{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"91927","rtpr_id":"nGNXbVJ0tk","ticker":"ALP","exchange":"NASDAQ","all_tickers":["ALP"],"title":"Alpha Compute Appoints Enzo Villani as President, Effective July 16, 2026","author":"Globe Newswire","published_at":"2026-07-17T20:30:00.106Z","article_body":"ROAD TOWN, TORTOLA, BVI, July 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alpha Compute Corp.\n(“Alpha Compute” or the “Company”), a pioneering technology leader in\nAI GPU-as-a-service (GPUaaS) and AI Confidential Compute, today announced that\nEnzo Villani, Executive Chairman and Chief Investment Officer, has been\nappointed to serve as President of the Company, effective July 16, 2026. In\nconjunction with this appointment, Mr. Villani will continue as Chief\nInvestment Officer duties under the newly formed Presidents Office. \n\nAs President, Mr. Villani will take on broader responsibility for corporate\nstrategy, capital allocation, and operational execution across the Company,\nworking alongside Chief Executive Officer Brittany Kaiser and the Company’s\nexecutive leadership team.\n\nThe CIO office, which oversees the Company’s investment strategy and balance\nsheet management, will remain intact and will continue to report to Mr.\nVillani, ensuring continuity in the Company’s investment discipline as it\ntransitions  leadership. \n\n“Alpha Compute is built to deliver AI infrastructure at scale, and my new\nrole is about giving that mission the full attention it deserves,” said Enzo\nVillani, Executive Chairman & President. “As the Company continues to\nadvance its vertically integrated AI infrastructure strategy, I look forward\nto taking on a broader mandate as Executive Chairman and President and\nspending more of my time on the strategic and operational priorities that will\ndefine our next chapter”.\n\nMr. Villani will continue to serve as Executive Chairman of the Company’s\nBoard of Directors. The Company does not expect the leadership transition to\nresult in any change to its previously disclosed strategy, operations, or\nfinancial guidance.\n\nAbout Alpha Compute Corp.\n\nAlpha Compute Corp. (Nasdaq: ALP) is a high-performance GPU infrastructure and\nconfidential-compute technology company serving the artificial intelligence\neconomy. Alpha Compute operates as a holding company centered on sovereign AI\ncompute. By owning the infrastructure powering modern intelligence, we ensure\nprivacy is strictly enforced at the hardware level. This robust foundation\nallows us to strategically build and acquire businesses that rely on\nConfidential Compute and Artificial Intelligence.\n\nOur mission is to support clients, subsidiaries, and partners across critical\nsectors–including finance, defense, intelligence, and media–as they\nnavigate the evolving AI landscape. Alpha Compute provides the essential\nframework for any organization requiring secure, confidential computing\nenvironments. The company is domiciled in the British Virgin Islands with\noffices in New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Amsterdam and Toronto. \n\nFor more information, please visit: https://www.alphacompute.ai/ \n\nForward-Looking Statements\n\nThis press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of\napplicable securities laws. All statements other than statements of historical\nfact, including those preceded by, followed by, or incorporating words such as\n\"believes,\" \"expects,\" \"anticipates,\" \"intends,\" \"estimates,\" \"plans,\" \"may,\"\n\"will,\" \"potential,\" \"continues,\" or similar expressions are forward-looking\nstatements.\n\nForward-looking statements in this release include, without limitation: the\nexpected timing and go-live dates for Alpha Compute's GPU cluster deployments;\nprojected revenue from the Company's AI infrastructure buildout; anticipated\nbenefits from the Company's confidential compute partnerships and\ninfrastructure expansion; and the Company's broader business strategy and\noperational plans.\n\nThese statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may\ncause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied,\nincluding: the timing and progress of the Company's strategic initiatives;\nreliance on third-party vendors and partners; the ability to secure additional\nfinancing; uncertainty around the Company's investments and legacy business;\nrisks related to technology platforms and ecosystems; and general market and\neconomic conditions. A more complete discussion of these risks is set forth\nunder \"Item 3 - Key Information - Risk Factors\" in the Company's Annual Report\non Form 20-F for the year ended March 31, 2026, and in the Company's Forms 6-K\nfiled with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 3, 2025 and\nJanuary 13, 2026.\n\nUndue reliance should not be placed on these forward-looking statements. The\nforward-looking statements contained herein are made as of the date of this\npress release, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise\nthem publicly, except as required by law.\n\nInvestor & Media Contact\nAlpha Compute Corp.\nir@alphacompute.ai\nwww.alphacompute.ai \n\nir@alphacompute.ai\n\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/307e18df-5f64-488f-b656-f8261de7e9d5)\n\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nGNXbVJ0tk","title":"Alpha Compute Appoints Enzo Villani as President, Effective July 16, 2026","author":"Globe Newswire","ticker":"ALP","created":"2026-07-17T20:30:00.106Z","tickers":["ALP"],"exchange":"NASDAQ","article_body":"ROAD TOWN, TORTOLA, BVI, July 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alpha Compute Corp.\n(“Alpha Compute” or the “Company”), a pioneering technology leader in\nAI GPU-as-a-service (GPUaaS) and AI Confidential Compute, today announced that\nEnzo Villani, Executive Chairman and Chief Investment Officer, has been\nappointed to serve as President of the Company, effective July 16, 2026. In\nconjunction with this appointment, Mr. Villani will continue as Chief\nInvestment Officer duties under the newly formed Presidents Office. \n\nAs President, Mr. Villani will take on broader responsibility for corporate\nstrategy, capital allocation, and operational execution across the Company,\nworking alongside Chief Executive Officer Brittany Kaiser and the Company’s\nexecutive leadership team.\n\nThe CIO office, which oversees the Company’s investment strategy and balance\nsheet management, will remain intact and will continue to report to Mr.\nVillani, ensuring continuity in the Company’s investment discipline as it\ntransitions  leadership. \n\n“Alpha Compute is built to deliver AI infrastructure at scale, and my new\nrole is about giving that mission the full attention it deserves,” said Enzo\nVillani, Executive Chairman & President. “As the Company continues to\nadvance its vertically integrated AI infrastructure strategy, I look forward\nto taking on a broader mandate as Executive Chairman and President and\nspending more of my time on the strategic and operational priorities that will\ndefine our next chapter”.\n\nMr. Villani will continue to serve as Executive Chairman of the Company’s\nBoard of Directors. The Company does not expect the leadership transition to\nresult in any change to its previously disclosed strategy, operations, or\nfinancial guidance.\n\nAbout Alpha Compute Corp.\n\nAlpha Compute Corp. (Nasdaq: ALP) is a high-performance GPU infrastructure and\nconfidential-compute technology company serving the artificial intelligence\neconomy. Alpha Compute operates as a holding company centered on sovereign AI\ncompute. By owning the infrastructure powering modern intelligence, we ensure\nprivacy is strictly enforced at the hardware level. This robust foundation\nallows us to strategically build and acquire businesses that rely on\nConfidential Compute and Artificial Intelligence.\n\nOur mission is to support clients, subsidiaries, and partners across critical\nsectors–including finance, defense, intelligence, and media–as they\nnavigate the evolving AI landscape. Alpha Compute provides the essential\nframework for any organization requiring secure, confidential computing\nenvironments. The company is domiciled in the British Virgin Islands with\noffices in New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Amsterdam and Toronto. \n\nFor more information, please visit: https://www.alphacompute.ai/ \n\nForward-Looking Statements\n\nThis press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of\napplicable securities laws. All statements other than statements of historical\nfact, including those preceded by, followed by, or incorporating words such as\n\"believes,\" \"expects,\" \"anticipates,\" \"intends,\" \"estimates,\" \"plans,\" \"may,\"\n\"will,\" \"potential,\" \"continues,\" or similar expressions are forward-looking\nstatements.\n\nForward-looking statements in this release include, without limitation: the\nexpected timing and go-live dates for Alpha Compute's GPU cluster deployments;\nprojected revenue from the Company's AI infrastructure buildout; anticipated\nbenefits from the Company's confidential compute partnerships and\ninfrastructure expansion; and the Company's broader business strategy and\noperational plans.\n\nThese statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may\ncause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied,\nincluding: the timing and progress of the Company's strategic initiatives;\nreliance on third-party vendors and partners; the ability to secure additional\nfinancing; uncertainty around the Company's investments and legacy business;\nrisks related to technology platforms and ecosystems; and general market and\neconomic conditions. A more complete discussion of these risks is set forth\nunder \"Item 3 - Key Information - Risk Factors\" in the Company's Annual Report\non Form 20-F for the year ended March 31, 2026, and in the Company's Forms 6-K\nfiled with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 3, 2025 and\nJanuary 13, 2026.\n\nUndue reliance should not be placed on these forward-looking statements. The\nforward-looking statements contained herein are made as of the date of this\npress release, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise\nthem publicly, except as required by law.\n\nInvestor & Media Contact\nAlpha Compute Corp.\nir@alphacompute.ai\nwww.alphacompute.ai \n\nir@alphacompute.ai\n\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/307e18df-5f64-488f-b656-f8261de7e9d5)\n\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-07-17T20:30:00.150245941Z","server_sent_at_ms":1784320200150},"received_at":"2026-07-17T20:30:00.272Z","source_url":"https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/07/17/3329292/0/en/Alpha-Compute-Appoints-Enzo-Villani-as-President-Effective-July-16-2026.html"},"analysis":{"id":"80974","press_release_id":"91927","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"IT Services","sector":"Information Technology"},"redFlags":[],"eventType":"executive_change","narrative":"Alpha Compute appointed Enzo Villani, currently Executive Chairman and CIO, to serve as President effective July 16, 2026.\n\nMr. Villani will assume broader responsibility for corporate strategy and capital allocation while retaining his role as CIO under the newly formed President's Office.\n\nThe company stated that the leadership transition will not result in any changes to its previously disclosed strategy, operations, or financial guidance.","sentiment":"neutral","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":"Internal executive promotion—no impact on financial guidance or strategy."},"keyFigures":null,"quotedText":"Alpha Compute is built to deliver AI infrastructure at scale, and my new role is about giving that mission the full attention it deserves","namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"Enzo Villani","role":"President, Executive Chairman, Chief Investment Officer"},{"name":"Brittany Kaiser","role":"Chief Executive Officer"}],"products":[],"companies":[{"name":"Alpha Compute Corp.","ticker":"ALP"}],"dollarAmounts":[]},"materialImpact":{"score":2,"reasoning":"Internal promotion of the Executive Chairman and CIO to the role of President. 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