Vertical Data names Chris Downs interim CFO

• Vertical Data appointed Chris Downs as interim CFO effective Aug. 17, 2026, naming him principal financial officer and principal accounting officer.
• Downs is set to lead finance and accounting, with a near-term focus on a planned uplisting from OTCQB to a national exchange.
• He previously served as CFO of CNS Pharmaceuticals from Nov. 2019 to March 2026, leading financings and Nasdaq compliance work.
• Downs also held interim CFO roles at InfuSystem Holdings, served as an audit committee chair at EBET, and worked as a healthcare investment banker.
• Former CFO Christopher Creatura moved to chief credit officer to lead credit and underwriting for the GPUfinancing.com platform.

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