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

 

Sally Beauty Holdings Taps New Board Chair After Announced Retirements

by | Dec 16, 2022

Sally Beauty Holdings Inc. announced an upcoming change in its board of directors as part of a planned leadership transition.

The Denton-based leader in professional hair color that sells and distributes professional beauty supplies globally through its Sally Beauty Supply and Beauty Systems Group businesses, said that Robert “Bob” McMaster, who plans to retire as a director, is not standing for re-election and will step down as board chair at the conclusion of the company’s annual meeting on Jan....

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$1.7B Cybersecurity Firm Trellix Appoints New Chief Information Security Officer To Be Based Out of New Plano Office
by | Dec 15, 2022
Trellix is a cybersecurity firm created last January via a merger between McAfee Enterprise and FireEye Security Holdings, leading to a $1.7 billion valuation. The company is opening an 85,000-square-foot office in Plano's Legacy West Urban Village to house the employees and assets of its local operations. Based in San Jose, California, Trellix has 4,500 employees worldwide.
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Tailwater Capital Portfolio Company Freestone Holdco Announces 2 Executive Promotions
by | Dec 14, 2022

Freestone Holdco LLC, a Dallas-based portfolio company of Dallas’ Tailwater Capital LLC focused on disruptive energy transition investments, announced the promotions of Ellen Wilkirson to managing director and Pierce Latham to vice president....

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Mortgage Firm Supreme Lending Announces Chief Information Officer
by | Dec 11, 2022

Supreme Lending announced it has appointed Baiju Thakkar chief information officer of the Dallas-based full-service mortgage lender.

Thakkar brings nearly 25 years of IT leadership, knowledge, and experience to the role, in which he will be instrumental in developing, engineering, and implementing innovative, efficient technology initiatives to support the company’s growth....

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Nilmini Rubin (left) and Betsabe Botaitis [Photos: Hedera]

Hedera Governing Council Adds 2 Leaders to Executive Team

by | Dec 9, 2022

The Hedera Governing Council has appointed two new members to the executive team. The council is a consortium of leading organizations that operate the open source, hashgraph-powered, carbon-negative Hedera network for Web3 applications. Hedera said that the appointments come after it decentralized earlier this year, a move in which the product, engineering, and marketing departments of Hedera spun off into Swirlds Labs....

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Hockaday School Names New Eugene McDermott Head of School
by | Dec 9, 2022

Dr. Laura Leathers has been named the next Eugene McDermott Head of School at the Hockaday School in Dallas, effective Jan. 1.

Leathers currently is interim head of school for the 109-year-old institution. Previously, Leathers served as Hockaday’s assistant head of school for academic affairs.

“We are thrilled to name Dr....

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Securonix Appoints New Chief Executive Officer, Board Member
by | Dec 9, 2022

Addison-headquartered Securonix Inc. announced Nayaki Nayyar has been appointed chief executive officer and member of its board of directors, effective immediately.

Securonix is a leader in Next-Gen SIEM, UEBA and SOAR, and at the same time, the company announced that founder and former CEO Sachin Nayyar (not related) has transitioned to the role of executive chairman of the board....

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Innovative Educator and CCBA Leadership Award Winner Michael Sorrell Has a Simple Request: ‘Please Say Yes’
by | Dec 9, 2022
Paul Quinn College President Michael Sorrell has a vision for a global network of Urban Work Colleges that take aim at intergenerational poverty and "smash it." The first one opened in Plano in 2018.

Accepting a leadership award from the Collin County Business Alliance, Sorrell asked his staff and students to stand up. Why? Because "they're going to come see you and talk to you about hiring students to work at your companies," Sorrell told the audience filled with local business leaders. "And I want everyone to practice this with me: 'Yes.'
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Fossil Group Adds Beauty, Fashion Exec to Board of Directors

by | Dec 9, 2022

Fossil Group Inc. announced the addition of respected beauty and fashion executive Suzanne (Susie) Coulter to its board of directors, expanding the size of the board to eight members, including seven independent directors.

Richardson-based Fossil Group is a global design, marketing, distribution, and innovation company specializing in lifestyle accessories.

“Susie’s immense retail background, from corporate leadership and entrepreneurship to more specific expertise in retail strategy, operations, merchandising, and supply chain, will be invaluable to our Board of Directors,” Kosta N....

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Lincoln Rackhouse Adds 2 Industry Vets to Leadership Team
by | Dec 9, 2022

Lincoln Rackhouse, the Dallas-based data center division of Lincoln Property Co., announced it added two industry veterans to its leadership team.

John Greenwood will be senior vice president, corporate strategy....

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North Texas Commercial Real Estate Hall of Fame To Induct 2 Visionaries in 2023
by | Dec 9, 2022

The North Texas Commercial Real Estate Hall of Fame will welcome two visionaries in 2023, Ray W. Washburne, president of Highland Park Village, and Rex Glendenning, founder and owner of Rex Real Estate.

Former Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price will receive the Industry Service Award for her contributions advancing the commercial real estate industry through her efforts in economic development, mobility, infrastructure and private-public partnerships....

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Bank of America Adds Managing Director, Family Office Strategist
by | Dec 7, 2022
In the newly created role, Harsh Agarwal will deliver family office solutions to ultra-high-net-worth families in partnership with private bank-private client advisors and client teams.
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Rip Mason, chief executive officer of Ag Resource Management

Ag Resource Management Announces New Chief Executive Officer

by | Dec 6, 2022

Fort Worth-based Ag Resource Management, one of the nation’s top providers of agricultural lending and crop insurance, announced that Rip Mason has been appointed chief executive officer, effective immediately.

Mason is a veteran leader of successful private equity ventures in a variety of industries. He has served on ARM’s board since August 2019 and recently was named vice chairman, a position he will maintain, the company said....

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Beverage Giant Keurig Dr Pepper Adds Chief R&D Officer
by | Dec 6, 2022

Keurig Dr Pepper announced the appointment of Karin Rotem-Wildeman as chief research & development officer, starting Jan. 9. She will report to Chairman & CEO Bob Gamgort....

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CG Infinity Taps Veteran Executive as SVP of Data, Cloud
by | Dec 6, 2022

Plano-based CG Infinity announced the hiring of Louis Mangiacapra as senior vice president of data and cloud, accelerating its customers’ digital transformation and customer-centric initiatives.

Mangiacapra is an experienced technology leader with more than 15 years of experience focused on building, managing, and deploying enterprise-class data and analytics platforms, the company said....

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Exxon Mobil Corporation Adds Airline and Aerospace Leaders to Board of Directors
by | Dec 4, 2022
The former CEO of Continental Airlines, who led a major in the industry’s downturn after 9/11, and the former president and COO of Raytheon will join Exxon Mobil’s board. The election of the two leaders grows the board to 13 members.
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