Games Workshop Appoints Neil Tomlinson as Chief Operating Officer
Games Workshop announced that Neil Tomlinson, currently its group operations director, will assume the chief operating officer role on 31 May 2026. Tomlinson joins the company from senior retail positions at Sainsbury’s, Argos, Walmart Global Sourcing and a seven‑year stint at Asda. As COO he will oversee the design studios and the entire design‑to‑manufacture chain, extending his operational remit. Concurrently, operational IP and design director Max Bottrill will report to Tomlinson and step down from the board.
TelevisaUnivision’s New Ads Chief ‘Energized’ After Planning Upfront in Just Weeks
TelevisaUnivision appointed longtime executive John Kozack as its ads president just weeks before the annual upfront, replacing Tim Natividad. Kozack, with more than 20 years at the company, says he is "energized" and familiar with the upfront planning process. The...
Heron Therapeutics Inc (HRTX) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
Heron Therapeutics reported $155 million in 2025 net product revenue and adjusted EBITDA of $14.7 million, surpassing its guidance range. Acute‑care sales surged, with ZYNRELEF revenue up 48% YoY and the franchise growing 57% in Q4, driven by the CrossLink IGNITE program, a...
Peraton's Sector President Hires and More Leadership Moves Across the Market
Peraton announced two sector president hires—Gabe Camarillo for defense and Vishal Tuslian for health, state and local—along with an internal promotion of Danny Valladares to chief technology officer for its national security business. Across the federal‑technology market, firms such as...
Ohio System Names COO
Lima Memorial Health System in Ohio appointed Burlin Sherrick as its new vice president and chief operating officer, effective June 1. Sherrick previously served as executive director of ancillary services and oversaw multiple clinical and operational service lines. He will replace...
Post Holdings CEO to Step Down
Post Holdings announced that President and CEO Robert Vitale will step down on Oct 1, 2026, remaining as executive chairman. Nicolas Catoggio, the company’s COO and former head of Post Consumer Brands, will assume the CEO role. Vitale’s tenure saw revenue climb...
Post Holdings Promotes COO to US Group’s CEO
Post Holdings announced that COO Nicolas Catoggio will assume the role of president and chief executive on October 1, while current CEO Robert Vitale will become executive chairman. The transition follows a strong second‑quarter performance, with net sales climbing to...
Kliq Appoints Ebtihal Alosaimi as Co-Founder and COO, Strengthening Leadership Team
Kliq, the Saudi‑based influencer‑marketing platform, has appointed Ebtihal Alosaimi as Co‑Founder and Chief Operating Officer. Alosaimi brings 13 years of experience in e‑commerce, fintech, business development and strategic planning. The move is designed to bolster Kliq’s operational capacity as it...
Rex Names New COO to Support Oman Field Development Plans
Rex International Holding Limited announced the appointment of Mike Hopkinson as chief operating officer, succeeding retiring veteran Svein Kjellesvik. Hopkinson, who has overseen the Yumna field through Rex’s Masirah Oil subsidiary since 2023, brings more than three decades of upstream experience...
BigID Appoints Mahesh Chukkapali as Chief Operating Officer to Accelerate AI Security Leadership
BigID announced the appointment of Mahesh Chukkapali as chief operating officer, bringing veteran experience from Palo Alto Networks, Google Cloud, and HackerOne. The move underscores BigID’s push to cement its status as the leading AI security platform for enterprises. Chukkapali...
$96 Billion Giant ServiceNow Doesn’t See a ‘SaaSpocalypse.’ It Sees the ‘Hard Lift, Heavy Lifting’ Phase Just Beginning
ServiceNow’s Knowledge 2026 conference marked a pivot from AI feature battles to a focus on enterprise AI governance. Executives dismissed the feared "SaaSpocalypse," emphasizing that customers still need robust SaaS platforms for reliable outcomes. The company unveiled its AI Control...
Captain Rick Iuliucci Retires From Vane Brothers
Vane Brothers announced that Captain Rick Iuliucci, its Vice President of Operations, will retire effective July 1, with a Change of Command ceremony on June 1. The company named Brendan MacGillivray as its new Chief Operating Officer, supported by Brian Rau as Vice...
DTNA Q2 Sales Pacing 50% Ahead of Q1
Daimler Truck North America (DTNA) reported Q2 sales pacing 50% ahead of the first quarter, after a Q1 slump where sales fell 24.5% year‑on‑year to 29,432 trucks and buses and revenue dropped 29% to $4.51 billion. Orders surged 86% YoY to...
Ares Creates COO Role
Ares Management announced the creation of a Chief Operating Officer position. The new COO will work directly with senior leadership to drive strategy and oversee global operations. The move reflects Ares' focus on scaling its infrastructure as assets under management...
Hydrolix Expands Executive Leadership Team to Accelerate Global Growth
Hydrolix announced two senior hires—Brian Howie as Chief Revenue Officer and Enrico Risi as Vice President of Global Strategic Sales—shortly after closing an $80 million Series C round. Howie brings a track record of scaling SaaS revenue, most notably growing Sumo Logic...
General Mills Promotes Company Veteran to COO
General Mills announced the promotion of longtime executive Dana McNabb to chief operating officer, effective June 1, 2026. McNabb will keep her current duties as group president of North America retail, including oversight of the pet segment, while expanding her remit to global...
Turning Point Brands Inc (TPB) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
Turning Point Brands reported Q4 2025 results with revenue up 29% to $121 million, driven by a 266% surge in Modern Oral net sales to $41.3 million. Adjusted EBITDA rose 14% to $30 million, delivering a 24.8% margin. Management launched aggressive 2026 Modern...
Amtech Systems Inc (ASYS) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
Amtech Systems reported Q2 2026 revenue of $20.5 million, up more than 30% year‑over‑year and 8% sequentially, driven by strong AI‑related equipment sales. Adjusted EBITDA rose to $2.5 million, representing a 12% margin, while gross margin expanded to 47.7% and cash balances...
#OnTheRadar: New McCann COO, BUD
McCann Joburg elevated Brendo‑lee Tobias to chief operating officer and promoted Malefa Motutswe to business unit director, reinforcing its “Truth Well Told” positioning. The South African advertising community mourned the deaths of veteran producers Iris Vinnicombe, Oliver Nurock and marketer...
Warner Music Group Corp (WMG) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
Warner Music Group reported a 12% rise in total revenue for Q2 2026, propelled by double‑digit growth in recorded music, publishing and physical sales. Adjusted OIBDA surged 24% with margin expanding 230 basis points, while adjusted EPS climbed 38% to...
Trestle Studio Names Timothy Ryan President/COO
Boutique real‑estate developer Trestle Studio has appointed Timothy Ryan as president and chief operating officer and Christine Morairty as chief brand and marketing officer. Ryan arrives with nearly three decades of hospitality experience, most recently driving a 40% revenue lift at...
Fiserv Moves Through ‘Transition Year’
Fiserv announced a wave of senior hires, including a COO for merchant solutions and a CRO for its Clover POS unit, as part of a “transition year” aimed at reversing low single‑digit revenue growth. The company also closed two offices,...
6K Additive Appoints Brandon Davis as New Chief Operating Officer
6K Additive announced the appointment of Brandon Davis as chief operating officer. Davis brings over two decades of manufacturing leadership, most recently as vice president of Dexter Axle Corporation where he oversaw a $500 million operation, cut safety incidents dramatically, and...
Insurtech AkinovA Hires Gilpin as Group Chief Operating Officer
AkinovA, a technology‑driven re/insurance platform, has appointed Matthew Gilpin as Group Chief Operating Officer. Gilpin, a qualified UK barrister with over 20 years of senior leadership in regulated finance, joins as the firm moves into a new growth phase. His...
Former Treasury Wine Estates Executive Calls for Broader Overhaul
Former Treasury Wine Estates (TWE) global COO Robert Foye, now a shareholder, says the company’s recent shift to a four‑region operating model falls short of fixing deep‑seated execution and governance flaws. He is pushing for a broader turnaround that includes...
Riedel Bolsters SLT with New Chief Operating Officer
Riedel Communications announced Frank Eischet’s promotion to chief operating officer and Marc Engroff’s appointment as chief financial officer. The leadership reshuffle follows the company’s recent acquisition of ARRI and aims to tighten governance across the group. Under Eischet’s tenure as managing director,...
Fingerpaint Group Unifies Operations and Strategy to Accelerate Integrated Growth
Fingerpaint Group appointed Stephanie Spicer as group managing director of operations and Nick Megjugorac as chief strategy officer, both reporting to President Mark Willmann. Spicer will extend her AI‑enabled operational framework across the firm’s three solution areas, while Megjugorac will...
Analysis: CDW’s Hiring Of HPE’s Hang Tan Underscores Enterprise Services Ambitions
CDW appointed former HPE hybrid‑cloud COO Hang Tan as chief strategy and transformation officer, marking a clear pivot toward higher‑margin enterprise services in the AI era. Tan will oversee enterprise strategy, the transformation office and corporate development, reporting directly to...
Stonebridge Names Paul Eckert COO
Stonebridge has appointed Paul Eckert as chief operating officer, tasking him with overseeing hotel operations across its entire portfolio. Eckert, a veteran with more than three decades in hospitality, most recently served as COO of Trailborn Hotels & Resorts. His...
Redcliffe Labs Elevates Gaurav Jain to COO
Redcliffe Labs announced the promotion of Gaurav Jain to chief operating officer. Jain, who joined in 2021 as senior vice president of growth, has held roles including chief business officer, overseeing the online business P&L, home‑collection network, and logistics integration....
Payment Technology Company Appoints Jerome Alfred as COO
Cross Switch, a fast‑growing payment‑technology platform, announced Jerome Alfred as its new chief operating officer. Alfred arrives with more than 15 years of senior roles in fintech and banking, where he has overseen end‑to‑end operations for high‑growth payment solutions. His...
Alkermes Plc (ALKS) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
Alkermes reported $1.5 billion in 2025 revenue, driven by a 9% rise in its proprietary product portfolio, and closed the $775 million cash Avadel acquisition in February 2026, adding the LUMRIZE sleep‑medicine platform. The company forecast 2026 total revenue of $1.73‑$1.84 billion with...
Taylor Named Chief Business Ops Officer at Sims Crane Groups
Sims Crane & Equipment Co. announced that Curtis Taylor has been named Chief Business Operations Officer. In this role, he will steer enterprise analytics, reporting, and data‑driven transformation across the firm, linking data strategy to billing efficiency and customer engagement....
For FreightCar America 1Q26, ‘Continued Aftermarket Revenue Growth’
FreightCar America posted first‑quarter 2026 revenue of $64.3 million, a 33% drop from a year earlier, but achieved its highest gross margin in over a decade at 16.8%. The company recorded a net income of $41.6 million after a $49.1 million non‑cash warrant...
How Management, Property Type Can Help Apartment REITs Weather Rent Downturn
RBC forecasts Canada’s apartment vacancy rate to top 3% by 2026 as immigration slows and new supply floods the market, pressuring rents. Equiton Living’s COO Jonathan Fleischer says the downturn is cyclical, not structural, and highlights that legacy, affordable buildings...
Epigamia Names Ritesh Gauba as CEO
Epigamia announced Ritesh Gauba as its new chief executive officer, while elevating Ankur Goel to co‑founder and chief operating officer. The leadership shift follows a record FY26 in which the brand posted more than 50% growth and strong profitability. Backed by private‑equity...
CadreIQ Makes the Case for Revenue Execution Governance as Sales Leaders Rebuild for the Age of AI
CadreIQ is urging sales leaders to move beyond visibility, intelligence and orchestration toward Revenue Execution Governance, a discipline that proves strategy is actually executed in the field. The company defines "Execution Debt" as the hidden cost of missed plays, inconsistent...
Confluent Medical Technologies Hires New Chief Operating Officer
Confluent Medical Technologies announced the appointment of Tom Testa as chief operating officer, effective April 29. Testa brings a track record that includes serving as CEO and CFO of Corza Medical and as VP and general manager of Nordson Medical’s...
Sportico Transactions: Moves and Mergers Roundup for May 1
The May 1 Sportico roundup highlights a wave of strategic hires, high‑profile brand partnerships, and sizable investments across the sports ecosystem. Notable moves include Will Wright joining BKB Bare Knuckle Boxing as COO, Jarrod Schwarz becoming Yahoo Sports GM, and Coca‑Cola...
TBO Tek COO Deepak Khanna Steps Down After Nearly Two Decades
Travel distribution platform TBO Tek announced that Chief Operating Officer Deepak Khanna will step down effective April 30, 2026 after nearly 19 years with the firm. Khanna was instrumental in scaling the Gurugram‑based company’s operations and global footprint. The firm recently reported an 86%...
Ares Names Firm Veteran Peter Ogilvie as COO, Head of Strategy
Ares Management announced that Peter Ogilvie, a firm veteran of almost two decades, has been appointed chief operating officer and head of strategy. The dual role places Ogilvie at the helm of both day‑to‑day operations and long‑term strategic planning. The...
Top Five Sales Challenges Costing MSPs Cybersecurity Revenue
The managed security services market is set to jump from $38.3 billion in 2025 to $69.2 billion by 2030, yet many MSPs miss revenue because their go‑to‑market (GTM) approach fails to link technical security work with business outcomes. Cynomi’s GTM Academy Sales...
Movers and Shakers: Biggest Construction and Engineering Appointments April 2026
April 2026 saw a flurry of senior appointments across the UK construction and engineering landscape. Northern hired Warrick Dent as chief operating officer to strengthen its rail operations, while Ramboll brought in Richard Graybrook to steer its UK&I and Europe...
Lactalis Canada Appoints Sales and Marketing Leadership for Cheese and Tablespreads
Lactalis Canada has appointed Ola Machnowski as vice president of marketing and Vish Aggarwal as vice president of sales for its Cheese & Tablespreads division. Machnowski arrives from SharkNinja after senior stints at The Hershey Company, Unilever and GSK, while...
Trinity 1Q26: ‘Strong and Consistent’ Execution Across Business
Trinity Industries posted Q1 2026 revenue of $492 million, a 16% YoY decline, while operating profit rose modestly to $101.1 million. Earnings per share increased to $0.32, prompting the company to lift its full‑year EPS outlook to $2.20‑$2.40, a 16% upside at...
Inbenta Appoints Industry Veteran Mark Leibowitz as Chief Revenue Officer to Accelerate Enterprise Growth
Inbenta announced the appointment of Mark Leibowitz as Chief Revenue Officer to spearhead global revenue strategy and enterprise sales. Leibowitz, a two‑decade veteran in AI and SaaS sales, previously led BFSI and healthcare accounts at Lyzr AI, Yellow.ai, and Kore.ai....
Agentic AI and B2B Metrics: What Revenue Leaders Need to Know, Act On, and Watch Out For
Agentic AI is emerging as a bridge that links disparate B2B revenue tools—CRM, MAP, intent platforms—to deliver actionable insights instead of isolated data points. Unlike traditional AI that answers a single query, an agent pursues a business goal, pulls information...
Xactly and ServiceNow Unveil AI Integration for RevOps to Boost Sales Productivity
Xactly and ServiceNow have introduced a Dispute Management AI Agent that links Xactly’s revenue platform with ServiceNow’s Now Assist conversational AI. The agent uses the Model Context Protocol to automate compensation inquiries and dispute resolution in real time, turning a...
The Goldilocks Rule for Revenue Orgs: Right-Sizing Your Sales Complexity
The article argues that revenue leaders should stop treating complexity as a taboo and instead match sales motion complexity to the buyer’s segment. Over‑engineering SMB sales inflates customer acquisition cost and slows rep velocity, while under‑engineering enterprise sales leads to...
Starbucks Is Winning Customers Back After Investing $500 Million in Workers and Stores
Starbucks reported a 7.1% rise in U.S. comparable sales for the quarter, far exceeding analysts’ 4.5% forecast, while total revenue grew 9% to $9.5 billion. The boost follows a $500 million investment in additional staffing, higher wages, expanded benefits and store upgrades...