Executive Appointment

Shreveport, La. – September 30, 2026 -- Pathology Ventures, LLC (PVL), a physician-founded network representing more than 500 pathologists, has appointed Dominic Stockey as executive vice president to lead partnerships with pharmaceutical, diagnostic and research sponsors.

Former investment banker to run sponsor and enterprise development

Stockey joins PVL after seven years in investment banking, where he served as Vice President and worked on more than 15 closed transactions across diagnostics, life sciences and healthcare, including mergers and acquisitions and capital formation deals. At PVL, he will oversee business operations, sponsor and partner relationships, commercialization, contracting and program execution.

New York – September 30, 2026 -- MyComplianceOffice (MCO), a compliance management software provider for financial services, has appointed John Schobel as President, adding a 25-year RegTech veteran to lead its global go-to-market strategy following a $100 million-plus strategic financing round.

MCO's revenue climbed 22% from 2024 to 2025 as client base expanded

The compliance software firm now serves more than 1,500 client companies across over 125 countries, onboarding more than 100 new firms during the same period. The growth trajectory coincides with recent strategic growth financing from Accel-KKR Credit Partners, which MCO says will fund continued expansion and product development.

Washington – September 29, 2026 -- The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) has named former House Majority Leader Eric Cantor as its next president and chief executive officer, effective November 9. Cantor succeeds Stephen J. Ubl, who has led the trade group since 2015 and will remain as a strategic advisor through January 15, 2027.

New York – September 29, 2026 -- MSIG USA has appointed Oscar Aguilar as head of excess and surplus property, tasking him with building out the insurer's E&S property platform for brokers navigating complex commercial risk.

Broomfield, Colo. – September 29, 2026 -- Horizon Family Brands has promoted Scott Wallace to Chief Customer Officer, expanding his mandate to oversee customer strategy and retail partnerships across its organic dairy portfolio, which includes Horizon Organic, Maple Hill Creamery and Wallaby Organic yogurt.

Wallace moves from senior sales leadership to a company-wide customer strategy role

Wallace joined Horizon Family Brands in November 2023 as vice president of sales and was elevated to senior vice president in 2025. In his new CCO role, he will coordinate across sales, marketing, operations and brand teams to deepen customer engagement and identify shared growth opportunities across the company's retail and commercial networks.

Nashville, Tenn. – – September 29, 2026 -- Thyme Companies has appointed Carolyn Starrett as executive vice president of new ventures, tasking her with identifying and scaling new businesses beyond its existing Thyme Care platform. Starrett reports directly to Executive Chairman Robin Shah, marking her second collaboration with him after their tenure together at Flatiron Health.

Starrett brings a decade of oncology data leadership from Flatiron Health

Starrett joined Flatiron Health in 2016 alongside Thyme's founders and served as its Chief Executive Officer from 2021 to 2025. Under her leadership, Flatiron's real-world evidence platform expanded from roughly 400,000 to more than 5.5 million patient records. Its OncoEMR platform grew to serve more than 4,500 oncology providers nationwide, while the company extended research operations into the United Kingdom, Germany and Japan.

Philadelphia – September 29, 2026 -- ConnectDER, a manufacturer of meter socket adapters (MSAs) for solar, battery, and EV charging installations, has named Chad Conway as VP of Product to lead development of its flagship IslandDER product line launched in 2025.

Conway brings 15 years of clean-energy hardware experience from SPAN and Tesla

Conway was a founding team member and Head of Products at SPAN, the smart electric panel maker, where he led the SPAN Panel from concept to installations in thousands of U.S. homes. Before SPAN, he spent six years on Tesla's Energy team helping scale the Powerwall to more than 50,000 annual deployments, including post-Hurricane Irma and Maria recovery work with local communities in Puerto Rico.

Valencia – – September 29, 2026 -- Arthex Biotech has appointed Glenn Sblendorio, former CEO of IVERIC bio, as Chairman of its Board of Directors as the clinical-stage RNA therapeutics company advances its lead program ATX-01 through Phase I/IIa trials for myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1).

Sblendorio brings three decades of biotech exit experience to Arthex's board

Sblendorio most recently led IVERIC bio, Inc. as CEO until its acquisition by Astellas Pharma, Inc. He previously served as President and Chief Financial Officer of The Medicines Company through its acquisition by Novartis, and as Executive Vice President and CFO of Eyetech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. until it was acquired by OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Earlier in his career he was a Managing Director at MPM Capital Advisors.

Hanover, Pa. – September 29, 2026 -- L2 Brands, a premium custom-decorated apparel and headwear maker, appointed John Fryer as Chief Executive Officer effective September 29, 2026, tasking him with leading the company's fully integrated commercial, product, supply chain and manufacturing operations.

Fryer arrives from Unrivaled Teamwear's Hanesbrands carve-out

Fryer most recently served as President of Unrivaled Teamwear, a carve-out from Hanesbrands that operates the Champion Teamwear, Gear for Sports and Knights Apparel brands. His background spans activewear, teamwear and collegiate-channel businesses.

McLean, Va. – September 28, 2026 -- ID.me, the digital identity wallet serving over 170 million users, has appointed Susannah Stroud Wright as Chief Legal Officer and Darragh Whelan as Executive Vice President of Engineering, expanding its executive team as the company scales AI-driven identity verification across federal and state agencies.