Retired Navy Admiral William McRaven, left, and Jacobs CEO Bob Pragada discussed the value of experience at the Dallas Regional Chamber's annual meeting Wednesday. [Photo: Joseph Haubert/DRC]
Cynt Marshall, 2024 chair of the Dallas Regional Chamber board of directors, urged chamber members to “seize the moment.” DRC President and CEO Dale Petroskey talked about a “once-in-a-lifetime chance” to remedy the region’s inequities. And Rafael Lizardi, Marshall’s predecessor as chair, said, “we got a lot done” in 2023, “but as always, there’s much left to do.”...
DRC 2023 Board Chair Rafael Lizardi and Chair Elect Nancy Avila [Sources: Texas Instruments, McKesson]
Rafael Lizardi, senior vice president and chief financial officer for Texas Instruments has begun his one-year term as 2023 board chair of the Dallas Regional Chamber
His term was announced in January at the DRC’s 2023 Annual Meeting at the AT&T Performing Arts Center Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House.
“For several years now as a board member, I’ve had a front-row seat watching the DRC in action, championing economic growth and development across the region, helping our kids get a good education, creating a more equitable society, and advocating for public policy proposals to keep our business climate strong, open, and welcoming,” Lizardi said in a statement....
Dallas-based Jacobs announced that Claudia Jaramillo will become executive vice president and chief financial officer, effective Aug. 14. Jacobs is one of the largest professional companies in the world.
She currently is executive vice president, strategy and corporate development, and she will succeed Kevin Berryman, who will then serve as special advisor to Jacobs Chief Executive Officer Bob Pragada, who assumed that role earlier this month succeeding Steve Demetriou....
Bob Pragada took the reins of leadership Tuesday as CEO of Dallas-based Jacobs, one of the largest professional services companies in the world.
Following its leadership succession plan announced in September, Pragada also is expected to join the company’s board of directors upon certification of the results of its annual meeting....