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

 

NTT DATA Appoints Seasoned Exec as Global Chief Growth Officer and North America CEO

by | Feb 4, 2025
Sudhir Chaturvedi, who brings a 28-year career "driving global strategy and results" across diverse industries, will be based in Plano and will report to Abhijit Dubey, president and Global CEO of NTT DATA.
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Industry Veteran Joins LateralCare as CPO, Aims to ‘Reintroduce Humanity into Healthcare’
by | Jan 29, 2025
Niobis Queiro, who has more than three decades of experience, will guide Southlake-based LateralCare's product vision and strategy, the healthcare technology company said.
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Smoothie King’s New CMO Aims to Build on Brand Purpose and Drive Growth
by | Jan 29, 2025
Dallas-based Smoothie King said Claudia Schaefer brings a wealth of experience in driving revenue growth, enhancing profitability, and elevating the customer experience, making her the ideal leader to guide the company into its next phase of growth.
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Dallas-Based Global Research Firm Everest Group Names New CEO

by | Jan 28, 2025
Jimit Arora will take the chief executive reins from Everest Group founder and longtime CEO Peter Bendor-Samuel, who will assume the role of founder and executive chairman on Feb. 1.
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Corgan Names Dallas Architecture Forum Board Member as Its Director of Design
by | Jan 22, 2025
“At its core, design is about human experiences, and everything we create is built around that principle,” Ian Zapata said.
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North Texas’ E2open Names Interim EVP as Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
by | Jan 21, 2025
In her new role, Susan Bennett oversees the legal, contracts, risk management, information security, and compliance areas of E2open's supply chain SaaS platform business.
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Major League Cricket Names New Chief Executive
by | Jan 21, 2025
As CEO of Cricket West Indies for the past seven years, Johnny Grave enhanced the governance, cultivated a high-performance culture, and maximized the commercial and cricketing opportunities for the organization, Major League Cricket said. The league's six teams include the Grand Prairie-based Texas Super Kings.
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Recent UTD Doctoral Grad Earns Howard Hughes Medical Institute for a Hanna H. Gray Fellowship.

by | Jan 20, 2025

A recent PhD recipient at the University of Texas at Dallas has been selected by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute for a Hanna H. Gray Fellowship.

It’s a remarkable achievement for Juliet Mwirigi, a pain specialist who journeyed from Kenya in East Africa to the Tarrant County city of Keller.

A year after earning her doctorate in cognition and neuroscience from the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences at UTD, Mwirigi was selected by the Hanna H....

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RumbleOn Chairman to Become CEO, New COO and Vice Chairman Announced
by | Jan 16, 2025
Irving-based RumbleOn operates through two operating segments, its Powersports dealership group and Wholesale Express LLC, an asset-light transportation services provider focused on the automotive industry.
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Keurig Dr Pepper Evolves Its C‑Suite to Support Growth Plan
by | Jan 16, 2025
"We've been intentional about building a deep bench of talent, and we are fortunate to have leaders who are seasoned, forward-thinking and ready to step into these critical roles," CEO Tim Cofer said of the three C-suite moves.
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La Madeleine Appoints Former Denny’s Exec as Its New President
by | Jan 16, 2025
John Dillon will be responsible for creating a dynamic strategy to drive sales, increase the number of franchise partners, expand the brand's market presence, and further enhance plans around store-level profitability, operational efficiency, restaurant design, guest experience, marketing, and menu innovation.
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London-Based Global Investment Firm Partners Capital Opens Dallas Office

by | Jan 15, 2025
Partners Capital, with over $60 billion in assets under management, said its new Dallas office reinforces its long-standing commitment to local endowments, foundations, family offices, and private clients.
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CBRE Group To Acquire NYC-Based Coworking Company Industrious, Valuing It at $800M
by | Jan 14, 2025
Dallas-based CBRE had previously invested in Industrious—a flexible workspace provider with more than 200 units across over 65 cities—through a roughly 40% equity interest and a $100 million convertible note. CBRE said it will acquire the remaining equity stake in Industrious for around $400 million.
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Frisco Engineering and Construction Consultancy Doubles Down on CRE Property Asset Services as Projects Surge
PR&A's portfolio surged to $9 billion in property condition assessments last year, including a landmark KKR-Blackstone student housing deal, building on $17 billion in development advisory work in 2023. Newly appointed co-presidents Michael Raybon and Justin Lia tell Dallas Innovates about their firm's expansion into Asset Management Support—a vertical designed to address a market gap in the property ownership lifecycle.
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TrailRunner International Names 12 Leaders, Expanding Management Team Amid Strong Growth
by | Jan 11, 2025
The Southlake-based communications firm promotes top talent and adds new hires across U.S. and global offices, accelerating growth and preparing for 2025 expansion.
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