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Zep selects Jose Villazon as Vice President of Finance

We are pleased to announce that Zep, the leader in maintenance and cleaning solutions, has hired Jose Villazon as Vice President of Finance.

Jose is a proven leader and financial expert whose experience and counsel will yield positive results for Zep.

Before joining the Zep team, Jose was Senior Director of Transformation at Serta Simmons Bedding. He also served a four-year stint at IBM as senior managing consultant where he focused on strategy and transformation. Jose also spent almost seven years at Koch Industries.

Congratulations to Zep and Jose from The Grant Partners team!

Zep names Paige Honeycutt as Associate General Counsel

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Big news! Zep, the leader in maintenance and cleaning solutions, has named Paige Honeycutt as Associate General Counsel.

Paige served as Associate General Counsel for 14 years at Verint Systems Inc. before joining Zep. She has extensive prior experience at King & Spalding.

We know Paige will make an incredible addition to Zep, bringing her legal expertise and leadership skills to bear for its entire team.

Congratulations to Zep and Paige from The Grant Partners team!

Ambika Burda, PE named Vice President of Development at Cousins Properties

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The Grant Partners, after collaboration with Cousins Properties, is pleased to announce that Amibka Burda, PE, has been named the new Vice President of Development at the Atlanta-based real estate investment trust. Boasting a proven track record of success, Burda has implemented or managed more than $1.5 billion in facility and infrastructure projects in the past 10 years.

Prior to joining Cousins, Burda served as a Project Director for Atkins, overseeing the implementation of more than $540 million in facility and infrastructure projects. She led diverse teams of project managers, construction management and project control professionals in more than 120 projects. She also worked as a Senior Project Manager for WSP, as well as a Senior Professional Engineer for Kleinfelder.

Tractor Supply Company, Petsense tab Matthew Rubin for key executive role

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The Grant Partners, after collaboration with Tractor Supply Company, is pleased to announce that Matthew Rubin has been named Senior Vice President and General Manager of Petsense. With more than 20 years of experience in retail strategy, operations and merchandising, Rubin brings a wealth of experience and expertise to this crucial executive position.

Prior to joining the company, he served as Senior Vice President of Business Development & Growth at The Michaels Companies, where he was responsible for developing and leading MichaelsPro, mergers and acquisitions, and managing key strategic growth initiatives across the company.

Rubin also served as an executive with Accenture Strategy’s North America Retail Practice, specializing in transformational corporate strategy, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring, multi-channel operations and retail real estate. Before joining Accenture in April 2015, he was a Partner at Consolidated Venture Partners & Consolidated Marketing, a Co-Founder and Finance Partner at OnTrend Products, and was the Vice President of Specialty Business Operations, at BJ’s Wholesale Club

Rob Lamb selected as CFO for Crown & Caliber

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The Grant Partners, after collaboration with Crown & Caliber, is pleased to announce that Rob Lamb has joined the executive leadership team of the growing watch brand. Lamb, a veteran financial analyst, will serve as the company’s Chief Financial Officer.

For the past 20 years, Lamb has focused on providing strategic financial leadership to major brands in the digital news and entertainment industry working with, including a recent stint as the Vice President of Finance and Division CFO of Turner Sports. There he led a team of 18 that provided key financial insights and counsel to the company’s executive team, managing annual budgets of more than $2 billion that featured prominent brands like NCAA March Madness and NBA on TNT.

Crown & Caliber names Ali Frost as CMO

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The Grant Partners, after collaboration with Crown & Caliber, is pleased to announce that Ali Frost has joined the executive leadership team of the growing watch brand. Frost is a seasoned and trusted marketer who will take over as Chief Marketing Officer for Crown & Caliber.

Frost has spent the past 20 years serving diverse industries that stretch from consumer packaged goods to sports and entertainment, leveraging analytics and creativity to bring brands to life. Prior to joining Crown & Caliber, she was the interim CMO for PopStroke Entertainment Group, as well as the Senior Vice President for Marketing for the Greg Norman Company. She also enjoyed leadership stints with Rally Labs, Sony, Colgate and The Weather Channel.

Will Rushing named as VP at MotoRad

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The Grant Partners, after collaboration with MotoRad, is pleased to announce that Will Rushing has joined the company’s executive leadership team. A strategic and disciplined leader with a history of driving strong financial and sales performances, Rushing will serve as Vice President of Operations at the one of the leaders in the automotive industry.

Prior to joining MotoRad, Rushing was the general manager at Americold Logistics, overseeing the company’s distribution operations and logistics. He also spent 10 years in various leadership roles at McKesson, including a stint as assistant director of operations.

Rushing also spent eight years working with the U.S. Navy, working in human resources and performing essential analysis on several critical projects, including a modeling and simulation guidelines book currently in use.

Jackson Spalding names Todd Croom as CFO

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The Grant Partners, after collaboration with Jackson Spalding, is pleased to announce that Todd Croom has joined the award-winning agency as its Chief Financial Officer. Croom brings decades of financial and strategic planning experience to optimize the company’s performance and growth, as well as a multi-faceted background as a consultant, executive leader and entrepreneur that has equipped him with a versatile and unique skill set.

Prior to joining Jackson Spalding, he consulted for several businesses, including building out the infrastructure and strategy for a healthcare start-up. He also served as senior director of finance for Cox Automotive’s HR operations and vice president of finance operations for Manheim. Croom also enjoyed leadership stints with Southern Company and Deloitte.

He and his wife, Jill, merged their families in 2018, moving to Decatur, and he is a devoted mentor to elementary students in Atlanta through his church and Big Brothers Big Sisters and serves as an Advisory Board member for the CFO Forum.

YMCA tabs Amanda Atkins-Sperling for executive role

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The Grant Partners, after collaboration with the YMCA of Metropolitan Atlanta, is pleased to announce that Amanda Atkins-Sperling has been named Vice President of Talent Management at the non-profit organization. She brings nearly 15 years of leadership experience and organizational development expertise to bear in her role.

Atkins-Sperling served as the assistant director of diversity and inclusiveness at EY before joining the team at the YMCA, leading a variety of initiatives and programs that promoted diversity, inclusiveness and belonging throughout the firm’s central region.

She also has enjoyed leadership roles at Cox Automotive, Autotrade US and Bixler Consulting Group, focusing on cultivating talent and building future leaders for the organizations.

Sandy Castor named to key leadership role with Middlesex (N.J.) County

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The Grant Partners, in collaboration with the Middlesex (New Jersey) County Government, is pleased to announce that Sandy Castor has been named as Director of Business Engagement for the local government. With more than a decade of experience of experience in creating opportunities and driving results in the public and private sectors, she will help to cultivate relationships and fuel growth in the community.

Prior to joining Middlesex County, she worked as vice president of development for Baldwin Equities, promoting economic empowerment and equitable development by originating, structuring and directing various real estate projects of significance. She managed more than 530,000 total square feet of residential units and retail space during her tenure.

She also has led consulting work for various initiatives, organizations and campaigns through her practice, Castor Consulting. Caster also has worked for the office of governor of New York, the Washington, D.C. Department of Transportation and the MCJ Amelior Foundation.