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

 

Private Equity Firm Cresta Names New Partner and Head of Capital Formation, Elevates Two Senior Leaders

by | Dec 7, 2025
David Altshuler joins Cresta as the firm expands its institutional capital strategy and promotes Wade Webber to partner and Jordan Maxwell to CFO amid growing energy-transition investments.
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TERREPOWER Promotes Dallas-Based VP to Chief People Officer
by | Dec 5, 2025
TERREPOWER, which said that it is the largest sustainable manufacturer in the world by volume, promoted Brandon Handy, who has more than 16 years of experience in HR leadership.
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Valor Promotes Veteran Landman to Chief Operating Officer
by | Dec 5, 2025
Jason Beck, a certified professional landman and certified trust and financial advisor, joined Valor in institutional mineral management after a 17-year career overseeing mineral asset management at a large international bank.
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From Intern to President & CEO, World Affairs Council of DFW Brings Back One of Its Own to Lead
by | Dec 5, 2025
Jess Koloini has been at Lockheed Martin more than nine years with extensive international leadership experience, most recently serving as director of business development for Lockheed's Integrated Fighter Group. 
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Velvet Taco Names Former Voodoo Doughnut CEO as Its New Chief Executive

by | Dec 3, 2025
With a resumé that includes fast-growing and iconic brands selling doughnuts, pizza, and coffee, Chris Schultz brings more than 30 years of restaurant leadership experience.
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Turvo Appoints Former CloudSense Exec as Its Chief Customer Officer
by | Dec 1, 2025
Gabrielle Gorham Hill will oversee Turvo's Customer Success, Professional Services, and Support organizations and will take a lead role in strengthening customer engagement, enhancing implementation excellence, maximizing service delivery processes, and ensuring every Turvo customer realizes maximum value, the company said.
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Keurig Dr Pepper Names Former Mattel and Campbell’s Soup Exec as Its New CFO
by | Dec 1, 2025
Anthony DiSilvestro joins KDP at a pivotal moment as it moves to close its $18 billion acquisition of Netherlands-based JDE Peet's. His "significant" M&A experience will advance the combined company's integration and its ultimate split into two "winning companies," CEO Tim Cofer said.
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CES Taps Operations Leader as Incoming Co-CEO
by | Nov 30, 2025
After nearly three decades at CES, the longtime company executive will step into the role after Andrew Dawes’ retirement, continuing the family-owned distributor’s tradition of promoting from within.
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Digital Wealth Partners Announces New President and Board Chairman

by | Nov 20, 2025
Erin Friez "knows what works and what doesn't when you're trying to bring real money into crypto," said the firm's CEO, Max Kahn.
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OncoNano Taps Veteran Biopharmaceutical Leader as Its New Chief Operating Officer
by | Nov 20, 2025
With more than two decades of experience in product development, strategic operations, and commercial execution across the biotechnology industry, Brent Sorrells will help drive OncoNano’s next phase of growth and operational excellence, the company said.
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Anthony Milonas, CEO of Alliance Clinical Network. [Photo: LinkedIn]
Alliance Clinical Network Names Former Ascend Aesthetic CEO as Its New Chief Executive
by | Nov 20, 2025
Anthony Milonas brings more than two decades of experience leading and scaling multi-site healthcare organizations across North America.
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Agentic AI Healthcare Co. IKS Health Names New Marketing and Legal Leaders
by | Nov 20, 2025
Based in Mumbai, India, with U.S. headquarters in Dallas, IKS has named Kathryn Weismantel as its new chief marketing officer and Christi Braun as chief legal and compliance officer.
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RealPage Leadership Shift: Dirk Wakeham Returns ‘Home’ as CEO

The former RealPage president is back at the Thoma Bravo–owned firm, this time in the top job. Wakeham, a six-time software CEO and recent managing director at Vista Equity Partners, succeeds Dana Jones as the Richardson-based company leans into AI-powered real estate operations.
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Oil & Gas Asset Management Co. Valor Hires New President
by | Nov 13, 2025
Cox’s appointment follows a string of milestones for the Fort Worth oil & gas firm, including a new CFO, multiple workplace awards, and CEO Joseph DeWoody’s latest industry honor.
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Wanwan Yue joins Dallas EDC | Composite Illustration
Dallas EDC Names Analyst to Lead Its Data-Driven Economic Strategy
by | Nov 12, 2025
Wanwan (Karina) Yue "will help us better understand market trends, measure our outcomes, and solidify Dallas’ reputation as a top-tier business destination that offers opportunity for all,” CEO Linda McMahon said.
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Payments Tech Co. Fortis Appoints New CFO and CROO to Drive Next Growth Phase
by | Nov 6, 2025
The strategic hires of Brent Coles and Sharat Shankar position Fortis to accelerate its embedded payments capabilities and deepen relationships across its software platform and enterprise resource planning partner network, the Plano-based company said.
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