[3][4][5][6] Alex Dettmer, portrayed by Jessica Nicole Webb, was introduced on January 11 as the employee of crime lord, Luther Fisk.
[7] Craig Shields portrayed by Kristian Kordula is introduced as a friend of Michael Baldwin (Christian LeBlanc).
[9] Benjamin Hochman, portrayed by Ben Hermes, is introduced in January 2017 as a recently divorced billionaire corporate raider and financier from Chicago with a reputation for having dismantled nationwide department stores.
Hochmnan returned to Genoa City in August 2017 looking for new investment opportunities and unexpectedly began a professional and personal relationship with Victoria Newman.
He entered into a secret business alliance with Jack Abbott and Phyllis Summers to take down Victoria's company Brash & Sassy.
Initially ready to sign Victoria tore up the contract when she discovered Hochman had a meeting with her former employee Cane Ashby and ended their professional and personal relationship.
Jordan reconnects with Lily Winters (Christel Khalil) whom he worked with when he was starting out as a photographer at Jabot Cosmetics.
[10] The original casting notice described the character as an African-American male in his early 30s, at least "6 feet tall" and a "gifted photographer with swagger.
"[11] Kambra Clifford said the casting notice was reminiscent of a young Malcolm Winters, a role originated by Shemar Moore.
[13] Juliet Helton, portrayed by Laur Allen, was introduced in 2017 as a consultant hired by Victoria Newman (Amelia Heinle) for her cosmetics company, Brash & Sassy.
Juliet, with encouragement from Hilary Curtis, files a sexual harassment suit against Cane after he tries to cover up what happened in Tokyo.
Tessa was signed as an artist to Devon Hamilton's label and streaming service but was dropped when she lied about using Mariah's words from a journal to create a new song.
In April 2019, Tessa begins to tap back into her love of music, and is signed once again by LP Streaming, however this time managed by Ana Hamilton.
Zack Stinnet, portrayed by Ryan Ashton, was introduced as a love interest for Abby Newman (Melissa Ordway).