Connectpoint Names New CEO, Expands Leadership Team
2026-10-09 · via Digital Signage Today
Connectpoint has restructured its executive leadership, naming Patton Gregg as president and CEO while founder Rick Wood steps back into a strategic advisor role. The company makes solar-powered e-paper digital signage and real-time passenger information displays used in public transit systems, a niche corner of the signage market where it says it holds the top deployment position in the U.S.
For transit agencies and operators running Connectpoint hardware at bus stops and stations, the immediate practical impact is limited, since this is a leadership change rather than a product or service update. But a change at the top of a vendor that many transit authorities rely on for real-time arrival signage is worth noting for anyone managing long-term contracts or planning future deployments with the company.
Alongside Gregg's promotion, Connectpoint elevated Brian Beynon to vice president of field operations and customer success, and Stefan Marks, AICP, to vice president of sales. Rahul Kumar will lead business development, according to the company's announcement. The release does not specify starting dates for these roles or detail reporting structures beyond the titles given.
Connectpoint says the expanded leadership structure is meant to strengthen support for existing transit customers while the company pursues growth both within public transportation and in markets outside its traditional base. The announcement does not name which new markets or business lines the company is targeting, nor does it give a timeline for that expansion.
What this means for transit signage buyers
Connectpoint has built its business around e-paper displays, which use less power than LCD panels and pair well with solar installations at locations lacking easy access to grid power, a common scenario for bus shelters and rural transit stops. The company describes itself as the most deployed ePaper digital signage provider in the U.S. transit sector, though the release does not provide figures or third-party verification for that claim.
Customers currently working with Connectpoint on installations or support contracts may want to confirm whether their account contacts have changed under the new structure, particularly given the creation of a dedicated customer success role under Beynon. The release frames the changes as additive rather than a response to any specific business problem, but it offers no detail on company performance, revenue, or deployment numbers that would give outside observers a fuller picture of why the restructuring is happening now.
Wood's shift to strategic advisor leaves his future involvement with the company unclear beyond that title. The announcement does not say whether he will retain a board seat or any operational role going forward.
The announcement in full
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Connectpoint, a provider of solar-powered e-paper digital signage and other real-time passenger information solutions, has expanded its executive leadership structure.
Rick Wood, Connectpoint's founder and former CEO, will transition to the role of strategic advisor. Patton Gregg has been promoted to president and CEO. Brian Beynon has been promoted to vice president of field operations and customer success. Stefan Marks, AICP, has been promoted to vice president of sales, and Rahul Kumar will be leading the business development efforts.
The expanded leadership structure will enable Connectpoint to strengthen its support for existing customers while pursuing new opportunities for its digital signage and passenger information solutions across the public transportation industry and in new businesses and markets, according to a press release.
Connectpoint® is the #1 most deployed ePaper digital signage solution in the U.S. Award-winning solar- and AC- powered real-time signage for "smart transit" and "smart cities."
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