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Executive moves, new appointments, and honors across Dallas-Fort Worth.

 

JacksonShaw, Newmark Leaders To Be Inducted Into North Texas Commercial Real Estate Hall of Fame

by | Oct 9, 2025
In addition, Sinacola brothers James, Michael and Joseph—whose father founded Mario Sinacola & Sons Excavating Inc. (now known as Sinacola) six decades ago—will receive the 2026 Industry Service Award.
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Richardson-Based Salesforce Consulting Partner Kelley Austin Acquired by St. Louis’ Perficient
by | Oct 9, 2025
Managing partners Hunter Austin and Waylon Kelley, who founded the firm in 2020, will join Perficient in key leadership roles. CEO Yusuf Tayob said the acquisition strengthens Perficient’s ability to lead clients through agentic enterprise transformation. The expanded Salesforce partnership is being showcased at Dreamforce Oct. 14–17 in San Francisco.
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Data Axle Names Chief Product Officer, SVP of Marketing to Drive AI-Era Growth
by | Oct 9, 2025
The Dallas firm’s new product and marketing execs—former Epsilon leader Wayne Townsend and two-time martech CMO Natalie Cunningham—are tasked with helping marketers cut through AI noise, data silos, and rising personalization demands.
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Primoris Services Corp. Appoints Longtime Jacobs Exec as Its President and CEO
by | Oct 8, 2025
Koti Vadlamudi comes to Primoris after a 30-year career at Dallas-based Jacobs, a global advisory and consultancy for critical infrastructure and advanced manufacturing. There, he most recently served as EVP of operations.
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Bernstein Private Wealth Management Names New Dallas Managing Director in ‘Priority’ Market

by | Oct 3, 2025
Vetern wealth advisor Cecily Bolding will lead the Dallas office as Bernstein targets high-net-worth client growth in one of its key expansion markets. The firm also named a new managing director in the Rocky Mountain region.
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Magellan Health Promotes Executive to Chief Medical Officer
by | Oct 3, 2025
With a new CEO, new federal president, and now a new CMO, the Frisco-based behavioral health company continues to evolve in 2025. Magellan is also expanding its reach in digital access, pediatric care, and crisis response.
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PE Firm CenterOak Partners Names New Managing Director, New CFO
by | Oct 3, 2025
CenterOak currently manages more than $2.5 billion of equity capital commitments across three Funds and has completed more than 180 transactions.
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Catalyst Brands Names New Wholesale Chief as Retail Strategy Evolves
by | Oct 3, 2025
Michael Fernandez joins the Plano-based retail organization—formed in January through the mega-merger of JCPenney and SPARC Group—to lead commercial expansion and deepen brand partnerships across a portfolio that includes Aéropostale, Brooks Brothers, Nautica, Lucky Brand, and more.
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Trintech Appoints New Product Chief as AI Strategy and Global Reach Expand

by | Oct 3, 2025
The Plano-based financial close firm taps David Taylor to guide platform innovation amid new enterprise integrations and operations expansion across Asia-Pacific.
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Comerica Promotes Exec to Senior EVP/Chief Risk Officer
by | Oct 3, 2025
Kristina Janssens will be responsible for overseeing risk across the Dallas-based banking and financial services company.
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CyrusOne Promotes Executive to President to Drive ‘Next Phase’ of Global Growth
by | Oct 2, 2025
The Dallas-based global data center developer and operator said that John Hatem's promotion creates direct alignment between its sales organization and its design and construction capabilities.
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Led by Dallas Entrepreneur, Givelify Reports $300 Million in North Texas Giving, $6 Billion Globally
by | Oct 1, 2025

Could passing the offering basket become a thing of the past in places of worship? Can nonprofits rely on a third-party app to handle fundraising with one click?...

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Revision Skincare Names Former J&J and Pfizer Exec as Its New CEO

by | Sep 25, 2025
Lisa Paley will leverage her expertise building strong consumer brands in the United States and globally to reinvigorate the company’s business and unlock its full potential, Revision said.
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Dallas-Based MythWorx Taps Oracle Vet as CEO to Advance Its AGI Strategy
by | Sep 25, 2025
The artificial intelligence startup, which recently emerged from stealth, says its compact model can outperform LLMs hundreds of times its size without pretraining. Meanwhile, new CEO Jason Williamson sees a "black swan moment" for AI development.
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U.S. Energy Development Corp. Opens Houston Office, Names New Chief Strategic Officer
by | Sep 24, 2025
Howard House will focus on strategic initiatives for the Fort Worth-based energy exploration and production company, ensuring it remains competitive while adapting to the evolving energy landscape.
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HITRUST Names Veteran Cybersecurity Leader as Its New CEO
by | Sep 23, 2025
Gregory Webb brings more than 20 years of experience in cybersecurity, IT, and compliance across go-to-market, customer success, and engineering to Frisco-based HITRUST, whose founder, Daniel S. Nutkis, will transition to executive chairman.
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