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Executive moves, new appointments, and honors across Dallas-Fort Worth.
Fintech veteran Zahir Khoja joins RealPage as its first chief fintech officer, leading efforts to grow its financial services capabilities. [Photo: Real Page; DI Studio composite image]
RealPage Appoints Fintech Veteran as Its First Chief Fintech Officer
by Sandra Engelland | Mar 18, 2026
In this newly created role, Zahir Khoja will join Richardson-based RealPage's executive management committee and report directly to President and CEO Dirk Wakeham, overseeing the company's financial technology strategy and operations.
by Sandra Engelland |
Mar 18, 2026
Adding Stuart Skeates and Jacob Hormes to the team bolsters Kane & Company’s ability to deliver on its mission while expanding its geographic footprint and deepening its expertise across technology, consumer, healthcare, industrials, and business services, the firm said.
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by Sandra Engelland |
Mar 12, 2026
As CRO, Laura Neal will oversee Embark's growth initiatives, expand strategic partnerships and alliances, and lead the company's end-to-end commercial strategy, Embark said.
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by Sandra Engelland |
Mar 12, 2026
Dave Dobbin will lead development of the company’s long-term strategy, growth initiatives, market expansion priorities, and enterprise-wide change management programs, Dallas-based Gigapower said.
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Kimberly-Clark Chief Information & GBS Officer Francesco Tinto [Photo: Kimberly-Clark]
Kimberly-Clark Appoints Former Walgreens, Kraft Heinz Exec as Chief Information & Global Business Services Officer
by Sandra Engelland | Mar 11, 2026
Francesco Tinto, who has over 30 years of experience in technology leadership, will oversee Irving-based Kimberly-Clark's information technology and GBS organizations.
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by Sandra Engelland |
Mar 11, 2026
The Cancer Grand Challenges initiative, co-founded in 2020 by the National Cancer Institute and Cancer Research UK, provides funding over approximately five years to interdisciplinary teams addressing some of the most complex research questions surrounding cancer.
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by Sandra Engelland |
Mar 6, 2026
Gina Ford will concentrate on boosting industry alignment, increasing the region’s national visibility, and charting a clear course to speed innovation, attract investment and improve long-term competitiveness in the life sciences sector across North Texas, BioNTX said. She replaces Kathleen Otto Rosenblum, who's retiring from the position.
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by Sandra Engelland |
Mar 5, 2026
With track records of operational excellence, extensive hobby credibility, and global licensing expertise, Oh YAAS said that these new leaders—including recently announced chief executive Ken May, former CEO of Topgolf—place the company seeking to redefine collecting at the forefront of the next evolution of the $50B trading card and collectibles industry.
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American Beacon Partners SVP and Chief Transformation Officer Patti Barron [Photo: American Beacon Partners]
American Beacon Partners Appoints New Chief Transformation Officer
by Sandra Engelland | Mar 4, 2026
Patti Barron joins American Beacon from Barrow Hanley Global Investors, where she spent the past 26 years in senior leadership roles, most recently as chief operating officer.
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by David Seeley |
Mar 4, 2026
During his four years as SVP and CMO of Chili's, George Felix has helped return the brand to category leadership in both sales and traffic growth, Brinker said—resulting in Brinker International's market cap increasing from $1.3 billion at the start of his tenure to $6.25 billion as of March 2, 2026. He'll now try to bring some of that magic to Maggiano's Little Italy, too.
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by Sandra Engelland |
Feb 26, 2026
The appointments of Nick Dahm as CFO and Sasha Yendle as chief people officer strengthen Netwrix's executive leadership as organizations increasingly seek a comprehensive approach to identity and data security, the Frisco company said.
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by Sandra Engelland |
Feb 26, 2026
With more than three decades of C-suite leadership experience, John Linnehan will direct company financial activities including treasury, accounting, tax, financial planning and analysis, risk management, reporting, and capital management to foster sustainable growth.
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Justin Doss, CHC's chief operating officer [Photo: Community Hospital Corporation]
Community Hospitals Corp. Appoints New COO
by Sandra Engelland | Feb 25, 2026
Justin Doss' appointment reinforces Plano-based CHC's continued investment in bolstering operations, improving patient outcomes, and strengthening long-term sustainability for community healthcare providers, the company said.
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by Sandra Engelland |
Feb 25, 2026
Jeff Kump will help build and scale SignaPay's operating platform, risk framework, and service model to support the company's continued growth amid increasing complexity in the payments sector, SignaPay said.
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by Sandra Engelland |
Feb 25, 2026
A Swedish national, Ole Orvér recently served as chief commercial officer at oneworld member airline Finnair, where he led the transformation of the airline's commercial and network strategy and introduced significant new revenue and loyalty initiatives.
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by Sandra Engelland |
Feb 19, 2026
In this newly created role, Avery Jessup will lead BSN SPORTS’ commercial strategy, working closely with leaders throughout the organization to align go-to-market strategies, boost execution across channels, and provide a more integrated and customer-focused commercial approach, the company said.
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