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Executive moves, new appointments, and honors across Dallas-Fort Worth.
MoneyGram Chief Technology Officer Luke Tuttle [Photo: MoneyGram]
MoneyGram Appoints Former eBay Exec as Its Chief Technology Officer
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.
by Lance Murray |
Feb 4, 2025
Fintech veteran John Maragliano joins current chief executive John D. Hutchinson in the co-CEO roles, the investment firm announced. Founded in 1997, Trez Capital offers private and institutional investors strategies to invest in a variety of opportunistic, fully secured mortgage investment funds, syndication offerings, and real estate joint-venture investments.
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by Lance Murray |
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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by Lance Murray |
Feb 1, 2025
ABOTA, an invitation-only national association of about 7,000 trial lawyers and judges, aims to enhance public understanding of the constitutional right to a jury trial and promote new technologies within the legal profession. Jennifer Haltom Doan, called a "force of nature," is a longtime ABOTA member and officer who's served on the group's national board of directors and the ABOTA Foundation's board of trustees since her induction into the organization in 2007.
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Smoothie King Chief Marketing Officer Claudia Schaefer [Photo: Smoothie King]
Smoothie King’s New CMO Aims to Build on Brand Purpose and Drive Growth
by Lance Murray | 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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by Lance Murray |
Jan 28, 2025
Formerly deputy city manager, Jesus “Jay” Chapa replaces David Cooke as city manager. Cooke is retiring in February after more than 10 years of service to the city. Chapa is Fort Worth's first Hispanic city manager.
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by Lance Murray |
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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by Lance Murray |
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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Major League Cricket CEO Johnny Grave [Photo: Major League Cricket]
Major League Cricket Names New Chief Executive
by Lance Murray | 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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by Lance Murray |
Jan 20, 2025
Hannah Vincent previously was the company's chief brand officer, overseeing both the customer service and marketing teams.
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by Lance Murray |
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....
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by Lance Murray |
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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John Dillon, La Madeleine's new president [Photo: La Madeline]
La Madeleine Appoints Former Denny’s Exec as Its New President
by Lance Murray | 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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by Lance Murray |
Jan 15, 2025
Heather Bennett, president, Stacey Shively, chief merchandising officer, and CFO Perry Pericleous have been appointed to lead the interim Office of the CEO at the Irving-based Michaels Companies.
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by Lance Murray |
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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by Lance Murray |
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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