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Healthcare Executive Joins Prolucent Board of Directors with $4M A1 Health Ventures Investment

by | Oct 27, 2023
A1 Health Ventures is a newly launched VC firm developed jointly between Abundant Venture Partners and First Trust Capital Partners. Its director, Joe Greskoviak, joins Dallas-based Prolucent's board following a $4 million investment, which will fuel Prolucent's "continued product innovation."
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Celanese Corp. Adds Microchip Technology CEO to Its Board of Directors
by | Oct 20, 2023
Ganesh Moorthy is president, CEO, and a member of the board of directors of Microchip Technology Inc. Celanese said he will join its board effective Dec. 1, bringing the total number of board members to 11.
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DART Celebrates 40 Years of Service to North Texas, Elects New Board Leaders
by | Oct 20, 2023
The new DART board chair is CapitalSoft CEO and former Richardson mayor Gary Slagel. DART's other new board leaders include vice chair Rodney Schlosser, M. Nathan Barbera as new secretary, and Flora M. Hernandez as assistant secretary.
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D.C.-Based Center for American Entrepreneurship Adds North Texas Innovation Leader to Its Board
by | Oct 6, 2023
Trey Bowles, managing director of Techstars' Physical Health Accelerator in Fort Worth, has been appointed as a new board member of the Washington, D.C., organization alongside two other national innovation leaders. The group is committed to educating policymakers on fostering entrepreneurship.
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Flowserve Welcomes Caterpillar’s Chief Human Resource Officer to Its Board

by | Sep 22, 2023
Cheryl H. Johnson is the chief human resources officer at Irving-based Caterpillar, the world’s largest manufacturer of construction equipment.
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Kimberly-Clark Corp. Adds Veteran Executive to its Board of Directors
by | Sep 15, 2023

Irving-based consumer products giant Kimberly-Clark Corp. announced that Deeptha Khanna has been elected to its board of directors and that the size of the board will be increased from 12 to 13 members.

Khanna will be appointed to serve on the board’s Audit Committee.

“We are thrilled to have Deeptha join our board,” Chairman and CEO Mike Hsu said in a statement....

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Kanarys Inc. Appoints Google’s Chief Diversity Officer to Its Board of Directors
by | Aug 30, 2023
"Since data is crucial for maintaining ongoing DEIB initiatives and dedication, Kanarys leads the way in establishing quantifiable DEIB strategies, thanks to its data-centric methodology aimed at creating a fairer future for all work settings," says Google CDO and Kanary's Board Member Melonie Parker.
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Inaugural Board Announced for Fort Worth Economic Development Partnership
by | Aug 29, 2023
The organization said the board signifies a "robust and resolute commitment to attracting and recruiting businesses to Fort Worth," one of the fastest-growing cities in the nation.
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Recuro Health Taps Telehealth Veteran as Chairman and CEO

In June, Michael Gorton, the company's founding CEO, transitioned to a strategic advisory role and passed the leadership reins to Phil Fasano. The new CEO was officially appointed by the board in mid-July.
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Tenet Healthcare Appoints Former U.S. Senator to Board of Directors
by | Aug 11, 2023

Tenet Healthcare Corp. of Dallas announced that former U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt has been appointed to the Tenet board of directors.

Blunt will serve as a member of the Audit Committee, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, and Environmental, Social, and Governance Committee....

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Plano’s European Wax Center Announces New CEO Under Succession Plan, Creates New C-Suite Role
by | Aug 11, 2023
David Willis will succeed David Berg as CEO on Sept. 30. Under Willis' leadership, European Wax Center moved from Florida to Plano's Granite Park in 2019 and guided the company through a successful IPO in 2021.
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2 Dallas Leaders Among 5 New, Reappointed Texas Historical Commission Board Members
by | Aug 4, 2023

Dallas residents Cathy McKnight and Fritz Duda are among reappointed and new members to the Texas Historical Commission named by Gov. Greg Abbott.

The reappointed members are McKnight, Garrett Donnelly, and Laurie Limbacher, and the newly appointed members are Duda and Ted Houghton....

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Comerica Inc. Adds Noted Business Leaders to Board of Directors

by | Jul 28, 2023

Arthur Angulo and Alan Gardner have been appointed to the Comerica Inc. board of directors, the Dallas-based banking company announced.

“The experience and expertise that Art and Alan bring from their respective fields make them highly valuable additions to our board of directors,” Curt Farmer, chairman, president and CEO of Comerica Inc.,...

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Dallas’ Secretome Therapeutics Appoints Board Director, Assembles Clinical Advisory Board
by | Jul 20, 2023

Secretome Therapeutics, a Dallas-based biotechnology company developing first-in-class therapeutics from neonatal mesenchymal stem cells, has appointed Margot Connor to its board of directors and announced the appointment of its clinical advisory board composed of world-class clinicians and researchers in the field of heart failure.

“I have been fortunate to be part of the stem cell-based therapy evolution, and I believe secretomes are a true breakthrough in this extraordinary field,” Connor said in a statement....

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Chakri Gottemukkala, co-founder and CEO, o9 Solutions, Inc. [Photo: Business Wire]
Dallas’ o9 Solutions Raises $116M in Latest Funding Round for a $3.7B Valuation
by | Jul 19, 2023
The new round was led by General Atlantic’s BeyondNetZero with existing investors KKR and Generation Investment Management also participating. As o9 leverages AI to help create "more sustainable supply chains," it also announced a new board member.
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Trailblazing Female CEO’s Retirement Marks New Chapter for Historic Metals Company
by | Jul 10, 2023
In a planned succession, Commercial Metals Co. CEO Barbara Smith will pass the reins to Peter Matt in September. The transition is a significant milestone for the Irving-based Fortune 500 company, which can trace its origins back to a single Dallas scrap yard in 1915.
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