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Executive moves, new appointments, and honors across Dallas-Fort Worth.
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Former Goldman Sachs Student Loans VP Joins Frisco Workforce Finance Startup as CFO
by Lance Murray | May 19, 2023
Founded in 2017, Meritize is working to scale its operations and accelerate momentum to meet the education and training needs of fast-growing industries such as information technology and health care. The new CFO The new CFO brings nearly 30 years of corporate finance and investment banking experience to the company.
Ho Din Award: Southwestern Medical Foundation Recognizes UTSW Medical Student With Its Highest Honor
by Lance Murray |
May 12, 2023
Plano native Whitney Leigh Stuard is the winner of the 2023 Ho Din Award. As a co-founder of a student interest group focused on disabilities and a non-profit organization providing support to mothers, Stuard's contributions extend beyond her medical prowess. She also authored and received a TMA Foundation Grant for a STEM project that impacted more than 4,000 students.
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by Lance Murray |
May 12, 2023
Southlake-based Chef Holdings Inc. has appointed Terence “Terry” O’Brien to succeed Mike Buccheri as chief executive officer under a board-approved succession plan. The appointment was effective Wednesday.
Chef Holdings is the parent company of CTI Foods LLC and Liguria Foods LLC.
“My work for CTI has been an extraordinary experience,” Buccheri said in a statement....
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by Lance Murray |
May 12, 2023
Fran Federman has joined CyrusOne as chief investment officer of the Dallas-based global data center developer and operator specializing in delivering state-of-the-art digital infrastructure solutions.
In this new role, Federman is responsible for leading CyrusOne’s capital markets activities and related strategic transactions....
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Frisco-Based Healthcare Highways Adds 2 New Members to its Board of Directors
by Lance Murray | May 12, 2023
Frisco-based Healthcare Highways, an innovative PPO network and health plan partner, has added Jack Martin, the founder of Public Strategies Inc., and Carlos Zaffirini, president of Adelanto Healthcare Ventures, to its board of directors as the company said it continues to expand already strong partnerships in the Austin community.
Martin and Zaffirini will serve on the Healthcare Highways board of directors alongside other prominent Texas leaders, including Pro Football Hall of Famer Emmitt Smith and Austin-based Santé Ventures founding partners Doug French and Dr....
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by Lance Murray |
May 12, 2023
Vidya Chadaga joins RKD Group as executive VP of Products, poised to reimagine fundraising strategies and create seamless donor experiences in the digital age.
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by Lance Murray |
May 12, 2023
Irving-based Darling Ingredients Inc., the largest publicly traded company turning edible by-products and food waste into sustainable products and a leading producer of renewable energy, has announced changes to its executive management team....
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by Lance Murray |
May 12, 2023
Deloitte Tax has enlisted the expertise of Paul Stephens, the former senior vice president of tax at telecom giant AT&T. With decades years of experience, Stephens brings a unique perspective to solving pressing tax issues, the company says.
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Savills Hires 2 Industry Veterans as Vice Chairmen of Dallas Office
by Lance Murray | May 12, 2023
London-based real estate firm Savills announced that Jihane Boury and Clay Vaughn have joined the firm as vice chairmen in the Dallas office.
The firm said that Boury and Vaughn are long recognized as accomplished professionals and bring over 25 years of combined commercial real estate experience.
“We are proud to announce the addition of Jihane and Clay to our team in Dallas-Fort Worth,” Savills Texas Region President Mark O’Donnell said in a statement....
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by Lance Murray |
May 12, 2023
Robert W. Decherd has stepped down as executive chairman of the board of DallasNews Corp. and was succeeded by John A. Beckert, the board’s lead director, as non-executive chairman.
The company said that Dunia A. Shive assumed Beckert’s position as chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and that the role of lead director was combined into the non-executive chairman role....
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by Lance Murray |
May 9, 2023
Fort Worth-based HTeaO said that Heath Nielsen will enhance its already positive, industry-leading unit level economics to help its franchisees find even greater success, and he will drive exponential franchise growth by attracting aspiring and existing entrepreneurs throughout the country. The new president has previously held executive positions at several notable companies including Black Rifle Coffee Co., Just Food for Dogs, Nestle Coffee Partners' Starbucks division, and Sony Corp.
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Dallas Southern Pride Names New COO, Director of Engagement in the Runup to Juneteenth Unity Weekend
by Lance Murray |
May 8, 2023
Ahmad Goree succeeds the late Kirk Myers-Hill, who was president of Dallas Southern Pride, a premier organization hosting pride events throughout the Dallas area. Myers-Hill died in April; Goree said he's committed to continuing his work "to promote equality and justice for all." Dallas Southern Pride is now gearing up for the Juneteenth Unity Weekend Celebration June 15-20.
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Aisha Haley
Caldwell Cassady & Curry Adds Experienced Patent Attorney in Dallas
by Lance Murray | May 5, 2023
Aisha Haley comes to the firm as counsel with extensive experience with two law firms in Washington, D.C., and her years as a federal law clerk.
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by Lance Murray |
May 5, 2023
The company appointed Danielle Repetti as chief revenue officer, Subramaniam Viswanathan as executive vice president of technology, and Hana Elliott as vice president of marketing. Mahala Johnson has been promoted to vice president, product management.
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by Lance Murray |
May 5, 2023
Shawn M. Street will serve as a vice president of Dallas’ land division, working alongside Senior Vice President Demian Salmon to expand Stream's land brokerage business across the Metroplex.
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by Lance Murray |
May 5, 2023
Carlos L. Arteaga, M.D., is director of the Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center and associate dean of oncology programs at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He is a professor of internal medicine and the Lisa K. Simmons Distinguished Chair in Comprehensive Oncology at UT Southwestern.
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