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Executive moves, new appointments, and honors across Dallas-Fort Worth.
AT&T President and CEO John Stankey has been elected as the company's new board chair. [Photo: AT&T]
AT&T President and CEO Elected Chairman, Predecessor Named Lead Independent Director
by Lance Murray | Feb 18, 2025
John Stankey—who's been AT&T's president and CEO since 2020—is the Dallas-based telecom giant's new board chair, replacing William E. Kennard, who becomes the board's lead independent director.
by Lance Murray |
Feb 18, 2025
Frisco's VCiR program—part of FEDC's four-pillar innovation strategy—aims to help connect a broader network of investors to Frisco and expand the city's footprint as a hub for linking high value tech startups with funding sources.
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by Lance Murray |
Feb 13, 2025
Monetate called Steve Maher "a proven leader" in scaling AI-driven customer experience platforms. He joins the company as it accelerates its evolution into AI-fueled search, discovery, and dynamic merchandising solutions.
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by Lance Murray |
Feb 13, 2025
The Cedars Union, a hub for emerging and mid-career artists in North Texas, is setting its sights on the next level of growth with the appointment of Emma Vernon as executive director. The North Texas nonprofit artist incubator’s upcoming cohort, launching this month, will be its largest ever, chosen from the most competitive applicant pool since its founding in 2015.
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Tim Heis, CEO of Goodwill Dallas [Photo: LinkedIn]
How a Former Neiman Marcus Exec Made Goodwill Dallas the Fastest-Growing Goodwill in North America
by David Seeley | Feb 13, 2025
In 2019, Tim Heis left the high-end luxe world of Neiman Marcus for a scattered collection of North Texas Goodwill thrift stores. He tells Dallas Innovates about his "humbling and fulfilling" journey, shares his plan to double local stores by 2030, and reveals how Goodwill Dallas led North America with record-shattering sales growth in 2024.
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by Lance Murray |
Feb 11, 2025
Yum! Chief Digital & Technology Officer Joe Park will serve as president of Byte by Yum!, a tech platform enabling easy-to-manage operations across the company's Taco Bell, KFC, Pizza Hut, and Habit Burger & Grill brands.
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by Lance Murray |
Feb 11, 2025
Marvin Harris Jr. was a foundry engineer for TriQuint Semiconductor for 17 years until it merged with Qorvo, where he has served for nearly nine years.
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by Lance Murray |
Feb 11, 2025
Most recently, Tom Doxey was president of Breeze Airways, where he led the airline through a successful transformation from a startup to profitability in under two years, Southwest said.
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Aligned Data Centers executive appointments, left to right: Michael Morris, Shelby Clark, Michael Welch, and Matthew Chambliss [Photos: Aligned Data Centers]
Aligned Data Centers Announces 4 Key Leadership Moves
by Lance Murray | Feb 6, 2025
Plano-based Aligned is a leading technology infrastructure company offering innovative, sustainable and adaptive scale data centers and build-to-scale solutions for global hyperscale and enterprise customers.
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by Lance Murray |
Feb 6, 2025
Bestow said its hiring of CPO David Malenoir-Evans and VPs Doug Brewster and Pete Schiller reinforces its ability to "unlock digital transformation and growth across the life insurance industry."
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by Lance Murray |
Feb 6, 2025
Enseo—a leader in guestroom hotel TV and entertainment, managed Wi-Fi, smart room controls, and employee safety devices—said Brian Gurley will guide its vision and strategic direction as the company executes its multi-faceted growth strategy.
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by Lance Murray |
Feb 6, 2025
D2—which launched last July with $1 billion in assets under management—said David Brickman's appointment significantly advances its expansion in the residential real estate sector — a key part of the firm's broader investment strategy.
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Sunwest Communications CEO Crayton Webb [Photo: Sunwest Communications; DI Studio]
Sunwest CEO Becomes President of Texas Lyceum, Launches Campaign to Return ‘Civility’ to Politics
by Lance Murray | Feb 5, 2025
Crayton Webb, the 2025 president of The Texas Lyceum—the state’s premier nonprofit, non-partisan, statewide leadership organization—called on all elected officials at the local, state, and federal levels "to adopt core values and principles which have stood the test of time."
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by Lance Murray |
Feb 5, 2025
Spencer Rascoff, who has served as a member of Match Group's board since March 2024, succeeds Bernard Kim, who's stepping down as CEO and as a member of the board.
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by Lance Murray |
Feb 5, 2025
Along with the addition of CEO Peter Miele and CMO Greg Pope—both former Thomson Reuters executives—the funding round will accelerate Qount’s growth and its investments in AI to continue automating practice management and service delivery workflows, the company said.
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by Lance Murray |
Feb 4, 2025
Luke Tuttle, who's held roles at industry giants including Experian and Klarna, will lead MoneyGram's product development and technology, overseeing the likes of engineering, information security, and emerging technologies such as blockchain.
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