{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"170361","rtpr_id":"nGNX2GWZL8-20261015","ticker":"AIB","exchange":"NYSE American","all_tickers":["AIB"],"title":"Former NextEra Veteran Joins AIB to Lead Public Affairs and Community Engagement","author":"Globe Newswire","published_at":"2026-10-15T12:31:00.103Z","article_body":"Pierre DuBois Brings in Over a Decade of Experience in Government Relations,\nCommunity Engagement, Permitting, Corporate Communications and Marketing\n\nNEW YORK, Oct. 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AIB Data Centers Inc.\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=0kHnknBatOcbest-gfc_eeUNH5rseEZ3FsWqlZ0EFoBZT0lVbo86SHpKXB0FbPgfmnHV5cyjDN3u_-96wEXmc1I83OBZZH2eJTsrPuQjxyY=)\n(NYSE American: AIB) (“AIB” or the “Company”), a developer of\nright-sized, 40–90 MW data centers for artificial intelligence and\nhigh-performance computing customers, today announced the appointment of\nPierre DuBois as Vice President of Public Affairs.\n\nMr. DuBois will lead AIB’s public affairs function across government\nrelations, community engagement, permitting, corporate communications and\nmarketing. He will work closely with the Company’s development,\nconstruction, power, and commercial teams from site selection through\npermitting and development.\n\nFor any data center projects, local approvals, community engagement and\ncoordination with public stakeholders are critical to advancing sites from\ndevelopment to construction. Bringing these functions in-house gives AIB a\ndedicated senior leader responsible for aligning that work across the\nCompany’s development pipeline.\n\n“Pierre has led community engagement and permitting on over 10GW of energy\nand data center projects throughout his career,” said Jerry Tang, Chief\nExecutive Officer of AIB Data Centers. “As we grow, we want government and\ncommunity engagement integrated into our development process from the\nbeginning. Pierre understands how to build those relationships early,\ncommunicate effectively with local stakeholders, and help move complex\ninfrastructure projects through the permitting process. Bringing him in-house\nto AIB allows us to integrate that into our strategy on day one.”\n\n\"I believe the way a company engages with a community decides whether a\nproject gets built,\" said Mr. DuBois. \"That means showing up early and staying\nvisible, being transparent about what you're proposing, and helping local\nofficials and neighbors understand what it means for them. It also means\nstaying at the table through the permitting, construction, and operations\nprocesses. AIB builds community engagement into how it develops projects from\nsite selection forward, and that's why I joined.”\n\nMr. DuBois joins AIB from Tigercomm, where he built the firm’s data center\npractice. Prior to Tigercomm, Mr. DuBois supported utility-scale solar, wind\nand battery storage projects at NextEra Energy Resources and Treaty Oak Clean\nEnergy. He began his career on Capitol Hill in the office of Congresswoman Kay\nGranger and brings experience across government affairs, community engagement,\nstrategic communications, and permitting for large-scale energy infrastructure\nprojects.\n\nAbout AIB Data Centers\n\nAIB Data Centers Inc. is a developer and operator of digital infrastructure\nfocused on AI hosting and high-performance computing workloads. The Company's\nplatform combines access to reliable, scalable power resources with modular\ninfrastructure deployment designed to accelerate the development of\nnext-generation compute capacity.\n\nFor more information, visit https://www.aib.us/.\n\nInvestor Relations\nChris Tyson\nExecutive Vice President\nMZ Group - MZ North America\nPhone: (949) 491-8235\nAIB@mzgroup.us\nwww.mzgroup.us\n\nMedia Relations\nAlex Petersen\nDirector of Media Relations\nTigercomm\nPhone: 203-313-7699\nmedia@aib.us\n\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/cdf53557-9ca2-4493-8ee6-71294cdf8b10)\n\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nGNX2GWZL8-20261015","title":"Former NextEra Veteran Joins AIB to Lead Public Affairs and Community Engagement","author":"Globe Newswire","ticker":"AIB","created":"2026-10-15T12:31:00.103Z","tickers":["AIB"],"exchange":"NYSE American","article_body":"Pierre DuBois Brings in Over a Decade of Experience in Government Relations,\nCommunity Engagement, Permitting, Corporate Communications and Marketing\n\nNEW YORK, Oct. 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AIB Data Centers Inc.\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=0kHnknBatOcbest-gfc_eeUNH5rseEZ3FsWqlZ0EFoBZT0lVbo86SHpKXB0FbPgfmnHV5cyjDN3u_-96wEXmc1I83OBZZH2eJTsrPuQjxyY=)\n(NYSE American: AIB) (“AIB” or the “Company”), a developer of\nright-sized, 40–90 MW data centers for artificial intelligence and\nhigh-performance computing customers, today announced the appointment of\nPierre DuBois as Vice President of Public Affairs.\n\nMr. DuBois will lead AIB’s public affairs function across government\nrelations, community engagement, permitting, corporate communications and\nmarketing. He will work closely with the Company’s development,\nconstruction, power, and commercial teams from site selection through\npermitting and development.\n\nFor any data center projects, local approvals, community engagement and\ncoordination with public stakeholders are critical to advancing sites from\ndevelopment to construction. Bringing these functions in-house gives AIB a\ndedicated senior leader responsible for aligning that work across the\nCompany’s development pipeline.\n\n“Pierre has led community engagement and permitting on over 10GW of energy\nand data center projects throughout his career,” said Jerry Tang, Chief\nExecutive Officer of AIB Data Centers. “As we grow, we want government and\ncommunity engagement integrated into our development process from the\nbeginning. Pierre understands how to build those relationships early,\ncommunicate effectively with local stakeholders, and help move complex\ninfrastructure projects through the permitting process. Bringing him in-house\nto AIB allows us to integrate that into our strategy on day one.”\n\n\"I believe the way a company engages with a community decides whether a\nproject gets built,\" said Mr. DuBois. \"That means showing up early and staying\nvisible, being transparent about what you're proposing, and helping local\nofficials and neighbors understand what it means for them. It also means\nstaying at the table through the permitting, construction, and operations\nprocesses. AIB builds community engagement into how it develops projects from\nsite selection forward, and that's why I joined.”\n\nMr. DuBois joins AIB from Tigercomm, where he built the firm’s data center\npractice. Prior to Tigercomm, Mr. DuBois supported utility-scale solar, wind\nand battery storage projects at NextEra Energy Resources and Treaty Oak Clean\nEnergy. He began his career on Capitol Hill in the office of Congresswoman Kay\nGranger and brings experience across government affairs, community engagement,\nstrategic communications, and permitting for large-scale energy infrastructure\nprojects.\n\nAbout AIB Data Centers\n\nAIB Data Centers Inc. is a developer and operator of digital infrastructure\nfocused on AI hosting and high-performance computing workloads. The Company's\nplatform combines access to reliable, scalable power resources with modular\ninfrastructure deployment designed to accelerate the development of\nnext-generation compute capacity.\n\nFor more information, visit https://www.aib.us/.\n\nInvestor Relations\nChris Tyson\nExecutive Vice President\nMZ Group - MZ North America\nPhone: (949) 491-8235\nAIB@mzgroup.us\nwww.mzgroup.us\n\nMedia Relations\nAlex Petersen\nDirector of Media Relations\nTigercomm\nPhone: 203-313-7699\nmedia@aib.us\n\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/cdf53557-9ca2-4493-8ee6-71294cdf8b10)\n\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-10-15T12:31:00.145466235Z","server_sent_at_ms":1792067460145},"received_at":"2026-10-15T12:31:00.196Z","source_url":null},"analysis":{"id":"158553","press_release_id":"170361","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Specialized REITs","sector":"Real Estate"},"redFlags":[],"eventType":"executive_change","narrative":"AIB Data Centers appointed Pierre DuBois as Vice President of Public Affairs, leading government relations, community engagement, permitting, communications, and marketing.\n\nDuBois previously built Tigercomm's data center practice and worked on utility-scale energy projects at NextEra Energy Resources and Treaty Oak Clean Energy, with permitting experience spanning over 10GW of projects.\n\nThe hire brings permitting and stakeholder functions in-house as AIB develops 40-90 MW data centers for AI and HPC customers.","sentiment":"neutral","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":"Routine senior hire to support permitting pipeline — low market relevance."},"keyFigures":{},"quotedText":"Pierre has led community engagement and permitting on over 10GW of energy and data center projects throughout his career","namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"Pierre DuBois","role":"Vice President of Public Affairs (new hire)"},{"name":"Jerry Tang","role":"CEO"},{"name":"Kay Granger","role":"former employer of record (Congresswoman, Capitol Hill)"},{"name":"Chris Tyson","role":"Executive Vice President, MZ Group Investor Relations"},{"name":"Alex Petersen","role":"Director of Media Relations, Tigercomm"}],"products":[],"companies":[{"name":"AIB Data Centers Inc.","ticker":"AIB"},{"name":"Tigercomm","relationship":"former employer / media relations agency"},{"name":"NextEra Energy Resources","relationship":"former employer"},{"name":"Treaty Oak Clean Energy","relationship":"former employer"},{"name":"MZ Group - MZ North America","relationship":"investor relations firm"}],"dollarAmounts":[]},"materialImpact":{"score":1,"reasoning":"Appointment of a Vice President of Public Affairs is a routine, non-C-suite hire with no financial or operational guidance impact."},"tickerRelevance":{"others":[],"primary":"AIB"},"globalImportance":10,"audienceRelevance":10,"eventTypeSecondary":[],"importanceComponents":{"tickerTier":"small-cap","eventGravity":"non-C-suite hire","seniorityOfRole":"VP-level","retailFavoriteBoost":0}},"event_type":"executive_change","event_type_secondary":null,"sentiment":"neutral","material_impact_score":1,"narrative":"AIB Data Centers appointed Pierre DuBois as Vice President of Public Affairs, leading government relations, community engagement, permitting, communications, and marketing.\n\nDuBois previously built Tigercomm's data center practice and worked on utility-scale energy projects at NextEra Energy Resources and Treaty Oak Clean Energy, with permitting experience spanning over 10GW of projects.\n\nThe hire brings permitting and stakeholder functions in-house as AIB develops 40-90 MW data centers for AI and HPC customers.","key_figures":{},"named_entities":{"people":[{"name":"Pierre DuBois","role":"Vice President of Public Affairs (new hire)"},{"name":"Jerry Tang","role":"CEO"},{"name":"Kay Granger","role":"former employer of record (Congresswoman, Capitol Hill)"},{"name":"Chris Tyson","role":"Executive Vice President, MZ Group Investor Relations"},{"name":"Alex Petersen","role":"Director of Media Relations, Tigercomm"}],"products":[],"companies":[{"name":"AIB Data Centers Inc.","ticker":"AIB"},{"name":"Tigercomm","relationship":"former employer / media relations agency"},{"name":"NextEra Energy Resources","relationship":"former employer"},{"name":"Treaty Oak Clean Energy","relationship":"former employer"},{"name":"MZ Group - MZ North America","relationship":"investor relations firm"}],"dollarAmounts":[]},"model_name":"glm-5.3-flashx","prompt_hash":"sha256:5c812bd9e28b810d","schema_hash":"sha256:05005c02d9cffac9","created_at":"2026-10-15T12:31:05.069Z","global_importance":10,"audience_relevance":10,"importance_components":{"tickerTier":"small-cap","eventGravity":"non-C-suite hire","seniorityOfRole":"VP-level","retailFavoriteBoost":0}},"durationMs":4867,"modelName":"glm-5.3-flashx"}}