Danny O’Connell

Dallas-based private equity firm Trive Capital has hired Amy Wesley as global head of investor relations, a role in which she is responsible for capital formation, product development, and investor communication....

Industry veterans Chester Brandes, Jonathan Bonchick, and Johnny Manuel have been appointed to the advisory board of Dallas-based WES Brands, a leading spirits incubator.

WES Brands said this comes after early successes in Canada, Mexico, and Australia and the recent addition of Aspen Vodka to the WES portfolio....

Dr. Allen C. Ho has been appointed as chief medical advisor of Dallas-based Nanoscope Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing gene therapies for retinal degenerative diseases.

The company said Ho will help define the strategy of developing its gene mutation-agnostic therapies....