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Innventure Announces Appointment of Dr. Bill Grieco as CEO following Retirement of Current CEO Bill Haskell

  • Innventure, Inc. (NASDAQ: INV) appointed Dr. Bill Grieco as its next Chief Executive Officer effective October 1, 2026.
  • Dr. Grieco will succeed Bill Haskell, who is retiring after a 45-year career with the company, including six years as CEO.
  • Haskell will work with Grieco for three months to ensure a seamless transition before his retirement from the Board of Directors.
  • The appointment followed a comprehensive succession planning process led by a Board subcommittee with an executive search firm.
  • Executive Chairman Mike Otworth stated Grieco will develop an aggressive first 100 days plan to drive strong year-end performance.
  • Dr. Grieco currently serves as CEO of Refinity, an Innventure operating company, and as a board member of Refinity & Accelsius.
  • Prior to this role, Grieco was Innventure's Chief Technology Officer from 2022 to 2024.
  • His previous experience includes leading The RAPID Manufacturing Institute® & overseeing R&D for Owens Corning's $3 billion Building Materials Group.
  • Grieco holds a PhD, master's degree, & bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from MIT & Georgia Institute of Technology.
  • Haskell confirmed Grieco understands the Innventure model from the inside due to his history with Refinity, Accelsius, & Innventure's founding.
  • Grieco plans to focus on expanding multinational partner relationships, pragmatically scaling operating companies, & creating shareholder value.
  • Grieco will join Innventure's executive committee & fill the vacancy created by Haskell's departure from the Board.
  • Grieco will remain as Refinity's CEO until October 1, 2026, while a successor is identified.
  • Innventure is an industrial growth conglomerate focused on commercializing breakthrough technologies to build billion-dollar valuation companies.