Leadership

Carnegie Investment Counsel Promotes Ben Connard To Chief Investment Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 12, 2026

Carnegie Investment Counsel has promoted Ben Connard, CFA, to Chief Investment Officer, formalizing a leadership role that has been developing since he joined the firm in connection with its expansion into Stamford, Connecticut in early 2025. In his new position, Connard will lead Carnegie's investment strategies and oversee portfolio construction across equity and fixed income asset classes, working to enhance collaboration across the firm's 10 U.S. offices.

University Of Oklahoma Launches Project 200 To Recruit 200 Researchers And Drive Statewide Impact

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 12, 2026

The University of Oklahoma has announced Project 200, a generational investment in research, talent, and infrastructure designed to strengthen the health of Oklahomans, grow the state's economy, and expand opportunity through scientific discovery. By 2032, the initiative is projected to generate nearly $100 million annually in new federal research funding, support more than 2,000 new jobs, produce an estimated $95 million in new state and local tax revenue, and help train more than 1,000 scientists in Oklahoma.

Dentons Canada Adds Real Estate Partner Michael Kershaw In Toronto

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 12, 2026

Dentons Canada has announced the arrival of Michael Kershaw as a partner in its national Real Estate group, further expanding one of the firm's most active practice areas. The addition follows the recent arrival of Kamil Umar as a partner in the Calgary Real Estate group, strengthening the firm's national real estate platform across both financing and development capabilities.

Norton Rose Fulbright Adds Asia Pacific Energy And Infrastructure Partner Daniel Lin

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 12, 2026

Norton Rose Fulbright has announced the arrival of Daniel Lin as a partner in its corporate practice, working across the firm's Sydney and Tokyo offices. Lin joins from Sidley, where he was co-managing partner of the Tokyo office, and brings extensive experience advising on energy, infrastructure, and general corporate transactions across Japan, Southeast Asia, the Americas, and Europe.

Latham & Watkins Adds Real Estate Partner Marco Caffuzzi In New York

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 12, 2026

Latham & Watkins has announced that Marco Caffuzzi has joined the firm's New York office as a partner in its Real Estate Practice. Caffuzzi brings nearly three decades of experience advising on complex real estate transactions across domestic and cross-border markets, joining from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom. He received his JD from New York Law School and his BA from New York University.

Stardog Promotes Navin Sharma To Chief Product Officer To Lead Semantic AI Platform Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 12, 2026

Stardog has announced the promotion of Navin Sharma to Chief Product Officer, reinforcing the company's leadership in powering enterprise AI through its semantic AI platform. The promotion reflects Stardog's momentum as enterprises accelerate investment in agentic AI systems that require trusted, contextual data foundations to operate reliably in complex, mission-critical environments.

PagerDuty Appoints John DiLullo As Chief Executive Officer As Jennifer Tejada Transitions To Executive Chair

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 11, 2026

PagerDuty, the San Francisco-based AI-first operations management platform, has appointed John DiLullo as Chief Executive Officer effective May 11, 2026, succeeding Jennifer Tejada, who has served as CEO since 2016 and will transition to Executive Chair of the Board of Directors.

Troutman Adds Real Estate Partner Kate Pennartz In Dallas To Strengthen National Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 11, 2026

Troutman Pepper Locke has added Kate Pennartz as a partner in its Real Estate Practice Group in Dallas, further strengthening the firm's nationally recognized real estate platform and expanding its capabilities in one of the country's most active development markets. Pennartz joins from Holland & Knight and brings significant experience advising developers, investors and lenders on complex real estate transactions across the full lifecycle of deals.

Kennedys Bolsters Corporate And Commercial Practice With Double Partner Hire In London

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 11, 2026

Kennedys, the global law firm, has expanded its corporate and commercial practice with the appointment of two partners in London, strengthening its capabilities in financial crime and corporate transactions. Lowri Jones joins from Cripps, and Will White joins from DLA Piper, bringing combined decades of experience across M&A, financial crime, compliance, and regulatory matters. The hires follow the February appointment of commercial disputes partner Samson Spanier, making 2026 a year of continued expansion for the practice.

Janney Montgomery Scott Welcomes Financial Advisor Shane Kelly In Darien, Connecticut

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 11, 2026

Janney Montgomery Scott has announced the addition of Shane Kelly as Financial Advisor and First Vice President of Wealth Management in Darien, Connecticut. Kelly joins from Oppenheimer & Co. and manages more than $120 million in client assets, continuing Janney's growth in the region.

Faraday Future Appoints YT Jia As Sole Global CEO And Jerry Wang As Executive Chairman

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 10, 2026

Faraday Future Intelligent Electric has announced a sweeping leadership overhaul, appointing founder YT Jia as sole Global CEO and core founding member Jerry Wang as Global Executive Chairman, both effective May 5, 2026. The changes also include the resignation of Matthias Aydt as Global Co-CEO and the appointment of independent director Chad Chen as Lead Independent Director. The company said the transition marks the full return of its founding team and a new chapter in its evolution as a Physical AI ecosystem company.

Kirkland & Ellis Welcomes Energy And Infrastructure Partner Christopher Peponis

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 9, 2026

Kirkland & Ellis has announced that Christopher Peponis has joined the firm as a partner, bringing nearly two decades of energy industry experience across in-house and private practice roles. He joins alongside a group of eight lawyers focused on project development and finance transactions across the energy and infrastructure sectors.

S&P Global Announces Eight-Member Board Of Directors For Mobility Global Spinoff

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 9, 2026

S&P Global has unveiled the Board of Directors for Mobility Global Inc., the standalone public company set to emerge from S&P Global's planned separation of its Mobility division by mid-2026. The eight-member board brings together leaders with deep expertise across automotive, data, technology, finance, and global operations.

Butterfly Network Appoints Caroll H. Neubauer To Board Of Directors

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 9, 2026

Butterfly Network has appointed Caroll H. Neubauer to its Board of Directors. The New York-based pioneer in semiconductor-based ultrasound devices said Neubauer will serve on the Board's Compensation Committee and Technology Committee.

Amtech Systems Appoints Guy Shechter As President And Chief Operating Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 9, 2026

Amtech Systems has named semiconductor industry veteran Guy Shechter as its President and Chief Operating Officer, effective May 19, 2026. The Tempe, Arizona-based manufacturer of equipment and consumables enabling AI semiconductor device packaging said Shechter will report directly to the Chief Executive Officer in the newly created role.

Marqeta Appoints Lukasz Strozek As Chief Technology Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 9, 2026

Marqeta has named Lukasz Strozek as its new Chief Technology Officer, effective May 18, 2026. The Oakland-based modern card issuing platform said Strozek will lead the company's global technology and engineering functions.

TransAct Technologies Appoints Robert Campbell As Chief Financial Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 9, 2026

TransAct Technologies, a leading provider of cloud-based software and integrated hardware solutions listed on Nasdaq under the ticker TACT, has appointed Robert Campbell as Chief Financial Officer, effective upon the June 30, 2026 retirement of long-time CFO Steven A. DeMartino, who has served the company for nearly 30 years since its IPO in 1996. Upon DeMartino's retirement, CEO John Dillon will also assume the title of President. DeMartino will remain in an advisory role through year-end to support a seamless transition.