Boston – September 23, 2026 -- ArcLight Capital Partners has appointed Peter Podurgiel as President and Board Director of portfolio company Advanced Power, adding a developer who has commercialized more than 11 GW of generation to a platform now advancing a 15 GW pipeline of power infrastructure for utilities, hyperscalers and data center operators.
Las Vegas – September 22, 2026 -- GMA Consulting has appointed Alisa Mirabal and David Robins as Senior Advisors, adding operational expertise in casino marketing technology and hospitality management to its client-advisory bench spanning public gaming companies, tribal operators, banks and government agencies.
New York – September 22, 2026 -- YELL, a payments platform serving consumers and small businesses, has appointed Raphael Blunschi as Chief Executive Officer as the company surpasses 27,000 customers as of September 2026.
Blunschi spent more than 30 years across Swiss banking, institutional asset management, and digital assets. He was a founding member of UBS's prime brokerage business and, at RMF/Man Group, built a multi-billion-dollar global managed account platform designed to make hedge fund exposures transparent and institutionally scalable. He then spent 13 years at K2 Advisors, a Franklin Templeton investment company, serving as Chief Administrative Officer, Executive Committee member, and fund board director for eight private funds.
Chicago – September 22, 2026 -- Charter Next Generation (CNG), a North American material science solutions provider, has named Todd Herndon as Chief Financial Officer, bringing more than 35 years of financial, commercial, and operational leadership experience to the role.
His prior leadership roles include positions at Diversey, now part of Solenis; Gardner Denver, now part of Ingersoll Rand; and Capital Safety. Herndon began his career at S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc. and has worked extensively with private equity firms including KKR, Bain Capital, CD&R, and Stone Point Capital.
Los Angeles – September 22, 2026 -- Composition Wealth, a registered investment advisor managing more than $12 billion in assets, has appointed Gabrielle Glemann as General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer and Joe Salcido as Head of Advisors, adding two executives with a combined 40 years of industry experience to its 125-employee national platform.
Franklin Lakes, N.J. – September 22, 2026 -- BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), listed on the NYSE under BDX, has appointed Arthur (Art) Hu as executive vice president and chief information and digital officer, effective September 30.
Hu departs Lenovo Group, where he served as senior vice president, global chief information officer and chief technology and delivery officer for the Solutions and Services Group. He brings more than 25 years of experience in global technology, digital and business transformation. Prior to Lenovo, Hu spent over a decade at McKinsey & Company advising organizations on technology, operations and strategy.
Hu succeeds Denise Russell Fleming, who will retire from BD at the end of 2026.
Austin, Texas – September 21, 2026 -- TPx, a nationwide managed services provider, has appointed Garrett Gee to lead its Channel Sales organization, elevating indirect partnerships as a core pillar of the company's growth strategy.
An eight-time CRN Channel Chief also recognized by Channel Futures and Channel Partners, Gee has led some of the industry's largest indirect sales organizations. Most recently, he served as Global Vice President of Indirect Channels and Alliances at Trustwave, where he rebuilt the channel organization to deliver double-digit growth and exceeded targets for three consecutive years.
New York – September 20, 2026 -- Isla Porter LLC's Board of Managers has appointed co-founder and Chief Creative Officer Emily Arthur as Chief Executive Officer, effective August 18, 2026.
Arthur will continue as Chief Creative Officer while assuming CEO duties, consolidating oversight of the custom cabinetry company's product design, manufacturing operations and business strategy under one executive.
Independent board member Nancy Tsuei said the appointment recognizes what Arthur built the company around: making customizable cabinetry directly accessible to homeowners and designers without traditional industry friction. Tsuei said Arthur's grasp of sales, design, manufacturing and customer demand made her the clear choice to lead the company forward.
Ashburn, Va. – September 20, 2026 -- DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC) has appointed Jonathan Nikols as President of the Americas Market, putting him in charge of sales across North America, Central America and South America.
The move places one of DXC's largest regions under a sales leader with more than 25 years of experience running technology commercial organizations. Taylor said the appointment aims to sharpen sales execution, improve customer coverage, accelerate AI-driven growth and add commercial discipline across the Americas territory.
Bethel, Conn. – September 20, 2026 -- ComNet Communications has appointed Janna Valencia as Chief Revenue Officer, tasking her with leading revenue strategy as the low voltage infrastructure provider expands its national footprint.
Valencia joins ComNet from BlackBox, a global digital infrastructure solutions provider. She previously held senior leadership roles at IBM and Kyndryl, where she managed large national sales and delivery teams. Her customer segment experience spans data centers, retail, CPG, travel and transportation, hospitality, airports, and the public sector.