BNB Standard Corporation Appoints Alex Odagiu as Chief Executive Officer and Announces Plan to Operate a BNB Chain Validator
Key Highlights
- ➤Alex Odagiu appointed BNB Standard CEO, effective October 19, 2026
- ➤BNB Standard plans to operate its own BNB Chain validator
- ➤Specialist infrastructure provider will run validator technical operations under BNC governance
- ➤Treasury BNB will remain with qualified custodians during staking
- ➤Validator rewards vary with network activity and performance and are not guaranteed
Expert Statements
Carly E. Howard, Chair of the Board, BNB Standard Corporation
“Working with Alex during his time as Interim President, we saw his creativity and his instinct for innovation up close. His passion for the BNB ecosystem runs deep, and he has spent years backing the builders who make it grow. We are confident he is the right person to lead BNB Standard.”
Matthew Roszak, Director and Chair of the Chief Executive Officer Search Committee, BNB Standard Corporation
“Alex combines deep BNB ecosystem expertise with the strategic and operational discipline to lead BNB Standard. His tenure as Interim President gave the Board direct evidence of his leadership and ability to execute. He has our full confidence to lead the company’s next phase of growth.”
Alex Odagiu, Chief Executive Officer, BNB Standard Corporation
“My priorities are to grow BNB per share and build an operating business on BNB Chain, starting with our planned validator”
Alex Odagiu, Chief Executive Officer, BNB Standard Corporation
“We will report our progress in public. I also want to bring institutional investors who have not yet studied BNB into the ecosystem. I thank the Board for its confidence and look forward to the work ahead with our team.”
* Odagiu has served as Interim President and as a member of the Board of Directors since June 2026 * Former YZi Labs Investment Partner and Goldman Sachs investment banker, with years of experience alongside builders in the BNB Chain ecosystem * Company will operate its own validator on BNB Chain, run with a specialist infrastructure partner under BNB Standard's governance LOUISVILLE, CO, Oct. 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BNB Standard Corporation (Nasdaq: BNC) ("BNB Standard," "BNC," or the "Company"), a growth-oriented company focused on managing the world's largest corporate treasury of BNB, today announced that its Board of Directors (the “Board”) has appointed Alex Odagiu as Chief Executive Officer, effective October 19, 2026. Mr. Odagiu has served as the Company's Interim President since June 2026 and will continue to serve as a member of the Board. He will also serve as the Company's principal executive officer, a role held on an interim basis by Brent Miller, who continues as Chief Financial Officer. The Board made the appointment on the recommendation of its Chief Executive Officer Search Committee, chaired by director Matthew Roszak, following an exhaustive search.
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