Phoenix – September 11, 2026 -- NEXA Lending has named Geri Farr as Chief Executive Officer, transitioning founder Mike Kortas into the company's newly formalized Executive Partner role, its highest internal leadership designation.

Farr takes operational control after joining NEXA in 2025

Farr joined NEXA in 2025 following a career spanning wholesale and distributed retail mortgage operations. She previously managed Kortas nearly two decades ago at NOVA Home Loans, a relationship that now places her at the top of the leadership structure he built.

Fairfax, Va. – September 10, 2026 -- CoAspire has appointed Brigadier General (Ret.) Jason L. Hawk as Executive Vice President, adding a former Pentagon capability-development chief who oversaw roughly $200 billion in Air Force RDT&E and procurement decisions across three programming cycles.

San Francisco – September 10, 2026 -- Eliza, an AI-native consulting firm, has appointed Lori Borg as Chief Operating Officer as the company expands its partnership with OpenAI and scales enterprise AI deployment work.

Frankfurt – September 09, 2026 -- Danone has appointed Jean-Yves Krummenacher as General Manager for Germany, Austria and Switzerland (DACH), effective November 2026, succeeding Richard Trechman, who is leaving the company for an external role.

Melbourne – – September 09, 2026 -- Nutromics, a Melbourne-based wearable diagnostics startup, has appointed Professor Kevin W. Plaxco, the inventor of its core DNA-based sensing technology, as Chief Scientific Officer ahead of its first product launch planned for 2027.

Leeuwarden – September 08, 2026 -- Datamaran, an AI-driven risk management and governance software provider, has appointed Bert Sinnema as Chief Technology Officer, tasking him with leading global engineering and product teams from the company's Leeuwarden, Netherlands base, including its engineering hub in Valencia, Spain.

Akron, Ohio – September 08, 2026 -- FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) has appointed Jon Dormo as Vice President of Generation Project Development, tasking him with planning and developing new power generation projects to meet rapidly growing customer electricity demand.

Dormo will report to Chris Beam, FirstEnergy's President of West Virginia and Maryland

He will coordinate with internal teams, community leaders and regulators to advance reliable, affordable electricity sources across FirstEnergy's service territory.

Merritt Island – September 08, 2026 -- Arnott, an aftermarket manufacturer of air suspension and ride control products, has appointed Aalok Joshi as its first Chief Revenue Officer, creating a newly established executive role to oversee commercial growth.

Valcourt, QC – September 08, 2026 -- BRP Inc. (TSX: DOO) (NASDAQ: DOO) will install Minh Thanh Tran as Chief Financial Officer effective October 1, 2026, succeeding Sébastien Martel, who is retiring after more than 20 years with the powersports manufacturer.

Manchester – September 07, 2026 -- RealityMine has appointed Soumya Bijjal as its first Chief Product Officer following a year in which the behavioral-data company posted 75% year-over-year revenue growth.