Talent Acquisition

New York – October 13, 2026 -- B. Riley Securities, Inc. has hired Michael Masiuk, a banker with more than 25 years of experience, as Managing Director in its New York Investment Banking team to expand growth capital, M&A advisory and proprietary deal origination coverage.

Masiuk deepens coverage of sports, media and technology sponsors

Masiuk will cover corporate and financial sponsor clients in the sports, media, and technology sectors. His remit expands the firm's growth and private capital, M&A advisory, and proprietary deal origination capabilities.

His experience spans investment banking, hedge funds, and the entertainment industry. He has originated and executed transactions across public and private capital markets, including growth equity, crossover rounds, and buyouts.

New York – October 06, 2026 -- Prospect HQ's community now spans student-athletes from more than 500 colleges and universities nationwide, just nine months after the hiring platform launched in January 2026.

Platform reaches 500 schools within nine months of January 2026 launch

The platform connects current and former student-athletes across all NCAA Divisions, NAIA, and club sports with employers seeking culturally aligned talent. The rapid expansion gives subscribing employers a single access point to recruit across a broad pool of majors and career stages, rather than pursuing school-by-school outreach.

Los Angeles – October 06, 2026 -- Major League Volleyball (MLV) has introduced a new salary-cap mechanism, the Marquee Player Exception, allowing every team to designate up to two players outside the league's standard cap structure, subject to a luxury tax.

Each team gains two designation slots for elite talent

Teams may name one Seasoned Marquee Player, an established professional athlete meeting league eligibility rules, and one Rookie Marquee Player, an elite collegiate athlete selected through the MLV Draft who joins the league immediately the season after being drafted.

Los Angeles – – October 02, 2026 -- Green Water and Power (GWP), a national clean-energy infrastructure provider, has launched a workforce training partnership with Goodwill Southern California (Goodwill SoCal) to place candidates with little or no prior work experience into on-the-job electrical trade training.

Program targets WIOA-eligible candidates for hands-on electrical training

The initiative operates under the federal Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act (WIOA) and is aimed at reducing barriers to employment for job seekers entering the skilled trades. Qualified participants will receive hands-on instruction in electrical work, with a pathway to long-term employment at GWP or elsewhere in the industry.

Carrollton, Texas – October 01, 2026 -- FASTSIGNS International, Inc. is rolling out a national recruitment campaign timed to Sign Manufacturing Day 2026, deploying an interactive career personality quiz to funnel job seekers into open roles across its network of independently owned centers.

FASTSIGNS ties recruitment push to Sign Manufacturing Day, observed the first Friday of October

The initiative targets job seekers, college graduates and trade professionals for positions spanning brand consulting, graphic design, strategic sales, production and installation. The company is directing candidates to its career portal, FASTSIGNS.com/careers, where the quiz matches applicants to specific career tracks based on their skills and interests.

Menlo Park, Calif. – October 01, 2026 -- More than half of U.S. employers, 57%, are offering higher-than-planned salaries to secure new hires, with specialized skills cited as the top driver, according to Robert Half's 2027 Salary Guide released this week.

AI expertise now outpaces other technical skills in pay premiums

Seventy-two percent of managers report increasing pay specifically for AI-related skills, and 42% say AI expertise commands higher compensation than other technical competencies. The findings indicate that within identical job titles, a candidate's AI fluency can materially shift the final offer.

New York City – September 25, 2026 -- NYU Langone Health has recruited three senior orthopedic surgeons -- Dr. Sabrina M. Strickland, Dr. F. Winston Gwathmey, and Dr. Andreas H. Gomoll -- to lead new specialty centers within its orthopedics division, currently ranked No. 2 nationally by U.S. News & World Report.

NYU Langone builds out joint-preservation leadership with three senior hires

Dr. Strickland arrives from the Hospital for Special Surgery in Manhattan, where she practiced for more than two decades, to become the inaugural director of NYU Langone's new Center for Patellofemoral Disorders. Her clinical focus spans knee cartilage repair, patellar stabilization, ACL and meniscus surgery, and joint preservation; she also uses 3D-printed joint models to refine surgical techniques for patients with atypical bone structures, addressing a gap left by biomechanical research that relies primarily on cadaveric 'normal' joints.

Kista, Sweden – September 24, 2026 -- Sivers Semiconductors AB (STO: SIVE) has restructured senior leadership across its Wireless and Photonics divisions, appointing two external executives and reassigning two founders as the company pushes toward broader commercialization of its RF and laser technologies.

Marc Pegulu takes over as Managing Director of Wireless effective September 28, 2026

Pegulu brings more than 25 years of experience in RF, wireless and mixed-signal product businesses, including P&L leadership roles at Semtech and Qorvo. He replaces Harish Krishnaswamy, who co-founded MixComm, the RF beamforming company Sivers acquired in 2021.

Krishnaswamy shifts to newly created Chief Strategy Officer role

In his new position, Krishnaswamy will oversee corporate strategy, M&A and new business development, drawing on his prior technology and business development experience at Sivers.

Navi Mumbai – September 24, 2026 -- Fuel Cycle, a US-based AI-powered consumer insights and market research platform, has opened a Global Capability Center (GCC) in Vashi, Navi Mumbai, with an initial planned capacity of 50 employees and room to scale over coming quarters.

New hub targets engineering, AI and product development functions

The Navi Mumbai center will serve as a strategic hub for Engineering, AI and Product Development, working closely with teams across the US and other global markets. Fuel Cycle said it plans to invest in scaling the center, positioning it as a key part of its global product and technology organization.

Leeds – September 24, 2026 -- Noto Group, an executive search and leadership advisory firm serving consumer brands across North America and Europe, has appointed Kirsty Schofield and Cody Johns as Senior Partners, expanding the firm's global consumer leadership practice.

Schofield brings 15 years of UK-based search experience to fashion, beauty and wellness mandates

Schofield, a founding member and shareholder of PartnerWise, built a senior-level search practice serving consumer brands across Europe, Asia and North America. She holds Hogan assessment certification and will work alongside Senior Partner John Copeland to extend Noto Group's international reach in fashion, lifestyle, beauty and wellness sectors.