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Plano’s Ribbon Communications Hires Priyanka Kharat as SVP

by | Oct 29, 2026
Kharat, who previously led ScienceLogic’s Skylar AI unit, will drive growth for Acumen, the publicly traded tech company’s AI-powered autonomous networking platform.
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ECI Software Solutions Taps Former CEO to Return to the Helm
by | Oct 22, 2026
Ron Books, who was CEO from 2009 to 2021, comes back to lead the Westlake-based business management software and services company as the current CEO, Trevor Gruenewald, retires and moves to the board of directors.
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Caterpillar Names Derrick York to Lead Mining Business
by | Oct 22, 2026
York, who currently heads the company’s Solar Turbines business, will take over Resource Industries on Nov. 1. The current group president, Denise Johnson, will retire early next year.
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Dallas’ Nanoscope Therapeutics Taps Gene Therapy Veteran to Lead Manufacturing, Supply Chain
by | Oct 15, 2026
Troy Short joins Nanoscope as the company prepares for the launch of Mogenry, its gene therapy for severe retinitis pigmentosa, a group of eye diseases that damage the retina.
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Dallas’ Care.com Hires Former Amazon and Grubhub Exec as Chief Product and Technology Officer

by | Oct 1, 2026
Sam Hall brings more than 20 years of experience to the Dallas-based online care services platform.
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SMU Historian Ariel Ron Wins $800K MacArthur Fellowship ‘Genius Grant’
by | Sep 30, 2026
The five-year MacArthur Fellowship recognizes Ron’s research on how Northern agriculture shaped economic growth and federal power in 19th-century America.
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Dallas’ DataBank Hires New CFO as Part of Leadership Transition
by | Sep 24, 2026
Ben Lowe succeeds President and CFO Kevin Ooley, who will transition to CEO in 2027. That’s when current CEO Raul Martynek will become executive chairman.
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CoPoint AI Acquires Strategy for AI, Adding Founder Brad Bush as VP
by | Sep 17, 2026
Bush, a veteran of Dialexa, Enseo and Sensori Robotics, joins CoPoint AI co-founders John Humphrey and Dipesh Patel to expand the Dallas-based consulting company’s reach.
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