Leadership - REDFILED

A board seat at Glucotrack has been vacated with immediate effect.

GCTK

GLUCOTRACK (GCTK) Director Quits, Citing Merger Conflict of Interest

A board member resigned effective immediately, pointing to a potential conflict of interest tied to ongoing discussions over a merger agreement between parent and subsidiary.

Bill Smith, founder of Smith Micro Software, has returned as president and chief executive officer.

SMSI

SMITH MICRO (SMSI) Founder Bill Smith Returns as President and CEO

Smith Micro said founder Bill Smith has retaken the CEO role six months after stepping back, succeeding Tim Huffmyer, who resigned but stays on the board.

Bernerd Da Santos takes over as chief operating officer of Fluence Energy.

FLNC

FLUENCE ENERGY (FLNC) Hires AES Veteran Bernerd Da Santos as COO

Fluence has appointed former AES operating chief Bernerd Da Santos as EVP and COO to take on supply chain, manufacturing and delivery problems.

Jill Albertelli takes over as president of Pratt & Whitney on January 1, 2027.

RTX

RTX Names Jill Albertelli President of Pratt & Whitney

RTX appoints military engines chief Jill Albertelli to lead Pratt & Whitney from January 2027, succeeding Shane Eddy, who is retiring after 40 years.

Gary Atkinson, who has stepped down as chief executive of Algorhythm Holdings.

RIME

ALGORHYTHM (RIME) Dismisses CEO Atkinson as Energy Deal Reshapes Company

Algorhythm Holdings removed Gary Atkinson after roughly 20 years and named a new CEO and board members alongside a completed transaction in the energy space.

Crown Castle owns and operates roughly 40,000 cell towers across the United States.

CCI

CROWN CASTLE (CCI) CFO Patel to Retire; Kris Hinson Named Successor

Crown Castle's finance chief retires in March 2027, commercial chief Kris Hinson takes over, and COO Cathy Piche steps down this month.

Crown Castle owns and operates around 40,000 cell towers across the United States.

CCI

CROWN CASTLE (CCI) Names Kris Hinson CFO as Patel Retires and COO Piche Exits

Sunit Patel retires as CFO on March 31, 2027, with Chief Commercial Officer Kris Hinson taking over; COO Cathy Piche steps down on September 23.

Pham Nhat Quan Anh takes over as chief executive of VinFast.

VFS

VINFAST Names Pham Nhat Quan Anh CEO, Succeeding Founder Vuong

The Vietnamese EV maker appointed its chairman as chief executive effective September 12, with billionaire founder Pham Nhat Vuong staying on the board.

Power distribution lines of the kind operated by Lithuania's grid company ESO.

Leadership

IGNITIS GRUPE Loses Entire Board of Grid Unit ESO After Storm Fallout

The full board of Lithuanian distribution operator ESO resigns as of 30 September, a day after its CEO stepped down amid record storm damage; 2026 guidance is unchanged.

Mandeep Chawla, who has served as Celestica's chief financial officer since 2017.

CLS

CELESTICA Names Todd Ankenmann CFO as Chawla Takes New Global Markets Role

Long-serving finance chief Mandeep Chawla becomes Group President, Global Markets, with Todd Ankenmann stepping up as CFO on October 1, 2026.

Sanjay Subramanian takes over as chief financial officer of SCYNEXIS.

SCYX

SCYNEXIS Names Sanjay Subramanian CFO as Macleod Retires

The rare-disease biotech appointed a new finance chief effective September 9, with outgoing CFO Ivor Macleod staying on through October 9 for the handover.

Francesco Milleri, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of EssilorLuxottica.

Leadership

ESSILORLUXOTTICA Board Backs CEO Milleri After Press Reports

The eyewear group's board says it unanimously supports Chairman and CEO Francesco Milleri, his deputy and the approved strategy following recent media reports.