company platform.

Ropes & Gray Names New Leadership for Corporate and Private Capital Transactions Practices

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 26, 2025

Ropes & Gray has named a new leadership team across its corporate practices, appointing David Blittner as Corporate Group Leader and selecting Amanda McGrady Morrison and Michael Lee as co-leaders of the firm’s private capital transactions practice. The firm said the appointments are aimed at delivering faster, more integrated support to clients operating in an increasingly dynamic deal environment.

White & Case Adds Veteran Tax Partner Alejandro Santoyo In Mexico City

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 26, 2025

White & Case has expanded its Global Tax Practice with the addition of Alejandro Santoyo as a partner in Mexico City, strengthening the firm’s capabilities across Latin America and in cross-border matters involving the US and Mexico.

Clifford Chance Re-Elects Charles Adams As Global Managing Partner For Second Term

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 26, 2025

Clifford Chance announced it has re-elected Charles Adams as its Global Managing Partner, extending his leadership for a second four-year term that will begin on May 1, 2026. The announcement reflects partner support for Adams’ continued stewardship of the firm’s global strategy and operations as it focuses on growth, client service, and execution across its international platform.