Eos Energy Enterprises Appoints Alessandro Lagi as Chief Financial Officer to Advance American Storage Infrastructure at Scale
Rhea-AI Summary
Eos Energy Enterprises (NASDAQ: EOSE) appointed Alessandro Lagi as Chief Financial Officer, effective June 8, 2026. Lagi brings 25 years of finance leadership across global energy and industrial businesses, most recently leading Global FP&A and Growth finance at Johnson Controls and previously serving as Global CFO at Baker Hughes Oilfield Equipment.
Nathan Kroeker will continue as Chief Commercial Officer. The appointment is positioned to support scaling operations, manufacturing execution, and customer deployments for American-built long-duration energy storage.
Positive
- Alessandro Lagi named CFO effective June 8, 2026
- 25 years of finance leadership in global energy and industrial businesses
- Led Global FP&A and Growth finance at Johnson Controls; Global CFO at Baker Hughes Oilfield Equipment
- Nathan Kroeker remains as Chief Commercial Officer to focus on commercial expansion
Negative
- Announcement includes no financial targets, guidance, or quantified metrics
News Market Reaction – EOSE
In the Apr 30 session, EOSE gained 5.68%, reflecting a notable positive market reaction. Argus tracked a peak move of +3.5% during that session. Our momentum scanner triggered 7 alerts that day, indicating moderate trading interest and price volatility.
Data tracked by StockTitan Argus on the day of publication.
Key Figures
Historical Context
| Date | Event | Sentiment | 24h Move | Catalyst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23 | Earnings date & conferences | Positive | +10.7% | Set Q1 2026 results date and outlined CEO attendance at investor conferences. |
| Apr 15 | Strategic AI partnership | Positive | +12.0% | Joint development agreement for private power solutions serving AI data centers. |
| Apr 09 | Preliminary Q1 results | Positive | +29.6% | Reported strong preliminary Q1 revenue with record shipments and capacity expansion. |
| Mar 26 | Board appointment | Positive | -5.5% | Added independent director with security, AI, and infrastructure experience. |
| Feb 26 | Full-year earnings | Negative | -39.4% | Reported record revenue but very large net loss and detailed 2026 guidance. |
24h Move is the share-price change in the day after each event; other market factors may also have contributed.
Recent EOSE news has mostly seen price moves align with the tone of announcements, with one divergence on a board appointment.
Over the last few months, EOSE has reported several operational and strategic milestones. Preliminary Q1 2026 revenue of $56–$57 million and record output on Apr 9 were followed by a 29.63% gain. A joint development agreement targeting up to 2 GWh of storage over 36 months on Apr 15 saw shares rise 12.03%. An earnings-date and conference announcement on Apr 23 coincided with a 10.68% move higher. By contrast, a director appointment on Mar 26 led to a -5.49% reaction.
Key Terms
battery energy storage systems (bess) technical
fp&a financial
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Veteran finance executive brings 25 Years of global energy value chain leadership to Eos
PITTSBURGH, April 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Eos Energy Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ: EOSE) ("Eos" or the “Company”), an American energy company and the leading innovator in designing, sourcing, manufacturing, and providing zinc-based battery energy storage systems (BESS), today announced the appointment of Alessandro Lagi as Chief Financial Officer, effective June 8, 2026.
Lagi joins Eos from Johnson Controls, where he most recently led the Global FP&A and Growth finance team, overseeing planning, commercial, service, and system finance while helping drive stronger earnings performance, cash generation, operational accountability and enterprise transformation.
“Alessandro has spent 25 years leading finance teams in complex, global energy and industrial businesses, building high-performing finance organizations and delivering results,” said Joe Mastrangelo, Eos Chief Executive Officer. “He brings the financial leadership, operating discipline, and global experience needed to scale an industrial operating business with rigor. We are building an advanced energy storage company to meet the requirements for a reliable electricity grid, and Alessandro is the right CFO to help lead that effort.”
Prior to Johnson Controls, he held several CFO roles overseeing global and regional multi-billion-dollar operations with responsibilities across Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific, and Latin America. At Baker Hughes, he served as Global CFO for the Oilfield Equipment segment, leading finance across dozens of countries and a global manufacturing footprint while driving portfolio optimization and improved profitability.
“Eos is building something that matters. American-built advanced storage infrastructure at the scale and pace the market urgently needs,” said Lagi. “I have spent my career growing global industrial businesses with financial discipline and operational focus, and I see a strong foundation at Eos to build on. I am proud to join the Company at such a pivotal moment.”
Eos also thanks Nathan Kroeker for his leadership as Interim Chief Financial Officer. Kroeker will continue in his role as Chief Commercial Officer, leading Eos’ commercial business, focusing on commercial expansion, revenue growth, and positioning Eos as the preferred partner in long duration energy storage.
This appointment strengthens the Eos leadership team as the Company scales operations, advances manufacturing execution, and supports growing customer deployments. Eos remains focused on leadership that drives disciplined execution, operational scale, and long-term shareholder value.
About Eos Energy Enterprises
Eos is accelerating the shift to American energy independence with positively ingenious solutions that transform how the world stores power. The Company’s BESS features the innovative Znyth™ technology, a proven chemistry with readily available non-precious earth components, that is the pre-eminent safe, non-flammable, secure, stable, and scalable alternative to conventional technology. The Company’s BESS is ideal for utility-scale, microgrid, commercial, and industrial long-duration energy storage applications (i.e., 4 to 16+ hours) and provides customers with significant operational flexibility to cost effectively address current and future increased grid demand and complexity. For more information about Eos (NASDAQ: EOSE), visit eose.com.
Contacts
Investors: ir@eose.com
Media: media@eose.com
Forward Looking Statements
Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters set forth in this press release are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements that refer to outlook, projections, forecasts or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions. The words "anticipate," "believe," "continue," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intends," "may," "might," "plan," "possible," "potential," "predict," "project," "should," "would" and similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Forward-looking statements are based on our management’s beliefs, as well as assumptions made by, and the information currently available to, them. Because such statements are based on expectations as to future financial and operating results and are not statements of fact, actual results may differ materially from those projected.
Factors which may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations include, but are not limited to: changes adversely affecting the business in which we are engaged; our ability to forecast trends accurately; our ability to generate cash, service indebtedness and incur additional indebtedness; our ability to achieve the operational milestones on the delayed draw term loan; our ability to raise financing in the future; risks associated with the credit agreement with Cerberus, including risks of default, dilution of outstanding Common Stock, consequences for failure to meet milestones and contractual lockup of shares; our customers’ ability to secure project financing; the amount of final tax credits available to our customers or to Eos pursuant to the Inflation Reduction Act; the timing and availability of future funding under the Department of Energy Loan Facility; our ability to continue to develop efficient manufacturing processes to scale and to forecast related costs and efficiencies accurately; fluctuations in our revenue and operating results; competition from existing or new competitors; our ability to convert firm order backlog and pipeline to revenue; risks associated with security breaches in our information technology systems; risks related to legal proceedings or claims; risks associated with evolving energy policies in the United States and other countries and the potential costs of regulatory compliance; risks associated with changes to the U.S. trade environment; our ability to maintain the listing of our shares of common stock on NASDAQ; our ability to grow our business and manage growth profitably, maintain relationships with customers and suppliers and retain our management and key employees; risks related to the adverse changes in general economic conditions, including inflationary pressures and increased interest rates; risk from supply chain disruptions and other impacts of geopolitical conflict; changes in applicable laws or regulations; the possibility that Eos may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors; other factors beyond our control; risks related to adverse changes in general economic conditions; and other risks and uncertainties.
The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are also subject to additional risks, uncertainties, and factors, including those more fully described in the Company’s most recent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent reports on Forms 10-Q and 8-K. Further information on potential risks that could affect actual results will be included in the subsequent periodic and current reports and other filings that the Company makes with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time. Moreover, the Company operates in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment, and new risks and uncertainties may emerge that could have an impact on the forward-looking statements contained in this press release.
Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements, and, except as required by law, the Company assumes no obligation and does not intend to update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
