WILMINGTON, Del., Sept. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Brand Engagement Network, Inc. (Nasdaq: BNAI) (“BEN”), an innovator in human-like AI Agents for regulated industries, announced the appointment of Ruy Carrasco, M.D. to its Board of Directors, effective as of September 18, 2025. Dr. Carrasco, who has served as BEN’s Chief Medical Informatics Officer since 2021, adds deep expertise in healthcare, informatics, and enterprise innovation to the Board.
“BEN is advancing with discipline and delivering with the global partners we’ve secured across the U.S., LATAM, and the EU,” said Tyler Luck, Acting CEO, Co-Founder, and Head of Product. “With organizations including Swiss Life, MedAdvisor Solutions, Seven Visions – The Dvin, as well as partners in Latin America and South Africa, BEN is demonstrating the value of secure, compliant AI across insurance, financial services, healthcare & life sciences, hospitality, and media/retail. Our focus is execution, and that is exactly what we are doing.”
Industry engagement. At the upcoming Swiss Life Network Partners Conference in London on September 23–25, 2025, BEN is showcasing a new AI Agent for insurance workflows, developed with Swiss Life. The demonstration marks a significant milestone in applying BEN’s technology to enterprise-scale insurance operations.
Transaction update. As disclosed in BEN’s Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 17, 2025, the previously announced transaction with Cataneo was mutually agreed to be terminated. BEN respects Cataneo and its co-founders and appreciates their engagement.
Under Tyler Luck’s leadership, BEN is executing with focus and discipline, applying its secure AI platform to enterprise workflows in regulated industries.
About Brand Engagement Network (BEN)
Brand Engagement Network, Inc. (Nasdaq: BNAI) builds human-like AI Agents that enable enterprises to move from conversation to compliant action. BEN’s Engagement Language Model (ELM™) with retrieval-augmented generation operates in secure, closed-loop deployments grounded in customer-approved data. BEN’s multimodal AI spans chat, voice, and lifelike avatars across web, mobile, kiosks, and embedded systems. The Company serves enterprises in insurance, financial services, healthcare & life sciences, hospitality, and media/retail.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially due to risks and uncertainties described in BEN’s SEC filings, including its Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, and subsequent filings, available at www.sec.gov. BEN undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements.
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