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CompanyApril 10, 2026

ARTDAI Announces Board and Executive Appointments

John Forlines III as Co-Chairman, Alican Arcasoy as CEO/CFO, Jamie LaFleur as Founder and Executive Director.

ARTDAI

New York, NY — ARTDAI, the leader in fine art and collectibles market intelligence, today announced the appointment of John Forlines III to its Board of Directors as Co-Chairman alongside Frank Gould, the appointment of Alican Arcasoy as Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, and the appointment of Jamie LaFleur to Founder and Executive Director to focus on development of ArtExpert 3.0 and enterprise deployments across ARTDAI's largest partners in the art and collectibles world.

John Forlines III brings over 35 years of experience scaling data, technology, and finance businesses. He is Chairman and Chief Investment Officer of JAForlines Family Office, focused on financial services technology, transaction processing, and data analytics applications. Mr. Forlines has a proven track record as an operator and investor. Currently, he is a board member and investor in Donoghue Forlines LLC (a Boston-based ETF platform) and is an investor and advisor to Mural (a global blockchain-enabled payments company). Previously, Mr. Forlines spent 17 years at J.P. Morgan in roles including Co-Head of the U.S. Private Equity Group and Co-Head of U.S. Tech, Media & Telecom Investment Banking. He also serves as an Executive in Residence at Duke University's Department of Economics.

Alican Arcasoy, previously Co-CEO, assumes leadership of ARTDAI's executive operations while retaining his CFO responsibilities. In his expanded role, Arcasoy will oversee the company's strategic direction and day-to-day operations as ARTDAI scales its enterprise offerings.

Jamie LaFleur, Founder, transitions to Executive Director to lead the continued evolution of ArtExpert 3.0 — including category expansion — and drive deep enterprise integration with ARTDAI's anchor enterprise clients in the art and collectibles market.