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ConnectM forms Strategic Advisory Board; taps Ashland director Kulkarni, ex-Fortress's Bhatia, Las Olas CEO McCabe
ConnectM Technology Solutions, Inc.
- ConnectM (OTCQX: CNTM) announced on October 19, 2026 the formation of a Strategic Advisory Board with Ashish Kulkarni, Neil Bhatia and Jim McCabe as members.
- Kulkarni sits on Ashland Inc.'s (NYSE: ASH) board and was EVP/Chief Innovation Officer at GAF; Bhatia was counsel to Fortress's Global Macro Fund and GC of Shumway Capital.
- McCabe founded and runs Las Olas Capital and advises Digi Power X (Nasdaq: DGXX), a developer of power-ready data centers for AI and high-performance computing.
- Advisory priorities: data-center power, cooling, storage and energy-management customers; institutional investor base; partnerships; profitability and capital allocation.
- No compensation, fees, capital commitments or financial terms were disclosed; CEO Bhaskar Panigrahi said progress against objectives will be reported as made.