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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.

“As we continue to grow the Freestone platform and partner with disruptive businesses enabling the transition to a more carbon-neutral economy, both Ellen and Pierce have played a significant role in our success to date, and I am pleased to recognize those contributions with these well-deserved promotions,” Alan Boswell, managing director at Freestone, said in a statement....

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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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UTD’s Dr. Amy Pinkham Picked to Head Global Initiative to Standardize Schizophrenia Assessment
by | Dec 9, 2022
Dr. Amy Pinkham of UTD’s School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences received an award for outstanding research on social cognition. The award puts her group at the forefront of research in the field, the professor said.

The work could be applicable for many disorders, including autism and mood and anxiety disorders.
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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....

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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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Aiden Technologies Adds 5 to its Board of Advisers
by | Dec 9, 2022

McKinney-based Aiden Technologies has added five industry leaders to its board of advisers, bringing with them expertise in a variety of fields including finance, risk mitigation, insurance, legal, cybersecurity, data privacy, and management of high-growth companies.

Aiden is a provider of modern, intelligent software packaging and deployment for Microsoft Windows.

Aiden’s new board members include:

  • Adam Abresch, CIC, CLCS, CCIC, is the National Cyber Risk Practice Leader at Acrisure, one of the world’s largest insurance brokerages, and he is widely respected as an expert in cyber security and digital risk mitigation.
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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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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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Cargo Airline Ameriflight Names New President, Chief Operating Officer
by | Dec 6, 2022

Alan Rusinowitz has been named president and chief operating officer of Ameriflight, the “nation’s largest Part 135 Cargo airline.”

The airline flies about 30 tons of cargo daily, and says it’s a critical part of the UPS, FedEx, and DHL supply chains, according to its website....

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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....

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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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Dallas Market Center Names New Chief Operating Officer
by | Dec 2, 2022

Karen Ryder, a retail and digital veteran, has joined Dallas Market Center as chief operating officer, responsible for overseeing marketing, retail development, market services, IT, and digital....

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ReCode Therapeutics Appoints New Member to Board of Director
by | Dec 2, 2022

Dallas-based life science company ReCode Therapeutics has appointed Patricia “Trisha” Millican to its board of directors, bringing with her more than 20 years of experience in the life science industry....

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