Charles Njuguna, MBA ’07, and Shaun Noorian, BS ’07, have recently been named Most Admired CEO’s by the Houston Business Journal. Charles currently serves as the President and CEO of Koli Energy Solutions, Inc. and Shaun acts as the Founder and CEO of Empower Pharmacy. Congratulations to Charles and Shaun!
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Ted A. Marcuccio, MBA ’87, has recently been named the new Chief Business Officer at Kaléo. Ted previously served in a similar position at Summit Biosciences, and has garnered over 20 years of executive experience in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries. Congratulations to Ted!
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Justin Fenchel, MBA ’13, was recently featured on Shark Tank, where his company he co-founded with other McCombs Alumni, Beatbox Beverages, has been evaluated at 200 million as of this year. After being seen on Shark Tank, Beatbox Beverages has continued to put up strong numbers with the help of their Shark, Mark Cuban. Congratulations to Justin and his team!
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Stephen E. Tompsett, MBA ’05, has recently accepted the position of Chief Financial Officer at Aris Water Solutions. Stephen has prior experience as the CFO of Limetree Bay Energy and Treasurer of EagleClaw Midstream ventures LLC. Congratulations to Stephen!
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Tim Federov, MBA ’18, has been welcomed as the new Vice President of Corporate Development at Abracon. Tim has over 20 years of tech and strategy experience spanning bio-medicals, semiconductors, telecoms, and industrial tech. Congratulations to Tim!
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Bill Floyd, MBA ’15 has recently been appointed as the Managing Director at DalFort Capital. Prior to accepting his new position, Bill spent ten years at ORIX Private Equity Solutions where he analyzed and oversaw potential and active portfolios. Congratulations to Bill!
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Samar Kamadar, MBA ’07, has recently accepted the position of Chief Financial Officer at Biote Corp in their Irving office. Samar previously was the CFO of TaxAct.
Congratulations to Samar! Read more here.
The McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin announces the appointment of the following members to its MBA Advisory Board and 2022-23 MBA Executive Committee:
John J Britton, BBA ’86, MBA ’89
COO, Grayco Partners, LLC
Houston, TX
Marco D’Amico, MBA ’06
Partner, PwC
Southlake, TX
Bradley Drenon, MBA ’22
2022 MBA Alumni Ambassador Award Recipient, Working Professional Program
Global Lead Development Program Manager, Amazon Web Services
Austin, TX
Dr. Preshit Gawade, MBA ’19
Executive Director, New Energies, Baker Hughes
Houston, TX
Joel D Harper, MBA ’22
2022 MBA Alumni Ambassador Award Recipient, Executive Program
Global Product Leader, Digital Commerce Content Systems, Apple
Austin, TX
Sam Glazer, MBA ’19
Dallas, TX
Michaela Lindsay, MBA ’17
Manager, Technology Partnership Business Development, Vmware
Austin, TX
Wes Little, MBA ’14
Chief Analytics Officer and General Manager, WellSky Home
Austin, TX
David Marrero, MBA ’16
Senior Manager, Corporate Strategy, Splunk
San Jose, CA
J.D. McCulloch, MBA ’02
CFO and Chief Business Development Officer, Dialectic Therapeutics
Dallas, TX
Kalin McKenna, MBA ’11
Director of Cybersecurity Sales, Microsoft
Seattle, WA
John Merris, MBA ’13
President and CEO, Solo Brands
Southlake, TX
Noe Negrete, MBA ’22
2022 MBA Alumni Ambassador Award Recipient, Full-Time Program
Senior Consultant, Cognizant
Houston, TX
Additionally, the board’s executive committee assumed new leadership:
The McCombs School would like to thank our new members and leaders for their service! We would also like to especially recognize outgoing Chair Lisa Simon Michaud for her leadership, and our Past Chair, Carrie Haden, MBA ’05, who has become an emeritus member after having served on the executive committee.
Additionally the following members have been appointed for a second active term:
Lastly, we would like to thank our board members who are rolling off the board this year. Thank you for your time and service to the McCombs School!
About the board:
The McCombs School of Business MBA Advisory Board formed in 1996. 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.
With 99% of the U.S. population aware of the brand, Jarratt, the convenience-store retailer’s CMO since 2019, knows that growth will be fueled by driving brand consideration and relevancy. This has meant dialing up the brand’s energy and imagery, including launching “Take it to Eleven,” the biggest campaign in the company’s history, and one contributing to 6% same-store sales growth. Read more here!
Halliburton Company (NYSE: HAL) today announced senior executive leadership changes as part of its robust succession management process. Effective immediately, Lance Loeffler (CFO), MBA ’04, will assume the role of senior vice president of the Company’s Middle East North Africa (MENA) region. Read more here!
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