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

 

Trinity Metro Taps Agency Veteran as Vice President of Rail

by | Sep 29, 2023
Reed Lanham played a key role in the startup of TEXRail and successfully led Trinity Metro’s implementation of positive train control on both Trinity Railway Express and TEXRail.
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Trinity Consultants Appoints New Divisional President of Built Environment Practice
by | Sep 29, 2023

Trinity Consultants announced that Herbert Els has been appointed divisional president of its Built Environment practice.

Trinity Consultants is a Dallas-based global environmental consulting firm providing services and solutions in the Built Environment, EH&S Regulatory Compliance, Life Sciences, and Water & Ecology markets....

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Skytale Group Hires New Head of Management Consulting Practice Inbox
by | Sep 29, 2023

Dallas-based Skytale Group has hired Annie Hockey as head of consulting for the investment bank and management consulting firm that specializes in healthcare business.

Hockey is a former entrepreneur, executive, and management consultant, and brings extensive experience both building and advising successful businesses, ranging from early stage, venture-backed startups to public and Fortune 500 companies....

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Minnesota’s Westwood Professional Services Names Plano-Based CEO

by | Sep 29, 2023
Bryan Powell will lead the company from its Plano office. Since 2021, he's served as the company's COO, providing executive oversight of Westwood's operations driving "unprecedented profitable growth for the firm," the company said.
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Stream Promotes Development Expert to Lead Its Central Region Industrial Development Team
by | Sep 29, 2023
In this new role at Stream, Bates Arnot will continue sourcing development opportunities throughout Texas and Colorado and other markets in the region. Arnot rejoined Stream in 2020 to build its new Industrial Development Services platform.
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Billionaire GameStop Executive Chairman Ryan Cohen Named as Company’s New CEO
by | Sep 28, 2023
Grapevine-based video game retailer GameStop has churned through five CEOs in the last five years, an era that featured a Reddit revolt against hedge funds shorting the company's stock. As "Dumb Money," a movie about that frenzy, plays in theaters, GameStop's executive chairman and top shareholder is now taking the company's reins.
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M&A Adviser Palm Tree Opens Dallas Office to Serve Growing South Central U.S. Market
by | Sep 27, 2023
“Palm Tree recognizes a significant opportunity in Dallas, a thriving metropolitan hub within Texas, aligning seamlessly with our core sectors of focus," said Palm Tree CEO and President Pardis Nasseri. "These encompass industrials, manufacturing, energy, business services, consumer, education, tourism, and hospitality."
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Flowserve Welcomes Caterpillar’s Chief Human Resource Officer to Its Board

by | Sep 22, 2023
Cheryl H. Johnson is the chief human resources officer at Irving-based Caterpillar, the world’s largest manufacturer of construction equipment.
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Healthcare Tech Solutions Startup Altysys Names Chairman of Advisory Board
by | Sep 22, 2023
Arjun Malhotra has been a prominent figure in the Indian IT entrepreneurial scene and is widely known for his instrumental role in co-founding the HCL Group in 1975.
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Dallas’ Comerica Inc. Names New SVP/Chief Compliance Officer
by | Sep 22, 2023
Kristina Janssens will be responsible for leading Comerica's Compliance Program enterprise-wide and will ensure it continues to evolve and grow as regulatory expectations continue to increase.
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Skytale Group Hires Veteran Executive as Head of Marketing
by | Sep 22, 2023
The firm said that Morgen Buck is a proven marketing leader and will be responsible for establishing and implementing a strategic marketing plan that will continue to elevate its overall brand, digital experience, and communications.
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Nanoscope Therapeutics Strengthens Clinical, Regulatory Expertise with Appointment of Chief Medical Officer

by | Sep 22, 2023
Samuel Barone, M.D., is a former Federal Drug Administration official and leader in the pharmaceutical space.
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Fort Worth’s Valor Promotes Executive to Chief Operating Officer
by | Sep 22, 2023
Valor said Hanna Howard, a former college basketball coach, will be responsible for overseeing the full operational and administrative side of the oil and gas outsourcing firm, including strategic planning, staff development, and project management.
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Solutions by Text Taps Payment Pro as Chief Product Officer

Solutions by Text, known for its FinText platform targeting consumer finance businesses, has appointed industry veteran Nick Babinsky as its chief product officer.

The company was started in 2008 to deliver conversational messaging for businesses through texts....

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Dallas Ad Man Pedro Lerma Launches MEL Communications Agency with NYC & Miami Partners
by | Sep 21, 2023
MEL (Messianu/Edelman/Lerma) said it will provide expertise in earned-centric media, creative, and digital solutions, through a distinct Latino lens that enables it to develop creative campaigns that represent the cultural traditions and modern lifestyle experiences of bilingual and bicultural Latinos.
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