Joel Neeb: “Tomorrow I’ll compete on American Ninja Warrior. I want to thank the MANY people that have followed me here through this journey! But, I have a confession to make. This experience was never just about doing an obstacle course on TV. This adventure (and many others) really started in 2010 when I was diagnosed with “terminal cancer”. I was living a nightmare. I drew strength from the patients I met who were also battling cancer. Sitting in the chemo treatment room together, we talked about what we‘d do when we got healthy. The lifelong dreams we would finally fulfill. We were so optimistic. Tragically, many of those people never got a second chance at life. But I did. And as a survivor, I have an obligation to live my life to its fullest for those men and women in that room who are no longer here today.” Read more here. 

AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Mar 27, 2019–Texas American Resources Company (TARC) announced today that Ben M. Ellis has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer. In his new role, Ellis will oversee all finance, fundraising, midstream business development, and be a key leader in the company’s acquisition strategies going forward.

“We are excited about the proven experience and financial know-how Ben brings to our organization,” said David Honeycutt, TARC President and Chief Executive Officer. “As a results-driven leader with demonstrated success sourcing and executing opportunities that bring value and bolt-on growth potential, Ben has a tangible background of helping run businesses and working within leadership teams to transact and grow in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment. I am confident that as TARC evolves, Ben’s impact will be a key component to our continued success.” Read more here. 

Houston-based CenterPoint Energy Inc. (NYSE: CNP) has selected a new general counsel and senior vice president.

Jason Ryan, formerly CenterPoint’s senior vice president of regulatory services and government affairs, has been named to the roles, effective April 2. He’s also joining the company’s senior leadership team, according to an April 1 press release.

Before joining CenterPoint in 2009, Ryan represented the company as outside regulatory counsel for nearly a decade, per the release. He was a managing partner at energy law firm RyanGlover LLP and a global projects attorney at Baker Botts LLP. He also served as an information dominance warfare officer in the U.S. Navy from 2005 to 2015, per the release.

In his new role, Ryan will now oversee regulatory services; government affairs; corporate governance; securities and commercial law; litigation and claims; internal audit; environmental; and ethics, compliance and privacy, per the release. Read more here.