NEW YORK – October 28, 2026 -- The Ad Council elected 23 new members to its Board of Directors and elevated Nicola Mendelsohn, Head of Global Business Group at Meta, to Vice Chair.
CHICAGO – October 28, 2026 -- Equity LifeStyle Properties (NYSE: ELS) will hand the chief executive role to Patrick Waite on January 1, 2027, ending Marguerite Nader's 13-year tenure as CEO. Nader has been elected Executive Vice Chair of the Board of Directors.
Essen – October 27, 2026 -- Germany's Federal Association of Free Weekly Newspapers (BVDA) will be led by three equal chairpersons, after reporting 2025 net advertising revenue of about €1.157 billion for the sector, roughly 1% below the prior year.
Valby, Denmark – October 18, 2026 -- H. Lundbeck A/S plans to install former Novo Nordisk CEO Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen as Chair of its Board after the 2027 Annual General Meeting (AGM), succeeding Dorothea Wenzel, who will step down at that meeting.
Los Angeles – October 16, 2026 -- The University of Southern California will launch its first bottom-up redesign of undergraduate general education in decades, President Beong-Soo Kim announced at his installation as the university's 13th president at the University Park campus.
Bhubaneswar – – October 14, 2026 -- Dr. Achyuta Samanta, founder of KIIT and KISS, was unanimously elected the first President of the Indian UniSport Federation (IUSF) at its inaugural Annual General Meeting on Sunday. The Federation is recognised by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
Addison, Texas – October 8, 2026 -- Valtir, LLC has appointed Rob Scholl as Chief Executive Officer effective immediately, succeeding Nick Verska who steps down after more than 25 years with the roadway safety products manufacturer.
Reston, Va. – October 07, 2026 -- General Dynamics (NYSE:GD) announced that its board has elected company president Danny Deep as chief executive officer, effective January 1, 2027, succeeding Phebe Novakovic after 13 years in the role.
Jupiter, Fla. – – October 06, 2026 -- Linda Hou, director of sales at ACC Heavy Duty, retired at the end of September 2026 after nearly 30 years in the commercial vehicle industry, with Brett Delp succeeding her in the role.
San Francisco – October 06, 2026 -- Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) has named Diana Colella executive vice president of its architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) business, the company's largest industry unit. She succeeds Amy Bunszel, who announced her retirement and will remain at Autodesk through November 2, 2026, to support the transition.
