{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"161914","rtpr_id":"nBw2C1BXNa-20261006","ticker":"EOSE","exchange":"NASDAQ","all_tickers":["EOSE"],"title":"Certivo Appoints Former GE Vice Chairman and CFO Jeff Bornstein to Board of Directors","author":"Business Wire","published_at":"2026-10-06T13:00:00.986Z","article_body":"Certivo Appoints Former GE Vice Chairman and CFO Jeff Bornstein to Board of\nDirectors\n\nVeteran finance and industrial executive brings three decades of experience\nscaling global manufacturing businesses and operating under intensive\nregulatory oversight\n\nCertivo, the agentic AI compliance platform for global manufacturers, today\nannounced the appointment of Jeffrey S. Bornstein to its Board of Directors.\nBornstein served as Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer of General\nElectric from 2013 to 2017 and spent 28 years in senior finance leadership\nacross GE's industrial and financial businesses.\n\nBornstein joins as manufacturers contend with a growing list of product\ncompliance obligations, including PFAS reporting under TSCA, extended producer\nresponsibility programs, and state-level chemical disclosure rules, each with\nits own deadlines, data formats, and enforcement consequences. Most companies\nstill manage these with a patchwork of spreadsheets, consultants, and\nsingle-purpose tools, which leaves compliance operating as a cost center and a\ndrag on product launches.\n\nCertivo replaces that patchwork with one system that manages every global\ncompliance regulation and standard from a single view. Its AI agents pull\nsupplier data from any source in any format, validate it, and maintain it\ncontinuously, so a manufacturer can start with any regulation, collect\nevidence once, and report everywhere it's required. Customers reach 100\npercent audit readiness in hours rather than months and cut compliance\nworkload by roughly 90 percent, while their own compliance teams stay in\ncontrol of the decisions that matter. The result is compliance that speeds\nproducts to market instead of holding them back.\n\n\"Jeff has run finance for some of the most complex industrial supply chains in\nthe world, and he did it during periods when regulators were watching every\nnumber,\" said Kunal Chopra, CEO of Certivo. \"He knows what compliance costs a\nmanufacturer when it's fragmented across systems and people, and he knows what\nit takes to build processes that executives and auditors can trust. Our\ncustomers are turning compliance into a competitive advantage by getting\nproducts to market faster, and Jeff's perspective is exactly what we want in\nthe boardroom as we accelerate that.\"\n\nDuring his tenure as GE's CFO, Bornstein led the company's portfolio\ntransformation, including the sale of GE Appliances, the merger of GE Oil\n& Gas with Baker Hughes, the divestiture of more than $300 billion in GE\nCapital assets, and the acquisition of Alstom's power and grid businesses. He\npreviously served 12 years as Senior Vice President and CFO of GE Capital,\nwhere he guided the business through the 2008 financial crisis and the\nsubsequent onboarding of the Federal Reserve as its primary regulator. Earlier\nroles included CFO of GE Plastics and CFO of GE Aircraft Engine Services.\n\nSince leaving GE, Bornstein has focused on investing in and advising\ngrowth-stage companies. He is the founder and co-managing partner of Whipstick\nVentures and managing partner of Generation Capital Partners, and he has\nserved on the boards of Eos Energy Enterprises (NASDAQ: EOSE) and AlloVir,\nwhere he chaired the Audit Committee. He also serves on the Board of Trustees\nof Northeastern University and the board of buildOn.\n\n\"Every manufacturer I've worked with treats compliance as a tax on getting\nproduct out the door, and most of them are managing it in silos that no one\ncan see across,\" Bornstein said. \"Certivo gives leadership one place to see\nwhere every product stands against every regulation, with agents doing the\ncollection and validation and people making the calls. That kind of certainty\nchanges how a company plans, and I'm looking forward to helping Kunal and the\nteam bring it to more of the companies that need it.\" Bornstein holds a B.S.\nin Business Administration from Northeastern University.\n\nAbout Certivo\n\nCertivo is the agentic AI compliance platform for global manufacturers. Its\nplatform, CORA, uses AI agents to collect supplier data from any source in any\nformat, validate it with deterministic AI, and maintain audit-ready evidence\nacross every global regulation and standard, including REACH, RoHS, PFAS, Prop\n65, and extended producer responsibility programs. Manufacturers collect once,\nreport everywhere, and reach 100 percent audit readiness in hours while\nreducing compliance work by 90 percent and keeping human experts in control.\nCertivo is headquartered in Seattle, Washington. Learn more at certivo.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.certivo.com%2F&esheet=54615260&newsitemid=20261006914881&lan=en-US&anchor=certivo.com&index=1&md5=35de4d9d5b040d2bbd7d1131bc079041)\n.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261006914881/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261006914881/en/)\n\nMedia Contact \n\nPR@certivo.com (mailto:PR@certivo.com)\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nBw2C1BXNa-20261006","title":"Certivo Appoints Former GE Vice Chairman and CFO Jeff Bornstein to Board of Directors","author":"Business Wire","ticker":"EOSE","created":"2026-10-06T13:00:00.986Z","tickers":["EOSE"],"exchange":"NASDAQ","article_body":"Certivo Appoints Former GE Vice Chairman and CFO Jeff Bornstein to Board of\nDirectors\n\nVeteran finance and industrial executive brings three decades of experience\nscaling global manufacturing businesses and operating under intensive\nregulatory oversight\n\nCertivo, the agentic AI compliance platform for global manufacturers, today\nannounced the appointment of Jeffrey S. Bornstein to its Board of Directors.\nBornstein served as Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer of General\nElectric from 2013 to 2017 and spent 28 years in senior finance leadership\nacross GE's industrial and financial businesses.\n\nBornstein joins as manufacturers contend with a growing list of product\ncompliance obligations, including PFAS reporting under TSCA, extended producer\nresponsibility programs, and state-level chemical disclosure rules, each with\nits own deadlines, data formats, and enforcement consequences. Most companies\nstill manage these with a patchwork of spreadsheets, consultants, and\nsingle-purpose tools, which leaves compliance operating as a cost center and a\ndrag on product launches.\n\nCertivo replaces that patchwork with one system that manages every global\ncompliance regulation and standard from a single view. Its AI agents pull\nsupplier data from any source in any format, validate it, and maintain it\ncontinuously, so a manufacturer can start with any regulation, collect\nevidence once, and report everywhere it's required. Customers reach 100\npercent audit readiness in hours rather than months and cut compliance\nworkload by roughly 90 percent, while their own compliance teams stay in\ncontrol of the decisions that matter. The result is compliance that speeds\nproducts to market instead of holding them back.\n\n\"Jeff has run finance for some of the most complex industrial supply chains in\nthe world, and he did it during periods when regulators were watching every\nnumber,\" said Kunal Chopra, CEO of Certivo. \"He knows what compliance costs a\nmanufacturer when it's fragmented across systems and people, and he knows what\nit takes to build processes that executives and auditors can trust. Our\ncustomers are turning compliance into a competitive advantage by getting\nproducts to market faster, and Jeff's perspective is exactly what we want in\nthe boardroom as we accelerate that.\"\n\nDuring his tenure as GE's CFO, Bornstein led the company's portfolio\ntransformation, including the sale of GE Appliances, the merger of GE Oil\n& Gas with Baker Hughes, the divestiture of more than $300 billion in GE\nCapital assets, and the acquisition of Alstom's power and grid businesses. He\npreviously served 12 years as Senior Vice President and CFO of GE Capital,\nwhere he guided the business through the 2008 financial crisis and the\nsubsequent onboarding of the Federal Reserve as its primary regulator. Earlier\nroles included CFO of GE Plastics and CFO of GE Aircraft Engine Services.\n\nSince leaving GE, Bornstein has focused on investing in and advising\ngrowth-stage companies. He is the founder and co-managing partner of Whipstick\nVentures and managing partner of Generation Capital Partners, and he has\nserved on the boards of Eos Energy Enterprises (NASDAQ: EOSE) and AlloVir,\nwhere he chaired the Audit Committee. He also serves on the Board of Trustees\nof Northeastern University and the board of buildOn.\n\n\"Every manufacturer I've worked with treats compliance as a tax on getting\nproduct out the door, and most of them are managing it in silos that no one\ncan see across,\" Bornstein said. \"Certivo gives leadership one place to see\nwhere every product stands against every regulation, with agents doing the\ncollection and validation and people making the calls. That kind of certainty\nchanges how a company plans, and I'm looking forward to helping Kunal and the\nteam bring it to more of the companies that need it.\" Bornstein holds a B.S.\nin Business Administration from Northeastern University.\n\nAbout Certivo\n\nCertivo is the agentic AI compliance platform for global manufacturers. Its\nplatform, CORA, uses AI agents to collect supplier data from any source in any\nformat, validate it with deterministic AI, and maintain audit-ready evidence\nacross every global regulation and standard, including REACH, RoHS, PFAS, Prop\n65, and extended producer responsibility programs. Manufacturers collect once,\nreport everywhere, and reach 100 percent audit readiness in hours while\nreducing compliance work by 90 percent and keeping human experts in control.\nCertivo is headquartered in Seattle, Washington. Learn more at certivo.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.certivo.com%2F&esheet=54615260&newsitemid=20261006914881&lan=en-US&anchor=certivo.com&index=1&md5=35de4d9d5b040d2bbd7d1131bc079041)\n.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261006914881/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261006914881/en/)\n\nMedia Contact \n\nPR@certivo.com (mailto:PR@certivo.com)\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-10-06T13:00:01.097175558Z","server_sent_at_ms":1791291601097},"received_at":"2026-10-06T13:00:01.148Z","source_url":"https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261006914881/en/"},"analysis":{"id":"150419","press_release_id":"161914","analysis_json":{"industry":null,"redFlags":[],"eventType":"board_change","narrative":"Certivo, a private agentic AI compliance platform, appointed former GE Vice Chairman and CFO Jeffrey Bornstein to its board of directors.\n\nEos Energy Enterprises (NASDAQ: EOSE) is referenced only because Bornstein previously served on its board, where he chaired the Audit Committee; the release discloses no change to EOSE's own board or operations.\n\nFor EOSE holders this is background noise — a credential highlight for a former director — with no direct material implication for the company.","sentiment":"neutral","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":"Tangential EOSE mention — former director named to private-company board; suppress or file as background."},"keyFigures":{"customDimensions":{"ge_capital_divestitures":"$300 billion in GE Capital assets"}},"quotedText":"Since leaving GE, Bornstein has focused on investing in and advising growth-stage companies","namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"Jeffrey S. 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