CEO of AlertMedia and MBA ’99 alum, Brian Cruver, secured $25M funding for hiring, overseas expansion on tap. AlertMedia’s customers already include DHL, British Petroleum and Walmart, but with this new funding in the bank, Mr. Cruver wants to reach “tens of thousands of companies around the world.” Read more.
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The McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin announces the appointment of the following members to its MBA Advisory Board.
- Erin Case, MBA 2003, Senior Vice President, Coty, New York, NY
- Danielle Crayton, MBA 2010, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Microsoft, Seattle, WA
- Carlos Dinkins, MBA 2012, Director of Sales, Heyday Beverage Company, Austin, TX
- Nida Kia, MBA 2010, Director Digital Strategic Partnerships, AT&T, Dallas, TX
- Ryan Nixon, MBA 2008, Managing Partner, Goshawk Global Investments, LLC, Austin, TX
- Brian Payne, MBA 2003, Vice President, Dell Inc. Austin, TX
Additionally, the board’s executive committee assumed new leadership:
- Chair: Ken Parekh, MBA 1987, CEO, Parekh Partners LLC
- Vice Chair: Arthur Mills, MBA 2004, Executive Director Talent Management and Organizational Strategy, Fulton County Schools
- Past Chair: KD Weitzel, MBA 1983, Practice Director, Strategy, Slalom Consulting
The McCombs School would like to thank our new members and leaders and also thank outgoing leader, Emily Reagan, who has become an emeritus member having served as past chair.
Additionally, Chad Auler, MBA 2003, Jim McMullan, MBA 1996, Arthur Mills, IV, MBA 2004, Susan Saurage-Altenloh, MBA 2003 have been reappointed for a second active term. View the full membership.
The McCombs School of Business MBA Advisory Board formed in 2008. Members assist the dean, associate dean of graduate programs, faculty, and staff of the McCombs School of Business in achieving and maintaining “best of class” status for the MBA programs. Members support the MBA program’s strategy planning, curricula, external affairs, alumni engagement, fundraising efforts, and student placement. Member nominations are accepted on a rolling basis. The executive committee considers nominations for membership each spring and new three-year terms begin Sept. 1.
Business leader Christopher Griffin is one of the new and familiar faces lifting up the North Dallas region as an emerging hub for golf technology and manufacturing. Inspired by golf legend, Ben Hogan, Griffin is producing his luxury P53 Irons in Fort Worth. Read more about Griffin and his bespoke clubs here.
Gov. Greg Abbott Monday named Army Maj. Gen. Tracy Norris of Austin as the adjutant general of Texas, the first woman to command the Texas Military Department, made up of the Texas Army National Guard, Texas Air National Guard and the Texas State Guard.
Norris, who was serving as deputy adjutant general for Army, will succeed Maj. Gen. John F. Nichols, who became the 51st adjutant general for Texas in 2011, and is retiring at the end of the year. Read the full story here.
Saline Health System in Benton has chosen Michael Stewart as its new chief executive officer. Stewart will assume the role Nov. 30.
Stewart brings nearly 15 years of health-care leadership experience to this new role. He is coming to Saline Health System from Navarro Regional Hospital in Corsicana, Texas, where he has served as CEO since 2006. Read the full story here.
Harvest Oil & Gas Corp. (“Harvest” or the “Company”) today announced the appointment of Ryan Stash as Vice President and CFO.
Mr. Stash most recently served as a Managing Director at Regions Securities focused on the energy sector. Prior to that, he spent 11 years in the Energy Investment Banking Group for Wells Fargo Securities in Houston rising to the level of Director. Prior to that, Mr. Stash spent 5 years as an auditor working at Hewlett-Packard and Ernst & Young, LLP. Read more about the appointment here.
McCombs Alumni and Desert Door co-founder, Judson Kauffman, Ryan Campbell, MBA ’17, and Brent Looby, MBA ’17, have made their mark on the city.
Desert Door, made from a spiky, heat-tolerant Dasylirion wheeleri plant known colloquially as “desert spoon,” has received a proclamation from the City of Austin: Nov. 16 is Texas Sotol Day, in honor of the distillery’s one-year anniversary. Read the full story here.
Fran Harris, MSTC ’18, founder of the Black Business Summit strives to encourage black entrepreneurship and aid the success of small businesses ran by African Americans.
Fran Harris has been a trusted adviser, coach and consultant to Fortune 100 corporations, small businesses and non-profit organizations since 1995. The former Procter & Gamble sales executive is the author of 20 books on business, personal finance, spirituality, leadership and sports. She’s been an announcer for the ESPN family of networks since 1994, and hosted a renovation series on HGTV in 2010. She’s the co-founder of the Black Millionaires Summit, founder of the Black Business Summit and upcoming Black Internet Summit (February 2019), and a dynamic speaker whose messages have been heard by millions in over 30 countries. Read the full story here.
Early Labs, founded by, Amy George, MBA ’02, has introduced a plug-and-play carbon capture technology for brewers.
Earthly Labs, a new public benefit corporation dedicated to reducing carbon dioxide emissions from small scale emission sources, announced the availability of CiCi, a plug-and-play carbon capture technology for craft brewers. In the natural beer-making process, breweries emit carbon dioxide (CO2) and at the same time, they still need to purchase commercial CO2 to carbonate and package their beer. With CiCi™, small craft breweries like Austin-based Hops & Grain Brewing, can now close-the-loop on their brewing process, reducing up to 50%greenhouse gas emissions every day, and saving thousands of dollars annually. Read the full story here.
More than 200 Longhorns turned out for the annual MBA Reunion. Among the many MBA Graduate attendees, classes of 2013, 2008, 2003, and 1998 were commemorated as we celebrated their 5-, 10-, 15-, and 20-year reunions. Graduates enjoyed a tour of the brand new Robert B. Rowling Hall and lectures led by favorite Texas McCombs Faculty members at the MBA Reunion conference. Prior to Texas’ rivalry football game against Baylor, alumni and their families enjoyed a full spread pre-game BBQ tailgate along with special guests, Longhorn Singers and the beloved balloon artist.
The rain didn’t put a damper on the reunion, but instead, helped inspirit the big Longhorn win against Baylor! See the full album here.
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