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Nyxoah Appoints Liam Kelly As CEO, Succeeding Olivier Taelman

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 1, 2026

Nyxoah has appointed Liam Kelly as Chief Executive Officer, effective October 1, 2026, succeeding Olivier Taelman as the medical technology company increases its focus on commercialization in the United States.

Achieve Life Sciences Appoints Benjamin Halladay As CFO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 1, 2026

Achieve Life Sciences has appointed Benjamin Halladay as Chief Financial Officer, effective October 5, 2026, as the late-stage specialty pharmaceutical company prepares for the potential commercialization of cytisinicline.

Vir Biotechnology Appoints Aziz Sawaf As CFO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 1, 2026

Vir Biotechnology has appointed Aziz Sawaf as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective October 5, 2026, adding a finance executive with more than 20 years of biopharmaceutical industry experience.

Weil Adds David Jansen As Partner In Frankfurt Private Equity Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 1, 2026

Weil, Gotshal & Manges has announced that Dr. David Jansen will join its Frankfurt office as a partner in the Private Equity practice, expanding the firm's German capabilities across financial regulation, asset management, private equity transactions and secondaries.

Accenture Reports Q4 Revenue Of $18.7 Billion And FY2026 Revenue Of $74.2 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 1, 2026

Accenture reported fourth-quarter fiscal 2026 revenue of $18.68 billion, increasing 6% in U.S. dollars and 7% in local currency from a year earlier and exceeding the company's previously issued revenue guidance range of $17.75 billion to $18.40 billion.

GFL Environmental Appoints Allen Gransch As Chief Operating Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 1, 2026

GFL Environmental has appointed Allen Gransch as Chief Operating Officer, effective October 1, 2026, expanding the responsibilities of the former SECURE Waste Infrastructure executive following GFL's acquisition of SECURE.

NuSummit Appoints Kunal Purohit As Managing Director And CEO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 1, 2026

NuSummit has appointed Kunal Purohit as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer as the technology services company looks to expand its AI, cybersecurity, cloud, data and digital transformation businesses.

Ashurst Perkins Coie Adds James Burdett As Head Of Investment Funds For Middle East And Africa

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 1, 2026

Ashurst Perkins Coie has appointed James Burdett as a partner in its Investment Funds practice in Abu Dhabi, expanding the law firm's private capital capabilities across the Middle East.

Skadden Adds Sam Blake As Infrastructure Investments Partner In London

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 1, 2026

Skadden has added Sam Blake as a partner in its financial sponsor practice in London, strengthening the law firm's capabilities across infrastructure and infrastructure-related private equity transactions.

VSS Capital Partners Appoints Otilia Ciotau As Managing Director Of AI And Value Creation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 1, 2026

VSS Capital Partners has appointed Otilia Ciotau as Managing Director, AI and Value Creation, expanding the private investment firm's focus on using artificial intelligence throughout its investment and portfolio company value-creation processes.

StepStone Group Appoints Yoshitaka Todoroki As Vice Chairman, Japan

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 1, 2026

StepStone Group has appointed Yoshitaka Todoroki as Vice Chairman, Japan, adding a private markets executive with more than 30 years of investment experience to support strategic initiatives in Japan and the broader Asian market.

Kleinberg Kaplan Adds Sharon Weinberg Nokes As Partner In New York

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 1, 2026

Kleinberg Kaplan has added Sharon Weinberg Nokes as a partner in its Trusts & Estates practice in New York, strengthening the firm's capabilities across tax-exempt organizations, philanthropy and nonprofit governance.

Monroe Capital Appoints Simon Wein As Director Of Direct Originations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 1, 2026

Monroe Capital has appointed Simon Wein as a Director on its Direct Originations team, expanding the private credit firm's sourcing and origination capabilities across the East Coast.

Linesight Appoints John Butler As CEO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 1, 2026

Linesight has appointed John Butler as Chief Executive Officer, effective January 1, 2027, as the global construction consultancy prepares for its next phase of international growth.

CIFC Asset Management Appoints Nick White As Managing Director To Expand European Business

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 1, 2026

CIFC Asset Management has appointed Nick White as Managing Director of European Marketing and Investor Relations, strengthening the alternative credit manager's expansion efforts across Europe.

DTCC Appoints Samir Pandiri As Chief Client Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 1, 2026

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation has appointed Samir Pandiri as Managing Director and Chief Client Officer, adding an executive with more than three decades of global financial services experience to its leadership team.

Jones Day Adds Leigh De Jong, Christopher Flynn, Dylan McKimmie, Lance Sacks, And Ken Saurajen As Partners In Australia

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 1, 2026

Jones Day has added five partners across five practice areas in Australia, extending an expansion strategy that has increased the firm's Australian lawyer headcount from about 90 to 120 since mid-2024.

Vema Hydrogen Appoints Stephane Dallaire As CFO And François Marquis As Operations Superintendent

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 1, 2026

Vema Hydrogen has expanded its Canadian leadership team with the appointments of Stephane Dallaire as Chief Financial Officer and François Marquis as Operations Superintendent as the company advances pilot testing of its hydrogen technology.

SIS Appoints Patrick Orman As Chief Financial Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 1, 2026

Surgical Information Systems has appointed Patrick Orman as Chief Financial Officer, adding an executive with experience scaling healthcare and enterprise software businesses.

TO THE NEW And CloudKeeper Appoint Somnath Adak As Group CFO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 1, 2026

TO THE NEW and CloudKeeper have appointed Somnath Adak as Group Chief Financial Officer, strengthening the leadership of the affiliated technology businesses as they expand globally.

Foundation Source Appoints Manu Sood As CTO And Hetal Patel As Head Of Product

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 1, 2026

Foundation Source has appointed Manu Sood as Chief Technology Officer and Hetal Patel as Head of Product, expanding its technology and product leadership as the company invests in AI and its PhilTech platform.

SBI Funds Management Appoints Amol Joshi As CFO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 1, 2026

SBI Funds Management has appointed Amol Joshi as Chief Financial Officer and Key Managerial Personnel, effective October 1, 2026, strengthening its senior finance leadership following the retirement of outgoing CFO Inderjeet Ghuliani.

Quilter Cheviot Appoints Fergus Caheny And Louise Williams To Senior Leadership Roles

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 1, 2026

Quilter Cheviot has appointed Fergus Caheny as Head of London and Louise Williams to its senior leadership team, with both executives joining the firm's Executive Committee as it prepares for several planned management transitions.

Cameron Stephens Appoints Kevin Stark As Managing Director Of Strategy & Investments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 1, 2026

Cameron Stephens Mortgage Capital has appointed Kevin Stark as Managing Director of Strategy & Investments, establishing a new senior leadership role focused on the Canadian real estate investment firm's next stage of expansion.

Evolution Equity Partners Names John Cordo As Partner Following $1.1 Billion Capital Raise

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 1, 2026

Evolution Equity Partners has named John Cordo as a Partner, expanding the cybersecurity-focused investment firm's senior team following a $1.1 billion capital raise.

White Oak Commercial Finance Appoints Mark Buren As Managing Director Of Originations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 1, 2026

White Oak Commercial Finance has appointed Mark Buren as Managing Director on its Originations team, expanding the lender's business development capabilities across the U.S.

BlackRock Future Builders Awards More Than $13 Million To 15 Organizations For Skilled Trades Training

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 1, 2026

BlackRock Future Builders has awarded more than $13 million in grants to 15 organizations that will help more than 5,400 people across 26 states prepare for careers in skilled trades.

DigitalOcean Launches Agent Droplets With AI Agent Plans Starting At $50 Per Month

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 1, 2026

DigitalOcean has launched Agent Droplets, a new subscription-based offering that packages the infrastructure and services needed to build and run AI agents into a single monthly plan.

Dronus: Interview With Founder And CEO Marco Ballerini About Autonomous Aerial Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 1, 2026

Dronus is developing autonomous aerial infrastructure that combines drones, its NEST docking and operational nodes, software, and AI into distributed networks for industrial inspection, energy infrastructure, warehouses, security, and smart-city applications. The company was founded by aerospace engineer Marco Ballerini, who previously held senior roles at Northrop Grumman and Selex ES and earlier founded the Unmanned Technology Research Institute. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Dronus Founder and CEO Marco Ballerini to learn more about autonomous aerial systems, NEST, industrial applications, and the company's plans for commercialization.

Syz Capital Names David Weintraub As CEO As Firm Focuses Exclusively On Private Equity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 1, 2026

Syz Group has named David Weintraub Chief Executive Officer of Syz Capital as the firm reshapes its alternatives business into a dedicated private equity platform. The appointment is subject to FINMA appointment.