GBT Technologies (GTCH) names film executive Minh Collins CEO and director
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
GBT Technologies Inc. reported that Interim Chief Executive Officer Patrick Bertagna’s employment agreement expired on July 15, 2026, and that he concurrently resigned from the Board of Directors. The company states that neither event resulted from any disagreement regarding its operations, policies, or practices.
Immediately before resigning as the sole director, Bertagna appointed Minh Collins, President of wholly owned subsidiary Cube X Media Corporation, to serve as a director and as Chief Executive Officer, effective July 16, 2026. Collins will serve as a director until the company’s 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, or until a successor is elected and qualified, or earlier departure. The company notes Collins has over 20 years of experience in film, television, and commercial production and that there are no family relationships between him and any current director or executive officer.
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8-K Event Classification
Item 5.02 — Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers
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Item 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers
Governance
Key personnel changes including departures, elections, or appointments of directors and executive officers.
Key Figures
Interim CEO agreement expiration: July 15, 2026
Effective date of new CEO: July 16, 2026
Director term reference year: 2027
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Interim CEO agreement expiration
July 15, 2026
Date Patrick Bertagna’s employment agreement as Interim CEO expired
Effective date of new CEO
July 16, 2026
Date Minh Collins’s appointments as CEO and director became effective
Director term reference year
2027
Collins will serve as director until the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
Industry experience
over 20 years
Collins’s experience in film, television, and commercial production
Hollywood Florida Film Festival founding
2015
Year Collins founded the Hollywood Florida Film Festival
Key Terms
Emerging growth company, wholly-owned subsidiary, Annual Meeting of Stockholders, Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K, +1 more
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Emerging growth company regulatory
"405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934... Emerging growth company"
An emerging growth company is a recently public or smaller public firm that qualifies for temporary, lighter regulatory and disclosure rules to reduce the cost and effort of being public. For investors, it means the company may provide less historical financial detail and face fewer reporting requirements than larger firms, so it can grow more quickly but also carries higher uncertainty—like buying a promising early-stage product with fewer user reviews.
wholly-owned subsidiary financial
"President of Cube X Media Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company"
A wholly-owned subsidiary is a company whose entire ownership is held by another company, called the parent, so the parent controls all shares, board appointments and major decisions. For investors this matters because the subsidiary’s profits, losses, assets and liabilities are treated as part of the parent’s financial picture, affecting valuation and risk exposure — imagine a parent owning a single storefront outright and consolidating its receipts and bills into the parent’s books.
Annual Meeting of Stockholders regulatory
"will serve as a director until the Company’s 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders"
Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K regulatory
"transaction with the Company that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K"
Inline XBRL technical
"Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)"
Inline XBRL is a file format for financial filings that embeds machine-readable data tags directly inside the human-readable report, so the same document can be read by people and parsed by software. For investors it makes extracting, comparing and verifying financial numbers faster and more reliable—like a grocery list where each item also has a barcode—reducing manual errors and speeding up analysis.
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FAQ
What leadership change did GBT Technologies (GTCH) disclose in this 8-K?
GBT Technologies reported that Patrick Bertagna stepped down as Interim CEO and director, and that Minh Collins was appointed Chief Executive Officer and director effective July 16, 2026, following the expiration of Bertagna’s employment agreement.
When did Patrick Bertagna’s role end at GBT Technologies (GTCH)?
Patrick Bertagna’s employment agreement as Interim CEO expired on July 15, 2026, and he concurrently resigned from the Board. The company states his departure and resignation were not due to any disagreement over operations, policies, or practices.
Who is Minh Collins, the new CEO of GBT Technologies (GTCH)?
Minh Collins is the President of Cube X Media Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary, and has over 20 years in film, television, and commercial production, including roles at 24 Collins Studios and Nu Boyana Film Studios and multiple directing credits.
How long will Minh Collins serve on the GBT Technologies (GTCH) Board?
Minh Collins will serve as a director until GBT Technologies’ 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, or until his successor is elected and qualified, or his earlier death, resignation, or removal, according to the company’s disclosure.