Atlantic HPC Group Inc Appoints Leo Lin as Chief Executive Officer
Key Highlights
- ➤Leo Lin appointed Atlantic CEO effective October 1, 2026
- ➤Jacqueline Jiang steps down as CEO, remains on Atlantic’s board
- ➤Atlantic’s revenue to date substantially generated from bitcoin mining
- ➤Ohio AI Campus has utility-approved power capacity, but needs infrastructure upgrades
- ➤Aperture and Atlantic plan SEC registration for proposed business combination
Expert Statements
Benson Liu, CFO of Atlantic HPC Group Inc
“Leo brings a wealth of experience to Atlantic. With a track record of building businesses from early-stage to key development milestones, Leo’s expertise in executive leadership and management, strategy, operations and project management is invaluable as Atlantic continues to build out its high-performance computing infrastructure. Additionally, Leo’s background in structuring debt and equity financing, which he has built through repeat executive financial roles, is a strong asset for Atlantic’s site development efforts. We welcome Leo to the Atlantic team.”
Leo Lin, Chief Executive Officer of Atlantic HPC Group Inc
“I am excited to join Atlantic at an important point in its development. The team has built a solid foundation in power procurement and operations, and I look forward to working with the board and the Atlantic team to advance Atlantic’s high-performance computing infrastructure strategy. I also look forward to helping prepare Atlantic to operate as a public company following the closing of the proposed business combination with Aperture.”
Calvin Kung, Chief Executive Officer of Aperture AC
“Leo’s experience preparing high-growth companies for the public markets strengthens Atlantic’s capabilities to both execute and finance its growth strategy, as well as to support management best practices. We are pleased that he has joined the Atlantic team.”
Irvine and Los Angeles, CA, Oct. 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aperture AC (NASDAQ: APUR), a special purpose acquisition company (“Aperture”), and Atlantic HPC Group Inc (“Atlantic”), a U.S.-based digital infrastructure company that develops and operates power-intensive bitcoin mining and computing facilities across Oklahoma, Arkansas, Ohio and following the Valley Oasis acquisition, Tennessee, today announced that the board of directors of Atlantic has appointed Leo Lin as Atlantic’s Chief Executive Officer, effective October 1, 2026. Lin is a seasoned executive with over 20 years of experience in helping companies scale their operations and achieve rapid growth. Lin succeeds Jacqueline Jiang, who has stepped down as Chief Executive Officer and will continue to serve as a member of Atlantic’s board of directors.
Since 2023, Lin has been a consultant for tech start-ups and early-stage companies on business plan development, financial planning and fund-raising efforts. Lin was the Chief Financial Officer of Eat Just Inc., a food technology company in the plant-based egg and cultured meat business, from September 2021 to June 2022. He served as Vice President of Global Finance and then Chief Financial Officer of Karma Automotive LLC, a luxury electric vehicle company, from July 2019 to September 2021. Lin was the Chief Financial Officer of Red Digital Cinema LLC, a high-end brand of cinematography cameras, and the Chief Financial Officer of Red Hydrogen, a new-generation smart phone maker, from March 2019 to July 2019. Prior to that, Lin was Vice President of Finance of NIO USA Inc., the North America headquarters of NIO Inc., a company engaged in the design, manufacture, and sale of electric vehicles, from 2015 to March 2019. He held several senior positions, including Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Finance & Corporate Strategy, at Monster Inc., a consumer electronics company, from 2006 to 2015.
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